20.1-11 Game Refuges and Game Management Areas
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 20.1-11GAME REFUGES AND GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS20.1-11-01. General penalty. Any person violating a provision of this chapter for whicha penalty is not specifically provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.20.1-11-02. Game refuges on privately owned or leased lands - How established.Any person owning, or having control by lease or otherwise, for the required time, of any lands<br>within this state, may establish a state game refuge thereon by filing with the director a written<br>application containing:1.The name of the owner or lessee of the lands described therein.2.The written consent of the owner, or, if the application is made by a lessee, the<br>written consent of both the owner and the lessee, to the establishment of a state<br>game refuge thereon.3.The time for which the refuge is to be established, which must be for five years or<br>more from the date the application is filed with the director. The lease may be made<br>renewable at the option of both parties and may be terminated at any time by mutual<br>consent of both parties.4.The extent and legal description of the lands involved. The lands must be ten acres<br>[4.05 hectares] or more, but cannot exceed six sections [1553.99 hectares] in any<br>one township.5.A brief dedication of the lands to this state for the purpose of a state game refuge.6.A waiver by the owner, or, if the application is made by a lessee, by both the owner<br>and lessee, of all rights of that person and members of that person's family to hunt,<br>shoot, trap, or kill any game bird or protected animal on the land during the life of the<br>dedication of the lands to this state as a state game refuge.After the application, in due form, has been filed with the director and has been accepted by the<br>director, the lands described in the application constitute a state game refuge for the time set<br>forth in the application.20.1-11-03. Game refuges on lakes for migratory game birds - How established.The owner or owners, lessee or lessees, of land surrounding or adjoining any lake within this<br>state, pursuant to section 20.1-11-02, may dedicate the lake to this state for a breeding, resting,<br>and refuge place for migratory waterfowl.20.1-11-04.Game refuges on public lands may be established by director -Duration of public land refuges. The director may establish state game refuges on any unsold<br>public lands of this state with the written consent of the entity responsible for the management of<br>those lands. The refuge continues to exist until canceled by the director or the land management<br>entity, or until the land on which it is located is sold to a private person.20.1-11-05. Establishment of state game or fish management areas. The directormay establish game or fish management areas upon any state-owned lands for the use and<br>benefit of the game and fish department with the written consent of the entity responsible for the<br>management of any state-owned lands, or upon any publicly or privately owned land leased or<br>given by license to the game and fish department for hunting and fishing purposes. These game<br>or fish management areas may be opened for hunting, fishing, or trapping under chapter 20.1-08.<br>The director may adopt rules concerning the use of game or fish management areas pursuant to<br>chapter 28-32.Page No. 120.1-11-06. Public record of state game refuges to be kept by director - Contents ofrecord. The director shall keep a record of all state game refuges established on privately<br>owned or leased lands or on public lands. This record must list each state game refuge by the<br>county in which it is located and, with reference to each refuge established on privately owned or<br>leased lands, must show:1.The name of the person making the dedication.2.The period for which it is dedicated.3.The legal description of the land on which it is located.The record is open to public inspection.20.1-11-07.Game refuges, game management areas to be posted by director -Inscription on signs - Location. The director shall post each state game refuge and game<br>management area with sign boards bearing the words "state game refuge" or "state game<br>management area". These signs must be located at each corner of the refuge or management<br>area and along the outer lines at intervals of approximately four hundred forty yards [402.34<br>meters].20.1-11-08. Hunting and trapping within refuge prohibited - Exception in case ofcarnivorous birds or animals. The owner or lessee of any lands or lake set aside as a state<br>game refuge under this chapter may not hunt or carry firearms within the limits thereof, nor<br>permit the members of that person's family or other persons to do so. However, if that person<br>has reason to believe there are carnivorous birds or animals within the refuge, or if that person<br>finds any of the same thereon, that person may, with the director's written permission, hunt, trap,<br>and kill any carnivorous or unprotected birds and animals that prey upon protected game birds or<br>animals found within the refuge.20.1-11-09. When predatory animals on state game refuges may be destroyed bypersons designated by director. The director, with the consent of the refuge owner or lessee,<br>may designate any game warden or other person to destroy, subject to the regulations of the<br>director, predatory birds or animals within any state game refuge.20.1-11-10. Director to mark game farms, refuges, management areas, breedingand resting places - Destroying or defacing signs unlawful. The director shall mark all game<br>farms, state game refuges, game or fish management areas, breeding grounds, and resting<br>places under the director's protection. No person may mutilate, destroy, tear or pull down, or<br>shoot at any designating mark or other special or general warning sign or card.20.1-11-11. Landowner consent before posting. Before the department posts privateland as a waterfowl rest area, it shall obtain the consent, in writing, of those residents owning<br>land to be posted.20.1-11-12. Acquisition of school lands for wildlife restoration projects. The boardof university and school lands, for wildlife restoration projects, may transfer and convey to the<br>department any state school land. A transfer and conveyance may not exceed six hundred forty<br>acres [259 hectares] for any one project and must be made in exchange for other land of equal<br>value owned by the state for the benefit and use of the department or acquired by the department<br>for exchange purposes.20.1-11-13. Hunting or trapping within refuge prohibited - Exception. Except asprovided in sections 20.1-11-05, 20.1-11-08, and 20.1-11-09, no person may:1.Hunt, shoot, trap, kill, wound, take, or capture any game bird or protected animal<br>within the limits of any state or federal game refuge or state game management<br>area.Page No. 22.Drive any game bird or protected animal out of a state or federal game refuge or<br>state game management area to kill or capture it.3.Be found within the limits of any state game refuge or state game management area<br>in possession of a firearm.Page No. 3Document Outlinechapter 20.1-11 game refuges and game management areas]]>