Utah Code 23A-2-302. Wildlife Board Nominating Committee created
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(1) There is created a Wildlife Board Nominating Committee that consists of 11 members.
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-2-302
- 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
- Nominating committee: means the Wildlife Board Nominating Committee created in Section
23A-2-302 . See Utah Code 23A-1-101- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- 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) The governor shall appoint members to the nominating committee as follows:(2)(a) three members shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees per position submitted by the agriculture industry;(2)(b) three members shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees per position submitted by sportsmen groups;(2)(c) two members shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees per position submitted by nonconsumptive wildlife interests;(2)(d) one member shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees submitted by federal land management agencies;(2)(e) one local elected official shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees submitted by the Utah Association of Counties; and(2)(f) one range management specialist shall be appointed from a list of at least two nominees submitted jointly by the Utah Chapter, Society of Range Management and the Utah Chapter, The Wildlife Society.(3) A wildlife region described in Subsection 23A-2-303(1) shall be represented by at least one member. A wildlife region may not be represented by more than three members.(4) The nominating committee shall nominate at least two, but not more than four, candidates for each position or vacancy that occurs on the Wildlife Board.(5)(5)(a) Except as required by Subsection (5)(b), as terms of current nominating committee members expire, the governor shall appoint a new or reappointed member to a four-year term.(5)(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that:(5)(b)(i) the terms of nominating committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the nominating committee is appointed every two years; and(5)(b)(ii) members from the same wildlife region serve staggered terms.(5)(c) If a vacancy occurs for any reason, the governor shall appoint a replacement in the same manner that the position was originally filled to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.(6) The nominating committee shall select a chair and vice chair from the nominating committee’s membership.(7) Six members shall constitute a quorum. - Nominating committee: means the Wildlife Board Nominating Committee created in Section