23-19-22 - Big game hunting permit. - Utah Statutes

23-19-22. Big game hunting permit.
(1) A person who is at least 12 years old, upon paying the big game hunting permit feeestablished by the Wildlife Board and possessing a valid hunting or combination license, mayapply for or obtain a permit to hunt big game as provided by rules and proclamations of theWildlife Board.
(2) (a) A person who is 11 years old may apply for or obtain a big game hunting permitconsistent with the requirements of Subsection (1) if that person's 12th birthday falls within thecalendar year for which the permit is issued.
(b) A person may not use a permit to hunt big game before the person's 12th birthday.
(3) (a) Except as provided by Subsection (3)(b), a person who is younger than 14 yearsold may not apply for or obtain the following types of big game permits issued by the divisionthrough a public drawing:
(i) premium limited entry;
(ii) limited entry;
(iii) once-in-a-lifetime; and
(iv) cooperative wildlife management unit.
(b) A person who is 13 years old may obtain a type of permit listed in Subsection (3)(a) ifthat person's 14th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
(4) One dollar of each big game permit fee collected from a resident shall be used for thehunter education program as provided in Section 23-19-17.

Amended by Chapter 139, 2007 General Session
Amended by Chapter 187, 2007 General Session