Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50-11-710, any person convicted of the crime of night hunting for deer or bear must (1) for a first offense be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned as provided in Section 50-11-710; (2) for a second offense within two years of the first conviction be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned as provided for a first offense; (3) for a third or subsequent offense within two years of a conviction for a second or subsequent offense be fined not less than six hundred dollars nor more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned as provided for a first offense.

HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-25 (1978 Act No. 602; 1984 Act No. 328, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.