- (1) Under authority of Sections 23A-2-304 and 23A-2-305, the Wildlife Board has established this rule describing procedures the division may use in issuing permits to individuals who report unlawful taking of protected wildlife in Utah.
(2) The division may deviate from this rule when granting a poaching-reported reward permit to protect an individual's identity as requested by the division's Chief of Law Enforcement.
(a) Deviations may include:
- (i) authorizing a permit on a near or similar unit;
- (ii) authorizing a permit for a different species;
- (iii) authorizing a premium limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime permit if a recipient is eligible for multiple poaching-reported reward permits; or
- (iv) authorizing a voucher that may only be redeemed by the recipient's immediate family member.
KEY: wildlife, game laws, big game seasons
Date of Last Change: March 13, 2024
Notice of Continuation: June 15, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305; 23A-11-201; 23A-11-202