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UT Code § 23-14-21 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 14 - Division of Wildlife Resources and Wildlife Board|Section 21 - Transplants of big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species.

 Effective 7/1/2021  23-14-21. Transplants of big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species.    (1) The division may transplant big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species only in accordance with:   (a) a list of sites for the transplant of a particular species that is prepared and adopted in accordance with Subsections (2) through (5);     (b) a species management plan, such as a deer or elk management plan adopted under Section 23-16-7 or a recovery plan for a threatened or endangered species, provided that:   (i) the plan identifies sites for the transplant of the species or the lands or waters the species are expected to occupy; and     (ii) the public has had an opportunity to comment and make recommendations on the plan; or       (c) a legal agreement between the state and a tribal government that identifies potential transplants; and     (d) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.       (2) The division shall:   (a) consult with the landowner in determining the suitability of a site for the transplant of a species;     (b) prepare a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species;     (c) provide notification of proposed sites for the transplant of species to:   (i) local government officials having jurisdiction over areas that may be affected by a transplant; and     (ii) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401.         (3) After receiving comments from local government officials and the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, the division shall submit the list of proposed transplant sites, or a revised list, to regional advisory councils for regions that may be affected by the transplants of species.     (4) Each regional advisory council reviewing a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species may submit recommendations to the Wildlife Board.     (5) The Wildlife Board shall approve, modify, or reject each proposal for the transplant of a species.     (6) Each list of proposed transplant sites approved by the Wildlife Board shall have a termination date after which a transplant may not occur.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 2 - Jurisdiction of division over public or private land and waters.

23-15-2. Jurisdiction of division over public or private land and waters.  All wildlife within this state, including wildlife on public or private land or in public or private waters within this state, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the Division of Wildlife Resources.  Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 3 - Diversion of water prohibited -- Exception for flood control.

23-15-3. Diversion of water prohibited -- Exception for flood control.  Except in anticipation of and to provide for the carrying away and the safe disposal of natural storm and flood waters, no person may, without existing rights, divert so much water from any natural stream, lake, pond or natural lake or pond, the natural storage content of which has been increased by the construction of a dam, that the diversion unduly endangers protected aquatic wildlife.  Amended by Chapter 347, 1983 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 4 - Screens or other devices required -- Failure to install after notice a misdemeanor.

 Effective 5/8/2018  23-15-4. Screens or other devices required -- Failure to install after notice a misdemeanor.  It is unlawful for any person, company or corporation to take any water from the state streams, lakes or reservoirs for power purposes, or for waterworks, without first furnishing and maintaining suitable screens or other devices to prevent fish from entering such power plants, millraces or waterworks system; said screen or other devices to be built and maintained under the direction of the board and at the expense of said owner or operators. The failure of any person, firm or corporation to install a screen or device within 30 days after notice in writing so to do has been given by the board is a class B misdemeanor. Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 5 - Notice of intention to drain or divert waterway.

23-15-5. Notice of intention to drain or divert waterway.  Any person, company or corporation owning or controlling any irrigation canal, ditch, reservoir, millrace, or other waterway leading from or into any state waterway containing protected aquatic wildlife who shall desire to drain any such waterway, or who shall intend to divert sufficient water from any state waterway endangering the protected aquatic wildlife therein, shall give five days' written notice to the Division of Wildlife Resources prior to the diversion except that under emergency conditions reasonable notice shall be given.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1971 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 6 - Pollution of waters unlawful.

23-15-6. Pollution of waters unlawful.  It is unlawful for any person to pollute any waters deemed necessary by the Wildlife Board for wildlife purposes or any waters containing protected aquatic wildlife and stoneflies (Plecoptera), mayflies (Ephemoptera), dragonflies and damsel flies (Odonata), water bugs (Hemiptera), caddis flies (Trichoptera), spongilla flies (Neuroptera), and crustaceans. Provided further that each day of pollution shall constitute a separate offense.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1971 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 7 - Taking protected aquatic wildlife or eggs unlawful except as authorized.

