S.B. 56 Enrolled

BOW HUNTER CERTIFICATION
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Millie M. Peterson
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; REQUIRING THAT THE DIVISION OF
WILDLIFE RESOURCES ESTABLISH SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR A BOW HUNTER
EDUCATION COURSE; PROVIDING GENERAL CRITERIA FOR A BOW HUNTER
EDUCATION COURSE; AND PROVIDING FOR STATE CERTIFICATION FOR
PARTICIPANTS IN A BOW HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
23-19-12.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 23-19-12.7 is enacted to read:
23-19-12.7. Instruction in bow hunter education -- Issuance of certificate of
completion.
(1) The division shall establish criteria for a bow hunter education course, which may be
offered by any entity that meets the division's criteria.
(2) The bow hunter education course shall include instruction in:
(a) the safe use of bow hunting equipment;
(b) fundamentals of bow hunting;
(c) shooting and hunting techniques; and
(d) hunter ethics.
(3) The division shall issue a certificate of completion to a participant upon successful
completion of a bow hunter education course which meets the requirements of this section and
criteria established by the division.