R657-48-2. Definitions

(1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23-13-2.

(2) In addition:

(a) "Committee" means the Wildlife Sensitive Species Advisory Committee.

(b) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.

(c) "Division" means the Division of Wildlife Resources within the Department.

(d) "ESA" means the federal Endangered Species Act.

(e) "Executive Director" means Executive Director of the Department.

(f) "Interested Person" means an individual, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, commercial or trade entity, any agency of the United States Government, the State of Utah, its departments, agencies and political subdivisions.

(g) "Wildlife sensitive species" means a native wildlife species or subspecies within the state that is undergoing or is likely to undergo substantial declines in population size or distribution, throughout significant portions of its range within the state, without cooperative management intervention or mitigation of threats.

(h) "Wildlife Sensitive species designation" means the decision to bestow or remove wildlife sensitive species status on a wildlife species or subspecies pursuant to this rule.

(i) "Utah Sensitive Species List" means the list of all current state sensitive species.