(1) A person may not take an antler or horn, including a shed antler or shed horn, except as provided by this title or rules of the Wildlife Board made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-11-206

  • Game: means wildlife normally pursued, caught, or taken by sporting means for human use. 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
  • Shed antler: means any portion of an antler that:
         (8)(a) has been dropped naturally from a big game animal as part of the big game animal's annual life cycle; and
         (8)(b) has a rounded base commonly known as the antler button or burr attached which signifies a natural life cycle process. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
  • Shed horn: means :
         (9)(a) the sheath from a pronghorn that has been dropped naturally as part of the animal's annual life cycle; or
         (9)(b) bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or bison horn naturally detached from the horn core. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
  • Take: means to:
         (54)(a) hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture, possess, gather, angle, seine, trap, or kill protected wildlife; or
         (54)(b) attempt an action referred to in Subsection (54)(a). 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
(2) During season dates if established under Subsection (3) and after complying with rules made under Subsection (3), an individual may take an antler or horn, including a shed antler or shed horn.
(3)

     (3)(a) The Wildlife Board may establish recreational antler or horn gathering season dates and rules for both residents and nonresidents, including for a shed antler or shed horn, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
     (3)(b) The Wildlife Board may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establish rules for commercial gathering and selling of an antler or horn, including a shed antler or shed horn, to establish:

          (3)(b)(i) rules in general concerning commercial gathering and selling;
          (3)(b)(ii) license or permit requirements; and
          (3)(b)(iii) fees.
(4) A suspension for a violation of this section or rules by the Wildlife Board under Section 23A-4-1106, may include all privileges related to big game, including privileges under a shed antler or horn gathering permit.
(5) Notwithstanding whether the Wildlife Board establishes season dates under this section, a private landowner or a guest of a private landowner may take an antler or horn on the private land, including a shed antler or shed horn, year round for the use of the landowner or guest.