First Substitute H.B. 67

Senator Margaret Dayton proposes the following substitute bill:

1 AGE AMENDMENTS FOR HUNTING BIG GAME
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
5 Senate Sponsor: Margaret Dayton
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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; and
14 . makes technical changes.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 23-19-22, as last amended by Chapter 259, Laws of Utah 1995
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 23-19-22 is amended to read:
25 23-19-22. Big game hunting permit.

26 (1) A person [14] who is at least 12 years [of age or older] old, upon paying the fee
27 prescribed by the Wildlife Board, may receive a permit to hunt big game as provided by rules
28 of the Wildlife Board.
29 (2) (a) A person [13] who is 11 years [of age] old may apply for or obtain a permit to
30 hunt big game if that person's [14th] 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the
31 permit is issued.
32 (b) A person may not use a permit to hunt big game before the person's 12th birthday.
33 (3) (a) Except as provided by Subsection (3)(b), a person who is younger than 14 years
34 old may not apply for or obtain the following types of big game permits issued by the division
35 through a public drawing:
36 (i) premium limited entry;
37 (ii) limited entry;
38 (iii) once-in-a-lifetime; and
39 (iv) cooperative wildlife management unit.
40 (b) A person who is 13 years old may obtain a type of permit listed in Subsection (3)(a)
41 if that person's 14th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
42 [(3)] (4) One dollar of each big game permit fee collected from a resident shall be used
43 for the hunter education program as provided in Section 23-19-17 .