Requirement to wear hunter orange -- Exceptions.

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  • (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 bison hunt;
        • (D) a moose hunt;
        • (E) a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide conservation permit; or
        • (F) 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 shall be worn on the head, chest, and back.
  • (3) A person is not required to wear the hunter orange material described in Subsection (2):
    • (a) during the following types of hunts, unless a centerfire rifle hunt is in progress in the same area:
      • (i) archery;
      • (ii) muzzle-loader;
      • (iii) mountain goat;
      • (iv) bighorn sheep;
      • (v) bison; or
      • (vi) moose; or
    • (b) as provided by a rule of the Wildlife Board.




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