It shall not be an impediment for granting an applicant convicted of aggravated assault and battery a hunting license or a permit for operating a game reserve after ten (10) years have elapsed from the date the last sentence was served or after fifteen (15) years in the case of a felony. Neither shall it be an impediment for granting said licenses or permits if one year has elapsed from the date the last sentence was served for the offenses of assault and battery or breach of the peace or if over one year has elapsed since the date the applicant served his/her sentence for violations of this chapter or the regulations promulgated by virtue thereof or complied with the resolution or fine imposed by the Department or by the federal government for violations of any provision of the wildli1fe laws and regulations. However, any person who within a term of ten (10) years has violated any provision or regulation of the Wildlife Act, the Department, or the Federal Fishing and Wildlife Service more than once, may be denied the possibility of applying for a license or permit for a term of up to ten (10) years. Should a person violate any wildlife law or regulation for a second time, he/she may be permanently denied a hunting license.
History —Aug. 15, 1999, No. 241, § 17.