R657-55-2. Definitions

  (1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23-13-2.

  (2) In addition:

  (a) "Conservation organization" means a 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) tax exempt, nonprofit chartered institution, corporation, foundation, or association founded for the purpose of promoting wildlife conservation.

  (b) "Special nonresident expo permit" means one wildlife expo permit for each once-in-a-lifetime species that is only available to a nonresident hunter legally eligible to hunt in Utah.

  (c) "Wildlife exposition" means a multi-day event held within the state of Utah that is sponsored by one or more wildlife conservation organizations, acting through a single conservation organization, as their national or regional convention or event that is open to the general public and designed to draw nationwide attendance of more than 10,000 individuals. The wildlife exposition may include wildlife conservation fund raising activities, outdoor exhibits, retail marketing of outdoor products and services, public awareness programs, and other similar activities.

  (d) "Wildlife exposition audit" means an annual review by the division of the conservation organization's processes used to handle applications for expo permits and conduct the drawing, the protocols associated with collecting and using client data, the revenue generated from expo permit application handling fees, and the expenditure of designated expo permit application handling fee revenue on division-approved projects.

  (e) "Wildlife expo permit" means a permit which:

  (i) is authorized by the Wildlife Board to be issued to successful applicants through a drawing or random selection process conducted at a Utah wildlife exposition; and

  (ii) allows the permittee to hunt the designated species on the designated unit during the respective season for each species as authorized by the Wildlife Board.

  (f) "Wildlife expo permit series" means a single package of permits to be determined by the Wildlife Board for:

  (i) deer;

  (ii) elk;

  (iii) pronghorn;

  (iv) moose;

  (v) bison;

  (vi) mountain goat;

  (vii) desert bighorn sheep;

  (viii) rocky mountain bighorn sheep;

  (ix) wild turkey;

  (x) cougar; or

  (xi) black bear.

  (g) "Secured opportunity" means the opportunity to receive a specified wildlife expo permit that is secured by an eligible applicant through the exposition drawing process.

  (h) "Successful applicant" means an individual selected to receive a wildlife expo permit through the drawing process.