It shall be unlawful
(1) to mutilate or destroy the house or den of any fur-bearing animals except where such houses or dens obstruct a public or private ditch or watercourse; or cut down or into any tree containing the den or nest of any fur-bearing animal for the purpose of capturing, taking, or killing such animal; or
(2) to use spears or any like device in hunting or taking fur-bearing animals or to use explosives, chemicals, or smokers of any kind to drive fur-bearing animals out of holes, dens, or houses. If any dam, canal, drainage ditch, irrigation ditch, private fish pond, aquaculture facility, artificial waterway, railroad embankment, or other property is being damaged or destroyed by muskrats, the Game and Parks Commission may issue a permit to the owner or owners of such dam, canal, drainage ditch, irrigation ditch, private fish pond, aquaculture facility, artificial waterway, railroad embankment, or other property to take or destroy such muskrats, and the commission may make and enforce rules in connection with the issuance of such permits as are necessary to prevent the illegal destruction of muskrats by any holder of such a permit.