Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Any person who
has obtained a wildlife document and decides not to use it, may surrender the
wildlife document to any division office.
(2) Any person who surrenders a wildlife
document prior to the season opening date is eligible for the following:
(a) waiving the waiting period normally
assessed;
(b) if bonus points apply
to the permit opportunity being surrendered, reinstating the number of
previously acquired bonus points, provided:
(i) the wildlife document is surrendered more
than 30 days before the start of the season for which the permit is valid;
or
(ii) if the results of the
drawing are not posted until less than 30 days before the start of the season,
and the hunter surrenders the permit prior to the opening day of the season for
which the permit is valid;
(c) if preference points apply to the permit
opportunity being surrendered, reinstating the number of previously acquired
preference points, provided:
(i) the wildlife
document is surrendered more than 30 days before the start of the season for
which the permit is valid; or
(ii)
if the results of the drawing are not posted until less than 30 days before the
start of the season, and the hunter surrenders the permit prior to the opening
day of the season for which the permit is valid;
(d) purchasing a reallocated permit or any
other permit available for which the person is eligible, and receiving a
preference point in lieu of that surrendered permit, if applicable;
or
(e) receiving a refund as
provided in Section
R657-42-5.
(3) A CWMU permit must be
surrendered prior to the applicable season opening date provided by the CWMU
operator, except as provided in Section
R657-42-11.
(4) Dedicated hunter participants must
surrender their permits prior to the general archery deer season, except as
provided in Section
R657-38-6.
(5) A person surrendering a wildlife document
received through a group application is eligible for the following:
(a) if all group members surrender their
permits more than 30 days before the start of the season for which the permit
is valid, all group members may:
(i) have
previously acquired bonus points or preference points reinstated;
(ii) any waiting period normally assessed may
be waived; and
(iii) applicants may
be eligible for a refund consistent with Section
R657-42-5;
(b) except as identified in
Subsection (c), if a group member fails to surrender their permit more than 30
days before the start of the season for which the permit is valid, all group
members lose bonus points or preference points applicable to that hunt, but
applicants who have surrendered may have the normally-assessed waiting period
waived; and
(c) if an individual in
a group surrenders a general season permit to obtain a reallocated permit, then
all group members are eligible to:
(i) have
previously acquired preference points reinstated;
(ii) receive a preference point for that
year's application; and
(iii)
receive a refund on the general season permit consistent with Section
R657-42-5.
(6) Notwithstanding the
limitations in this section, a person who obtains a permit through a group
application may surrender that permit after the opening date of the applicable
hunting season and have previously acquired bonus points or preference points
for the permit species restored, provided the person:
(a) is a member of United States Armed Forces
or public health or public safety organization and is deployed or mobilized in
the interest of national defense or national emergency;
(b) surrenders the permit to the division,
with the tag attached and intact, or signs an affidavit verifying the permit is
no longer in their possession within one year of the end of hunting season
authorized by the permit; and
(c)
satisfies the requirements for receiving a refund in Subsections
R657-42-5(3)(c) and
(d).
(7) The division may not issue a refund,
except as provided in Sections
23-19-38,
23-19-38.2,
and
R657-42-5.
(8) For the purposes of this section, each
reference to restoring previously acquired bonus points or preference points is
limited to those points utilized in acquiring the wildlife document to be
surrendered.
