{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-708","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 23A-4-708","heading":"Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Accompanied\" means at a distance within which visual and verbal communication is maintained for the purposes of advising and assisting.\n(b)\n(i) \"Electronic device\" means a mechanism powered by electricity that allows communication between two or more people.\n(ii) \"Electronic device\" includes a mobile telephone or two-way radio.\n(c) \"Verbal communication\" means the conveyance of information through speech that does not involve an electronic device.\n(2) A person younger than 14 years old who is hunting with a weapon shall be accompanied by:\n(a) the person's parent or legal guardian; or\n(b) a responsible person who is at least 21 years old and who is approved by the person's parent or guardian.\n(3) A person younger than 16 years old who is hunting big game with a weapon shall be accompanied by:\n(a) the person's parent or legal guardian; or\n(b) a responsible person who is at least 21 years old and who is approved by the person's parent or guardian.\n(4) A person who is at least 14 years old but younger than 16 years old shall be accompanied by a person who is at least 21 years old while hunting wildlife, other than big game, with a weapon.","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-S708.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"56ac5a76ca51ec765222df8474ca1076e6e5f2ec87ad5b647d5c8bc317473adb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-707","next":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-4-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}