Title 73, Water and Irrigation

73-18-3.5. Advisory council. The division, after notifying the commission, may appoint an advisory council that includes: (1) representation of boating interests; and (2) among the advisory council's duties, making recommendations on state boating policies.

73-18-4. Division may make rules and set fees. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division, after notifying the commission, shall make rules: (a) creating a uniform waterway marking system which shall be obeyed by all vessel opera…

73-18-6. Numbering of motorboats and sailboats required -- Exception. (1) Every motorboat and sailboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state unless the m…

73-18-7. Registration requirements -- Exemptions -- Fee -- Agents -- Records -- Period of registration and renewal -- Expiration -- Notice of transfer of interest or change of address -- Duplicate registration card -- Invalid registration -- Powers of division. (1)(a) Except as p…

73-18-7.1. Fraudulent application for registration or certificate of title. A person is guilty of a third degree felony if the person: (1) fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for a registration or certificate of title for a motorboat, sailboat, or outb…

73-18-7.2. Falsified or misused registration or certificate of title. (1) It is a third degree felony for a person to: (a) alter with fraudulent intent a motorboat or sailboat certificate of title, registration card, or registration decal or outboard motor certificate of title is…

73-18-7.3. Suspension or revocation of a registration or certificate of title. The division or its authorized agent may suspend or revoke the registration or certificate of title of a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor if: (1) the division or its authorized agent determines t…

73-18-7.4. Canceled, suspended, or revoked registration or certificate of title to be returned. If the division or its authorized agent cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration or certificate of title of a motorboat, sailboat, or outboard motor, the owner shall immediately …

73-18-8. Safety equipment required to be on board vessels -- Penalties. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), each vessel shall have, for each person on board, one wearable personal flotation device that is approved for the type of use by the commandant of the United St…

73-18-8.1. Capacity and certification label. (1) Each vessel manufactured after November 1, 1972, which is less than 20 feet in length, except a sailboat, canoe, kayak, inflatable vessel, or homemade motor boat must have a United States Coast Guard capacity and certification labe…

73-18-9. Exemptions from registration. Registration under this chapter is not required for any of the following: (1) a motorboat or sailboat that: (a) is already covered by a valid registration issued by its nonresident owner's resident state; and (b) has not been within this sta…

73-18a-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. (2) "Division" means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. (3) "Human body waste" means excrement, feces, or other waste material discharged from the human body. (4) "Litter" me…

73-18a-10. Enforcement -- Inspection of vessels, marinas, and other boating facilities. Enforcement of this chapter or the rules promulgated under it shall be by law enforcement officers. Any vessel in this state is subject to inspection by the officers for the purpose of determi…

73-18a-11. Regulation by political subdivisions prohibited -- Exception. Through the passage of this chapter, the state fully reserves to itself the exclusive right to establish requirements concerning the disposal of human body waste and litter from a vessel. To ensure statewide…

73-18a-12. Rules made -- Subject to approval by Department of Environmental Quality. The division, after notifying the commission, may make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, which are necessary for the carrying out of duties, obligations, and p…

73-18a-13. Publication of rules. The rules promulgated under this chapter shall be published as required by the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

73-18a-14. Violation of chapter as class B misdemeanor. Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rule promulgated under this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

73-18a-15. Arrest for violation -- Procedure. Whenever any individual is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or a rule made under this chapter, the procedure for arrest is the same as described in Sections 77-7-23 and 77-7-24.

73-18a-18. Act supplemental to other laws. This act shall not be construed as repealing any laws of the state relating to the pollution or littering of waters or lands thereof or any conservation laws, but shall be held and construed as auxiliary and supplemental thereto.

73-18a-2. Littering and pollution of water or lands prohibited -- Penalty. (1) A person may not place, throw, deposit, discard, drop, or discharge and the operator of a vessel may not permit to be placed, thrown, deposited, discarded, dropped, or discharged into or upon the water…

73-18a-3. Marine toilets -- Use without pollution control device prohibited -- Containers of body waste -- Discharge into waters prohibited. (1) No marine toilet on any vessel used or operated upon the waters of this state may be operated so as to discharge any inadequately treat…

73-18a-4. Marine toilets -- Pollution control devices required -- Rules established by division. (1) Every marine toilet on a vessel used or operated upon the waters of this state shall be equipped with an approved pollution control device in operative condition. (2) The division…

73-18a-5. Chemical treatment of marine toilet contents -- Rules established by division and Department of Environmental Quality. The division, after notifying the commission, shall establish by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, wit…

