§183D-4  Game management areas, wildlifesanctuaries, public hunting areas.  (a)  For the purposes of preserving,protecting, conserving, and propagating wildlife, the department shallestablish, maintain, manage, and operate game management areas, wildlifesanctuaries, and public hunting areas on land under its control and, as itdeems desirable, enter into agreements for taking control of privately ownedlands for those purposes.

(b)  For the purposes of this section:

"Game management area" means an areaso designated by either executive order, rule, cooperative agreement, or actionof the board of land and natural resources that has been set aside for theprimary purpose of managing, sustaining, and enhancing habitat and populationsof game mammals and/or game birds, and providing public hunting and,secondarily, other compatible uses.

"Public hunting area" means thoselands designated by the board of land and natural resources as areas where thepublic may hunt game birds and mammals, including:

(1)  Game management areas;

(2)  Forest reserves and surrendered lands;

(3)  Natural area reserves;

(4)  Restricted watersheds;

(5)  Cooperative game management areas;

(6)  Military training areas;

(7)  Unencumbered state lands;

(8)  Designated sanctuaries; and

(9)  Other lands designated by the board. [L 1985, c174, pt of §4; am L 1999, c 122, §1; am L 2001, c 118, §1]