1. (1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 23A-1-101 and 23A-7-102.

2. (2) In addition:

   1. (a) "CWMU" means Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit.
   2. (b) "CWMU agent" means a person appointed by a landowner association member to protect private property within the CWMU.
   3. (c) "General public" means all persons except landowner association members and their spouse or dependent children.
   4. (d) "Geospatial file" refers to a digital file submission that accurately portrays information about the location and shape of geographic features, such as the interior and exterior boundaries of the CWMU. Acceptable formats include a zipped, compressed, Esri shapefile or .kml or .kmz file.
   5. (e) "CWMU Harvest Objective" means the minimum number of antlerless animals a CWMU needs to harvest to help contribute to achieving a unit wide species population objective.
   6. (f) "Landowner association" means a landowner or group of landowners of private land organized as a single entity for applying for, becoming and operating a CWMU.

   7. (g) "Landowner association member" means:

      1. (i) an individual landowner or the managing members of a legal entity holding a fee interest in private property enrolled in a CWMU;
      2. (ii) a landowner association president;
      3. (iii) a landowner association operator; and
      4. (iv) employees, agents, and volunteers operating under the authority of or at the direction of a landowner association president or operator.

   8. (h) "Landowner association operator" means a person designated by the landowner association to operate the CWMU and handle day-to-day interactions of the landowner association with the public.

      1. (i) "Landowner association president" means a representative of the landowner association who is responsible for all internal operations of the landowner association and is ultimately responsible for the CWMU.
   9. (j) "Trade lands" means private lands opened up for big game hunting to compensate for public land included in the CWMU.
   10. (k) "Voucher" means a document issued by the division to a landowner association member, allowing a landowner association member to designate who may purchase a CWMU big game or turkey hunting permit from a division office.

KEY: wildlife, cooperative wildlife management unit

Date of Last Change: August 21, 2024

Notice of Continuation: March 15, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-7-102