A. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked on final conviction of the person of an offense under subsection J of Section 5-202 of this title. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of not less than one (1) year or more than ten (10) years. If the court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1) year from the date the conviction becomes final. During this period of revocation, the Department shall not issue that person a hunting or fishing license. If the court does not set a period, the Department shall not issue that person a license before the first anniversary of the date the conviction becomes final.
B. A person who has a license or permit revoked under this section shall surrender the revoked license or permit to the court, or the court may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conservation present at the hearing. If the license or permit is surrendered to the court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation the revoked license. The court shall also send the Department a copy of the judgment of conviction. In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.
C. For purposes of this section, “final conviction” shall include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 200, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 370, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.