23-15-7. Taking protected aquatic wildlife or eggs unlawful except as authorized.  It is unlawful for any person to take any protected aquatic wildlife or eggs of same in any of the waters of this state, except as provided by this code or the rules and regulations of the Wildlife Board.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1971 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 8 - Seining or selling aquatic wildlife unlawful except as authorized.

23-15-8. Seining or selling aquatic wildlife unlawful except as authorized.  It is unlawful for any person to seine for any kind of protected aquatic wildlife in any of the waters of this state or to sell protected aquatic wildlife except as prescribed by this title or rules of the Wildlife Board.  Amended by Chapter 153, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 9 - Possession or transportation of live aquatic wildlife unlawful except as authorized -- Exceptions.

23-15-9. Possession or transportation of live aquatic wildlife unlawful except as authorized -- Exceptions.  It is unlawful for any person to possess or transport live protected aquatic wildlife except as provided by this code or the rules and regulations of the Wildlife Board. This section does not apply to tropical and goldfish species intended for exhibition or commercial purposes. Operators of a properly registered private fish pond may transport live aquatic wildlife specified by the Wildlife Board in the operator's certificate of registration.  Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 13 - Operation of aquaculture and fee fishing facilities.

23-15-13. Operation of aquaculture and fee fishing facilities.  A person may engage in the following activities as provided by Title 4, Chapter 37, Aquaculture Act, and rules adopted under that chapter by the Department of Agriculture and Food and Wildlife Board:  (1) acquisition, importation, or possession of aquatic animals intended for use in an aquaculture or fee fishing facility;     (2) transportation of aquatic animals to or from an aquaculture facility or to a fee fishing facility;     (3) stocking or propagation of aquatic animals in an aquaculture or fee fishing facility; and     (4) harvest, transfer, or sale of aquatic animals from an aquaculture or fee fishing facility.    Amended by Chapter 82, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 23-15-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 15 - Aquatic Wildlife|Section 14 - State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Account -- Contents -- Use of account money.

23-15-14. State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Account -- Contents -- Use of account money.    (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Account.     (2) The following money shall be deposited into the account:   (a) $2.00 of each fishing license fee or combination license fee; and     (b) interest and earnings on account money.       (3) Money in the account shall be used by the division, after appropriation by the Legislature, for major repairs or replacement of facilities and equipment at fish hatcheries owned and operated by the division for the production and distribution of fish to enhance sport fishing opportunities in the state.    Amended by Chapter 22, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-1.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 1.1 - Definitions.

23-16-1.1. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:   (1) "Cultivated crops" means:   (a) crops from or on cleared and planted land; and     (b) crop residues that have forage value for livestock.       (2) "Depredation mitigation plan" means the plan described in Subsection 23-16-3(2).     (3) "Mitigation review panel" means the panel created under Section 23-16-3.2.    Enacted by Chapter 228, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 2 - Removal of big game animals doing damage.

23-16-2. Removal of big game animals doing damage.  The director of the division of Wildlife Resources may authorize the removal of big game animals when they are doing actual damage. Animals so removed shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Division of Wildlife Resources, and any money derived from the sale of these animals shall be placed in the Wildlife Resources Account.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1971 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-3.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 3.1 - Crop owner authorized to kill animals.

