Title 23A, Title 23A: Wildlife Resources Act

23A-2-203. Director powers. The director, under administrative supervision of the executive director, has: (1) executive authority and control of the division so that policies of the Wildlife Board are carried out in accordance with the laws of this state; (2) authority over pers…

23A-2-204. Compensation of division employees -- Travel expenses of director and employees. An employee of the division shall receive the compensation the director determines within limits established for state employees by. In addition to salaries provided for within this title,…

23A-2-205. Oaths administered by director. The director may administer oaths for the purposes required in the discharge of the director's duties.

23A-2-206. Jurisdiction of division over public or private land and waters. Wildlife within this state, including wildlife on public or private land or in public or private waters within this state, is within the jurisdiction of the division.

23A-2-207. Taking of wildlife by division. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the division may take wildlife of any kind from any place and in any manner for purposes considered by the director to be in the interest of wildlife conservation. (2) The division sha…

23A-2-208. Use of fireworks and explosives by division employees and certain federal game agents. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following may, without obtaining a permit, use fireworks and explosives to rally, drive, or otherwise disperse concentrations of wildl…

23A-2-209. Transplants of big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species. (1) Subject to Subsection, the division may transplant big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species only in accordance with: (7) a list of sites for the transplant of each particular species that is pre…

23A-2-210. Mitigation plan related to big game reintroduction. (1) Before reintroducing a big game animal, turkey, wolf, or sensitive species to a new area in accordance with Section, the Wildlife Board shall approve a mitigation plan for the area into which the animal is being t…

23A-2-301. Wildlife Board created. (1) There is created a Wildlife Board that consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies. (2) In addition to the requirements of Section,…

23A-2-302. Wildlife Board Nominating Committee created. (1) There is created a Wildlife Board Nominating Committee that consists of 11 members. (2) The governor shall appoint members to the nominating committee as follows: three members shall be appointed from a list of at least …

23A-2-303. Regional advisory councils created. (1) There are created five regional advisory councils that consist of 12 to 15 members each from the wildlife region whose boundaries are established for administrative purposes by the division. (2) The members shall include individu…

23A-2-304. Rules, proclamations, and orders of the Wildlife Board -- Judicial notice of proclamations. (1) The Wildlife Board shall exercise the Wildlife Board's powers by making rules and issuing proclamations and orders pursuant to this title. (2) A court shall take judicial no…

23A-2-305. Establishment of seasons, locations, limits, and regulations by the Wildlife Board. (1) To provide an adequate and flexible system of protection, propagation, introduction, increase, control, harvest, management, and conservation of protected wildlife in this state and…

23A-2-401. Cooperative agreements and programs authorized. (1) The division may enter into cooperative agreements and programs with other state agencies, federal agencies, states, educational institutions, municipalities, counties, corporations, organized clubs, landowners, assoc…

23A-2-402. Acceptance of Acts of Congress. (1) The state assents to the Wildlife Restoration Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 669 et seq., and the Sport Fish Restoration Act, 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq. (2) The division shall conduct and establish cooperative fish and wildlife restoration projects …

23A-2-403. Reciprocal agreements with other states. (1) The Wildlife Board may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to: license and regulate fishing, hunting, and related activities; and promote and implement wildlife management programs. (2) Reciprocal agreements s…

23A-2-501. Adoption and text of compact. (1) The participating states find that: Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors. The protection of the wildlife resources of a state is materially affected by the degre…

23A-2-502. Definitions. As used in this compact: (1) "Citation" means a summons, complaint, summons and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace officer for a wildlife violation which contains an ord…

23A-2-503. Procedures for issuing state. (1) When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife officer shall issue a citation to a person whose primary residence is in a participating state in the same manner as though the person were a resident of the issuing state an…

23A-2-504. Procedure for home state. (1) Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the term of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall: notify the violator; initiate a suspensi…

23A-2-505. Reciprocal recognition of suspension. (1) All participating states shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by the participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension: had occurred in their state; and could have been the basi…

23A-2-506. Applicability of other laws. Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing herein shall be construed to affect the right of any participating state to apply any of its laws relating to license privileges to a person or circumstance or to invalidat…

23A-2-507. Compact administrator procedures. (1) A Board of Compact Administrators is established to: administer the provisions of this compact; and serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of this compact. The board shall be composed …

23A-2-508. Entry into compact and withdrawal. (1) This compact shall become effective at the time it is adopted in substantially similar form by two or more states. (2) Entry into the compact shall be made by resolution of ratification by the authorized officials of the applying …

23A-2-509. Amendments to the compact. (1) This compact may be amended from time to time. Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the chairman of the Board of Compact Administrators and shall be initiated by one or more participating states. (2) Adoption of an amendmen…

23A-2-510. Construction and severability. (1) This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes stated herein. (2) The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary…

23A-2-511. Licensing authority -- Administrator -- Expenses. (1) The Division of Wildlife Resources is designated as the licensing authority in this state for the purpose of the compact. (2) The director of the Division of Wildlife Resources shall furnish to the appropriate autho…