Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-13 - Taking Fish and Crayfish
Section R657-13-19 - Season Dates and Daily and Possession Limits
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-13-19
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) All waters of state fish rearing and spawning facilities are closed to fishing.
(2) State waterfowl management areas are closed to fishing except as specified in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish.
(3) The season for taking fish and crayfish is January 1 through December 31, 24 hours each day. Exceptions are specified in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish.
(4)
(a)
Daily limits and possession limits are specified in the proclamation of the
Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish and apply statewide unless
otherwise specified.
(b)
(i) A person may not fish in waters that have
a specific daily, possession, or size limit while possessing fish in violation
of that limit.
(ii) Fish not
meeting the size, daily limit, or species provisions on specified waters shall
be returned to the water immediately.
(c)
(i)
Trout, salmon and grayling that are not immediately released and are held in
possession, dead or alive, are included in the person's daily limit and
possession limit.
(ii) Once a
trout, salmon or grayling is held in or on a stringer, fish basket, livewell,
or by any other device, a trout, salmon or grayling may not be
released.
(5)
(a) A person may not:
(i) take more than one daily limit in any one
day; or
(ii) possess more than one
daily limit of each species or species aggregate unless the additional fish
are:
(A) from a previous days
catch;
(B) eviscerated;
and
(C) within the possession limit
for each species or species aggregate.
(b) A person may possess a full possession
limit of Bonneville cisco without eviscerating the fish from a previous days
catch.
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