Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 23A > Chapter 11 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Assessment: means for the purpose of taxation wherever appropriate. See Utah Code 54-8-3
• Big game: includes deer, elk, big horn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
• Carcass: means the dead body of an animal or the animal's parts. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County executive: means :
       (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Game: means wildlife normally pursued, caught, or taken by sporting means for human use. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Permit: means a paper-based or electronic document that grants authority to engage in specified activities under this title or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Possession: means actual or constructive possession. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Protected wildlife: means wildlife, except as provided in Subsection (43)(b). See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Resolution: means ordinance when the governing body properly acts by ordinance rather than by resolution. See Utah Code 54-8-3
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Spoiled: means impairment of the flesh of wildlife that renders the flesh unfit for human consumption. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statewide sportsman permit: means a permit:
       (12)(a) issued by the division through a public draw; and
       (12)(b) valid:

            (12)(b)(i) on open hunting units statewide; and

            (12)(b)(ii) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Wild: means the natural environment, including a private pond or private property. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Wildlife: means :
       (61)(a) crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish;
       (61)(b) mollusks; and
       (61)(c) vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Wildlife Board: means the board created in Section 23A-2-301. See Utah Code 23A-1-101