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First Substitute S.B. 28
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5 AN ACT RELATING TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND STATE LANDS; AUTHORIZING
6 THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY, FIRE, AND STATE LANDS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
7 WILDLIFE BOARD, TO RESTRICT PUBLIC USE OF LEASED SOVEREIGN LANDS FOR
8 HUNTING, TRAPPING, OR FISHING.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 23-21-4, as last amended by Chapter 276, Laws of Utah 1997
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13 65A-2-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 23-21-4 is amended to read:
16 23-21-4. Right of access to lands for hunting, trapping, or fishing reserved to public
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19 of access to all lands owned by the state, including those lands lying below the official government
20 meander line or high water line of navigable waters, for the purpose of hunting, trapping, [
21 fishing.
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23 belonging to the state of Utah lying below the official government meander line or the high water
24 line of the navigable waters within the state, the lease, contract of sale, or deed shall contain a
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32 (b) no charge may be made by the lessee, contractee, or grantee to any person who desires
33 to go upon the land for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing.
34 (3) Lands referred to in this section shall be regulated or closed to [
35 trapping, or fishing as provided in this [
36 Section 2. Section 65A-2-5 is enacted to read:
37 65A-2-5. Protection of leasehold interests.
38 The director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, in conjunction with the
39 Wildlife Board, may restrict or limit public use of leased parcels of sovereign lands for hunting,
40 trapping, or fishing:
41 (1) upon the petition of the affected lessee;
42 (2) after a public hearing; and
43 (3) upon a determination that unrestricted public use for hunting, trapping, or fishing
44 substantially interferes with the primary activities authorized by the lease.
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