1. (1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23A-1-101.

2. (2) In addition:

   1. (a) "CWMU" means cooperative wildlife management unit, as defined in Section 23A-7-102;
   2. (b) "Event or condition" means a circumstance in a person's life beyond their control that precludes or substantially limits their ability to obtain or use a wildlife document;
   3. (c) "Harvesting" means, for purposes of this rule, killing an animal;
   4. (d) "Hunt day" means spending any time in the field hunting the permitted animal species in a single day, during lawful hunting hours, and within the prescribed season;
   5. (e) "Immediate family member" means a person's spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, brother, sister, parent, stepparent, grandparent, mother-in-law, or father-in-law;

   6. (f)(i) "Limited entry hunt" means any hunt identified in the proclamations and guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as:

      1. (A) a premium limited entry or limited entry hunt; and
      2. (B) that awards a bonus point to unsuccessful permit applicants pursuant to Section R657-62-8.
      3. (ii) "Limited entry hunt" further includes antlerless moose hunts and CWMU hunts available to the public through a Division administered drawing.
   7. (g) "Once-in-a-lifetime hunt" means any hunt for which a wildlife document is issued to take a bull moose, bighorn sheep, bison, or mountain goat.

   8. (h) "Substantially precluded" means participating in no more than one hunt day during the prescribed hunting season because of a qualifying event or condition set forth in Section R657-57-6.

      1. (i) "Variance" means remedial relief granted by the Division or Wildlife Board to restore a person's opportunity to obtain or use a wildlife document which is completely lost or substantially impaired because of an intervening event or condition; and
   9. (j) "Wildlife document" means any license, permit, tag, certificate of registration, or wildlife permit voucher issued by the Division.

KEY: wildlife, permits

Date of Last Change: October 22, 2025

Notice of Continuation: July 5, 2023

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