23-16-3.1. Crop owner authorized to kill animals.    (1)   (a) A landowner or lessee may kill big game animals damaging those cultivated crops on private land if:   (i) it is necessary to protect cultivated crops;     (ii) 72 hours has expired since notice was given pursuant to Subsection 23-16-3(1)(a);     (iii) the landowner or lessee has provided or sent written notice of an intent to kill the big game animal to the nearest regional office;     (iv) the landowner or lessee kills the big game animal within 90 days, or a longer period, if approved, in writing, by the division, after having requested that the division take action to prevent depredation under Subsection 23-16-3(1)(a); and     (v) the killing is not prohibited by Subsection (2)(a) or (3).       (b) Immediately after killing a big game animal under Subsection (1)(a), the landowner or lessee shall notify the division of the killing.     (c) The carcass of an animal killed under Subsection (1)(a) shall become the property of the division and shall be disposed of by the division.     (d) Any money derived from the sale of animals killed shall be placed in the Wildlife Resources Account created in Section 23-14-13.       (2)   (a) The division director may prohibit the killing of big game animals under Subsection (1)(a) if, within 72 hours after a landowner or lessee has requested that the division take action to remove depredating animals, the division:   (i) determines that the restitution value of the big game animal or animals, as established under Section 23-20-4.5, is more than twice the estimated value of the cultivated crops that have been or will be damaged or consumed;     (ii) determines that the prohibition is consistent with the management plan established under Section 23-16-7;     (iii) notifies the landowner or lessee of the prohibition; and     (iv) offers the landowner or lessee a depredation mitigation plan.       (b) A landowner or lessee who is offered a depredation mitigation plan may:   (i) accept the plan in writing; or     (ii) refuse to accept the plan and appeal the plan, in writing, to the division director.         (3) After a landowner or lessee has killed a big game animal under Subsection (1)(a), the division director may prohibit any further killing of big game animals if:   (a) the division takes the actions described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (iv); and     (b) the mitigation review panel reviews and approves the depredation mitigation plan.      Enacted by Chapter 228, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-3.2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 3.2 - Mitigation review panel.

23-16-3.2. Mitigation review panel.    (1) A mitigation review panel may be convened to review the depredation mitigation plans.     (2) Membership of the mitigation review panel shall consist of:   (a) the division director or the director's designee;     (b)   (i) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner's designee; or     (ii) a representative of agricultural interests appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food; and       (c) a representative of Utah State University Extension Service appointed by the Vice President and Dean for University Extension.       (3)   (a) The division director shall convene a mitigation review panel if:   (i) a landowner or lessee appeals a depredation mitigation plan under Subsection 23-16-3.1(2)(b)(ii); or     (ii) the division director requests review of a depredation mitigation plan.       (b) Within five business days of an appeal under Subsection 23-16-3.1(2)(b)(ii) or a division request for review under Subsection 23-16-3.1(3)(b), the mitigation review panel shall review the depredation mitigation plan and approve or modify the plan.       (4) Judicial review of a mitigation review panel action shall be governed by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 5 - Limit of one of any species of big game during license year.

23-16-5. Limit of one of any species of big game during license year.  A person may take only one of any species of big game during a license year, regardless of how many licenses or permits he purchases, except as otherwise provided by this code or proclamations of the Wildlife Board.  Amended by Chapter 211, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 6 - Commencement date of general rifle deer season.

23-16-6. Commencement date of general rifle deer season.  The general rifle deer season may not commence each year before October 1.  Amended by Chapter 239, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 7 - Deer and elk management plans -- Division to confer with others -- Target herd size objectives -- Completion date -- Reports.

23-16-7. Deer and elk management plans -- Division to confer with others -- Target herd size objectives -- Completion date -- Reports.    (1) The Division of Wildlife Resources shall:   (a) prepare a management plan for each deer and elk herd unit in the state; and     (b) submit the plans to the Wildlife Board for their approval.       (2) Upon approval of a plan by the Wildlife Board, the herd unit shall be managed in accordance with the plan.     (3) In preparing the plans, the division shall confer with federal and state land managers, private landowners, sportsmen, and ranchers.     (4)   (a) Each management plan shall establish target herd size objectives.     (b) In establishing target herd size objectives, the division and board shall among other factors:   (i) consider available information on each unit's range carrying capacity and ownership; and     (ii) seek to balance relevant multiple uses for the range.         (5) Until a management plan for a herd unit is prepared in accordance with this section and approved by the board, the herd unit shall be managed to maintain the herd size as range conditions and available data dictate.     (6)   (a) Management plans shall be prepared by the division and approved by the board by the following dates:   (i) May 1, 1994 for elk; and     (ii) May 1, 1996 for deer.       (b) The division shall make:   (i) an annual progress report on the management plans to the Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Interim Committee until the plans are completed; and     (ii) a final report to the committee:   (A) at the committee's May 1994 meeting for elk; and     (B) at the committee's May 1996 meeting for deer.           (7) The management plans may be revised as the division or board determines necessary. Any revised plan shall be prepared in accordance with Subsections (3) and (4).    Amended by Chapter 211, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 10 - Big game protection -- Director authority.

