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House passes wildlife-license overhaul, creates habitat account and new fee structure
Summary
House Bill 336 restructures fishing and hunting licenses, replaces multiple stamps with a $5 habitat authorization and adjusts big-game permit fees (some increases for trophy hunts). Sponsors say revenue will fund habitat conservation and access; critics warned about possible pressures to acquire private land and impacts on middle‑class participation.
The Utah House passed House Bill 336 after extended debate, approving a package to restructure wildlife licensing and create a consolidated wildlife habitat account.
Floor sponsor (unnamed in the record) explained the measure replaces the $10 application fee for big-game permits with a $3 fee for the current year, introduces a $5 habitat authorization to be the basis for a single-document license, and consolidates previously separate stamps and accounts (duck…
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