1. (1) Any person legally eligible to hunt in Utah may apply for a wildlife expo permit, except that only a nonresident of Utah may apply for a special nonresident expo permit.
2. (2) The handling fee assessed by the conservation organization to process applications shall be $5 per application submitted.

3. (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) and (9), an applicant must validate their application in person at the wildlife exposition to be eligible to participate in the wildlife expo permit drawing.

   1. (i) No person may submit an application in behalf of another.

      1. (ii) A person may validate their wildlife expo permit application at the exposition without having to enter the exposition and pay the admission charge.

   2. (b) An applicant that is a member of the United States Armed Forces and unable to attend the wildlife exposition as a result of being deployed or mobilized in the interest of national defense or a national emergency is not required to validate their application in person; provided exposition administrators are furnished a copy of the written deployment or mobilization orders and the orders identify:

      1. (i) the branch of the United States Armed forces from which the applicant is deployed or mobilized;
      2. (ii) the location where the applicant is deployed or mobilized;
      3. (iii) the date the applicant is required to report to duty; and
      4. (iv) the nature and length of the applicant's deployment or mobilization.
   3. (c) The conservation organization shall maintain a record, including copies of military orders, of each applicant not required to validate their applications in person pursuant to Subsection (3)(b), and submit to a division audit of these records as part of its annual audit under R657-55-4(8)(f) when requested by the division.
4. (4) An applicant may apply for each individual hunt for which they are eligible.
5. (5) An applicant may apply only once for each hunt, regardless of the number of permits for that hunt.
6. (6) An applicant must submit an application for each desired hunt.
7. (7) An applicant must possess a current Utah hunting or combination license in order to apply for a wildlife expo permit.
8. (8) The conservation organization shall advertise, accept, and process applications for wildlife expo permits and conduct the drawing in compliance with this rule and other applicable laws.

9. (9) Due to the serious public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations form the CDC, Utah, and local health departments to avoid public gatherings and to maintain social distancing, the 2021 exposition is modified as follows:

   1. (a) a wildlife expo permit applicant will not be required to validate their application in-person at the expo permit drawing;
   2. (b) the wildlife expo permit drawing may be conducted entirely in an electronic format, provided an in-person or electronic exposition is held;
   3. (c) any exposition requirement in this rule and in contract related to holding an in-person exposition and meeting minimum in-person attendance objectives are waived.

KEY: wildlife, wildlife permits

Date of Last Change: October 2, 2023

Notice of Continuation: March 3, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305