Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-64 - Predator Control Incentives
Section R657-64-3 - Predatory Animal Control Programs
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-64-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Two predatory animal control programs are created within the division to provide financial incentive to participants for the removal of coyotes detrimental to mule deer production.
(a) The General Predator Control Program
provides a financial incentive to any participant with a predator control
certificate of registration to remove coyotes within the State.
(i) The financial incentive to participate in
the program and remove coyotes under the conditions prescribed in this rule and
by the division is $50 compensation per animal, unless otherwise reduced by the
division pursuant to Subsections (ii) and (iii).
(ii) Compensation for coyotes in any given
fiscal year is limited to the annual legislative appropriation for the program,
and no further compensation will be paid once the funding allocation is
exhausted.
(iii) Beginning July 1,
2019, compensation amounts may be adjusted by the division as follow.
(A) When annual compensation claims exceed
the program funding allocation appropriated by the Legislature in a fiscal
year, the compensation amount for each animal in the coming year will be
reduced by $5 from that paid in the previous year.
(B) When annual compensation claims are less
than the program funding allocation appropriated by the Legislature in a fiscal
year, the compensation amount for each animal in the coming year will be
increased by $5 from that paid in the previous year, provided compensation
never exceeds $50 per animal.
(b) The Targeted Predator Control Program
focuses coyote removal efforts within prescribed areas of the State and during
specified times of the year where predation on deer is most prevalent by:
(i) using personnel hired and employed by the
division to undertake targeted removal efforts; or
(ii) contracting with vendors to undertake
targeted removal efforts.
(2) Participants in either program are not granted special authority to take coyotes beyond that available to non-participants, and each shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(3)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b),
participants in both programs are required to follow all relevant rules and
regulations related to trapping and firearm use, as detailed in state code and
rule R657-11, "Taking Furbearers."
(b) The division may exempt a participant in
the Targeted Predator Control Program from specified provisions of R657-11
which the division determines necessary to effectively control coyotes in a
targeted area that are detrimental to mule deer production.
(4) General Predator Control Program -Compensation
(1)
(a) Program participants with a valid
predator control certificate of registration will be eligible to receive from
the division $50 for each qualifying coyote presented, unless otherwise reduced
by the division pursuant to
R657-64-3(1)(a)
(b) Requests for payment shall be made only on the designated check-in dates
and at the locations identified by the division.
(2) Receipt of compensation is further
subject to the following conditions:
(a) The
claimant seeking compensation for a coyote must:
(i) personally kill the animal presented for
payment;
(ii) possess a valid
predator control certification of registration at the time the animal is killed
and at the time it is presented to the division for payment;
(iii) complete and submit a signed
division-approved compensation form in electronic or written format containing
the following information:
(A) the claimant's
name and certificate of registration number ;
(B) the date and exact GPS location where
each coyote was killed; and
(C)
verification that the claimant personally killed the coyotes, the information
provided is accurate, and all program terms and conditions have been complied
with;
(iv) present to
the division at a designated check-in event the fresh or preserved:
(A) full pelt or scalp of each coyote with
both ears attached; and
(B) entire
lower jaw of each coyote--removed from the carcass with canine and molar teeth
intact; and
(v) link or
associate the pelt, scalp, and jaw of each coyote presented for reimbursement
to the corresponding entry for that coyote on the division-approved
compensation form.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection (3), a claimant may not seek or obtain an
incentive payment under this rule for any coyote that is:
(i) killed by someone or something other than
the claimant;
(ii) killed outside
the State of Utah;
(iii) presented
to the division for payment more than 365 days from the date it was
killed;
(iv) marked as previously
redeemed for payment; or
(v)
presented to the division in a condition where the pelt, scalp or lower jaw:
(A) is spoiled or rotten;
(B) has maggots or other carrion
organisms;
(C) is in a frozen
state; or
(D) is damaged or
otherwise in a condition where the species cannot be reliably verified, or the
absence or presence of markings cannot be ascertained.
(3) Program
participants may designate a third party to check-in their coyotes with the
division at the designated times and locations, provided:
(a) the compensation form referred to in
Subsection (2)(a)(iii) is completed and signed by the program participant that
killed the coyotes;
(b) the lower
jaw and either the full pelt or the scalp (with both ears attached) of each
coyote is presented to the division, as required in Subsections (2)(a)(iv) and
(2) (b), with the compensation form; and
(c) the compensation form identifies and
authorizes the person that will present it to the division for
compensation.
(4)
Program participants are not authorized to trespass or take coyotes on tribal
trust lands without written tribal authorization.
(5) Employees and contractors of USDA
Wildlife Services are ineligible to receive compensation for coyotes taken
within the scope of their employment or contractual responsibilities.
(6) Compensation for qualified coyotes will
be documented by written receipt at the time of submission to the division and
payment by check will be mailed at a later date.
(7) Participants shall be responsible for
disposing of coyote pelts and ears presented to the division for compensation,
but the division may retain the lower jaw.
(8) The division will mark each coyote
redeemed for payment to ensure compensation is paid only once for each
animal.
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