DAR File No. 39066
This rule was published in the February 1, 2015, issue (Vol. 2015, No. 3) of the Utah State Bulletin.
Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-42
Fees, Exchanges, Surrenders, Refunds and Reallocation of Wildlife Documents
Notice of Proposed Rule
(Amendment)
DAR File No.: 39066
Filed: 01/12/2015 09:33:20 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 revision to this rule replace "convention" with "expo".
State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:
- Section 23-19-1
- Section 23-19-38
Anticipated cost or savings to:
the state budget:
This rule amendment makes technical changes. It requires no programming changes and can be implemented with the Division's current budget. Therefore, DWR determines that these 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 only changes a name, 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 simply makes a name change, it does not have an additional financial requirement and would not generate a cost or saving impact to small businesses.
persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:
This amendment simply makes a name change, it does not have an additional financial requirement and would not generate a cost or saving impact to other persons.
Compliance costs for affected persons:
DWR determines that this amendment will not create additional costs and does not create a cost or savings impact to individuals who participate in hunting in Utah. This amendment simply makes a name change.
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 ResourcesWildlife 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 [email protected]
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:
03/03/2015
This rule may become effective on:
03/10/2015
Authorized by:
Gregory Sheehan, Director
RULE TEXT
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 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]expo, 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]expo, 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.
KEY: wildlife, permits
Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [January 10, 2012]2015
Notice of Continuation: May 6, 2013
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23-19-1; 23-19-38; 23-19-38.2
Additional Information
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For questions regarding the content or application of this rule, please contact Staci Coons at the above address, by phone at 801-538-4718, by FAX at 801-538-4709, or by Internet E-mail at [email protected]. For questions about the rulemaking process, please contact the Division of Administrative Rules.