Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources

Rule R657-42

Fees, Exchanges, Surrenders, Refunds and Reallocation of Wildlife Documents

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 35435
Filed: 11/15/2011 09:54:45 AM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This rule is being amended pursuant to Regional Advisory Council and Wildlife Board meetings conducted annually for taking public input and reviewing the Division of Wildlife Resources' (DWR) rule pursuant to fees, exchanges, surrenders refunds and reallocation of permits, and other documents.

Summary of the rule or change:

The proposed revisions to this rule replace "proclamation" with "guidebook"; and remove the exchange process for Dedicated Hunter permits.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 23-19-38
• Section 23-19-1

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This rule amendment makes technical corrections and removes the ability to exchange a Dedicated Hunter permit. It requires no programming changes and can be implemented with DWR's current budget. Therefore, DWR determines that theses amendments will not create any cost or savings impact to the state budget or DWR's budget, since the changes will not increase workload and can be carried out with existing budget.

local governments:

Since the amendment clarifies the criteria for exchanging a dedicated hunter permit and would impact only dedicated hunter permit holders, this filing does not create any direct cost or savings impact to local governments since they are not directly affected by the rule. Nor are local governments indirectly impacted because the rule does not create a situation requiring services from local governments.

small businesses:

This amendment clarifies criteria for dedicated hunters wishing to exchange a permit, it does not have an additional financial requirement and would not generate a cost or savings impact to small businesses.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

This amendment clarifies criteria for dedicated hunters wishing to exchange a permit, it does not have an additional financial requirement and would not generate a cost or savings impact to other persons.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

DWR determines that these amendments will not create additional costs and do not create a cost or savings impact to individuals who participate in hunting in Utah.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

The amendments to this rule do not create an impact on businesses.

Michael R. Styler, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Natural Resources
Wildlife Resources
1594 W NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3154

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Staci Coons at the above address, by phone at 801-538-4718, by FAX at 801-538-4709, or by Internet E-mail at stacicoons@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

01/03/2012

This rule may become effective on:

01/10/2012

Authorized by:

James Karpowitz, Director

R657. Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources.

R657-42. Fees, Exchanges, Surrenders, Refunds and Reallocation of Wildlife Documents.

R657-42-1. Purpose and Authority.

(1) Under the authority of Sections 23-19-1 and 23-19-38 the division may issue wildlife documents in accordance with the rules of the Wildlife Board.

(2) This rule provides the standards and procedures for the:

(a) exchange of permits;

(b) surrender of wildlife documents;

(c) refund of wildlife documents;

(d) reallocation of permits; and

(e) assessment of late fees.

 

R657-42-2. Definitions.

(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23-13-2 and the applicable rules[,]and guidebooks[ and proclamations] of the Wildlife Board.

(2) In addition:

(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.

(b) "CWMU" means cooperative wildlife management unit.

(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.

(d) "General season permit" means any:

(i) bull elk, buck deer, or turkey permit identified in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as a general season permit;

(ii) antlerless permit for elk, deer, or pronghorn antelope; or

(iii) harvest objective cougar permit.

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

(i) a landowner association or any of its members eligible to receive limited entry landowner permits as provided in Rule R657-43; or

(ii) CWMU - landowner association or its designated operator as provided in Rule R657-37.

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

(i) bull elk, buck deer, buck pronghorn, bear, cougar, or turkey; and

(ii) antlerless moose.

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

(i) bison, bull moose, Rocky Mountain goat, desert bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

(h) "Wildlife document" means any license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration issued by the division.

 

R657-42-3. Exchanges.

(1)(a) Any person who has obtained a general buck deer or a general bull elk permit may exchange that permit for any other available general permit if both permits are for the same species and sex.

(b) A person must make general buck deer and general bull elk permit exchanges at any division office prior to the season opening date of the permit to be exchanged.

(2) Any person who has obtained a cougar harvest objective unit permit may exchange that permit for any other available cougar harvest objective unit permit as provided in Rule R657-10.

