§ 20-13-18. Captive hunting prohibited.
(a) As used in this section, the term "captive hunting� means a hunt that occurs within
a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals created by the use of
fences, man-made structures, and/or natural barriers, including, but not limited to,
private lands set up as hunting or shooting preserves or game ranches, wherein the
animal is restricted from escaping or fleeing from the confined area during the hunt.
(b) No species of animal whether domestic or wild, whether exotic to the state or naturally
occurring in the state, may be imported i
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§ 20-13-18. Captive hunting prohibited.
(a) As used in this section, the term "captive hunting� means a hunt that occurs within
a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals created by the use of
fences, man-made structures, and/or natural barriers, including, but not limited to,
private lands set up as hunting or shooting preserves or game ranches, wherein the
animal is restricted from escaping or fleeing from the confined area during the hunt.
(b) No species of animal whether domestic or wild, whether exotic to the state or naturally
occurring in the state, may be imported into the state or released on any property
within the state for purposes of conducting captive hunting.
(c) No native or domestic species of the state shall be intentionally or unintentionally
captured or restricted of free movement by the use of fences, man-made structures,
and/or natural barriers for the purpose of conducting captive hunting.
(d) The term captive hunting shall not apply to the release of domestic game birds for
hunting, whether on public property or on private property properly licensed by the
department of environmental management ("department�) as a shooting preserve, or to
field trials conducted in accordance with the provisions of this title and properly
licensed by the department.