Utah Admin. Code R657-9-34 - Waterfowl Blinds on Waterfowl Management and Wildlife Management Areas

(1) Waterfowl blinds on division waterfowl management and wildlife management areas may be constructed or used as follows:

(a) waterfowl blinds may not be left unattended overnight, except for blinds constructed entirely of non-woody, vegetative materials that naturally occur where the blind is located;

(b) trees and shrubs on waterfowl management and wildlife management areas that are live or dead standing may not be cut or damaged except as expressly authorized in writing by the division;

(c) excavating soil or rock on waterfowl management and wildlife management areas above or below water surface is strictly prohibited, except as expressly authorized in writing by the division;

(d) rock and soil material may not be transported to waterfowl management and wildlife management areas for purposes of constructing a blind; and

(e) waterfowl blinds may not be constructed or used in any area or manner, which obstructs vehicular or pedestrian travel on dikes.

(2) The restrictions set forth in Subsection (1)(a) through Subsection (1)(c) do not apply to the following waterfowl management areas:

(a) Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area - West and North of Unit 1, Turpin Unit, and Doug Miller Unit;

(b) Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area - West and South of the exterior dike separating the waterfowl management area's fresh water impoundments from the Great Salt Lake;

(c) Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area - West of Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3; and

(d) Harold Crane Waterfowl Management Area - one half mile North and West of the exterior dike separating the waterfowl management area's fresh water impoundments from Willard Spur.

(3)

(a) The restrictions set forth in Subsection (1)(a) through Subsection (1)(c) do not apply to blinds on Willard Spur Waterfowl Management Area.

(b) The placement or use of any permanent blind on Willard Spur Waterfowl Management Area requires written permission from the division and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

(4) Waterfowl blinds constructed or maintained on waterfowl management areas in violation of this section may be removed or destroyed by the division without notice.

(5) Any unoccupied, permanent waterfowl blind located on state land open to public access for hunting may be used by any person without priority to the person that constructed the blind. It being the intent of this rule to make such blinds available to any person on a first-come, first-serve basis.

(6) Waterfowl blinds or decoys cannot be left unattended overnight on state land open to public access for hunting in an effort to reserve the particular location where the blinds or decoys are placed.

(7) A person may not construct a new permanent blind on a waterfowl management area after June 3, 2021.

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Utah Admin. Code R657-9-34

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-17, effective 8/7/2015 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-05, effective 2/23/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/23/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-06, effective 3/11/2025