No person may tag or mark and release saltwater fish or promote such activity unless authorized by the department. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-161; 1952 Code Section 28-161; 1942 Code Section 3315; 1932 Code Section 3315; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II,Section 19; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.