§ 4701. Use of gun, bow and arrow, and crossbow; legal day; dogs

(a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a person shall not take game except with:

(1) a gun fired at arm’s length;

(2) a bow and arrow; or

(3) a crossbow as authorized by the rules of the Board.

(b) A person shall not take game between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise unless otherwise provided by statute or by the rules of the Board.

(c) A person may take game and fur-bearing animals during the open season therefor, with the aid of a dog, unless otherwise prohibited by statute or by the rules of the Board.

[Subsection (d) repealed effective July 1, 2024.]

(d) A person taking game with a gun may possess, carry, or use a gun suppressor in the act of taking game. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1997, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 78, § 12; 2019, No. 50, § 11; 2021, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), §9, eff. July 1, 2024.)