In a prosecution of any person or persons for a violation of any of the wildlife, parks and tourism laws of this state or rules and regulations of the secretary, it shall not be necessary to:

1. (a) State in the complaint the true or scientific name of the wildlife involved in the alleged violation; or
2. (b) state in the complaint or to prove at the trial that the taking or possessing of any wildlife involved in the alleged violation was not for the sole purpose of using or preserving it as a specimen for scientific purposes.

L. 1911, ch. 198, § 28; R.S. 1923, 32-128; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 138; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 67; July 1.