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2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 206 - Signature on documents -- Considered under oath -- Prohibition on use of unsigned documents.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-206.
Signature on documents -- Considered under oath -- Prohibition on use of unsigned documents.
(1) A person's signature on a license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration is certification of that person's eligibility to use the license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration for the purpose intended by this title.
(2) A signature described in Subsection (1) need not be notarized but shall be considered to be made under oath.
(3) A signature may be an electronic signature if allowed by rule made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(4) A person may not use an unsigned license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 207 - Sales of licenses, certificates, or permits final -- Exceptions -- Reallocation of surrendered permits.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-207.
Sales of licenses, certificates, or permits final -- Exceptions -- Reallocation of surrendered permits.
(1) A sale of a license, permit, or certificate is final, and the division may not refund money except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3) or Section 23A-4-301.
(2) The division may refund the amount of a license, certificate, or permit if:
(a) the division or the Wildlife Board discontinues the activity for which the license, certificate, or permit was obtained;
(b) the division determines that the division has erroneously collected a fee;
(c)
(i) the person to whom the license, certificate, or permit is issued becomes ill or suffers an injury that precludes the person from using the license, certificate, or permit;
(ii) the person furnishes verification of illness or injury from a physician or physician assistant;
(iii) the person does not actually use the license, certificate, or permit; and
(iv) the license, certificate, or permit is surrendered before the end of the season for which the permit was issued; or
(d) the person to whom the license, certificate, or permit is issued dies before the person being able to use the license, certificate, or permit.
(3) The Wildlife Board may establish additional exceptions to the refund prohibitions in Subsection (1) by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(4) The director may reallocate surrendered permits in accordance with rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 208 - Duplicate license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-208.
Duplicate license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration.
If an unexpired license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration issued under this title is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the division, a person designated by the director, or the division's authorized license agents may issue a duplicate license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration in accordance with the rules set and fees determined by the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 209 - Search and rescue surcharge.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-209.
Search and rescue surcharge.
(1) In addition to the fees imposed under this title, there is imposed a 25 cent surcharge on a fishing, hunting, or combination license.
(2) The surcharge imposed under Subsection (1) shall be deposited in the General Fund as a dedicated credit for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created under Section 53-2a-1102.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 210 - Fees and certificates of registration to harvest brine shrimp eggs.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-210.
Fees and certificates of registration to harvest brine shrimp eggs.
The Wildlife Board may not impose a fee to harvest brine shrimp eggs other than a certificate of registration fee.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 2 - Basic Requirements › Section 211 - Electronic duck stamp -- Fee.

Effective 5/3/2023
23A-4-211.
Electronic duck stamp -- Fee.
(1) As used in this section, "duck stamp" means the migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp described in 16 U.S.C. Sec. 718a.
(2) The division may provide for the purchase of an electronic duck stamp by an individual on the division's website, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. Sec. 718p.
(3) Except as described in Subsection (5), there is imposed a $30 electronic duck stamp fee for an electronic duck stamp purchased on the division's website.
(4) The division shall deposit the electronic duck stamp fee collected under Subsection (3) into the Wildlife Resources Account created in Section 23A-3-201.
(5)
(a) Notwithstanding the fee amount described in Subsection (3), the Wildlife Board may increase or decrease the electronic duck stamp fee to an amount that is no less than the amount the division is required to submit to the secretary of the interior under 16 U.S.C. 718r.
(b) An adjustment made by the Wildlife Board under Subsection (5)(a) takes effect when confirmed in the legislative fee schedule adopted in the general session of the Legislature immediately following the adjustment.
Enacted by Chapter 82, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 301 - Refunds for armed forces or public health or safety organization members.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-301.
Refunds for armed forces or public health or safety organization members.
(1) A member of the United States Armed Forces or public health or public safety organization who is mobilized or deployed on order in the interest of national defense or emergency and is precluded from using a purchased license, certificate, tag, or permit, may, as provided in Subsection (2):
(a) receive a refund from the division; and
(b) if the person has drawn a permit, have the opportunities to draw that permit in a future draw reinstated.
(2) To qualify, the person or a legal representative shall:
(a) notify the division within a reasonable amount of time that the person is applying for a refund;
(b) surrender the license, certificate, tag, or permit to the division; and
(c) furnish satisfactory proof to the division that the person:
(i) is a member of:
(A) the United States Armed Forces;
(B) a public health organization; or
(C) a public safety organization; and
(ii) was precluded from using the license, certificate, tag, or permit as a result of being called to active duty.
