(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the traveling public within the County, as well as pets or other animals owned by the public, from injury caused by hunting or trapping near primary and secondary highways, and to protect the property rights of persons owning real property near primary and secondary highways from persons hunting and trapping within those areas.
(b) Prohibited. No person shall hunt or attempt to hunt, with a firearm, a game bird or game animal while such person is on or within 100 yards of a primary or secondary highway, or trap or attempt to trap a game animal or furbearer within fifty feet of the shoulder of a primary or secondary highway, unless such trapping is done with the written permission of the owner of the land on which such trapping is done.
(c) Interpretation. For the purposes of this section, “hunt, “ ”attempt to hunt,” “trap” or “attempt to trap” does not include the necessary crossing of such highways for the bona fide purpose of going into or leaving a lawful hunting or trapping area. (Ord. 82-06. Passed 4-19-82.)
(d) Penalty. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Ord. 98-11. Passed 10-7-98; Ord. 17-04. Passed 2-15-17; Ord. 17-09. Passed 10-3-17.)