(A) The department may grant permits for the harvest and marketing of diamond-back terrapin and condition the permits to set seasons, size limits, bag limits, areas, fishing times, and equipment restrictions regarding the harvest of diamond-backed terrapin. It is unlawful to take diamond-backed terrapin except in accordance with the permits granted by the department. Nothing in this section will prohibit the incidental take of terrapin by persons engaged in another lawful fishery during the closed season when the terrapin are returned immediately to the water.
(B) 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 five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.