(3) The Wildlife Board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to administer this section including allowing retroactive refund to September 11, 2001.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 302 - Licenses for disabled veterans.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-302.
Licenses for disabled veterans.
(1) The Wildlife Board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, under which a veteran with a disability may receive a hunting, fishing, or combination license free or at a reduced price.
(2) In making rules under this section, the Wildlife Board shall:
(a) use the same guidelines for disability as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(b) provide at a minimum a reduction under this section of 25% of the full fee.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 303 - Persons residing in certain institutions may fish without license.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-303.
Persons residing in certain institutions may fish without license.
(1) The division shall permit a person to fish without a license if:
(a)
(i) the person resides in:
(A) the Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork;
(B) the state hospital;
(C) a veterans hospital;
(D) a veterans nursing home;
(E) a mental health center;
(F) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability;
(G) a group home licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services and operated under contract with the Division of Services for People with Disabilities;
(H) a group home or other community-based placement licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services and operated under contract with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services;
(I) a private residential facility for at-risk youth licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services; or
(J) another similar institution approved by the division; or
(ii) the person is a youth who participates in a work camp operated by the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services;
(b) the person is properly supervised by a representative of the institution described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(c) the institution described in Subsection (1)(a) obtains from the division a certificate of registration that specifies:
(i) the date and place where the person will fish; and
(ii) the name of the institution's representative who will supervise the person fishing.
(2) The institution described in Subsection (1) shall apply for the certificate of registration at least 10 days before the fishing outing.
(3)
(a) An institution that receives a certificate of registration authorizing at-risk youth to fish shall provide instruction to the youth on fishing laws and regulations.
(b) The division shall provide educational materials to the institution to assist the institution in complying with Subsection (3)(a).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 327, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 304 - Persons participating in youth organization or school activity may fish without license.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-304.
Persons participating in youth organization or school activity may fish without license.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "School" means an elementary school or a secondary school that:
(i) is a public or private school located in the state; and
(ii) provides student instruction for one or more years of kindergarten through grade 9.
(b) "Youth organization" means a local Utah chapter of:
(i) the Boy Scouts of America;
(ii) the Girls Scouts of the USA; or
(iii) an organization that:
(A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; and
(B) promotes character building through outdoor activities.
(2) The division shall permit a person to fish without a license during a youth organization or school activity if:
(a) the person is:
(i)
(A) a member of the youth organization; or
(B) a student enrolled in the school; and
(ii) younger than 16 years old;
(b) the fishing is in compliance with the fishing statutes and rules;
(c) the activity is part of a recreational or instructional program of the youth organization or school; and
(d) an adult leader of the activity obtains from the youth organization or school:
(i) a valid tour permit; or
(ii) documentation that specifies:
(A) the date and place of the fishing activity;
(B) the name of the adult leader that will supervise the fishing; and
(C) that the activity is officially sanctioned or authorized by the youth organization or school.
(3)
(a) The adult leader shall:
(i) possess a valid Utah fishing or combination license; and
(ii) instruct the activity participants on fishing statutes and rules.
(b) The division shall provide educational materials on the division's website to assist the adult leader in complying with Subsection (3)(a).
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board shall adopt rules specifying the form of the documentation required under Subsection (2)(d)(ii).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 305 - Persons with a physical or intellectual disability, terminally ill persons, and children in the custody of the state may fish for free.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-305.
Persons with a physical or intellectual disability, terminally ill persons, and children in the custody of the state may fish for free.
(1) A resident who is blind, has paraplegia, or has another permanent disability so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or who has lost either or both lower extremities, may receive a free license to fish upon furnishing satisfactory proof of this fact to the division.
(2) A resident who has an intellectual disability and is not eligible under Section 23A-4-303 to fish without a license may receive a free license to fish upon furnishing verification from a physician or physician assistant that the person has an intellectual disability.
(3) A resident who is terminally ill, and has less than five years to live, may receive a free license to fish:
(a) upon furnishing verification from a physician or physician assistant; and
(b) if the resident qualifies for assistance under a low income public assistance program administered by a state agency.
(4) A child placed in the custody of the state by a court order may receive a free fishing license upon furnishing verification of custody to the division.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 3 - Special Circumstances › Section 306 - Additional appropriation.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-306.
