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H.B. 90

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FISHING LICENSE WAIVER AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Rebecca Chavez-Houck

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill allows certain students to fish without a license under certain circumstances.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    defines the term "school";
             13          .    allows certain students to fish without a license under certain circumstances; and
             14          .    makes technical changes.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          23-19-14.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 340
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 23-19-14.5 is amended to read:
             25           23-19-14.5. Persons participating in youth organization or school activity
             26      authorized to fish without license.
             27          (1) As used in this section[,]:


             28          (a) "School" means an elementary school or a secondary school that:
             29          (i) is a public or private school; and
             30          (ii) provides student instruction for one or more years of kindergarten through grade 9.
             31          (b) "Youth organization" means:
             32          [(a)] (i) the Boy Scouts of America;
             33          [(b)] (ii) the Girls Scouts of the USA; or
             34          [(c)] (iii) an organization that:
             35          [(i)] (A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; and
             36          [(ii)] (B) promotes character building through outdoor activities.
             37          (2) The Division of Wildlife Resources shall permit a [resident] person to fish without
             38      a license during a youth organization or school activity if:
             39          (a) the [resident] person is:
             40          (i) (A) a member of [a] the youth organization; [and] or
             41          (B) a student enrolled in the school; and
             42          (ii) younger than 14 years old;
             43          (b) the fishing is in compliance with all fishing statutes and rules; [and]
             44          (c) the activity is part of a recreational or instructional program of the youth
             45      organization or school; and
             46          [(c) the] (d) an adult leader of the activity obtains from the youth organization or
             47      school:
             48          (i) a valid tour permit; or
             49          (ii) [official] documentation that specifies:
             50          (A) the date and place of the fishing activity;
             51          (B) the name of the adult leader that will supervise the fishing; and
             52          (C) that the activity is officially sanctioned or authorized by the youth organization or
             53      school.
             54          (3) (a) The adult leader shall instruct the [members] activity participants on fishing
             55      statutes and rules.
             56          (b) The division shall provide educational materials on its website to assist the adult
             57      leader in complying with Subsection (3)(a).
             58          (4) [By following the procedures and requirements of] In accordance with Title 63G,


             59      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board shall adopt rules
             60      specifying the form of the [official] documentation required [by] under Subsection
             61      (2)[(c)](d)(ii).




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