HB4783 Summary

• Raises the minimum age for obtaining hunting and trapping licenses from 16 to 18 years old, and increases the age requirement for obtaining migratory waterfowl stamps and habitat stamps from 16 to 18.

• Consolidates separate Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License into a single combined Youth Hunting and Trapping License with a $7 fee.

• Allows youth under 18 with a valid hunter safety or trapper safety certificate to hunt and trap without adult supervision; other youth must be supervised by an adult age 21 or older with a valid license.

• Creates a new definition of "Youth" as a person under 18 years of age in the Wildlife Code.

• Modifies the Apprentice Hunter License Program to require supervision by a licensed adult age 21 or older (previously only required for those 18 and older).