Title 23A, Title 23A: Wildlife Resources Act

23A-10-201. Invasive species prohibited -- Administrative inspection authorized. (1) Except as authorized in this title or a Wildlife Board rule or order or unless exempt under Subsection, a person may not: (7) possess, import, export, ship, or transport an invasive mussel; relea…

23A-10-202. Reporting of invasive species required. (1) A person who discovers an invasive mussel within this state or has reason to believe an invasive mussel may exist at a specific location shall immediately report the discovery to the division. (2) A person who violates Subse…

23A-10-301. Division's power to prevent invasive species infestation. To eradicate and prevent the infestation of an invasive mussel, the division may: (1) establish inspection stations located at or along: a highway, as defined in Section; 72-1-102 a port of entry, if the Depart…

23A-10-302. Conveyance or equipment detainment or quarantine. (1) The division, a port-of-entry agent, a natural resources officer, or a peace officer may detain or quarantine a conveyance or equipment if: the division, agent, natural resources officer, or peace officer: finds th…

23A-10-303. Closing a water body, facility, or water supply system. (1) Except as provided by Subsection, if the Division of Wildlife Resources detects or suspects an invasive mussel is present in a water body, a facility, or a water supply system, the director or the director's …

23A-10-304. Aquatic invasive species fee -- Exceptions -- Launching or operating a vessel -- Rulemaking. (1) Except as described in Subsection, there is imposed an annual resident aquatic invasive species fee of $20 on a vessel required to be registered under Section. (3) 73-18-7…

23A-10-305. Removal of drain plug or similar device during transport. (1) Before transporting a conveyance on a highway, as defined in Section, in the state, a person shall: 72-1-102 remove the plugs and similar devices that prevent drainage of raw water systems on the conveyance…

23A-10-306. Boat livery requirements. (1) The owner of a boat livery or an employee, agent, or independent contractor of the owner may not: knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly alter or misrepresent decontamination records, timelines, or devices; fail to decontaminate a convey…

23A-10-401. Rulemaking authority. In accordance with, the Wildlife Board may make rules that: (1) establish the procedures and requirements for decontaminating a conveyance or equipment to prevent the introduction and infestation of an invasive mussel; (2) establish the requireme…

23A-10-501. Aquatic invasive species emergency response plan. (1) As used in this section: "Committee" means the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. "Emergency response plan" means the statewide aquatic invasive species emergency response plan devel…

23A-11-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Big game" includes deer, elk, bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn, or bison. (2) "Big game byproduct" means those parts of the carcass of a lawfully taken big game animal that are listed in Subsections (2)(a)(i) t…

23A-11-202. Commencement date of general rifle deer season. The general rifle deer season may not commence each year before October 1.

23A-11-203. Big game baiting prohibited. (1) As used in this section: "Bait" means intentionally placing food or nutrient substances to manipulate the behavior of wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take big game. "Bait" does not include: the use of salt, mineral …

23A-11-205. Requirement to wear hunter orange -- Exceptions -- Nonhunters. (1) An individual while hunting a species of big game shall wear, on the exterior so the item can be seen, one or more of the following items that are primarily hunter orange material, except as provided i…

23A-11-206. Limitations on taking an antler or horn. (1) A person may not take an antler or horn, including a shed antler or shed horn, except as provided by this title or rules of the Wildlife Board made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act…

23A-11-301. Deer and elk management plans -- Division to confer with others -- Target herd size objectives. (1) The division shall: prepare a management plan for each deer and elk herd unit in the state; and submit the plans to the Wildlife Board for the Wildlife Board's approval…

23A-11-302. Big game protection -- Director authority. (1) It is the policy of the state that big game animals are of great importance to the citizens of the state, the citizen's quality of life, and the long term sustainability of the herds for future generations. (2) Unless the…

23A-11-401. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "General predator control" means a predatory animal removal effort by the division to reduce predatory animal numbers for the benefit of mule deer. (2) Notwithstanding Section, "predatory animal" means a coyote. 23A-8-101 (3) "Ta…

23A-11-402. Rulemaking authority, coordination, and administration for predator control. (1) The Wildlife Board may make rules, in accordance with, to establish programs to accomplish targeted predator control or general predator control, including programs that offer incentives …

23A-11-501. Definitions. As used in this part, "fee year" means a one-year period beginning on April 1 and ending on March 31 of the following year.

