Utah Code 23A-11-203. Big game baiting prohibited
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Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-11-203
- Big game: includes deer, elk, big horn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
- Certificate of registration: means a paper-based or electronic document issued under this title, or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board granting authority to engage in activities not covered by a license, permit, or tag. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Cultivated crops: means :(4)(a) annual or perennial crops harvested from or on cleared and planted land;(4)(b) perennial orchard trees on cleared and planted land;(4)(c) crop residues that have forage value for livestock; and(4)(d) pastures. See Utah Code 23A-11-101
- 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
- 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- 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
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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(1)(a)(1)(a)(i) “Bait” means intentionally placing food or nutrient substances to manipulate the behavior of wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take big game.(1)(a)(ii) “Bait” does not include:(1)(a)(ii)(A) the use of salt, mineral blocks, or other commonly used types of livestock supplements placed in the field by agricultural producers for normal agricultural purposes; or(1)(a)(ii)(B) standing crops, natural vegetation, harvested croplands, or lands or areas where seeds or grains have been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, or normal soil stabilization practice.(1)(b) “Baited area” means land within a 50-yard radius of the site where bait is placed, including the site where bait is placed.(2) Unless authorized by a certificate of registration, a person may not:(2)(a) bait big game;(2)(b) take big game in a baited area; or(2)(c) take big game that has been lured to or is traveling from a baited area.(3) The division may only issue a certificate of registration to allow for the baiting of big game if the division determines that baiting is necessary to:(3)(a) alleviate substantial big game depredation on cultivated crops; or(3)(b) facilitate the removal of deer causing property damage within cities or towns.