Utah Code 23A-4-709. Tagging requirements
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(1) The Wildlife Board may make rules that require the carcass of certain species of protected wildlife to be tagged.
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-4-709
- Carcass: means the dead body of an animal or the animal's parts. 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
- 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
- Protected wildlife: means wildlife, except as provided in Subsection (43)(b). See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:(34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;(34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and(34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Tag: means a card, label, or other paper-based or electronic means of identification used to document harvest of protected wildlife. 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) Except as provided by the Wildlife Board by rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a hunter who lawfully killed the animal shall tag the carcass of a species of protected wildlife required to be tagged before the carcass is moved from or the hunter leaves the site of kill.(3) To tag a carcass, a person shall:(3)(a)(3)(a)(i) completely detach the tag from the license or permit;(3)(a)(ii) completely remove the appropriate notches to correspond with:(3)(a)(ii)(A) the date the animal was taken; and(3)(a)(ii)(B) the sex of the animal; and(3)(a)(iii) attach the tag to the carcass so that the tag remains securely fastened and visible; or(3)(b) complete an electronic tagging certification according to standards approved by the Wildlife Board by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.(4) A person may not:(4)(a) remove more than one notch indicating date or sex; or(4)(b) tag more than one carcass using the same tag.