Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-41 - Conservation and Sportsman Permits
Section R657-41-6 - Approving New Conservation Organizations for the Program
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-41-6
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
(a) New
applicants to the conservation permit program shall follow the same three-year
application cycle established in Subsection R657-41-5(1).
(b) If multiple new conservation
organizations submit valid applications during a single three-year application
cycle:
(i) a maximum of two new organizations
will be selected; and
(ii)
conservation organizations will be selected based upon an evaluation of their
historical contributions to conservation permit species in Utah.
(2)
(a) Conservation organizations accepted into
the conservation permit program for the first time will be awarded 0.5% in
market share, as determined in Section R657-41-7.
(b) Market share awarded to new applicants
will be drawn from each participating conservation organizations' market share
in proportion to that organization's total market share.
(c) Newly accepted conservation organizations
shall participate in the first three-year term on a probationary
status.
(d) During their
probationary term, a conservation organization must:
(i) sell all conservation permits each year
at a hunt-related banquet or through an online auction with prior division
approval;
(ii) diligently advertise
and market each permit opportunity;
(iii) maintain a minimum of 75% or the
originally awarded market share at the end of the three-year term;
and
(iv) complete all mandatory
reporting for auditing purposes.
(e) The division may deny an application from
a conservation organization based upon their failure to meet the probationary
requirements.
(f) Application
denials may be appealed as described in Section R657-41-15.
(3)
(a) A conservation organization that was once
a program participant, but left the program while in good standing, may be
reinstated during the three-year permitting cycle immediately following their
departure from the program with the full market share the conservation permit
organization had when they left the program.
(b) A conservation organization reentering
the program under the (3)(a):
(i) will receive
market share drawn from each participating conservation organization in
proportion to that organization's market share; and
(ii) may reenter the program regardless of
the number of applications accepted from new conservation organizations under
Subsection R657-41-6(1)(b).
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