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§113 -287 ART. 22. REGULATION OF WILDLIFE §113 -291.1 § 113 -287. General provisions pertaining to en- forcement of Article. (a) If property is registered, the original or a true copy of the application and all supporting items are admissible in evidence. The registrant's affidavit that he has the right to control hunting, fishing, or hunting and fishing on the registered property consti- tutes prima facie evidence of the facts so asserted. The description filed with the application constitutes prima facie evidence of the boundaries of the registered property. t (b) If an individual hunts or fishes, or enters to hunt or fish, on registered property that is or had been posted, any registrant or his agent, any landholder of that property, and any protector or other law- enforcement officer may request that the individual produce a valid entry permit. (c) In addition to protectors, it is the duty of sheriffs and their deputies, county police officers, and other law- enforcement officers with general enforcement jurisdiction to investigate reported viola- tions of this Article and to initiate prosecutions when they deter- mine that violations have occurred. (d) Any entry permit issued to an individual does not substitute for any required hunting or fishing license. (1981, c. 854, s. 1.) H 113 -288 to 113 -290: Reserved for future codification pur- poses. ARTICLE 22. Regulation of Wildlife. 113 -291. General restrictions. Except as specifically permitted in this Subchapter or in rules made under the authority of this Subchapter, no person may take, possess, buy, sell, or transport any wildlife = whether dead or alive, in whole or in part. Nor may any person take, possess, buy, sell, or transport any nests or eggs of wild birds except as so permit- ted. No person may take, possess, buy, sell, or transport any wildlife resources in violation of the rules of the Wildlife Resources Com- mission. (1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 98.) Local Modification. — (As to Article 852, s. 1; Davie: 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), 22) Davidson: 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. c. 929, s. 1. § 113 - 291.1. Manner of taking wild animals and wild birds. (a) Except as otherwise provided, game may only be taken be- tween a half hour before sunrise and a half hour after sunset and only by one or a combination of the following methods: (1) With a rifle, except that rifles may not be used in taking wild turkeys. (2) With a shotgun not larger than number 10 gauge. 189