R657-55-5. Wildlife Expo Permit Application Procedures

  (1) Any person legally eligible to hunt in Utah may apply for a wildlife expo permit, except that only a nonresident of Utah may apply for a special nonresident expo permit.

  (2) The handling fee assessed by the conservation organization to process applications shall be $5 per application submitted.

  (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), applicants must validate their application in person at the wildlife exposition to be eligible to participate in the wildlife expo permit drawing.

  (i) No person may submit an application in behalf of another.

  (ii) A person may validate their wildlife expo permit application at the exposition without having to enter the exposition and pay the admission charge.

  (b) An applicant that is a member of the United States Armed Forces and unable to attend the wildlife exposition as a result of being deployed or mobilized in the interest of national defense or a national emergency is not required to validate their application in person; provided exposition administrators are furnished a copy of the written deployment or mobilization orders and the orders identify:

  (i) the branch of the United States Armed forces from which the applicant is deployed or mobilized;

  (ii) the location where the applicant is deployed or mobilized;

  (iii) the date the applicant is required to report to duty; and

  (iv) the nature and length of the applicant's deployment or mobilization.

  (c) The conservation organization shall maintain a record, including copies of military orders, of all applicants that are not required to validate their applications in person pursuant to Subsection (3)(b), and submit to a division audit of these records as part of its annual audit under R657-55-4(8)(f), when requested by the division.

  (4) Applicants may apply for each individual hunt for which they are eligible.

  (5) Applicants may apply only once for each hunt, regardless of the number of permits for that hunt.

  (6) Applicants must submit an application for each desired hunt.

  (7) Applicants must possess a current Utah hunting or combination license in order to apply for a wildlife expo permit.

  (8) The conservation organization shall advertise, accept, and process applications for wildlife expo permits and conduct the drawing in compliance with this rule and all other applicable laws.