Bill > HB0111

This bill makes several changes to Utah's wildlife management laws, including expanding the types of medical professionals who can verify illness or injury for license refunds to include physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and allowing children in state custody to receive free fishing licenses. It also introduces a new provision allowing the division to require hunters to report hunt information, with penalties for non-compliance capped at $25, and modifies the requirements for public notice of property acquisitions by the division, moving it from newspapers to the division's public website. Furthermore, the bill establishes a strict policy for managing grizzly bears, requiring their immediate removal from the state if discovered in threatened or endangered areas and prohibiting their establishment until they are completely delisted and removed from federal control, with exceptions for lawfully held captive bears. Finally, it clarifies and expands the restrictions on improperly discharging dangerous weapons, particularly near wildlife management areas and residential or animal structures, and sets an effective date of May 6, 2026.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0111.html