Utah Admin. Code R657-13-21 - Catch-and-Kill Regulations

(1) The Wildlife Board may designate in proclamation and guidebook waters where anglers are required to kill specified aquatic animal species that are caught.

(2) A person shall immediately kill any aquatic animal caught in a water identified by the Wildlife Board in proclamation or guidebook as catch-and-kill for that species.

(a) An aquatic animal killed subject to a catch-and-kill regulation may be:

(i) retained and consumed by the angler; or

(ii) disposed of:

(A) in the water where the aquatic animal was caught;

(B) at a fish cleaning station;

(C) at the angler's permanent residence; or

(D) at another location where disposal is authorized by law.

(3) A person may not release a live aquatic animal subject to a catch-and-kill regulation in the water it was caught or in any other water in the state.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-13-21

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-1, effective 12/8/2014