Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-41 - Conservation and Sportsman Permits
Section R657-41-13 - Special Antelope Island State Park Hunting Permits
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-41-13
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
(a) The
Wildlife Board may authorize a hunt for bighorn sheep and buck mule deer on
Antelope Island State Park, with one or more permits made available for each
species and designated as Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation
Permits and an equal number of permits for each species made available as
Special Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permits.
(b) The division and the Division of State
Parks, through their respective policy boards, will enter into a cooperative
agreement for purposes of establishing:
(i)
the number of permits issued annually for bighorn sheep and buck mule deer
hunts on Antelope Island;
(ii)
season dates for each hunt;
(iii)
procedures and regulations applicable to hunting on Antelope Island;
(iv) protocols for issuing permits and
conducting hunts for antlerless deer on Antelope Island when populations
require management; and
(v)
procedures and conditions for transferring Special Antelope Island State Park
Conservation Permit revenue to the Division of State Parks.
(c) The cooperative agreement
governing bighorn sheep and mule deer hunting on Antelope Island, and any
subsequent amendment thereto, shall be presented to the Wildlife Board and the
Utah State Parks Board for approval before holding a drawing or issuing hunting
permits.
(2)
(a) Special Antelope Island State Park
Limited Entry Permits will be issued by the division through its annual bucks,
bulls, and once-in-a-lifetime drawing.
(i) The
mule deer Special Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permit is a premium
limited entry buck deer permit and subject to the regulations governing such
permits, as provided in this rule, Rule R657-5, and Rule R657-62.
(ii) The bighorn sheep Special Antelope
Island State Park Limited Entry Permit is a once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain
bighorn sheep permit and subject to the regulations governing such permits, as
provided in this rule, Rule R657-5, and Rule R657-62.
(b) To apply for a Special Antelope Island
State Park Limited Entry Permit, the applicant must:
(i) pay the prescribed application handling
fee;
(ii) possess a current Utah
hunting license or combination license;
(iii) not be subject to a waiting period
under Rule R657-62 for the species of wildlife applied for; and
(iv) otherwise be eligible to hunt the
species of wildlife designated on the application;
(c) A person that obtains a Special Antelope
Island State Park Limited Entry Permit:
(i)
must pay the applicable permit fee;
(ii) may take only one animal of the species
and sex designated on the permit;
(iii) may hunt only with the weapon and
during the season prescribed on the permit;
(iv) may hunt the specified species within
the areas of Antelope Island designated open by the Wildlife Board and the
rules of the Division of State Parks; and
(v) is subject to the:
(A) Title 23A, the Wildlife Resources Act,
and the rules and guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for taking and pursuing
wildlife; and
(B) statutes and
rules of the Division of State Parks for hunting on Antelope
Island.
(d)
Bonus points are awarded and utilized in applying for and obtaining a Special
Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permit.
(e) A person who has obtained a Special
Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permit is subject to all waiting
periods applicable to the particular species, as provided in Rule
R657-62.
(f) A person cannot obtain
a Special Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permit for a Rocky Mountain
bighorn sheep or mule deer and any other permit for a male animal of the same
species in the same year.
(3) Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permits will be provided to the conservation group awarded the wildlife expo permit series, as provided in Rule R657-55, for auction to the highest bidder at the wildlife exposition.
(a)
Conservation organizations shall obtain a certificate of registration and
contract with the division to receive authorization to auction Special Antelope
Island State Park Conservation Permits.
(b) The conservation organization receiving
authority to auction the opportunity for Special Antelope Island State Park
Conservation Permits must ensure the permits are marketed and distributed by
lawful means.
(4)
(a) When auctioning the Special Antelope
Island State Park Conservation Permits, the conservation organization must:
(i) obtain the following information:
(A) full name of the successful
bidder;
(B) date of the event where
the permit opportunity is auctioned; and
(C) winning bid amount for that permit
opportunity;
(ii) submit
the information required in Subsection (4)(a)(i) to the division within 10 days
of the event where the permit opportunity is auctioned to the highest bidder;
and
(iii) identify the individual
who is authorized to redeem the conservation permit voucher and submit it to
the division before the individual attempting to redeem the voucher.
(b) The division will not issue a
Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit unless information on
the winning bidder and authorized recipient of the voucher is first received by
the division.