Additional appropriation.
The division each year shall request the Legislature to appropriate from the General Fund in an appropriations act, for deposit in the Wildlife Resources Restricted Account, a sum equal to the total of the fees, as determined by the previous year's license sales, that would have otherwise been collected for fishing licenses had full fees been paid by those 65 years old or older or those who received free fishing privileges under Section 23A-4-303 or 23A-4-305.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 4 - Combined or Lifetime Licenses › Section 401 - Resident fishing and hunting license -- Use of fee.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-401.
Resident fishing and hunting license -- Use of fee.
(1) A resident, after paying the fee established by the Wildlife Board, may obtain, as provided by the Wildlife Board's rules, a combination license to:
(a) fish;
(b) hunt for small game;
(c) hunt or trap cougar during a period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31; and
(d) apply for or obtain a big game,, bear, or turkey hunting permit.
(2) Up to $1 of the combination license fee may be used for the hunter education program for any of the following:
(a) instructor and student training;
(b) assisting local organizations with development;
(c) maintenance of existing facilities; or
(d) operation and maintenance of the hunter education program.
(3)
(a) Up to 50 cents of the combination license fee may be used for the upland game program to:
(i) acquire pen-raised birds; or
(ii) capture and transplant upland game species.
(b) The combination license fee revenue designated for the upland game program by Subsection (3)(a) is in addition to combination license fee revenue that may be used for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23A-3-207 and 23A-3-208.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 4 - Combined or Lifetime Licenses › Section 402 - Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-402.
Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses.
(1) A lifetime licensee who is born after December 31, 1965, shall complete the hunter education requirements under Section 23A-4-1001 before engaging in hunting.
(2) A lifetime license remains valid if the residency of the lifetime licensee changes to another state or country.
(3)
(a) A lifetime license may be used in lieu of a hunting or fishing license.
(b) Each year, a lifetime licensee is entitled to receive without charge a permit and tag of the lifetime licensee's choice for one of the following general season deer hunts:
(i) archery;
(ii) rifle; or
(iii) muzzleloader.
(c) A lifetime licensee is subject to each requirement for special hunting and fishing permits and tags, except as provided in Subsections (3)(a) and (b).
(4) The Wildlife Board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to carry out this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 5 - License Agents › Section 501 - Wildlife license agents.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-501.
Wildlife license agents.
(1) The director may designate wildlife license agents to sell licenses, permits, and tags.
(2) A wildlife license agent may:
(a) sell a license, permit, or tag to an eligible applicant, except for a license, permit, or tag specified in Subsection 23A-4-503(2) which may be sold only by the division; and
(b) collect a fee for a license, permit, or tag sold.
(3) A wildlife license agent shall receive:
(a) for a wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee equal to $10 or less but greater than $1, 50 cents for a wildlife license, permit, or tag sold; and
(b) for a wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee greater than $10, 5% of the fee.
(4) The division may require a wildlife license agent to obtain a bond in a reasonable amount.
(5)
(a) As directed by the division, a wildlife license agent shall:
(i) report the wildlife license agent's sales to the division; and
(ii) submit to the division the fees obtained from the sale of licenses, permits, and tags less the remuneration provided in Subsection (3).
(b) If a wildlife license agent fails to pay the amount due, the division may assess a penalty of 20% of the amount due. A delinquent payment shall bear interest at the rate of 1% per month. If the amount due is not paid because of bad faith or fraud, the division shall assess a penalty of 100% of the total amount due together with interest.
(c) Fees, except the remuneration provided in Subsection (3), shall:
(i) be kept separate from the private money of the wildlife license agents; and
(ii) belong to the state.
(6) A wildlife license agent may not intentionally:
(a) fail to date or misdate a license, permit, or tag;
(b) issue a hunting license or permit to an individual until that individual furnishes proof of successful completion of a division-approved hunter education course as provided in Section 23A-4-1001; or
(c) issue a furbearer license to an individual until that individual furnishes proof of successful completion of a division-approved furharvester education course as provided in Section 23A-4-1005.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 5 - License Agents › Section 502 - Violations by a wildlife license agent -- Criminal penalty.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-502.
Violations by a wildlife license agent -- Criminal penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of an unlawful act if the actor:
(a) fails to take an action required by Section 23A-4-501; or
(b) takes an action prohibited by Section 23A-4-501.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), a violation of Subsection (1) is a class B misdemeanor.
