Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-65 - Urban Deer Control
Section R657-65-3 - Authorization to Create and Administer an Urban Deer Control Plan
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-65-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A city with a resident deer population that is significantly damaging private property or threatening public safety within its boundaries may request the Division for a certificate of registration ("COR") to design, create, and administer an urban deer control plan.
(2) The Division may issue an urban deer control plan COR to a city, provided:
(a) the application is filed by a city;
(b) resident deer are collectively
causing significant damage to private property or threatening public safety
within the city's incorporated boundaries;
(c) it has enacted an ordinance prohibiting
the feeding of deer, elk, and moose;
(d) it has general liability insurance in the
amount of $1,000,000.00 or more that covers liability claims that may arise
from designing, creating, and administering an urban deer control plan;
(e) it agrees, without waiving
immunity or any other limitation or provision in the Utah Governmental Immunity
Act, Utah Code Sections
63G-7-101
through
63G-7-904,
to hold harmless and indemnify the Division against any claims or damages
arising from its deer removal activities undertaken pursuant to the urban deer
control plan COR, except for any allocated share of fault and damages
attributable to the Division's actual involvement in deer removal activities on
the ground: and
(f) it submits
with its application the estimated population of resident deer in the city and
the final target population number it seeks to achieve through deer removal.
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