(c)
(i) an absentee bidder may only use an agent
or representative to bid on a conservation permit opportunity on their behalf
if authorized by the conservation organization.
(ii) A winning bid offered by an agent or
representative on behalf of an absentee bidder legally obligates the absentee
bidder to satisfy the bid obligation submitted by the representative.
(iii) For the purposes of this rule, an
absentee bidder is considered the successful bidder when the winning bid is
offered by their agent or representative.
(5)
(a) If
the successful bidder or the person designated by a successful bidder to
receive a Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit fails to pay
the conservation organization the winning bid amount, the conservation
organization may remarket the permit opportunity using any legal means and
designate another person to receive the permit opportunity.
(b) Conservation Organization may award the
conservation permit voucher to the runner-up bidder if:
(i) the runner-up bidder information is
available:
(ii) the original value
is collected by the conservation organization:
(A) receiving the difference between the
runner-up bid from the original winning bidder; or
(B) the runner-up bidder is willing to match
the original high bid
(6)
(a) If,
for any reason, the successful bidder elects not to personally use a Special
Antelope Island State Park Permit opportunity, they may assign that opportunity
to another person, provided:
(i) the
conservation organization is notified of the assignment;
(ii) the original winning bid amount for the
permit opportunity is received in full by the conservation organization and not
decreased;
(iii) the conservation
organization handles and otherwise uses the entire winning bid amount
consistent with the requirements in Subsection (9); and
(iv) the successful bidder executes an
affidavit verifying they are not profiting from the assignment.
(A) For purposes of Subsection (iv),
profiting does not include a reasonable fee for guiding services provided in
conjunction with the assigned permit opportunity.
(b) If a person assigned a Special
Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit opportunity by the successful
bidder or a person possessing the permit voucher cannot use the permit
opportunity for any reason, including obtaining another Utah permit for the
same species, the conservation organization may remarket the permit opportunity
using any legal means and designate another person to receive the opportunity,
provided:
(i) the conservation organization
selects the new recipient of the permit opportunity;
(ii) the amount of money received by the
division for the permit opportunity is not decreased;
(iii) the conservation organization
relinquishes to the division all proceeds generated from the re-designated
permit, as provided in Subsection (9);
(iv) the conservation organization and the
holder of the permit opportunity execute an affidavit verifying neither is
profiting from transferring the right to the permit; and
(v) the permit has not been issued by the
division to the first designated person.
(7) Within 30 days of the exposition, but no later than May 1 annually, the conservation organization must submit to the division:
(a) a final report on the
distribution of the Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation
Permits;
(b) the total funds raised
on each permit; and
(c) the funds
due to the division.
(8)
(a) Permits may not be issued until the
applicable permit fees are paid to the division.
(b) If the conservation organization is
paying the permit fees for the permit recipient, the fees must be paid from the
10% retained by the conservation organization as provided in Subsection
(9)(b).
(9)
(a)
(i)
Conservation organizations shall remit to the division 90% of the total revenue
generated by the Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit sales
in that year.
(ii) Failure to remit
90% of the total permit revenue to the division by the August 15 deadline may
result in criminal prosecution under Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 4,
Theft.
(b) A
conservation organization may retain 10% of the revenue generated by the
permits for administrative expenses.
(c) Special Antelope Island State Park
Conservation Permits will be issued under this section and will not be limited
by the requirements of Sections R657-41-3 through R657-41-8.
(d) Upon receipt of the permit revenue from
the conservation organization, the division will transfer the revenue to the
Division of State Parks, as provided in the cooperative agreement under
Subsection (1)(b) between the two divisions.
(10)
(a)
Except as otherwise provided under Subsections (5) and (6), neither the
conservation organization, successful bidder, successful bidder's assignee, nor
the holder of a Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit voucher
may offer for sale, sell, or transfer the rights to that designation to any
other person.
(b) A person cannot
obtain a Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit for a Rocky
Mountain bighorn sheep or mule deer and any other permit for a male animal of
the same species in the same year.
(c) The person designated to receive a
Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permit must possess or obtain a
current Utah hunting or combination license before being issued the
permit.
(11) Antelope Island is not an open unit for hunting any species of wildlife authorized by a conservation or sportsman permit, except for the Special Antelope Island State Park Conservation Permits and the Special Antelope Island State Park Limited Entry Permits.
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