§ 3-2-4. HUNTING AND TRAPPING WILD ANIMALS.

(A)

Except as provided in Subsection (B), a person may not:

(1)

knowingly shoot, kill, or hunt a wild animal; or

(2)

use a steel-jawed spring trap or any other type of trap that could injure a trapped animal or person.

(B)

Subsection (A) does not prohibit the use of conventional mouse traps to catch mice and rats.

(C)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person is:

(1)

a City employee acting within the course and scope of the person's duty's as a City employee; or

(2)

acting within the scope of an unexpired permit issued by the director of the Parks and Recreation Department or the director of the Water and Wastewater Department authorizing the person to hunt or trap animals on a wildlife preserve.

Source: 1992 Code Section 10-1-6; Ord. 031009-9; Ord. 031211-11.