Utah Code 23A-2-209. Transplants of big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species
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(1) Subject to Subsection (7), the division may transplant big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species only in accordance with:
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-2-209
- Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Endangered: means wildlife designated as endangered according to Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Regional advisory council: means a council created under Section
23A-2-303 . 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
- Threatened: means wildlife designated as threatened pursuant to Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. 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(1)(a)(1)(a)(i) a list of sites for the transplant of each particular species that is prepared and adopted in accordance with Subsections (2) through (5);(1)(a)(ii) a species management plan, such as a deer or elk management plan adopted under Section 23A-11-301 or a recovery plan for a threatened or endangered species, provided that:(1)(a)(ii)(A) the plan identifies sites for the transplant of the species or the lands or waters the species are expected to occupy; and(1)(a)(ii)(B) the public has had an opportunity to comment and make recommendations on the plan; and(1)(a)(iii) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. if the transplant involves a threatened or endangered species; or(1)(b) a legal agreement between the state and a tribal government that identifies potential transplants.
- Wildlife Board: means the board created in Section
(2) The division shall:
(2)(a) consult with the landowner in determining the suitability of a site for the transplant of a species;
(2)(b) prepare a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species; and
(2)(c) provide notification of proposed sites for the transplant of species to:
(2)(c)(i) local government officials having jurisdiction over areas that may be affected by a transplant; and
(2)(c)(ii) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401.
(3) After receiving comments from local government officials and the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, the division shall submit the list of proposed transplant sites, or a revised list, to regional advisory councils for the one or more regions that may be affected by the transplants of species.
(4) A regional advisory council reviewing a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species may submit recommendations to the Wildlife Board.
(5) The Wildlife Board shall approve, modify, or reject a proposal for the transplant of a species.
(6) A list of proposed transplant sites approved by the Wildlife Board shall have a termination date after which a transplant may not occur.
(7) Before reintroducing a big game animal to a new area under this section, the Wildlife Board shall approve a mitigation plan that complies with Section 23A-2-210.