§ 4503 — Unlawful equipment, vehicle, forfeiture

A person convicted of violating the provisions of section 4745, 4781, 4783, 4784, 4705(a), 4280, 4747, or 4606 of this title relating to taking big game shall forfeit to the Department of Fish and Wildlife the firearms, jacks, artificial lights, motor vehicle, or any other device used in committing the violation. Forfeiture of a motor vehicle shall not apply to the illegal taking, possessing, or transporting of wild turkey, anadromous Atlantic salmon, section 4606, or to the person’s first conviction of the provisions of section 4745, 4781, 4783, or 4784 under this section. Proceeds from the sale of items or equipment forfeited under this section shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Fund. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 92, § 2; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)