Utah Code 23A-3-205. Wildlife Conservation Fund
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-3-205
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- 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
- 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) “Fund” means the Wildlife Conservation Fund created by this section.(1)(b) “Wildlife conservation permit program” means a program under which the division issues permit opportunities to be sold by a conservation organization for auction to the highest bidder at a fund-raising event.(1)(c) “Wildlife exposition program” means a program under which the division allocates permits to a drawing administered by a selected conservation organization as part of a regional or national exposition for the purpose of generating revenue to fund wildlife conservation activities in Utah. - Wildlife Board: means the board created in Section
(2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Wildlife Conservation Fund.”
(3) The fund consists of:
(3)(a) wildlife conservation permit program revenue transferred to the division pursuant to rules, made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
(3)(b) wildlife exposition program revenue transferred to the division pursuant to rules, made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
(3)(c) money appropriated to the fund by the Legislature;
(3)(d) contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests, and donations to the fund accepted by the division and specifically directed to the fund; and
(3)(e) interest and earnings on the fund.
(4)
(4)(a) The fund shall earn interest and other earnings.
(4)(b) The interest and earnings described in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited into the fund.
(5)
(5)(a) The division shall use proceeds in the fund to carry out the purposes of the wildlife conservation permit program or wildlife exposition program.
(5)(b) Deposits into and expenditures from the fund shall specifically identify the wildlife conservation permit program or wildlife exposition program to which the deposits and expenditures apply.
(5)(c) The division shall make expenditures from the fund consistent with the rules governing the applicable program.
(6) The division shall annually report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee regarding:
(6)(a) the amount of money in the fund;
(6)(b) the sources of money in the fund; and
(6)(c) how the money is expended.