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House approves measure letting counties permit limited nighttime hunting under strict permits
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 79 to allow counties to authorize limited nighttime hunting (spotlighting) for certain nocturnal predators under a county permit program. Supporters cited livestock and game protection; opponents warned of ecosystem impacts.
The Utah House on Feb. 4 passed House Bill 79, allowing counties to adopt ordinances that authorize limited nighttime hunting for certain nocturnal predators under a restricted permit system.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Johnson, told colleagues the measure is aimed at controlling predators such as raccoons, red foxes and skunks that he said have expanded in rural areas and are harming pheasant and other game populations. "The predators that we're talking about now, the raccoon, the fox, the…
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