R657-53-13. Pre-authorized Certificates of Registration for Personal Use

(1) Pre-authorized certificates of registration may only be issued for collection and the resulting possession for personal use of amphibians and reptiles classified as controlled for collection, as provided in this rule and the proclamation of the Wildlife Board.

(2) Pre-authorized certificates of registration shall be held to all conditions established in R657-53-8.

(3)(a) The criteria established in R657-53-11(1) shall be utilized to determine if pre-authorized certificates of registration shall be approved and issued.

(b) The criteria shall be applied to all amphibians and reptiles classified as controlled for collection.

(c) Pre-authorized certificates of registration shall be approved and issued only when the R657-53-11(1) criteria have been evaluated by the division and issuance found consistent with the criteria.

(4)(a) Applications for pre-authorized certificates of registration are available from, and must be submitted to, the Wildlife Registration Office in Salt Lake City.

(i) Applications for pre-authorized certificates of registration shall be accepted during the second full week of January and must be received by the Salt Lake Office by 5 p.m. Friday of that week.

(ii) Applications received before the second full week in January will not be accepted.

(iii) If necessary, a drawing will be held for those species that have more applications than available pre-authorized certificates of registration.

(iv) Remaining pre-authorized certificates of registration will be available after the second full week of January on a first-come, first-served basis.

(v) A person may not apply for or obtain more than one pre-authorized certificate of registration for each available species in a calendar year.

(vi) If available, pre-authorized certificates of registration shall be issued within five business days beginning the Monday after the second full week in January.

(vii) Applications that are incomplete, completed incorrectly, or submitted without the appropriate fee or other required information may be rejected.

(b)(i) Legal tender in the correct amount must accompany the application.

(ii) The pre-authorized certificate of registration fee includes a nonrefundable handling fee.

(c) Applications for pre-authorized certificates of registration may be denied as provided in R657-53-11(4).

(5)(a) Pre-authorized certificates of registration are not transferable, nor may they be amended to change collection area, species, bag limits, or dates.

(b) A holder of a pre-authorized certificate of registration shall notify the division within 30 days of any change in mailing address.

(c) An amphibian or reptile, or activities authorized by a certificate of registration may not be held or conducted at any location not specified on the certificate of registration without prior written permission from the division.

(6) Specific dates, species, areas, number of pre-authorized certificates of registration approved, and bag limits shall be published in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for amphibians and reptiles.

(7)(a) Holders of a pre-authorized certificate of registration must report collection success or lack thereof to the division before the expiration date of the pre-authorized certificate of registration.

(b) The division shall issue a possession certificate of registration for the amphibian or reptile collected under the pre-authorized certification of registration for the life of the animal.

(c) Annual reporting to the division on the status of the animal is required or the possession certificate of registration becomes invalid.