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S.B. 138
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends age requirement provisions for obtaining certain fishing and hunting
10 licenses.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . allows 11-year-old persons to obtain a combination license to hunt small game and
14 fish if their 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the license is
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16 . allows 11-year-old persons to obtain a cougar or bear hunting permit if their 12th
17 birthday falls within the calendar year for which the hunting permit is issued;
18 . allows 11-year-old persons to obtain a small game hunting license if their 12th
19 birthday falls within the calendar year for which the license is issued;
20 . provides that 11 and 12-year-old persons may receive turkey hunting permits under
21 certain circumstances; and
22 . provides that $1 of each resident's turkey hunting fee be used for the hunters
23 education program.
24 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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26 Other Special Clauses:
27 This bill provides a coordination clause.
28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 AMENDS:
30 23-19-17, as last amended by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 2001
31 23-19-22.5, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 1999
32 23-19-25, as last amended by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 2001
33 23-19-26, as last amended by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 2001
34 ENACTS:
35 23-19-22.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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37 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38 Section 1. Section 23-19-17 is amended to read:
39 23-19-17. Resident fishing and hunting license -- Use of fee.
40 (1) A resident 12 years of age or older, upon payment of the fee prescribed by the
41 Wildlife Board, may receive a combination license to fish and to hunt for small game as
42 provided in the rules of the Wildlife Board.
43 (2) A person 11 years of age may obtain a license to fish and to hunt small game if that
44 person's 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the license is issued.
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46 education program in any of the following:
47 (a) instructor and student training;
48 (b) assisting local organizations with development;
49 (c) maintenance of existing facilities; or
50 (d) operation and maintenance of the hunter education program.
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52 game program as follows:
53 (i) to acquire pen-raised birds; or
54 (ii) to capture and transplant upland game species.
55 (b) The combination license fee revenue designated for the upland game program by
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57 for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23-19-43 and 23-19-47 .
58 Section 2. Section 23-19-22.5 is amended to read:
59 23-19-22.5. Cougar or bear hunting permit.
60 (1) A person 12 years of age or older, upon paying the fee prescribed by the Wildlife
61 Board, may receive a permit to take cougar or bear as provided by rules of the Wildlife Board.
62 (2) A person 11 years of age may obtain a permit to hunt cougar or bear if that
63 persons's 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
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65 used for the hunter education program.
66 Section 3. Section 23-19-22.6 is enacted to read:
67 23-19-22.6. Turkey hunting permit.
68 (1) A person 12 years of age or older, upon paying the fee prescribed by the Wildlife
69 Board, may receive a permit to take turkey as provided by rules of the Wildlife Board.
70 (2) A person 11 years of age may obtain a permit to hunt turkey if that person's 12th
71 birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
72 (3) One dollar of each turkey permit fee collected from a resident shall be used for the
73 hunter education program.
74 Section 4. Section 23-19-25 is amended to read:
75 23-19-25. Resident small game hunting license -- Use of fee.
76 (1) A resident under the age of 14 years and 12 years of age or older, upon payment of
77 the fee prescribed by the Wildlife Board, may receive a license to hunt small game.
78 (2) A person 11 years of age may obtain a license to hunt small game if that person's
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83 upland game program as follows:
84 (i) to acquire pen-raised birds; or
85 (ii) to capture and transplant upland game species.
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88 for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23-19-43 and 23-19-47 .
89 Section 5. Section 23-19-26 is amended to read:
90 23-19-26. Nonresident small game hunting license -- Use of fee.
91 (1) A nonresident 12 years of age or older, upon payment of the fee prescribed by the
92 Wildlife Board, may receive a license to hunt small game.
93 (2) A nonresident 11 years of age may obtain a license to hunt small game if that
94 person's 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the license is issued.
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96 upland game program as follows:
97 (i) to acquire pen-raised birds; or
98 (ii) to capture and transplant upland game species.
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101 for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23-19-43 and 23-19-47 .
102 Section 6. Coordinating S.B. 138 with H.B. 235.
103 If this S.B. 138 and H.B. 235, Turkey Hunting Permits, both pass, it is the intent of the
104 Legislature that the amendments made to Section 23-19-22.6 in this bill shall supercede the
105 amendments made to Section 23-19-22.6 in H. B. 235.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-26-04 9:38 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.