H.B. 108

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REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING BOUNDARIES
2 OF HUNTING UNITS
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Craig W. Buttars
6 This act modifies the Wildlife Code by specifying requirements for the posting of boundaries
7 of cooperative wildlife management units.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 23-23-7, as last amended by Chapter 94, Laws of Utah 2000
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 23-23-7 is amended to read:
13 23-23-7. Permits -- Acreage and lands that may be included -- Posting of boundaries.
14 (1) The division shall provide cooperative wildlife management unit authorizations for
15 hunting small game or waterfowl to the cooperative wildlife management unit, free of charge.
16 (2) At least 50% of the cooperative wildlife management unit authorizations for hunting
17 small game or waterfowl provided to a cooperative wildlife management unit shall be offered for
18 sale to the general public at the times and places designated on the application for a certificate of
19 registration.
20 (3) (a) Cooperative wildlife management units organized for hunting small game or
21 waterfowl shall consist of private land.
22 (b) At least 75% of the acreage within the boundaries of each cooperative wildlife
23 management unit organized for the hunting of small game or waterfowl shall be open to hunting
24 by holders of valid authorizations.
25 (4) (a) The division may issue cooperative wildlife management unit permits for hunting
26 cougar or big game to permittees:
27 (i) qualifying through a public drawing; or

28 (ii) named by the cooperative wildlife management unit operator.
29 (b) The Wildlife Board may specify by rule those persons who are eligible to draw a
30 cooperative wildlife management unit permit in a public drawing.
31 (5) (a) Cooperative wildlife management units organized for hunting cougar or big game
32 shall consist of private land to the extent practicable. Public land may be included within a
33 cooperative wildlife management unit if:
34 (i) the public land is completely surrounded by private land or is otherwise inaccessible
35 to the general public;
36 (ii) including public land is necessary to establish a readily identifiable boundary; or
37 (iii) including public land is necessary to achieve cougar or big game management
38 objectives.
39 (b) If any public land is included within a cooperative wildlife management unit:
40 (i) the landowner association shall meet applicable federal or state land use requirements
41 on the public land; and
42 (ii) the Wildlife Board shall increase the number of permits or hunting opportunities made
43 available to the general public to reflect the proportion of public lands to private lands within the
44 cooperative wildlife management unit.
45 (6) Each landowner association shall:
46 (a) clearly post all boundaries of the unit [and all corners, roads, trails, gates, and
47 rights-of-way entering the unit with signs provided by the division] by displaying signs containing
48 information prescribed by rule of the Wildlife Board at the locations specified in Subsection
49 23-20-14 (1)(d); and
50 (b) provide a written copy of its guidelines to each holder of an authorization or permit.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-18-01 9:11 AM

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

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