(1) A person who is at least 12 years old may apply for or obtain a permit to hunt big game as provided by a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board upon:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-4-703

  • Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Game: means wildlife normally pursued, caught, or taken by sporting means for human use. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Permit: means a paper-based or electronic document that grants authority to engage in specified activities under this title or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Proclamation: means the publication that is:
         (41)(a) used to convey a statute, rule, policy, or pertinent information related to wildlife; and
         (41)(b) issued in accordance with a rule made by the Wildlife Board under this title. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • resident: means a person who:
         (47)(a) has been domiciled in the state for six consecutive months immediately preceding the purchase of a license; and
         (47)(b) does not claim residency for hunting, fishing, or trapping in another state or country. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Wildlife: means :
         (61)(a) crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish;
         (61)(b) mollusks; and
         (61)(c) vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Wildlife Board: means the board created in Section 23A-2-301. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
     (1)(a) paying the big game hunting permit fee established by the Wildlife Board;
     (1)(b) paying the fee established by Subsection (4); and
     (1)(c) possessing a valid hunting or combination license.
(2)

     (2)(a) A person who is 11 years old may apply for or obtain a big game hunting permit consistent with the requirements of Subsection (1) if that person’s 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
     (2)(b) A person may not use a permit to hunt big game before the person’s 12th birthday.
(3) The division shall use one dollar of a big game permit fee collected from a resident for the hunter education program as provided in Section 23A-4-401.
(4) There is established a fee in the amount of $5 added to a permit under this section to be deposited in the Predator Control Restricted Account.