(b) A violation of Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor if the aggregate amount required under Subsection 23A-4-501(5)(a):
(i) is at least $1,000, but less than $10,000;
(ii) is not submitted for one or more months; and
(iii) remains uncollectable.
(c) A violation of Subsection (1) is a felony of the third degree if the aggregate amount required under Subsection 23A-4-501(5)(a):
(i) is $10,000 or more;
(ii) is not submitted for one or more months; and
(iii) remains uncollectable.
(3) A violation of Subsection (1) may be cause for revocation of the wildlife license agent authorization.
Enacted by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 5 - License Agents › Section 503 - Licenses obtained from agents of division.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-503.
Licenses obtained from agents of division.
(1) A person may obtain a license provided for in the following sections from the division or one of the division's authorized wildlife license agents:
(a) Section 23A-4-401;
(b) Section 23A-4-601;
(c) Sections 23A-4-703 through 23A-4-707; and
(d) Section 23A-4-901.
(2) A person may obtain a license provided for in Section 23A-4-305, 23A-4-402, or 23A-4-802 only from the division.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 6 - Fishing › Section 601 - Fishing license.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-601.
Fishing license.
(1) A person 12 years old or older shall purchase a fishing license before engaging in a regulated fishing activity.
(2) Upon paying the fee prescribed by the Wildlife Board, a person may obtain a license to fish and engage in a regulated fishing activity in accordance with the rules, proclamations, and orders of the Wildlife Board.
(3) A person under 12 years old may fish without a license in accordance with the rules, proclamations, and orders of the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 6 - Fishing › Section 602 - Seining registration.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-602.
Seining registration.
A person, upon application to the Wildlife Board, may be registered to seine.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 701 - Trial hunting authorization.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-701.
Trial hunting authorization.
(1) Upon application, the division may issue a trial hunting authorization to an individual who:
(a) is 11 years old or older at the time of application;
(b) is eligible under state and federal law to possess a firearm and archery equipment; and
(c)
(i) was born after 1965; and
(ii) has not completed a division approved hunter education course.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 23A-4-1001, an individual who obtains a trial hunting authorization under Subsection (1) may obtain:
(a) a hunting license under Section 23A-4-401, 23A-4-706, or 23A-4-707; or
(b) a hunting permit authorized by the Wildlife Board under Subsection (4).
(3) An individual who obtains a hunting license or permit with a trial hunting authorization under Subsection (2) may use the license or permit if the individual is:
(a) 12 years old or older; and
(b) accompanied, as defined in Subsection 23A-4-708(1), in the field while hunting by an individual who:
(i) is 21 years old or older;
(ii) is eligible under state and federal law to possess a firearm and archery equipment;
(iii) possesses a current Utah hunting or combination license;
(iv) has satisfied applicable hunter education requirements under this chapter; and
(v) possesses the written consent of the holder's parent or legal guardian, if accompanying a holder of a trial hunting authorization who is under 18 years old.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules to:
(a) designate the types of hunting permits under Subsection (2) that may be obtained with a trial hunting authorization;
(b) establish the term of a trial hunting authorization;
(c) establish the number of years a person may obtain a trial hunting authorization;
(d) prescribe the number of individuals using a trial hunting authorization that an individual may accompany in the field under Subsection (3) at a single time;
(e) establish the application process for an individual to obtain a trial hunting authorization; and
(f) administer and enforce this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 702 - Air rifle hunting.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-702.
Air rifle hunting.
(1) As used in this section, "pre-charged pneumatic air rifle" means a rifle that fires a single projectile with compressed air released from a chamber:
(a) built into the rifle; and
(b) pressurized at a minimum of 2,000 pounds per square inch from an external high compression device or source, such as a hand pump, compressor, or scuba tank.
(2) An individual may use a pre-charged pneumatic air rifle to hunt:
(a) a species of protected wildlife designated by the Wildlife Board;
(b) a cottontail rabbit;
(c) a snowshoe hare; or
(d) a turkey, with a fall turkey permit.
(3) The division shall review available funding to pay the costs of regulating hunting with pre-charged pneumatic air rifles, including eligibility for federal excise taxes, and report the division's findings to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee by no later than the November 2024 interim committee meeting.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 703 - Big game hunting permit.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-703.
Big game hunting permit.
