R657-19-4. Nongame Mammal Species - Certificate of Registration Required

  (1) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals:

  (a) bats of any species; and

  (b) pika - Ochotona princeps.

  (2) A certificate of registration is required to take any shrew - Soricidae, all species.

  (3) A certificate of registration is required to take a Utah prairie dog, Cynomys parvidens, as provided in Sections R657-19-6, R657-19-7, R657-19-8 and R657-19-9.

  (4) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals in Washington County:

  (a) cactus mouse - Peromyscus eremicus;

  (b) kangaroo rats - Dipodomys, all species;

  (c) Southern grasshopper mouse - Onychomys torridus; and

  (d) Virgin River montane vole - Microtus montanus rivularis, which occurs along stream-side riparian corridors of the Virgin River.

  (5) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals in San Juan and Grand counties:

  (a) Abert squirrel - Sciurus aberti;

  (b) Northern rock mouse - Peromyscus nasutus; and

  (c) spotted ground squirrel - Spermophilus spilosoma.

  (6) The division may deny a certificate of registration to any applicant, if:

  (a) the applicant has violated any provision of:

  (i) Title 23 of the Utah Code;

  (ii) Title R657 of the Utah Administrative Code;

  (iii) a certificate of registration;

  (iv) an order of the Wildlife Board; or

  (v) any other law that bears a reasonable relationship to the applicant's ability to safely and responsibly perform the activities that would be authorized by the certificate of registration;

  (b) the applicant misrepresents or fails to disclose material information required in connection with the application;

  (c) taking the nongame mammal as proposed in the application violates any federal, state or local law;

  (d) the application is incomplete or fails to meet the issuance criteria set forth in this rule; or

  (e) the division determines the activities sought in the application may significantly damage or are not in the interest of wildlife, wildlife habitat, serving the public, or public safety.