76-10-512. Target concessions, shooting ranges, competitions, and hunting excepted from prohibitions.
| (1) |
The provisions of Section 76-10-509 and Subsection 76-10-509.4(1) regarding possession of handguns by minors do not apply to any of the following:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-10-512- Firearm: means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barreled shotgun, rifle or short barreled rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a projectile by action of an explosive. See Utah Code 76-10-501
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Possess: means to have physical possession of or to exercise dominion or control over tangible property. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (a) |
patrons firing at lawfully operated target concessions at amusement parks, piers, and similar locations provided that the firearms to be used are firmly chained or affixed to the counters; |
| (b) |
any person in attendance at a hunter’s safety course or a firearms safety course; |
| (c) |
any person engaging in practice or any other lawful use of a firearm at an established range or any other area where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited by state or local law; |
| (d) |
any person engaging in an organized competition involving the use of a firearm, or participating in or practicing for such competition; |
| (e) |
any minor under 18 years of age who is on real property with the permission of the owner, licensee, or lessee of the property and who has the permission of a parent or legal guardian or the owner, licensee, or lessee to possess a firearm not otherwise in violation of law; |
| (f) |
any resident or nonresident hunters with a valid hunting license or other persons who are lawfully engaged in hunting; or |
| (g) |
any person traveling to or from any activity described in Subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) with an unloaded firearm in the person’s possession. |
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| (2) |
It is not a violation of Subsection 76-10-503(2) or (3) for a restricted person defined in Subsection 76-10-503(1) to own, possess, or have under the person’s custody or control, archery equipment, including crossbows, for the purpose of lawful hunting and lawful target shooting. |
| (3) |
Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the possession of archery equipment, including crossbows, by a restricted person defined in Subsection 76-10-503(1) may be prohibited by:
| (a) |
a court, as a condition of pre-trial release or probation; or |
| (b) |
the Board of Pardons and Parole, as a condition of parole. |
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Amended by Chapter 428, 2014 General Session
