(a) Any hunting license of any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-108 or subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-109 shall by operation of law be revoked.

(b) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-108 or subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-109 shall be ineligible for a hunting license for a period of five years from the date of conviction.

(c) If a person's hunting license is revoked by operation of law as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, the fact that the person's hunting license was not surrendered to the law enforcement officer at the time the person was charged with violating subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-108 or the fact that the person's hunting license was not retained by the court and forwarded to the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Natural Resources as provided in subsection (d) of Code Section 16-11-108 or in subsection (c) of Code Section 16-11-109 shall not affect such revocation.