R651-637-1. Authorization of a Hunt

  (1) Hunting of mule deer and bighorn sheep on Antelope Island State Park is authorized, and access on Antelope Island State Park is authorized for the purpose of hunting mule deer and bighorn sheep.

  (2) All hunting shall be confined to the designated hunting unit which consists of that portion of approximately 26,000 acres on Antelope Island lying south of the chain link fence, commonly known as the "2000 acre fence" beginning in Farmington Bay and running in a south southwesterly direction and ending at White Rock Bay.

  (3) Season dates, permit numbers, and other parameters for hunts shall be established by cooperative agreement.

  (a) The Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife Resources, through their respective policy boards, will enter into a cooperative agreement for the purpose of establishing:

  (i) the number of permits issued annually for bighorn sheep and buck mule deer on Antelope Island;

  (ii) season dates for each hunt;

  (iii) procedures and regulations applicable to hunting on Antelope Island;

  (iv) protocols for issuing permits and conducting hunts for antlerless deer on Antelope Island when populations require management; and

  (v) procedures and conditions for transferring marketed hunting permit revenue from the Division of Wildlife Resources to the Division of Parks and Recreation.

  (b) The cooperative agreement governing bighorn sheep and mule deer hunting on Antelope Island and any subsequent amendment thereto shall be presented to the Wildlife Board and the Parks Board for approval prior to drawing or issuing hunting permits.