Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A CWMU Advisory Committee shall be
created consisting of seven members nominated by the director and approved by
the Wildlife Board.
(2) The
committee shall include:
(a) two sportsmen
representatives;
(b) two CWMU
representatives;
(c) one
agricultural representative;
(d)
one at-large public representative; and
(e) one Regional Advisory Council chairperson
or Regional Advisory Council member.
(3) The committee shall be chaired by the
Wildlife Section Chief, who is a non-voting member.
(4) The committee shall:
(a) hear complaints dealing with fair and
equitable treatment of hunters on CWMUs;
(b) review the operation of the CWMU
program;
(c) review failure to meet
antlerless objectives;
(i) if the CWMU does
not meet the 3-year minimum;
(ii)
harvest or harvest fewer cows than bulls;
(iii) are unlikely to meet the 3-year
harvest;
(iv) do not maintain the
same or better antlerless harvest percentage as comparable surrounding
units.
(d) hear
complaints from adjacent landowners;
(e) review variance requests for elk season
date extensions; and
(f) make
advisory recommendations to the director and Wildlife Board on the matters
listed in this subsection.
(5)
(a) The
committee may recommend to the director and Wildlife Board:
(i) different hunt dates;
(ii) a change in permit splits must be a
split listed in Section R657-37-9
(iii) a change in operator;
(iv) probation; and
(v) termination of a certificate of
registration.
(b) A CWMU
placed in probationary status must provide the CWMU Advisory Committee a plan
of corrective action to address concerns regarding operation of the CWMU, and
report annually to the Advisory Committee during the probationary period
regarding their progress in addressing such concerns.
(c) The division shall report the
recommendations of the CWMU Advisory Committee to the Wildlife Board before the
renewal deadline.
(6)
The Wildlife Section Chief shall determine the agenda, time, and location of
the CWMU Advisory Committee meetings.
(7) The director shall set staggered terms
for appointment of CWMU Advisory Committee members to ensure rotating
representation and that all committee members' terms shall expire after four
years.
(8) Meetings will be
advertised similar to Regional Advisory Council meetings and there will be a
venue for public comment.
