Any person who shall take and carry away any nongame fishing device or any fish caught and being in such device with intent to steal the device or the fish, or any person who shall tamper with a nongame fishing device with intent to damage or to make it ineffective for the purpose of taking fish, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, (1) for tampering with a device be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, and (2) for stealing a device or fish caught in the device be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both.

HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 170, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.