H.B. 227

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HUNTER SAFETY AMENDMENTS
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
5 This act modifies the Wildlife Code to provide exceptions to the requirement of wearing
6 hunter orange material while hunting.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 23-20-31, as enacted by Chapter 178, Laws of Utah 1993
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 23-20-31 is amended to read:
12 23-20-31. Requirement to wear hunter orange.
13 (1) As used in this section:
14 (a) (i) "Centerfire rifle hunt" means a hunt for which a hunter may use a centerfire rifle,
15 except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
16 (ii) "Centerfire rifle hunt" does not include:
17 (A) a bighorn sheep hunt;
17a h (B) A MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNT; h
18 h [ (B) ] (C) h a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide conservation permit; or
19 h [ (C) ] (D) h a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide sportsman permit.
20 (b) "Statewide conservation permit" means a permit:
21 (i) issued by the division;
22 (ii) distributed through a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of promoting
23 wildlife conservation; and
24 (iii) valid:
25 (A) on open hunting units statewide; and
26 (B) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
27 (c) "Statewide sportsman permit" means a permit:

28 (i) issued by the division through a public draw; and
29 (ii) valid:
30 (A) on open hunting units statewide; and
31 (B) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
32 [(1)] (2) (a) A person shall wear a minimum of 400 square inches of hunter orange
33 material while hunting any species of big game, except as provided in Subsection [(2)] (3).
34 (b) Hunter orange material must be worn on the head, chest, and back.
35 (c) A camouflage pattern in hunter orange does not meet the requirements of Subsection
36 [(1)] (2)(a).
37 [(2)] (3) A person is not required to wear hunter orange material during an archery,
38 muzzle-loader, h MOUNTAIN GOAT, h or bighorn sheep hunt, unless a centerfire rifle hunt is in
38a progress in the same area.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-12-01 3:52 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel