R657-38-10. Certificate of Registration Extension

  (1)(a) A participant who is a member of the United States Armed Forces or public safety organization that is mobilized or deployed on orders in the interest of national defense or declared state of emergency while enrolled in the program may request a one-year program extension if:

  (i) the person is mobilized or deployed for a minimum period of three consecutive months; or

  (ii) the participant is mobilized or deployed during the general buck deer season.

  (b) The participant must provide evidence of the mobilization or deployment period and that the mobilization or deployment precluded the participant from using the Dedicated Hunter permit.

  (c) An extension may not be granted if the participant hunted during the general deer season.

  (d) If an extension is granted due to mobilization or deployment:

  (i) the minimum annual program requirements shall be postponed into the subsequent year of the enrollment;

  (ii) a permit will not be issued in the year the qualifying mobilization or deployment occurs.

  (2)(a) A person who is enrolled in the program and obtains a limited entry buck deer permit through the Utah Big Game drawing or accepts a poaching reported reward limited entry buck deer permit, may request the Dedicated Hunter program enrollment period be extended one additional year.

  (b) The extension request must be received by the Division before the established deadline, as published on the Division's website.

  (c) An extension is not available to participants who have two program harvests.