Utah Admin. Code R657-13-16 - Possession and Transportation of Dead Fish and Crayfish
(1)
(a) At
all waters except Strawberry Reservoir, Scofield Reservoir, Panguitch Lake,
Jordanelle Reservoir and Lake Powell, game fish may be dressed, filleted, have
heads and/or tails removed, or otherwise be physically altered after completing
the act of fishing or reaching a fish cleaning station, camp, or principal
means of land transportation. It is unlawful to possess fish while engaged in
the act of fishing that have been dressed or filleted. This shall not apply to
fish that are processed for immediate consumption or to fish held from a
previous day's catch.
(b) Trout
and/or salmon taken at Strawberry Reservoir, Scofield Reservoir and Panguitch
Lake, and smallmouth bass taken at Jordanelle may not be filleted and the heads
or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit.
(c) Fish may be filleted at any time and
anglers may possess filleted fish at any time at Lake Powell.
(2) A legal limit of game fish or
crayfish may accompany the holder of a valid fishing or combination license
within Utah or when leaving Utah.
(3) A person may possess or transport a legal
limit of game fish or crayfish for another person when accompanied by a
donation letter.
(4)
(a) A person may not :
(i) take more than one daily limit of game
fish in any one day; or ;
(ii)
possess more than one daily limit of each species or species aggregate, unless
the additional fish are:
(A) from a previous
days catch;
(B) eviscerated; and
(C) within the possession limit
for each species or species aggregate.
(b) Fish kept at the angler's permanent
residence do not count towards an angler's possession limit for that species or
species aggregate.
(c) A person
may possess a full possession limit of Bonneville cisco without eviscerating
the fish from a previous days catch.
(5) A person may possess or transport dead
fish on a receipt from a registered commercial fee fishing installation, a
private pond owner, or a short-term fishing event. This receipt shall specify:
(a) the number and species of fish;
(b) date caught;
(c) the certificate of registration number of
the installation, pond, or short-term fishing event; and
(d) the name, address, telephone number of
the seller.
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