73-18a-8. Public marinas -- Duty to maintain waste disposal facilities. The owner or whoever is lawfully vested with the possession, management, or control of a public marina or other public waterside facility used by a vessel for launching, docking, mooring, and related purposes…

73-18a-9. Public educational program. The division may undertake and enlist the support and cooperation of all agencies, political subdivisions, and organizations to conduct a public educational program designed to inform the public of the undesirability of depositing trash, litt…

73-18b-1. Water safety rules and regulations -- Adoption. (1) The Division of Outdoor Recreation, after notifying the Outdoor Adventure Commission, may make rules necessary to promote safety in swimming, scuba diving, and related activities on any waters where public boating is p…

73-18b-2. Filing and publishing regulations. A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this act and any amendments thereto shall be filed in the office of the commission and with the Division of Archives and shall be published in a convenient form.

73-18b-4. Enforcement of regulations. A law enforcement officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, may enforce this chapter and rules made under the authority of this chapter.

73-18c-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Airboat" means a vessel propelled by air pressure caused by an airplane type propeller mounted above the stern and driven by an internal combustion engine. (2) "Commission" means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. (3) "Divisio…

73-18c-103. Liability not limited to face amount of owner's security. (1) If a person maintains owner's security under this chapter, it does not limit the person's liability to the face amount of the owner's security. (2) Nothing in this chapter prevents the plaintiff in any acti…

73-18c-201. Division to administer and enforce chapter -- Division may adopt rules. (1)(a) The division shall administer this chapter. (b) A law enforcement officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, may enforce this chapter and the rules made u…

73-18c-301. Requirement of owner's or operator's security. (1) Each resident owner of a motorboat shall maintain owner's or operator's security in effect at any time that the motorboat is operated on waters of the state. (2) Each nonresident owner of a motorboat that has been phy…

73-18c-302. Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty. (1) Any owner of a motorboat on which owner's or operator's security is required under Section 73-18c-301, who operates the motorboat or permits it to be operated on waters of the state without ow…

73-18c-303. Condition to obtaining registration. The owner of a motorboat required to maintain owner's security under Section 73-18c-301 shall be required to swear or affirm, in writing, that he or she has owner's security in effect at the time of registering the motorboat.

73-18c-304. Evidence of owner's or operator's security to be carried when operating motorboat -- Defense -- Penalties. (1)(a)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a person operating a motorboat shall: (A) have in the person's immediate possession evidence of owner's or…

73-18c-305. State treasurer's certificate to satisfy owner's or operator's security requirement. (1) A certificate of the state treasurer that conforms to this section satisfies the owner's or operator's security requirement of Section 73-18c-301. (2) The certificate of the state…

73-18c-306. Certificate of self-funded coverage as proof of owner's or operator's security. (1) The division may, upon the application of any person, issue a certificate of self-funded coverage when it is satisfied that the person has: (a) more than 24 motorboats; and (b) on depo…

73-18c-307. Claims adjustment by persons with owner's or operator's security other than insurance. (1) An owner or operator of a motorboat who maintains owner's or operator's security by a means other than an insurance policy under Section 73-18c-102, shall refer all bodily injur…

73-18c-308. Providing false evidence of owner's or operator's security -- Penalty. (1) A person who provides evidence of owner's or operator's security to a peace officer under Section 73-18-13.5 or 73-18c-304 knowing or having reason to believe that the evidence of owner's or op…

73-21-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Ute Indian Water Compact."

73-21-102. Approval of Ute Indian Water Compact. The Ute Indian Water Compact, located at Section 73-21-103, providing for the execution by the State of Utah, the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservations, Utah, and the United States of America, through their various …

73-21-103. Text. UTE INDIAN WATER COMPACT The State of Utah, the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah, and the United States of America, acting through their respective representatives agree to a Ute Indian Water Compact as follows: ARTICLE I Purpose of Comp…

73-21-104. Tabulations. The tabulations described in Sections 73-21-103 and 73-21-105 are on file and more fully described at the state engineer's office.

73-21-105. Tabulation of Ute Indian Water Rights. PURPOSE This tabulation of Ute Indian Water Rights is prepared pursuant to and in accordance with the Ute Indian Water Compact of 1990 between the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah, the State of Uta…

73-22-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Utah Geothermal Resource Conservation Act."

73-22-10. Judicial review of division actions -- Falsification or omission of filings as misdemeanor -- Limitation of actions. (1)(a) Any person aggrieved by any order issued under this chapter may obtain judicial review. (b) Venue for judicial review of informal adjudicative pro…