(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt wildfowl within the exclusive geographic area licensed by the County Game and Wildlife Commission to another person, unless the licensee is present in the blind or near vicinity and has authorized the use by a nonlicensee or, if not present in the near vicinity, has authorized in writing the use by the nonlicensee.
(B) In the case of a club or corporate licensee, the person shall have written authorization by the licensed entity to use the area on his or her person or within the licensed area.
(C) All open water hunting or migratory wildfowl shall be from a duly licensed blind.
(D) It shall be unlawful to hunt wildfowl from a floating blind or other movable device on water, unless the same has been licensed by the county’s Game and Wildlife Commission.
(E) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions will apply:
BLIND. A permanent or semi-permanent structure or device on land or in or over water for the purpose of concealing a hunter of migratory wildfowl.
FLOAT BLIND. A movable object or structure on water for the purpose of concealing a hunter of migratory wildfowl.
OPEN WATER. All sounds and bays.
(F) It is unlawful to hunt or fish on the land of another without having written permission on one’s person, signed and dated for the current hunting or fishing season, of the landowner or lessee, or the landowner’s or lessee’s designee. The written permission shall not be valid for more than one year and may be valid for a shorter period stated in the permission. The written permission shall be displayed upon request of any law enforcement officer of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other law enforcement officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
(Prior Code, § 91.04) (Ord. passed 10-3-1977; Am. Ord. passed 9-6-2022)
Penalty, see § 10.99