23A-11-502. Big game byproduct -- Certificate of registration. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(f), a person shall obtain a certificate of registration from the division to purchase, acquire, sell, barter, exchange, or trade big game byproduct for financial advantage. To …

23A-11-503. Big game byproduct fee rate -- Deposit of revenue -- Penalty for failure to pay. (1) A person shall pay for each fee year, a big game byproduct fee of six cents multiplied by the total number of pounds of big game byproduct sold, bartered, exchanged, or traded under a…

23A-11-504. Rulemaking. The Wildlife Board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to enforce and administer this part.

23A-12-101. Definitions. Reserved.

23A-12-102. Naming conventions for birds. (1) As used in this section: "English-language name" means the name: assigned to a bird by a naming entity for use by the English-speaking public; and that may differ from the scientific name of the bird. "Naming entity" means a nationall…

23A-12-201. General season turkey hunts. The Wildlife Board may establish two general season turkey hunts per year.

23A-12-202. Commercial hunting area -- Registration -- Requirements for hunters. (1) A person desiring to operate a commercial hunting area within the state to permit the releasing and shooting of pen-raised birds may apply to the Wildlife Board for authorization to do so. The Wi…

23A-12-203. Falconry authorized. The Wildlife Board may authorize the practice of falconry within the state and the capturing and keeping in possession of birds to be used in the practice of falconry under rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with.

23A-12-204. Dog field meets. (1) Subject to Subsection, a person may hold within the state a dog field meet or trial where dogs are permitted to work in exhibition or contest where the skill of dogs is demonstrated by locating or retrieving birds that have been obtained from a le…

23A-12-205. Training of dogs -- Use of protected or privately owned wildlife. The Wildlife Board may authorize the use of protected wildlife or privately owned wildlife for the training of dogs within the state under rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with.

23A-12-301. Definitions. (1) The definitions in Sectionapply to this part. 23A-4-1201 (2) As used in this part, "waterfowl management area" means real property owned or managed by the division that is: primarily used for the conservation, production, or recreational harvest of du…

23A-12-302. Prohibited activities. (1) A commercial guide or outfitter may not use a waterfowl management area for any of the following, unless the commercial guide or outfitter has an annual permit, issued by the Wildlife Board pursuant to this part, for the use: guide services …

23A-12-303. Rulemaking -- Notice. (1) In accordance with, the Wildlife Board shall make rules: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act designating and establishing the boundaries of a waterfowl management area; governing the management and use of a waterfowl mana…

23A-13-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Migratory bird" means the same as that term is defined in 16 U.S.C. Sec. 715j. (2) "Migratory bird production area" means an area of land that is: created under this chapter; and used according to the description in Subsectio…

23A-13-201. Creation of a migratory bird production area. (1) On or before July 1, 2022, an owner or owners of at least 500 contiguous acres of land in an unincorporated area may dedicate the land as a migratory bird production area by filing a notice of dedication with the count…

23A-13-202. Adding to or removing land from a migratory bird production area. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a landowner may file a revision notice with the county recorder of the county in which the migratory bird production area is located to add land to o…

23A-13-301. Farmland Assessment Act. (1) Creation of a migratory bird production area does not impair the ability of land within the migratory bird production area to qualify for the benefits of. Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act (2) The eligibility of land for…

23A-13-302. Limitations on local regulations. (1) A county within which a migratory bird production area is located shall encourage the continuity, development, and viability of the migratory bird production area. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the pur…

23A-13-303. County public nuisance laws. (1) A county shall exclude the activities described in Subsectionfrom the definition of public nuisance in a county law or ordinance regulating a public nuisance. (1)(b) An activity or occurrence normally associated with a migratory bird p…

23A-13-304. Annexation restrictions. A municipality may annex real property within a migratory bird production area as provided by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 8, Annexation.

23A-13-305. Application of Water Quality Act. A migratory bird production area is subject to.

23A-14-101. Definitions. Reserved.

23A-14-201. Taking of furbearers. A person holding a furbearer license may take a furbearer in accordance with the rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with.

23A-14-202. Trapping on lands controlled by division governed by Wildlife Board. The Wildlife Board shall govern trapping on lands controlled by the division.

23A-14-203. Taking red fox or striped skunk. Red fox or striped skunk may be taken anytime without a license as provided by this title, a rule made in accordance with, or a proclamation of the Wildlife Board.

23A-15-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Endangered Species Act" means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq. (2) "Grizzly bear" means the species Ursus arctos horribilis. (3) "Service" means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (4) …