23-20-31. Requirement to wear hunter orange — Exceptions.
- (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.
- (a)
- (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.
- (a) during the following types of hunts, unless a centerfire rifle hunt is in progress in the same area:
Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session