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Senate approves hunting-license changes requiring license before draw entry and adjusting fees
Summary
Senate Bill 161, carried by a sponsor from the Department of Wildlife Resources, passed the Senate for third reading after debate. The bill requires hunters to hold a license before applying to a draw, adjusts certain fees (including a $5 reduced fishing license for 12- and 13-year-olds), and makes some fee reductions; roll-call was 27–0 (2 absent).
The Utah Senate on Thursday approved for third reading Senate Bill 161, a package of hunting and fishing-license changes carried at the request of the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).
Senator Christiansen, sponsor of the bill, told the Senate that about ‘‘90 percent of the funding for the division of wildlife resources is generated internally through sales of licenses and other funds associated with wildlife management’’ and described proposals to require hunters to buy a license before applying for…
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