H.B. 40

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TAKING WILDLIFE WHILE TRESPASSING
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
5 AN ACT RELATING TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES; PROHIBITING THE TAKING OF
6 WILDLIFE WHILE TRESPASSING.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 23-20-3.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 23-20-3.5 is enacted to read:
12 23-20-3.5. Taking protected wildlife while trespassing -- Penalty.
13 (1) Except as provided in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board,
14 a person may not take or permit his dog to take, while in violation of Subsection 23-20-14 (2):
15 (a) protected wildlife or their parts;
16 (b) an occupied nest of protected wildlife; or
17 (c) an egg of protected wildlife.
18 (2) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he or she violates any provision of
19 Subsection (1).




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-4-00 4:27 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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