Senate Bill 15-226 Summary

• Persons born on or after January 1, 1949 must obtain a hunter education certificate from the division, attesting to completion of a division-certified course totaling at least 10 hours of instruction or equivalent education and training.

• The commission may promulgate rules establishing alternative requirements to obtain a hunter education certificate, including options to demonstrate knowledge, alternative course delivery, issuing temporary or apprentice certificates, and test-out options.

• Veterans, including active-duty, reserve-duty, or National Guard personnel discharged under honorable conditions, may obtain a hunter education certificate by passing a test-out option without attending a course.

• The division may issue an apprentice certificate of hunter education to persons at least 10 years old being taught by a mentor 18 years or older who holds a valid hunter education certificate or was born before January 1, 1949; the apprentice must remain in personal, voice, and visual contact with the mentor while hunting.

• An apprentice certificate is valid for no more than one year and may be used to purchase or obtain a wildlife hunting license in lieu of a standard hunter education certificate.