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Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (2004 Code)
MOTOR VEHICLE | Means as defined in Utah Code Section 41-6a-102, as may be amended from time to time. |
SPOTLIGHTING | Means the use of night vision or similar technology or throwing or casting the rays of any spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on any highway or in any field, woodland, or forest while having in possession a weapon by which protected wildlife may be killed. (Ord. 2022-1199-O, 1-18-2022; amd. Ord. 2024-1274-O, 10-1-2024) |
This chapter provides that:
A. Any artificial light used to spotlight coyote, red fox, striped skunk, feral pig, raccoon, or jackrabbit must be carried by the hunter;
B. A motor vehicle headlight or light attached to a motor vehicle may not be used to spotlight prey; and
C. While hunting with the use of an artificial light, the hunter may not occupy or operate any motor vehicle. (Ord. 2022-1199-O, 1-18-2022; amd. Ord. 2024-1274-O, 10-1-2024)
A. Before being able to spotlight, a person must first obtain a spotlighting permit from the Washington County Sheriff's Office. There is a twenty-dollar ($20.00) fee for each permit, and the sheriff's office may restrict the number of permits issued. The cost of the permit is for the administration and enforcement costs of the permit and will be retained by the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Once a hunter has submitted an application and paid the appropriate fee, a permit will be mailed to them at the mailing address provided within about five (5) business days. Permits are valid for three hundred and sixty-five (365) days from when they are obtained. Those individuals in the field with a weapon are required to possess a spotlighting permit. Hunters are required to have either a Utah Hunter Education Certificate of Completion ("Blue Card"), have a birth date of December 31, 1965 or earlier, or a current Utah (Small Game) license in order to purchase a spotlighting permit. Hunters under the age of sixteen may receive a free permit if a legal guardian purchases a permit at full price.
B. The spotlighting season in Washington County shall be closed from August 1 through November 30.
C. Any weapon may be used for spotlighting. Firearms may not have a caliber larger than .24 and must not be capable of being fired automatically. Expanding bullets must be used. Shotguns and archery tackle are permitted.
D. Spotlighting is not allowed within six hundred feet (600') of a residence, city, or town boundary.
E. Spotlighting is not allowed on private property without written permission from the property owner.
F. Hunters are not allowed to trespass on private property while spotlighting.
G. Spotlighting may not be done by a person under eighteen (18) years of age, unless accompanied by a person eighteen (18) years of age or more and each person must possess a spotlighting permit.
H. Persons hunting with a spotlight must contact the sheriff's office each day they are hunting and provide the following information:
1. The permit number for each hunter;
2. The approximate location where they will be hunting; and
3. The approximation of time they will be hunting. (Ord. 2022-1199-O, 1-18-2022)
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