(1) It is unlawful for any person to fish, trap, hunt, or take any wildlife outside of the season established by or in an area closed by commission rule. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine and an assessment of license suspension points as follows:
For each incident that is not related to the hunting or taking of a big game animal, thefine shall be equal to twice the cost of the most expensive license for such species and ten license suspension points shall be assessed;
For the hunting or taking of big game, fifteen license suspension points and a finethat is equal to twice the cost of the most expensive license for such species shall be assessed.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 875, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1586, § 16, effective May 31. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1943, § 9, effective May 22.