- (1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23A-1-101.
(2) In addition:
- (a) "Artificial cubby set" means any artificially manufactured container with an opening on one end that houses a trapping device.
(b) "Bait" means any lure containing animal parts larger than one cubic inch with the exception of white-bleached bones with no hide or flesh attached.
(c ) "Cage trap" means any enclosure containing a one-way door triggered by a treadle or pan that prevents escape of an animal after the door closes.
- (d) "Exposed bait" means bait which is visible from any angle, except when used in an artificial cubby set.
- (e) "Foothold trap" means any underspring or jump trap, longspring trap or coil-spring trap with two smooth arms or jaws that come together when an animal steps on a pan in the center of the trap.
- (f) "Fur dealer" means any individual engaged in, wholly or in part, the business of buying, selling, or trading skins or pelts of furbearers within Utah.
- (g) "Fur dealer's agent" means any person who is employed by a resident or nonresident fur dealer as a buyer.
(h) "Good condition" means the carcass is fresh or frozen and securely wrapped to prevent decomposition so that the tissue remains suitable for analysis.
- (i) "Green pelt" means the untanned hide or skin of any furbearer.
- (j) "Owner" means the person who has been issued a trap registration number associated with one or more trapping devices.
(k) "Pursue" means to chase, tree, corner, or hold a furbearer at bay.
- (l) "Scent" means any lure composed of material of less than one cubic inch that has a smell intended to attract animals.
- (m) "Trapping device" means any apparatus used to remotely capture or kill an animal, including a cage trap, foothold trap, snare wire, or any other body gripping mechanism.
KEY: wildlife, furbearers, game laws, wildlife law
Date of Last Change: October 22, 2025
Notice of Continuation: April 29, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-1-204; 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305