Utah Admin. Code R156-79-502 - Unprofessional Conduct

"Unprofessional conduct" includes:

(1) engaging in fraud in advertising when soliciting hunting guide or outfitter services to the public;

(2) intentionally obstructing, hindering, or attempting to obstruct or hinder lawful hunting by a person who is not a client or an employee of the registrant;

(3) failing to report to the Division within 20 days any violation of a state or federal wildlife, big game, or guiding statute by a client or by an employee of the registrant;

(4) materially breaching a contract with a person using the hunting guide or outfitting services of the registrant;

(5) failing to provide any animal used in the conduct of business with proper food or drink, or otherwise subjecting any animal used in the conduct of business to abuse or cruel and inhumane treatment;

(6) failing to allow the Division or its agents access at any time to inspect hunting camps, whether or not the registrant is present;

(7) failing to provide a hunting guide for every two hunters in wilderness areas and for up to six hunters in any other areas of the state;

(8) failing to maintain a neat, orderly, and sanitary camp by not disposing of garbage, debris, or human waste appropriately;

(9) failing to provide clean drinking water or failing to protect food from contamination;

(10) failing to separate livestock facilities and camp facilities, or to protect streams from contamination;

(11) failing to report any serious injury or fatality of a client or outfitter staff to a federal, state, county, or local law enforcement authority;

(12) failing to comply with state or federal laws and rules regarding hunting guides and outfitters;

(13) failing to comply with state or federal wildlife laws and rules;

(14) failing to adequately maintain general liability insurance coverage as required by the United States Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management;

(15) providing outfitter services to a person who is not properly licensed to hunt for the species sought by that person; and

(16) failing to conform to the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the profession.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R156-79-502

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-13, effective 6/23/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-18, effective 9/8/2020