23A-5-313. Habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Criminal penalty.
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Effective 7/1/2023
23A-5-313. Habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Criminal penalty.
(1)As used in this section, "convicted" includes a guilty adjudication, guilty plea, no contest plea, and guilty or no contest plea entered in a plea in abeyance agreement under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance .
(2)A person commits habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife if the person:
(a)takes a big game animal in violation of Section 23A-5-311 ; and
(b)within seven years of the day on which the violation described in Subsection (2)(a) occurs, has twice been convicted of taking a big game animal in violation of Section 23A-5-311 .
(3)A person who commits habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife is guilty of a third degree felony.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103 , 2023 General Session