87-1-234. Exceptions to tattoo and compensation requirements. Sections 87-1-232, 87-1-233, and 87-6-701 do not apply to those animals:

(1) captured and released as part of an ongoing game management program or an ongoing predator control program unless the animals have been involved in livestock killing; or

(2) captured and released as part of a scientific, educational, or research program as certified by the department.