2006 Utah Code - 23-20-31 — Requirement to wear hunter orange.

     23-20-31.   Requirement to wear hunter orange.
     (1) As used in this section:
     (a) (i) "Centerfire rifle hunt" means a hunt for which a hunter may use a centerfire rifle, except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
     (ii) "Centerfire rifle hunt" does not include:
     (A) a bighorn sheep hunt;
     (B) a mountain goat hunt;
     (C) a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide conservation permit; or
     (D) a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide sportsman permit.
     (b) "Statewide conservation permit" means a permit:
     (i) issued by the division;
     (ii) distributed through a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of promoting wildlife conservation; and
     (iii) valid:
     (A) on open hunting units statewide; and
     (B) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
     (c) "Statewide sportsman permit" means a permit:
     (i) issued by the division through a public draw; and
     (ii) valid:
     (A) on open hunting units statewide; and
     (B) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
     (2) (a) A person shall wear a minimum of 400 square inches of hunter orange material while hunting any species of big game, except as provided in Subsection (3).
     (b) Hunter orange material must be worn on the head, chest, and back.
     (c) A camouflage pattern in hunter orange does not meet the requirements of Subsection (2)(a).
     (3) A person is not required to wear hunter orange material during an archery, muzzle-loader, mountain goat, or bighorn sheep hunt, unless a centerfire rifle hunt is in progress in the same area.

Amended by Chapter 294, 2001 General Session