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MULE DEER PROTECTION ACT

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

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House Sponsor: Kay L. McIff

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts the Mule Deer Protection Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    enacts Title 23, Chapter 30, Mule Deer Protection Act;
             13          .    creates the Mule Deer Protection Account;
             14          .    grants rulemaking authority to the Division of Wildlife Resources to establish
             15      programs that reduce and control the coyote population generally and in areas where
             16      mule deer predation occurs;
             17          .    requires the Division of Wildlife Resources to:
             18              .    administer programs that reduce and control the coyote population; and
             19              .    coordinate with government entities and state entities in administering programs
             20      that reduce and control the coyote population;
             21          .    permits the Division of Wildlife Resources to contract with a vendor to reduce and
             22      control the coyote population in areas where mule deer predation occurs; and
             23          .    permits the Division of Wildlife Resources to prepare and distribute training
             24      materials related to mule deer protection.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          This bill appropriates:
             27          .    to the General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account, as an ongoing
             28      appropriation:
             29              .    from the General Fund, $500,000;


             30          .    to the Division of Wildlife Resources - Wildlife Section, as an ongoing
             31      appropriation:
             32              .    from the General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account, $500,000,
             33      subject to intent language that the appropriation is non-lapsing;
             34          .    to the General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention
             35      Account, as an ongoing appropriation:
             36              .    from the General Fund, $250,000; and
             37          .    to the Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control, as an
             38      ongoing appropriation:
             39              .    from the General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage
             40      Prevention Account, as an ongoing appropriation, $250,000, subject to intent
             41      language that the appropriation is non-lapsing.
             42      Other Special Clauses:
             43          None
             44      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             45      ENACTS:
             46          23-30-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47          23-30-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48          23-30-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49          23-30-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50     
             51      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             52          Section 1. Section 23-30-101 is enacted to read:
             53     
CHAPTER 30. MULE DEER PROTECTION ACT

             54          23-30-101. Title.
             55          This chapter is known as the "Mule Deer Protection Act."
             56          Section 2. Section 23-30-102 is enacted to read:
             57          23-30-102. Definitions.


             58          As used in this chapter:
             59          (1) "General predator control" means a predatory animal removal effort by the division
             60      to reduce predatory animal numbers for the benefit of mule deer.
             61          (2) "Predatory animal" means a coyote.
             62          (3) "Targeted predator control" means a predatory animal removal effort by the
             63      division:
             64          (a) to reduce predatory animal numbers in an area where mule deer predation occurs;
             65      and
             66          (b) that focuses on specific locations and certain times.
             67          Section 3. Section 23-30-103 is enacted to read:
             68          23-30-103. Mule Deer Protection Account -- Contents -- Use of Funds.
             69          (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Mule
             70      Deer Protection Restricted Account."
             71          (a) The restricted account shall consist of:
             72          (i) appropriations made by the Legislature; and
             73          (ii) grants or donations from:
             74          (A) the federal government;
             75          (B) a state agency;
             76          (C) a local government; or
             77          (D) a person.
             78          (b) The division shall administer the restricted account.
             79          (2) Subject to appropriation, the division may expend money in the restricted account
             80      on:
             81          (a) a program established by rule under Subsection 23-30-104 (1);
             82          (b) a contract for targeted predator control described in Subsection 23-30-104 (3)(a);
             83          (c) predator control education and training related to mule deer protection described in
             84      Subsection 23-30-104 (3)(b); and
             85          (d) administration costs incurred to carry out the requirements of this chapter.


             86          Section 4. Section 23-30-104 is enacted to read:
             87          23-30-104. Rulemaking authority, coordination, and administration for predator
             88      control.
             89          (1) The division may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             90      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish programs to accomplish targeted predator control
             91      or general predator control, including programs that offer incentives or compensation to
             92      participants who remove a predatory animal that is detrimental to mule deer production.
             93          (2) The division shall:
             94          (a) administer a program established under Subsection (1);
             95          (b) coordinate with federal, state, and local governments, and private persons to
             96      accomplish the purposes of this chapter; and
             97          (c) coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Agriculture and
             98      Wildlife Damage Prevention Board created in Section 4-23-4 to:
             99          (i) minimize unnecessary duplication of predator control efforts; and
             100          (ii) prevent interference between predator control programs administered under Title 4,
             101      Chapter 23, Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act, and this chapter.
             102          (3) The division may:
             103          (a) contract with a vendor that offers targeted predator control services; and
             104          (b) prepare and distribute educational and training materials related to mule deer
             105      protection.
             106          Section 5. Appropriation.
             107          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
             108      following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or
             109      reduced from amounts previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated for the
             110      fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013. These are additions to any
             111      amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013.
             112          To General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account
             113              From General Fund
$500,000


             114              Schedule of Programs:
             115                  Mule Deer Protection Account            $500,000
             116          To Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife Resources
             117              From General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account
$500,000

             118              Schedule of Programs:
             119                  Wildlife Section                    $500,000
             120          The Legislature intends that, under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the
             121      appropriation from the Mule Deer Protection Account to the Division of Wildlife Resources
             122      not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2013.
             123          To General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account
             124              From General Fund
$250,000

             125              Schedule of programs:
             126                  Agriculture and Wildlife Damage
             127                  Prevention Account                    $250,000
             128          To Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control
             129              From General Fund Restricted -
             130              Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account
$250,000

             131              Schedule of programs:
             132                  Predatory Animal Control                $250,000
             133          The Legislature intends that, under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the
             134      appropriation from the Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account to the
             135      Department of Agriculture and Food not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2013.


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