(1) A person who is at least 12 years old may apply for or obtain a permit to hunt big game as provided by a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board upon:
(a) paying the big game hunting permit fee established by the Wildlife Board;
(b) paying the fee established by Subsection (4); and
(c) possessing a valid hunting or combination license.
(2)
(a) A person who is 11 years old may apply for or obtain a big game hunting permit consistent with the requirements of Subsection (1) if that person's 12th birthday falls within the calendar year for which the permit is issued.
(b) A person may not use a permit to hunt big game before the person's 12th birthday.
(3) The division shall use one dollar of a big game permit fee collected from a resident for the hunter education program as provided in Section 23A-4-401.
(4) There is established a fee in the amount of $5 added to a permit under this section to be deposited in the Predator Control Restricted Account.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 704 - Cougar or bear hunting permit.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-704.
Cougar or bear hunting permit.
(1) A person 12 years old or older may apply for or obtain a permit to take bear as provided by a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board upon:
(a) paying the cougar or bear hunting permit fee established by the Wildlife Board; and
(b) possessing a valid hunting or combination license.
(2) A person 11 years old may apply for or obtain a bear hunting permit consistent with the requirements of Subsection (1) if that person's 12th birthday falls within the calendar year in which the permit is issued.
(3) The division shall use one dollar of a bear permit fee collected from a resident for the hunter education program.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 705 - Turkey hunting permit -- Use of fee.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-705.
Turkey hunting permit -- Use of fee.
(1) A person may apply for or obtain a permit to take turkey as provided by a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board upon:
(a) paying the turkey permit fee established by the Wildlife Board; and
(b) possessing a valid hunting or combination license.
(2) The division shall use one dollar of a turkey permit fee collected from a resident for the hunter education program.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 706 - Resident hunting license -- Use of fee.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-706.
Resident hunting license -- Use of fee.
(1) A resident may obtain a hunting license after paying the fee established by the Wildlife Board.
(2) A hunting license authorizes the licensee to, according to this title and the Wildlife Board's rules and proclamations:
(a) take small game;
(b) hunt or trap cougar during a period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31; and
(c) apply for or obtain a big game, bear, or turkey hunting permit.
(3) Up to $1 of the hunting license fee may be used for the hunter education program.
(4)
(a) Up to 50 cents of the hunting license fee may be used for the upland game program to:
(i) acquire pen-raised birds; or
(ii) capture and transplant upland game species.
(b) The hunting license fee revenue designated for the upland game program by Subsection (4)(a) is in addition to hunting license fee revenue that may be used for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23A-3-207 and 23A-3-208.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 707 - Nonresident hunting license -- Use of fee.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-707.
Nonresident hunting license -- Use of fee.
(1) A nonresident may obtain a hunting license after paying the fee established by the Wildlife Board.
(2) A hunting license authorizes the licensee to, according to this title and the Wildlife Board's rules and proclamations:
(a) take small game;
(b) hunt or trap cougar during a period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31; and
(c) apply for or obtain a big game, bear, or turkey hunting permit.
(3)
(a) Up to 50 cents of the hunting license fee may be used for the upland game program to:
(i) acquire pen-raised birds; or
(ii) capture and transplant upland game species.
(b) The hunting license fee revenue designated for the upland game program by Subsection (3)(a) is in addition to hunting license fee revenue that may be used for the upland game program as provided by Sections 23A-3-207 and 23A-3-208.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2023 General Session
Technical renumber of section for proper placement in Title and Chapter.
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 708 - Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-708.
Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Accompanied" means at a distance within which visual and verbal communication is maintained for the purposes of advising and assisting.
(b)
(i) "Electronic device" means a mechanism powered by electricity that allows communication between two or more people.
(ii) "Electronic device" includes a mobile telephone or two-way radio.
(c) "Verbal communication" means the conveyance of information through speech that does not involve an electronic device.
(2) A person younger than 14 years old who is hunting with a weapon shall be accompanied by:
(a) the person's parent or legal guardian; or
(b) a responsible person who is at least 21 years old and who is approved by the person's parent or guardian.
(3) A person younger than 16 years old who is hunting big game with a weapon shall be accompanied by:
(a) the person's parent or legal guardian; or
(b) a responsible person who is at least 21 years old and who is approved by the person's parent or guardian.
