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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Legislation that would open special hunting permits for 12-year-olds has gotten approval from Utah lawmakers.
The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/1RgGQ2U) that a bill that would let 12-year-olds apply for once-in-a-lifetime or limited-entry permits received approval from the Senate late last week.
In Utah, 12-year-olds are allowed to hunt big game.
The legislation would also let children that age accumulate points every time they enter a permit lottery but aren't chosen. The points would go toward additional entries in future drawings. But they cannot be sold or transferred.
It now awaits action from the governor.
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