Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-68 - Trial Hunting Authorization
Section R657-68-4 - Effect and Term of a Trial Hunting Authorization
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-68-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
(a) A
person who obtains a trial hunting authorization will receive an accompanying
registration number to be used in lieu of a hunter education number when
applying for or purchasing a hunting license or permit authorized in Subsection
(b).
(b) A person who possesses a
trial hunting authorization may apply for and purchase the following Utah
hunting licenses and permits, notwithstanding the hunter education requirements
in Section
23-19-11
and R657-23:
(i) hunting license, excluding
multi-year licenses;
(ii)
combination license, excluding multi-year licenses;
(iii) all hunting permits, excluding the
following big game permits allocated through a division drawing:
(A) premium limited entry;
(B) limited entry;
(C) once-in-a-lifetime;
(D) cooperative wildlife management
unit;
(E) dedicated hunter;
and
(F) sportsman.
(2)
(a) A trial hunting authorization:
(i) is valid for a single, three year term,
except as provided in Subsection (6); and
(ii) shall immediately terminate upon the
holder successfully completing an approved hunter education course, as provided
in Section
23-19-11
and R657-23.
(b) A
person may not obtain more than one trial hunting authorization in a
lifetime.
(3) A trial hunting authorization shall be considered an "approved hunter education course" under Section 23-17-6(3)(a)(ii) for the exclusive and limited purpose of hunting on a commercial hunting area.
(a) A person who hunts on a commercial
hunting area with a trial hunting authorization is subject to the requirements
in
R657-68-5.
(4)
(a) A person who possesses a current trial
hunting authorization may not participate in the Hunter Mentoring Program
(R657-67) as a hunting mentor.
(b)
A person who possesses a current trial hunting authorization may participate in
the Hunter Mentoring Program (R657-67) as a qualifying minor, as hereafter
provided.
(i) A trial hunting authorization
will be recognized by the division as a "hunter education program" under
R657-67-3(1)(b)
for the exclusive and limited purpose of a qualifying minor participating in
the Hunter Mentoring Program.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the big game permit limitations in Subsection
R657-68-4(1)(b)(iii), a qualifying minor possessing a current trial hunting
authorization may share any big game permit authorized in the Hunter Mentoring
Program rule.
(iii) Both the
qualifying minor and hunting mentor are subject to the provisions of this rule
and the Hunter Mentoring Program rule when a hunting permit is shared under
R657-67-3 with a qualifying minor possessing a current trial hunting
authorization.
(5) A person that applies for a big game hunting permit with a trial hunting authorization is subject to the minimum age requirements set forth in Section 23-19-22.
(6)
(a) A
trial hunting authorization that expires after a hunting permit application is
filed in a division drawing shall remain valid to the date the permit is issued
for the exclusive purpose of receiving and using the permit.
(i) A trial hunting authorization extended
under Subsection (6)(a) beyond the prescribed three year term may not be used
during the extension period to obtain any other hunting license or
permit.
(b) A person
that obtains a license or permit with a valid trial hunting authorization that
thereafter expires prior to the conclusion of the hunting season assigned to
that license or permit may use the license or permit through the entire season,
subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in
R657-68-5.
(c) A person that successfully completes an
approved hunter education course prior to using a hunting license or permit
obtained with a trial hunting authorization is not subject to the limitations
and conditions set forth in
R657-68-5,
provided proof of hunter education compliance is carried on the person while
hunting.
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