(4) A person who is at least 14 years old but younger than 16 years old shall be accompanied by a person who is at least 21 years old while hunting wildlife, other than big game, with a weapon.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 709 - Tagging requirements.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-709.
Tagging requirements.
(1) The Wildlife Board may make rules that require the carcass of certain species of protected wildlife to be tagged.
(2) Except as provided by the Wildlife Board by rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a hunter shall tag the carcass of a species of protected wildlife required to be tagged before the carcass is moved from or the hunter leaves the site of kill.
(3) To tag a carcass, a person shall:
(a)
(i) completely detach the tag from the license or permit;
(ii) completely remove the appropriate notches to correspond with:
(A) the date the animal was taken; and
(B) the sex of the animal; and
(iii) attach the tag to the carcass so that the tag remains securely fastened and visible; or
(b) complete an electronic tagging certification according to standards approved by the Wildlife Board by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(4) A person may not:
(a) remove more than one notch indicating date or sex; or
(b) tag more than one carcass using the same tag.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 7 - Hunting › Section 710 - Hunting Mentor Program.

Effective 5/3/2023
23A-4-710.
Hunting Mentor Program.
(1) As used in this section, "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, or stepchild.
(2) A resident or nonresident minor under 18 years old may use the hunting permit of another person if:
(a) the permit holder:
(i) receives no form of compensation or remuneration for allowing the minor to use the permit;
(ii) obtains the division's prior written approval to allow the minor to use the permit; and
(iii) accompanies the minor, for the purposes of advising and assisting during the hunt, at a distance where the permit holder can communicate with the minor, in person, by voice or visual signals; and
(b) the minor is otherwise legally eligible to hunt.
(3) If the permit holder dies before the hunt authorized by the permit described in this section, the minor may use the permit if the minor is:
(a) an immediate family member of the permit holder; and
(b) accompanied by an adult immediate family member while using the permit.
(4) This section does not convey any property interest.
(5) The Wildlife Board shall issue a permit in accordance with this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 149, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 8 - Falconry › Section 801 - Falconry certificate of registration -- Residents 12 or older may obtain certificate of registration -- License for falconry meet for nonresidents -- Wildlife Board approval required for falconry meet -- Hunting license required to take protected game.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-801.
Falconry certificate of registration -- Residents 12 or older may obtain certificate of registration -- License for falconry meet for nonresidents -- Wildlife Board approval required for falconry meet -- Hunting license required to take protected game.
(1) A resident 12 years old or older may obtain a certificate of registration to hold falcons and engage in the sport of falconry on nongame wildlife species upon application to the division.
(2) A nonresident entering Utah to participate in the sport of falconry at an organized meet shall obtain a license as provided in Section 23A-4-802.
(3) Organizers of a falconry meet shall apply to and receive approval from the Wildlife Board to conduct an organized falconry meet.
(4)
(a) A person engaging in the sport of falconry on protected small game species shall possess, in addition to the falconry certificate of registration, a hunting license.
(b) A nonresident who has been issued a license pursuant to Section 23A-4-802 is not required to possess a hunting license to take small game during the five-day period of the license.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 8 - Falconry › Section 802 - Nonresident falconry meet license.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-802.
Nonresident falconry meet license.
(1) A nonresident 12 years old or older may participate in a falconry meet in this state upon payment of a fee prescribed by the Wildlife Board.
(2)
(a) A nonresident falconry meet license is valid only for five consecutive days, the dates to be designated on the license.
(b) The holder of the license may engage in the sport of falconry on nongame wildlife species and small game species during the specified five-day period.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 9 - Furbearer License or Registration › Section 901 - Furbearer license -- Resident or nonresident.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-901.
Furbearer license -- Resident or nonresident.
A resident or nonresident may receive a license to take furbearers upon payment of the fee prescribed by the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 9 - Furbearer License or Registration › Section 902 - Resident fur dealer registration.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-902.
Resident fur dealer registration.
A resident may be registered as a fur dealer upon application to the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 9 - Furbearer License or Registration › Section 903 - Nonresident fur dealer registration.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-903.
Nonresident fur dealer registration.
A nonresident may be registered as a fur dealer upon application to the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 9 - Furbearer License or Registration › Section 904 - Registration of fur dealer's agent.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-904.
Registration of fur dealer's agent.
A person who is employed by a fur dealer as a fur buyer in the field may be registered as a fur dealer's agent upon application to the Wildlife Board.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 9 - Furbearer License or Registration › Section 905 - Fur dealer and fur dealer's agent -- Certificates of registration required -- Receipts required.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-905.
