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H.B. 329

             1     

AGE AMENDMENTS FOR HUNTING BIG GAME

             2     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Thomas V. Hatch

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill changes the age requirement for hunting big game.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    changes the age requirement to hunt big game from 14 to 12;
             13          .    prohibits a person under the age of 14 from obtaining certain permits;
             14          .    clarifies the meaning of verbal communication for adult supervision; and
             15          .    makes technical changes.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          23-19-22, as last amended by Chapter 259, Laws of Utah 1995
             23          23-20-20, as last amended by Chapter 131, Laws of Utah 1988
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 23-19-22 is amended to read:
             27           23-19-22. Big game hunting permit.


             28          (1) A person [14] who is at least 12 years [of age or older] old, upon paying the fee
             29      prescribed by the Wildlife Board, may receive a permit to hunt big game as provided by rules
             30      of the Wildlife Board.
             31          (2) A person [13] who is 11 years [of age] old may obtain a permit to hunt big game if
             32      that person's [14th] 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
             33          (3) (a) Except as provided by Subsection (3)(b), a person who is younger than 14 years
             34      old may not obtain the following types of permit to hunt big game:
             35          (i) premium limited entry;
             36          (ii) limited entry;
             37          (iii) once-in-a-lifetime; and
             38          (iv) cooperative wildlife management unit.
             39          (b) A person who is 13 years old may obtain a type of permit listed in Subsection (3)(a)
             40      if that person's 14th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
             41          [(3)] (4) One dollar of each big game permit fee collected from a resident shall be used
             42      for the hunter education program as provided in Section 23-19-17 .
             43          Section 2. Section 23-20-20 is amended to read:
             44           23-20-20. Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.
             45          (1) As used in this section[, "accompanied"]:
             46          (a) "Accompanied" means at a distance within which visual and verbal communication
             47      is maintained for the purposes of advising and assisting.
             48          (b) (i) "Electronic device" means a mechanism powered by electricity that allows
             49      communication between two or more people.
             50          (ii) "Electronic device" includes a mobile telephone or two-way radio.
             51          (c) "Verbal communication" means the conveyance of information through speech that
             52      does not involve an electronic device.
             53          (2) A person [under the age of] younger than 14 years old who is hunting with any
             54      weapon must be accompanied by [his]:
             55          (a) the person's parent or legal guardian[,]; or [other]
             56          (b) a responsible person [of the age of] who is at least 21 years [or older and] old and
             57      who is approved by [his] the person's parent or guardian[, while hunting with any weapon].
             58          (3) A person [of at least 14 years of age and under] younger than 16 years [of age] old


             59      who is hunting big game with any weapon must be accompanied by [his]:
             60          (a) the person's parent or legal guardian[,]; or [other]
             61          (b) a responsible person [of the age of] who is at least 21 years [or older and] old and
             62      who is approved by [his] the person's parent or guardian[, while hunting big game with any
             63      weapon].
             64          (4) A person [of] who is at least 14 years [of age and under] old but younger than 16
             65      years [of age] old must be accompanied by a person [of the age of] at least 21 years [or older]
             66      old while hunting wildlife, other than big game, with any weapon.
             67          [(5) A person under the age of 12 years is not permitted to hunt for protected wildlife
             68      except as provided by rules of the Wildlife Board.]




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-24-06 11:00 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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