1. (1)(a) A participant who is a member of the United States Armed Forces or public safety organization that is mobilized or deployed on orders in the interest of national defense or declared state of emergency while enrolled in the program may request a one-year program extension if:

   1. (i) the person is mobilized or deployed for a minimum period of three consecutive months; or

      1. (ii) the participant is mobilized or deployed during the general buck deer season.
   2. (b) The participant must provide evidence of the mobilization or deployment period and that the mobilization or deployment precluded the participant from using the Dedicated Hunter permit.
   3. (c) An extension may not be granted if the participant hunted during the general deer season.

   4. (d) If an extension is granted due to mobilization or deployment:

      1. (i) the minimum annual program requirements shall be postponed into the subsequent year of the enrollment;
      2. (ii) a permit will not be issued in the year the qualifying mobilization or deployment occurs.

2. (2)(a) A person who is enrolled in the program and obtains a limited entry buck deer permit through the Utah Big Game drawing or accepts a poaching reported reward limited entry buck deer permit, will receive a one-year extension to the Dedicated Hunter Program enrollment period.

   1. (i) If the limited entry deer permit is surrendered during the enrollment, the extension will be retracted and the original three- year enrollment restored.

      1. (ii) The minimum annual program requirements shall be postponed into the subsequent year of the enrollment.

KEY: wildlife, hunting, recreation, wildlife conservation

Date of Last Change: August 7, 2025

Notice of Continuation: August 11, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-305