{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-701","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 23A-4-701","heading":"Trial hunting authorization.","body":"(1) Upon application, the division may issue a trial hunting authorization to an individual who:\n(a) is 11 years old or older at the time of application;\n(b) is eligible under state and federal law to possess a firearm and archery equipment; and\n(c)\n(i) was born after 1965; and\n(ii) has not completed a division approved hunter education course.\n(2) Notwithstanding Section 23A-4-1001, an individual who obtains a trial hunting authorization under Subsection (1) may obtain:\n(a) a hunting license under Section 23A-4-401, 23A-4-706, or 23A-4-707; or\n(b) a hunting permit authorized by the Wildlife Board under Subsection (4).\n(3) An individual who obtains a hunting license or permit with a trial hunting authorization under Subsection (2) may use the license or permit if the individual is:\n(a) 12 years old or older; and\n(b) accompanied, as defined in Subsection 23A-4-708(1), in the field while hunting by an individual who:\n(i) is 21 years old or older;\n(ii) is eligible under state and federal law to possess a firearm and archery equipment;\n(iii) possesses a current Utah hunting or combination license;\n(iv) has satisfied applicable hunter education requirements under this chapter; and\n(v) possesses the written consent of the holder's parent or legal guardian, if accompanying a holder of a trial hunting authorization who is under 18 years old.\n(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules to:\n(a) designate the types of hunting permits under Subsection (2) that may be obtained with a trial hunting authorization;\n(b) establish the term of a trial hunting authorization;\n(c) establish the number of years a person may obtain a trial hunting authorization;\n(d) prescribe the number of individuals using a trial hunting authorization that an individual may accompany in the field under Subsection (3) at a single time;\n(e) establish the application process for an individual to obtain a trial hunting authorization; and\n(f) administer and enforce this section.","path":["Title 23A Wildlife Resources Act","Chapter 23A-4 Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags","Part 23A-4-7 Hunting"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title23A/Chapter4/23A-4-S701.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"957f11397ccd858fbf428e2e5da7555b874f52689a1d45dc00194960cc751328","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-602","next":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}