Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-37 - Cooperative Wildlife Management Units for Big Game or Turkey
Section R657-37-6 - Renewal of a Certificate of Registration

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-37-6

Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024

(1)

(a) At the end of a certificate of registration term, the certificate of registration may be renewed, consistent with this section.

(b) A certificate of registration terminated pursuant to Section R657-37-5.5 or Section R657-37-15 is not eligible for renewal, but may reapply consistent with Section R657-37-5.

(2) An application for renewal of a certificate of registration must be completed no later than August 10 of the year preceding the expiration of the certificate of registration term.

(3)

(a) The renewal application must identify all changes from the previous certificate of registration and CWMU Management Plan.

(b) A CWMU renewal application that includes a request for modified season dates is not required to obtain an additional variance upon renewal if those dates are identical to what was previously approved in their current certificate of registration.

(4) The renewal application must be accompanied by:

(a) the CWMU Management Plan as described in Subsection R657-37-4(3);

(b) all maps as described in Subsection R657-37-4(3) if the CWMU boundaries have changed;

(c)
(i) a petition containing the signature and acreage of each participating landowner agreeing to establish and operate the CWMU as provided in this rule and Title 23A, Chapter 7, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units; or

(ii) a copy of a legal contract or agreement identifying:
(A) the private land;

(B) the duration of the contract or agreement; and

(C) the names and signatures of landowners conveying the hunting rights to the CWMU agent or landowner association operator;

(d) a signed waiver from each landowner or lessee holding agricultural interests within the boundaries of the proposed CWMU releasing all claims for any assistance pertaining to any lands that may otherwise be available from the division under Rule R657-44 during the term of the certificate of registration;

(e) the name of the designated landowner association operator; and

(f) the nonrefundable handling fee.

(6) The division may reject any application that is incomplete or completed incorrectly.

(7) The division shall consider:

(a) the contents of the renewal application;

(b) the past performance by a CWMU in fulfilling management responsibilities identified in the CWMU Management Plan;

(c) hunter satisfaction ratings; and

(d) any conviction of, a plea of no contest to, or a plea held in abeyance to a crime under Title 23A, the Wildlife Resources Act or a crime of moral turpitude by the CWMU operator, president, or landowner association member that when considered with the functions and responsibilities of a CWMU operator bears a reasonable relationship to the applicant's ability to responsibly operate a CWMU.

(8) After evaluating a complete renewal application, the division shall:

(a) recommend approving renewal of the certificate of registration and forward the permit recommendations to the Regional Advisory Councils and Wildlife Board; or

(b) recommend denying the renewal certificate of registration and state the reasons for denial in writing to the applicant; and

(c) forward the application, reason for denial and recommendation to the Regional Advisory Councils and Wildlife Board.

(9) Upon receiving the division's recommendation as provided in Subsections (7) and (8), the Wildlife Board may consider:

(a) the contents of the renewal application;

(b) the past performance by a CWMU in fulfilling management responsibilities identified in the CWMU Management Plan;

(c) hunter satisfaction ratings;

(d) any conviction of, a plea of no contest to, or a plea held in abeyance to a crime under Title 23A, the Wildlife Resources Act or a crime of moral turpitude by the CWMU operator, president, or landowner association member that when considered with the functions and responsibilities of a CWMU operator bears a reasonable relationship to the applicant's ability to responsibly operate a CWMU;

(e) any probationary status or recommendation provided by the CWMU Advisory Committee if the landowner association has been referred to the CWMU Advisory Committee during the term of the certificate of registration; and

(f) the recommendations of the division and Regional Advisory Councils.

(10) A certificate of registration approved for renewal is authorized for three years and shall expire on January 31, providing the certificate of registration is not revoked, suspended, or terminated before the expiration date.

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