(1) The Game and Parks Commission shall establish and administer a bow hunter education program consisting of a minimum of ten hours of instruction in the safe use of bow hunting equipment, the fundamentals of bow hunting, shooting and hunting techniques, and hunter ethics. When establishing such a program, the commission shall train volunteers as bow hunter education training instructors. The commission shall issue a certificate of successful completion to any person who satisfactorily completes a bow hunter education program established by the commission and shall print, purchase, or otherwise acquire materials necessary for effective program operation. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for carrying out and administering such program.
(2) A person born on or after January 1, 1977, who is hunting antelope, deer, elk, mountain sheep, or wild turkey with a bow and arrow pursuant to section 37-215, 37-215.02, or 37-227 shall have on his or her person a bow hunter education certificate of successful completion issued by his or her state or province of residence or a bow hunter education certificate issued by an accredited program recognized by the commission.