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WILDLIFE RESOURCES CODE - APPLICATION TO INDIANS

                 
2000 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans

                  AN ACT RELATING TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES CODE; DEFINING TERMS; AND
                  AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN HUNTING, FISHING, AND
                  TRAPPING AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  ENACTS:
                      23-13-12.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  REPEALS:
                      23-13-12, as enacted by Chapter 46, Laws of Utah 1971
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 23-13-12.5 is enacted to read:
                      23-13-12.5. Agreement with tribe.
                      (1) As used in this section, "tribe" means a federally recognized:
                      (a) Indian tribe; or
                      (b) Indian band.
                      (2) (a) Subject to the requirements of this section, the governor may enter into an
                  agreement with a tribe to settle a dispute between the state and the tribe concerning a hunting,
                  fishing, or trapping right claim that is:
                      (i) based on:
                      (A) a treaty;
                      (B) an aboriginal right; or
                      (C) other recognized federal right; and
                      (ii) on lands located within the state.
                      (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), an agreement permitted under Subsection
                  (2)(a) may not exempt any person from the requirements of this title.
                      (c) An agreement permitted under Subsection (2)(a) may exempt or partially exempt a tribe


                  that is a party to the agreement or a member of that tribe from:
                      (i) Section 23-16-5 , placing a limit of one of any species of big game during a license year;
                      (ii) Section 23-16-6 , commencement date of the general deer season;
                      (iii) a hunter or furharvester education requirement under Chapter 19, Licenses, Permits, and
                  Tags;
                      (iv) an age restriction under Chapter 19, Licenses, Permits, and Tags;
                      (v) paying a fee required under this title to obtain a hunting, fishing, or trapping license or
                  permit;
                      (vi) obtaining a wildlife habitat authorization, license, or permit required under this title to
                  hunt, trap, or fish; or
                      (vii) complying with a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board if the exemption is not
                  inconsistent with this title.
                      (d) An agreement permitted under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
                      (i) be in writing;
                      (ii) be signed by:
                      (A) the governor; and
                      (B) the governing body of the tribe that:
                      (I) is designated by the tribe; and
                      (II) may bind the tribe to the terms of the agreement;
                      (iii) be conditioned on obtaining any approval required by federal law;
                      (iv) state the effective date of the agreement;
                      (v) provide that the governor shall renegotiate the agreement if the agreement is or becomes
                  inconsistent with a state statute for which an exemption is not authorized under this section; and
                      (vi) include any accommodation made by the tribe that:
                      (A) is agreed to by the tribe;
                      (B) is reasonably related to the agreement; and
                      (C) concerns the management and use of wildlife resources or habitat.
                      (e) Prior to executing an agreement under this Subsection (2), the governor shall consult

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                  with:
                      (i) the division; and
                      (ii) the chair of the Wildlife Board created in Section 23-14-2 .
                      (f) At least 30 days before the agreement under this Subsection (2) is executed, the governor
                  or the governor's designee shall present the proposed agreement to the Native American Legislative
                  Liaison Committee at a meeting of the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee.
                      Section 2. Repealer.
                      This act repeals:
                      Section 23-13-12, Indians subject to code.

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