Utah Admin. Code R657-9-8 - Authorized Weapons

(1) Migratory game birds may be taken with a shotgun, crossbow or archery tackle, including a draw lock.
(2) Migratory game birds may not be taken with a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10 gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fish hook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance.
(3) Migratory game birds may not be taken with a shotgun of any description capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler, incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so its total capacity does not exceed three shells, except as authorized by the Wildlife Board and specified in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl, snipe and coot.
(4)
(a) It is unlawful to use any protected gps location data or protected radio collar data to locate, track, take, or retrieve or any attempt to locate, track, take, or retrieve migratory birds or their parts.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, "protected" means "a records classified as protected under the Government Records Access and Management Act, Section 63G-2-305".

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-9-8
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/8/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-05, effective 2/23/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-07, effective 3/14/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 8/10/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-06, effective 3/11/2025

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