(3) Any person who has obtained a limited entry bear any weapon or limited entry bear archery permit may exchange that permit for a limited entry bear archery or limited entry bear any weapon permit, respectively.

(4) [Any person who has obtained a Dedicated Hunter Permit may exchange that permit for any other available Dedicated Hunter Permit as provided in Rule R657-38.

(5)] The division may charge a handling fee for the exchange of a permit.

 

R657-42-5. Refunds.

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

(a) Section 23-19-38 and Rule R657-50;

(b) Section 23-19-38.2 and Subsection (3); or

(c) Section 23-19-38 and this section.

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

(b) All refunds must be processed through the Salt Lake Division office.

(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:

(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;

(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

(c) the person verifies that the deployment or mobilization completely precluded them from participating in the activity authorized by the wildlife document ; and

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

(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

(ii) the nature and length of their duty while deployed or mobilized.

(4) The division may issue a refund for a wildlife document if the person to whom it was issued dies prior to participating in the hunting or fishing activity authorized by the wildlife document, provided:

(a) The person legally entitled to administer the decedent's estate provides the division with:

(i) picture identification;

(ii) letters testamentary, letters of administration, or such other evidence establishing the person is legally entitled to administer the affairs of the decedent's estate;

(iii) a photocopy of the decedent's certified death certificate; and

(iv) the wildlife document for which a refund is requested.

(5)(a)(i) A person may receive a refund for a once-in-a-lifetime or limited-entry permit provided the permit is surrendered to the division no less than 30 days prior to the season opening date identified on the permit

(ii) A person may receive a refund for a general season permit that must be surrendered in order to accept a reallocated limited entry permit for the same species.

(b)(i) The established wildlife document refund fee shall be deducted from all refunds undersubsection (5)(a).

(ii) A refund will not be issued where the wildlife document purchase price is equal to or less than the wildlife document refund fee.

(6) The director may determine that a person did not have the opportunity to participate in an activity authorized by the wildlife document.

(7) The division may reinstate a bonus point or preference point, whichever is applicable, and waive waiting periods, if applicable, when issuing a refund in accordance with this Section.

 

R657-42-9. Assessment of Late Fees.

(1) Any wildlife application submitted under the Utah Administrative Code Rules provided in Subsection (a) through (e), within 30 days of the applicable application deadline established in such rules, in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board, or by the division may be processed only upon payment of a late fee as provided by the approved fee schedule.

(a) R657-52, Commercial Harvesting of Brine Shrimp and Brine Shrimp Eggs;

(b) R657-21, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units for Small Game;

(c) R657-22, Commercial Hunting Areas;

(d) R657-37, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units for Big Game; or

(e) R657-43, Landowner Permits.

(2) Any person who fails to report their Big Game hunt information pursuant to R657-5 Taking Big Game, within 30 calendar days of the ending season date for their once-in-a-lifetime, premium limited entry, limited entry, or cooperative wildlife management unit hunt may apply for a Big Game permit or bonus point in the following year provided:

(a) the survey is completed and submitted to the division at least 5 days prior to the close of the Big Game application period established in the [guidebooks]guidebookof the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

(b) the late fee established in the approved fee schedule is paid to the Division through the 1-800 number listed in the [Big Game guidebook]guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

(c) The accepted method of payment of fee is only a credit or debit card.

(3) Any person who fails to report their Swan hunt information pursuant to R657-9-7, within 30 calendar days of the ending season date for their Swan hunt may apply for a Swan permit in the following year provided:

(a) the survey is completed and submitted to the division at least 5 days prior to the close of the Swan application period established in the [guidebooks]guidebookof the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl.

(b) the late fee established in the approved fee schedule is paid to the Division through the 1-800 number listed in the [Waterfowl] guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl or through the division website.

(c) The accepted method of payment of fee is only a credit or debit card.

KEY: wildlife, permits

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [October 25, 2010]2012

Notice of Continuation: May 8, 2008

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23-19-1; 23-19-38; 23-19-38.2