R657-5-49. Hunter Orange Exceptions

  (1) A person shall wear a minimum of 400 inches of hunter orange material on the head, chest, and back while hunting any species of big game, with the following exceptions:

  (a) Hunters participating in a once-in-a-lifetime, statewide conservation, or statewide sportsmen hunt;

  (b) Hunters participating in an archery or muzzleloader hunt outside of an area where an any weapon general season bull elk or any weapon general season buck deer hunt is occurring;

  (c) Hunters participating in a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Only hunt outside of an area where an any weapon general season bull elk or any weapon general season buck deer hunt is occurring;

  (d) Hunters hunting on a cooperative wildlife management unit unless otherwise required by the operator of the cooperative wildlife management units; and

  (e) Hunters participating in a nuisance wildlife removal hunt authorized under a certificate of registration by the division.