Otter signs bill allowing 10-year-olds to hunt big game

Gov. Butch Otter signed 20 bills into law today, including HB 399 , which lowers the minimum age to hunt big game from 12 to 10, provided that the youngster is accompanied in the field by a licensed adult. Also signed today: HB 504 , establishing “leadership premiums,” one-time bonus awards for teachers; HB 403 , creating a special 4-H license plate; and HB 550 , providing an additional $6.6 million in state funds to Education Networks of America this year for the Idaho Education Network. So far this year, he hasn’t vetoed a single bill.