Fur dealer and fur dealer's agent -- Certificates of registration required -- Receipts required.
(1)
(a) A person engaging in, carrying on, or conducting, wholly or in part, the business of buying, selling, trading, or dealing, within the state, in the skins or pelts of furbearing mammals is considered a fur dealer within the meaning of this title.
(b) A fur dealer shall secure a fur dealer certificate of registration from the division, except a certificate of registration is not required for:
(i) a licensed trapper or fur farmer selling skins or pelts that the licensed trapper or fur farmer has lawfully taken or raised; or
(ii) a person who is not a fur dealer and who purchases skins or pelts described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) exclusively for the person's own use and not for sale.
(2)
(a) A person who is employed by a resident or nonresident fur dealer as a fur buyer, in the field, is considered a fur dealer's agent.
(b) The fur dealer employing an agent shall apply for a fur dealer's agent certificate of registration, and an agent certificate of registration may not be issued until the necessary fur dealer certificate of registration has been first secured by the employer of the agent.
(3) The vendor shall issue a receipt to the vendee whenever the skins or pelts of furbearing mammals change ownership by virtue of sale, exchange, barter, or gift. Both the vendor and vendee shall produce the receipt or evidence of legal transaction upon request by the division or other person authorized to enforce this title.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 10 - Education › Section 1001 - Hunter education required.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-1001.
Hunter education required.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Section 23A-4-701, an individual born after December 31, 1965, may not acquire or possess a hunting license or permit unless the individual has successfully completed a division-approved hunter education course.
(b) A division-approved hunter education course shall include education concerning the importance of gates and fences used in agriculture and how to properly close a gate.
(2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules establishing:
(a) criteria and standards for approving a hunter education course, including a course offered in another state or country; and
(b) procedures for verifying and documenting that an individual seeking a hunting license or permit has successfully completed a division-approved hunter education course.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 10 - Education › Section 1002 - Hunter education practical shooting test -- Exemptions.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-1002.
Hunter education practical shooting test -- Exemptions.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the Wildlife Board may require that the division-approved hunter education course required by Section 23A-4-1001 include a practical shooting test.
(2) A member of the United States Armed Forces, including the Utah National Guard, is exempt from a practical shooting test that may be required under Subsection (1) if the member has passed firearms training in the United States Armed Forces or Utah National Guard.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules establishing firearms test verification requirements.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 10 - Education › Section 1003 - Instruction in hunter education -- Issuance of certificate of competency.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-1003.
Instruction in hunter education -- Issuance of certificate of competency.
(1) The division shall provide for an individual interested in obtaining an instructor's certificate in hunter education a course of instruction in:
(a) the safe handling of firearms;
(b) conservation;
(c) hunting ethics;
(d) information required by Subsection 23A-4-1001(1)(b); and
(e) related subject matter.
(2) A certified instructor may, on a voluntary basis, give instruction in the course of hunter education, as established by the division, to eligible persons. The division shall issue a certificate of competency in hunter education upon the successful completion of the course.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 10 - Education › Section 1004 - Instruction in bow hunter education -- Issuance of certificate of completion.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-1004.
Instruction in bow hunter education -- Issuance of certificate of completion.
(1) The division shall establish criteria for a bow hunter education course, which may be offered by an entity that meets the division's criteria.
(2) The bow hunter education course shall include instruction in:
(a) the safe use of bow hunting equipment;
(b) fundamentals of bow hunting;
(c) shooting and hunting techniques; and
(d) hunter ethics.
(3) The division shall issue a certificate of completion to a participant upon successful completion of a bow hunter education course which meets the requirements of this section and criteria established by the division.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 23A - Wildlife Resources Act › Chapter 4 - Licenses, Permits, Certificates of Registration, and Tags › Part 10 - Education › Section 1005 - Proof of furharvester education required.

Effective 7/1/2023
23A-4-1005.
Proof of furharvester education required.
(1) A resident born after December 31, 1984, may not acquire or possess a furbearer license unless the individual has successfully completed a division-approved furharvester education course.
(2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules establishing:
(a) criteria and standards for approving a furharvester education course, including a course offered in another state or country; and
(b) procedures for verifying and documenting that an individual seeking a furbearer license has successfully completed a division-approved furharvester education course.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session