Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-58 - Fishing Contests and Clinics
Section R657-58-2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-58-2
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 23-13-2 and R657-13-2.
(2) In addition:
(a) "Certificate of Registration (COR)" means
a license or permit issued by the division that authorizes a contest organizer
to conduct a contest and outlines any special provisions and conditions that
must be followed.
(b) "Cold water
fish species" means: any fish in the family Salmonidae, salmon, trout,
whitefish, char, grayling, and associated hybrids.
(c) "Cull" or "high-grade" means to release
alive and in good condition, a fish that has been held as part of a possession
limit for the purpose of including larger fish in the possession
limit.
(d) "Fishing clinic" means
an organized gathering of anglers for non-competitive, educational purposes
that does not offer cash, awards or prizes for their individual or team
catches.
(e) "Live weigh" or "live
weigh-in" means that fish are held in possession by contest participants and
transported live to a specified location to be weighed.
(f) "Possession" means active or constructive
possession.
(g) "Tagged fish
contest" means any certified fishing contest where prizes are awarded for the
capture of fish previously tagged or marked specifically for that
contest.
(h) "Certified fishing
contest" means a competitive event that meets any of the following criteria:
(i) involves 85 or more participants per
water per day;
(ii) includes cash
and or prizes awarded individually or cumulatively per year at $2,000 or more
for a contest or a series of contests;
(iii) utilizes a live weigh-in; or
(iv) any tagged fish contest.
(v) Certified fishing contest does not
include any event where fish are not legally possessed by
participants.
(i)
"Warmwater fish species" means any species not considered to be included in the
definition of coldwater fish species.
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