§183D-27  Night hunting on private lands; prohibition.  Notwithstanding section 183D-26, no person shall take or pursue any game bird, game mammal, wild bird, or wild mammal at night on privately owned lands, except as authorized by the department pursuant to section 183D-61.  For the purpose of this section, "night" means the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. [L 1985, c 174, pt of §4; am L 1987, c 156, §1]