1. (1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23A-1-101 and the applicable rules and guidebooks of the Wildlife Board.

2. (2) In addition:

   1. (a) "Alternate drawing lists" means a list of persons who have not already drawn a permit and would have been the next person in line to draw a permit.
   2. (b) "CWMU" means cooperative wildlife management unit.
   3. (c) "Deployed or mobilized" means that a person provides military or emergency services in the interest of national defense or national emergency pursuant to the demand, request, or order of their employer.

   4. (d) "General season permit" means any:

      1. (i) bull elk, buck deer, or turkey permit identified in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as a general season permit;
      2. (ii) antlerless permit for elk, deer, or pronghorn antelope; or

   5. (e) "Landowner association operator" for purposes of this rule, means:

      1. (i) a landowner association or any of its members eligible to receive limited entry landowner permits as provided in Rule R657-43; or
      2. (ii) CWMU - landowner association or its designated operator as provided in Rule R657-37.

   6. (f) "Limited entry permit" means any permit, including a CWMU, conservation, expo, sportsman, or limited entry landowner permit, identified in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as limited entry or premium limited entry for the following;

      1. (i) bull elk, buck deer, buck pronghorn, bear, or turkey; and
      2. (ii) antlerless moose.

   7. (g) "Natural disaster" means a naturally occurring event that causes significant damage and impacts a person's ability to use a permitted opportunityand include:

      1. (i) Wildfire;
      2. (ii) Earthquake;
      3. (iii) Flood;
      4. (iv) Land or mudslide;
      5. (v) Hurricane;
      6. (vi) Tornado;
      7. (vii) Tsunami; or
      8. (viii) Volcanic Eruption.

   8. (h) "Once-in-a-lifetime permit" means any permit, including a CWMU, conservation, expo, sportsman, or limited entry landowner permit, identified in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as once-in-a-lifetime for the following:

      1. (i) bison, bull moose, Rocky Mountain goat; and
      2. (ii) desert bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
      3. (i) "Substantially precluded" means participating in no more than one hunt day during the prescribed hunting season because of a qualifying natural disaster event or condition
   9. (j) "Wildlife document" means any license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration issued by the division.

KEY: wildlife, permits

Date of Last Change: June 23, 2026

Notice of Continuation: March 15, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-4-201; 23A-4-207; 23A-4-301