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H.B. 329
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AGE AMENDMENTS FOR HUNTING BIG GAME
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2006 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
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Senate Sponsor:
Thomas V. Hatch
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill changes the age requirement for hunting big game.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. changes the age requirement to hunt big game from 14 to 12;
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. prohibits a person under the age of 14 from obtaining certain permits;
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. clarifies the meaning of verbal communication for adult supervision; and
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. makes technical changes.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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23-19-22, as last amended by Chapter 259, Laws of Utah 1995
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23-20-20, as last amended by Chapter 131, Laws of Utah 1988
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
23-19-22
is amended to read:
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23-19-22. Big game hunting permit.
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(1) A person [14] who is at least 12 years [of age or older] old, upon paying the fee
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prescribed by the Wildlife Board, may receive a permit to hunt big game as provided by rules
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of the Wildlife Board.
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(2) A person [13] who is 11 years [of age] old may obtain a permit to hunt big game if
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that person's [14th] 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
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(3) (a) Except as provided by Subsection (3)(b), a person who is younger than 14 years
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old may not H. apply for or .H obtain the following types of H. [
permit to hunt
] .H big
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game H. permits issued by the division through a public drawing .H :
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(i) premium limited entry;
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(ii) limited entry;
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(iii) once-in-a-lifetime; and
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(iv) cooperative wildlife management unit.
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(b) A person who is 13 years old may obtain a type of permit listed in Subsection (3)(a)
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if that person's 14th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
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[(3)] (4) One dollar of each big game permit fee collected from a resident shall be used
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for the hunter education program as provided in Section
23-19-17
.
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Section 2.
Section
23-20-20
is amended to read:
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23-20-20. Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.
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(1) As used in this section[, "accompanied"]:
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(a) "Accompanied" means at a distance within which visual and verbal communication
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is maintained for the purposes of advising and assisting.
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(b) (i) "Electronic device" means a mechanism powered by electricity that allows
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communication between two or more people.
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(ii) "Electronic device" includes a mobile telephone or two-way radio.
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(c) "Verbal communication" means the conveyance of information through speech that
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does not involve an electronic device.
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(2) A person [under the age of] younger than 14 years old who is hunting with any
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weapon must be accompanied by [his]:
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(a) the person's parent or legal guardian[,]; or [other]
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(b) a responsible person [of the age of] who is at least 21 years [or older and] old and
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who is approved by [his] the person's parent or guardian[, while hunting with any weapon].
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(3) A person [of at least 14 years of age and under] younger than 16 years [of age] old
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who is hunting big game with any weapon must be accompanied by [his]:
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(a) the person's parent or legal guardian[,]; or [other]
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(b) a responsible person [of the age of] who is at least 21 years [or older and] old and
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who is approved by [his] the person's parent or guardian[, while hunting big game with any
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weapon].
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(4) A person [of] who is at least 14 years [of age and under] old but younger than 16
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years [of age] old must be accompanied by a person [of the age of] at least 21 years [or older]
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old while hunting wildlife, other than big game, with any weapon.
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[(5) A person under the age of 12 years is not permitted to hunt for protected wildlife
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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.