Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-33 - Taking Bear
Section R657-33-13 - Certificate of Registration Required for Bear Baiting

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-33-13

Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024

(1) A certificate of registration for baiting must be obtained before establishing a bait station.

(2) Certificates of registration for bear baiting are issued only to holders of limited entry permits authorizing the use of bait, as provided in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking bear.

(3) A certificate of registration may be obtained from the division office within the region where the bait station will be established by applying on the division website.

(4) A new certificate of registration must be obtained before moving a bait station. All materials used as bait must be removed from the old site before the issuing of a new certificate of registration.

(5) The following information must be provided to obtain a certificate of registration for baiting: a 1:24000 USGS quad map with the bait location marked, or the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) or latitude and longitude coordinates of the bait station, including the datum, type of bait used and written permission from the appropriate landowner for private lands.

(6)

(a) Any person interested in baiting on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management must verify that the lands are open to baiting before applying for and receiving a certificate of registration for bear baiting.

(b) Information on areas that are open to baiting on National Forests must be obtained from district offices.

(c) Issuance of a certificate of registration for baiting does not authorize an individual to bait if it is otherwise unlawful to bait under the regulations of the applicable land management agency.

(7) A handling fee must accompany the application.

(8) A person may hunt over a bait station only if:

(a) the person is listed on the certificate of registration and possesses the certificate of registration in the field; or

(b) possesses written permission from the certificate of registration holder to hunt over the bait station.

(9) Any person tending a bait station must be listed on the certificate of registration for that bait station.

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