R657-62-8. Bonus Points

  (1) Bonus points are used to improve odds for drawing permits.

  (2)(a) A bonus point is awarded for:

  (i) each valid unsuccessful application when applying for limited-entry permits; or

  (ii) each valid application when applying for bonus points.

  (b) Bonus points are awarded by species for;

  (i) limited-entry deer including cooperative wildlife management unit buck deer and management buck deer;

  (ii) limited-entry elk including cooperative wildlife management unit bull elk and management bull elk;

  (iii) limited-entry pronghorn including cooperative wildlife management unit buck pronghorn;

  (iv) once-in-a-lifetime species including cooperative wildlife management units;

  (v) limited entry bear;

  (vi) restricted bear pursuit;

  (vii) antlerless moose;

  (viii) ewe Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep;

  (xi) ewe desert bighorn sheep;

  (x) cougar; and

  (xi) turkey.

  (3)(a) A person may not apply in the drawing for both a permit and a bonus point for the same species.

  (b) A person may not apply for a bonus point if that person is ineligible to apply for a permit for the respective species.

  (c) Group applications will not be accepted when applying for bonus points.

  (d) A person may apply for bonus points only during the applicable drawing application for each species.

  (4)(a) Fifty percent of the permits for each hunt unit will be reserved for applicants with the greatest number of bonus points.

  (b) Based on the applicant's first choice, the reserved permits will be designated by a random drawing number to eligible applicants with the greatest number of bonus points for each species.

  (c) If reserved permits remain, the reserved permits will be designated by a random number to eligible applicants with the next greatest number of bonus points for each species.

  (d) The procedure in Subsection (c) will continue until all reserved permits are issued or no applications for that species remain.

  (e) Any reserved permits remaining and any applicants who are not selected for reserved permits will be returned to the applicable drawing.

  (5)(a) Each applicant receives a random drawing number for:

  (i) each species applied for; and

  (ii) each bonus point for that species.

  (6) Bonus points are forfeited if a person obtains a permit through the drawing for that bonus point species including any permit obtained after the drawing.

  (7) Bonus points are not forfeited if:

  (a) a person is successful in obtaining a conservation permit, expo permit, sportsman permit, or harvest objective bear permit;

  (b) a person obtains a landowner or a cooperative wildlife management unit permit from a landowner; or

  (c) a person obtains a poaching-reported reward permit.

  (8) Bonus points are not transferable.

  (9) Bonus points are averaged and rounded down when two or more applicants apply together on a group application.

  (10)(a) Bonus points are tracked using social security numbers or division-issued customer identification numbers.

  (b) The division shall retain electronic copies of applications from 1996 to the current drawings for the purpose of researching bonus point records.

  (c) Any requests for researching an applicant's bonus point records must be submitted within the time frames provided in Subsection (b).

  (d) Any bonus points on the division's records shall not be researched beyond the time frames provided in Subsection (b).

  (e) The division may void or otherwise eliminate any bonus point obtained by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or in violation of law.