H.B. 40 Enrolled

TAKING WILDLIFE WHILE TRESPASSING
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
AN ACT RELATING TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES; PROHIBITING THE TAKING OF
WILDLIFE WHILE TRESPASSING.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
23-20-3.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 23-20-3.5 is enacted to read:
23-20-3.5. Taking protected wildlife while trespassing -- Penalty.
(1) A person may not take or permit his dog to take, while in violation of Subsection
23-20-14 (2):
(a) protected wildlife or their parts;
(b) an occupied nest of protected wildlife; or
(c) an egg of protected wildlife.
(2) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he or she violates any provision of
Subsection (1).