Diseased rabbits; hunting and trapping

The department of game and fish may restrict hunting and trapping of rabbits in any area when notified by the department of public health [department of health] that rabbits in the area are infected with bubonic plague. Any restriction under this section shall be terminated when the department of public health [department of health] notifies the department of game and fish that danger, of public health significance, no longer exists in the area with respect to these diseased rabbits. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-2-45, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 150, § 1.