1. (1) The refund of a license, certificate of registration or permit shall be made in accordance with:

   1. (a) Section 23A-4-207 and Rule R657-50;
   2. (b) Section 23A-4-301 and Subsection (3); or
   3. (c) Section 23A-4-207 and this section.

2. (2)(a) An application for a refund may be obtained from any division office.

   1. (b) All refunds must be processed through the Salt Lake Division office.
   2. (c) Except for an individual applying for a refund under Subsection (3), an individual may apply for a refund up to 30 days after the expiration of the wildlife document.
   3. (d) The division may reject an application for a refund that is incomplete.

3. (3) A person may receive a refund for a wildlife document if that person was deployed or mobilized on or after September 11, 2001, in the interest of national defense or national emergency and is thereby completely precluded from participating in the hunting or fishing activity authorized by the wildlife document, provided:

   1. (a) the refund request is made to the division within one year of the end of the hunting or fishing season authorized by the wildlife document;
   2. (b) the person surrenders the wildlife document to the division, or signs an affidavit stating the wildlife document is no longer in the person's possession; and
   3. (c) the person verifies that the deployment or mobilization completely precluded them from participating in the activity authorized by the wildlife document; and

   4. (d) the person provides military orders, or a letter from an employment supervisor on official public health or public safety organization letterhead stating:

      1. (i) the branch of the United States Armed Forces, or name of the public health organization or public safety organization from which they were deployed or mobilized; and
      2. (ii) the nature and length of their duty while deployed or mobilized.

4. (4) The division may issue a refund for a wildlife document if the person to whom it was issued dies before participating in the hunting or fishing activity authorized by the wildlife document, provided the person legally entitled to administer the decedent's estate provides the division with:

   1. (a) picture identification;
   2. (b) letters testamentary, letters of administration, or such other evidence establishing the person is legally entitled to administer the affairs of the decedent's estate;
   3. (c) a photocopy of the decedent's certified death certificate; and
   4. (d) the wildlife document for which a refund is requested.

5. (5)(a)(i) A person may receive a refund minus a processing fee for a once-in-a-lifetime or limited-entry permit provided the permit is surrendered to the division 30 days or more before the season opening date identified on the permit.

   1. (ii) A person surrendering a once-in-a-lifetime or limited-entry permit less than 30 days before the season opening date, may receive a refund minus a processing fee, provided the drawing results are posted less than 30 days before the hunt start date.
   2. (iii) A person may receive a refund for a general season permit that must be surrendered to accept a reallocated limited-entry permit for the same species.
   3. (iv) The established refund processing fee will not be assessed on general season permits surrendered under Subsection (5)(a)(iii).

6. (6) A person may receive full refund for once-in-a-lifetime, limited-entry or general season permits if surrendering for medical reasons provided:

   1. (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;

      1. (ii) the person furnishes verification of illness or injury with a written physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner statement;
      2. (iii) the person does not use the license, certificate, or permit; and
      3. (iv) the license, certificate, or permit is surrendered before the end of the season for which the permit was issued.
7. (7) The director may determine that a person did not have the opportunity to participate in an activity authorized by the wildlife document.
8. (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, the division may reinstate a bonus point or preference point, whichever applies, and waive waiting periods, if applicable, when issuing a refund in accordance with this section.

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