 Effective 5/12/2020  23-16-10. 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) As used in this section:   (a) "Big game" includes deer, elk, big horn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn, and bison.     (b) "Director" means the director of the Division of Wildlife Resources.     (c) "Management unit" means a prescribed area of contiguous land designated by the Division of Wildlife Resources for the purpose of managing a species of big game animal.     (d) "Predator" means a cougar, bear, and coyote.       (3)   (a) Unless the condition described in Subsection (3)(b) is determined, the director shall take immediate action to reduce the number of predators within a management unit when the big game population is under the established herd size objective for that management unit.     (b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the Division of Wildlife Resources determines that predators are not significantly contributing to the big game population being under the herd size objective for the management unit.       (4) Immediate action under Subsection (3) includes any of the following management tools:   (a) increasing take permits or tags for cougar and bear until the herd size objective is met;     (b) allowing big game hunters to harvest predators with the appropriate permit during a big game hunting season, including issuing over-the-counter predator permits;     (c) professional trapping and predator control by the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, private contracts, and the general public, including aerial control measures; and     (d) other management tools as determined by the director.       (5) The director shall annually give a status report on predator control measures implemented pursuant to this chapter to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee and Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.    Enacted by Chapter 15, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 23-16-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 16 - Big Game|Section 11 - Big game baiting prohibited.

 Effective 5/5/2021  23-16-11. Big game baiting prohibited.    (1) As used in this section:   (a)   (i) "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.     (ii) "Bait" does not include:   (A) the use of salt, mineral blocks, or other commonly used types of livestock supplements placed in the field by agricultural producers for normal agricultural purposes; or     (B) standing crops, natural vegetation, harvested croplands, or lands or areas where seeds or grains have been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, or normal soil stabilization practice.         (b) "Baited area" means all land within a 50-yard radius of the site where bait is placed, including the site where bait is placed.       (2) Unless authorized by a certificate of registration, it is unlawful to:   (a) bait big game;     (b) take big game in a baited area; or     (c) take big game that has been lured to or is traveling from a baited area.       (3) The division may only issue a certificate of registration to allow for the baiting of big game if the division determines that baiting is necessary to alleviate substantial big game depredation on cultivated crops or to facilitate the removal of deer causing property damage within cities or towns.    Enacted by Chapter 177, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 23-17-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 17 - Birds|Section 4 - Crop damage by pheasants -- Notice to division.

23-17-4. Crop damage by pheasants -- Notice to division.  Whenever pheasants are damaging cultivated crops on cleared and planted land, the owner of such crops shall immediately upon discovery of such damage notify the Division of Wildlife Resources. This notice shall be made both orally and in writing. Upon being notified of such damage, the Division of Wildlife Resources shall, as far as possible, control such damage.  Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 23-17-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah|Chapter 17 - Birds|Section 5 - Damages for destroyed crops -- Limitations -- Appraisal.

23-17-5. Damages for destroyed crops -- Limitations -- Appraisal.  Whenever pheasants have damaged or destroyed cultivated crops on cleared and planted land, the Division of Wildlife Resources may pay to the crop owner for the actual damage not to exceed $200 yearly, if the owner notifies the Division of Wildlife Resources of the damage within 48 hours after the damage is discovered. The appraisal of the damage shall be made by the crop owner and the Division of Wildlife Resources as soon after notification as possible. If the crop owner and the Division of Wildlife Resources are unable to agree on the fair and equitable damage, they shall call upon a third party, consisting of one or more persons acquainted with the crops concerned and pheasants, to appraise such damage; but if these provisions relating to damage claims are in conflict with the requirements of the federal Pittman-Robertson Act or the rules and regulations issued under it, then the provisions relating to damage claims shall be null and void.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1971 General Session