Utah Code 23A-8-101. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) “72 hours” means a time period that begins with the hour a request for action is made pursuant to Section 23A-8-402 and ends 72 hours later with the exclusion of any hour that occurs on the day of a legal holiday that is on a Monday or Friday and listed in Section 63G-1-301.
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-8-101
- Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Department: means the Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. 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
- Livestock: means cattle, sheep, horses, goats, or turkeys. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
- 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
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- turkey: means a wild, free-ranging turkey and does not include a privately owned or domestic turkey. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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- Wolf: means the gray wolf Canis lupus. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
(2) “Cultivated crops” means:(2)(a) annual or perennial crops harvested from or on cleared and planted land;(2)(b) perennial orchard trees on cleared and planted land;(2)(c) crop residues that have forage value for livestock; and(2)(d) pastures.(3) “Depredation” means an act causing damage or death.(4) “Depredation mitigation plan” means the plan described in Subsection 23A-8-402(2).(5) “Growing season” means the portion of a year in which local conditions permit normal plant growth.(6) “Livestock” means cattle, sheep, horses, goats, or turkeys.(7) “Management unit” means a prescribed area of contiguous land designated by the division for the purpose of managing a species of big game animal.(8) “Mitigation review panel” means the panel created under Section 23A-8-404.(9)(9)(a) For purposes of Part 2, Damage in General, “predator” means a mountain lion or bear.(9)(b) For purposes of Part 4, Damage by Big Game, “predator” means a cougar, bear, or coyote.(10) For purposes of Section 23A-8-302, “turkey” means a wild, free-ranging turkey and does not include a privately owned or domestic turkey.(11) “Wildlife Services Program” means a program of the United States Department of Agriculture that helps resolve conflicts with wildlife to protect agriculture, other property, and natural resources, and to safeguard human health and safety.(12) “Wildlife specialist” means a United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services specialist.(13)(13)(a) “Wolf” means the gray wolf Canis lupus.(13)(b) “Wolf” does not mean a wolf hybrid with a domestic dog.