Utah Admin. Code R657-11-1 - Purpose and Authority
(1) Under
authority of Sections
23A-2-304 and
23A-2-305, the Wildlife Board has
established this rule for taking furbearers and trapping.
(2) Specific dates, areas, number of permits,
limits, and other administrative details which may change annually are
published in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking
furbearers.
(3) Take of coyotes and
raccoons is regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Food pursuant to
Title 4, Chapter 23, Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act. The
division, through the Wildlife Board, is charged in Sections
23A-2-201 and
23A-2-305 to conserve protected
wildlife and establish rules considered necessary to accomplish that directive,
including regulating the means by which protected wildlife may be taken. The
trapping device use regulations in this rule concerning coyotes and raccoons
are intended solely to minimize take of nontargeted protected wildlife,
maximize potential for successful release of nontargeted protected wildlife,
detect illegal trap sets targeting protected wildlife, and protect compliant
trappers from criminal liability otherwise applicable to taking nontargeted
protected wildlife in a trapping device.
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