Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R657. Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources |
R657-57. Division Variance Rule |
R657-57-2. Definitions
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(1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23-13-2.
(2) In addition:
(a) "CWMU" means cooperative wildlife management unit, as defined in Section 23-23-2;
(b) "Event or condition" means a circumstance in a person's life beyond their control that precludes or substantially limits their ability to obtain or use a wildlife document;
(c) "Harvesting" means, for purposes of this rule, killing an animal;
(d) "Hunt day" means spending any time in the field hunting the permitted animal species in a single day, during lawful hunting hours, and within the prescribed season;
(e) "Immediate family member" means a person's spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, brother, sister, parent, stepparent, grandparent, mother-in-law, or father-in-law;
(f)(i) "Limited entry hunt" means any hunt identified in the proclamations and guidebooks of the Wildlife Board as:
(A) a premium limited entry or limited entry hunt; and
(B) that awards a bonus point to unsuccessful permit applicants pursuant to R657-62-8.
(ii) "Limited entry hunt" further includes antlerless moose hunts and CWMU hunts available to the public through a Division administered drawing.
(g) "Once-in-a-lifetime hunt" means any hunt for which a wildlife document is issued to take a bull moose, bighorn sheep, bison, or mountain goat.
(h) "Substantially precluded" means participating in no more than one hunt day during the prescribed hunting season because of a qualifying event or condition set forth in R657-57-6.
(i) "Variance" means remedial relief granted by the Division or Wildlife Board to restore a person's opportunity to obtain or use a wildlife document which is completely lost or substantially impaired because of an intervening event or condition; and
(j) "Wildlife document" means any license, permit, tag, certificate of registration, or wildlife permit voucher issued by the Division.