Utah Code 23A-5-314. Waste of wildlife unlawful — Criminal penalty
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(1) A person may not waste or permit to be wasted protected wildlife or a part of protected wildlife except as otherwise provided:
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204
Attorney's Note
Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| class A misdemeanor | up to 364 days | up to $2,500 |
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-5-314
- Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. 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
- 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
- Proclamation: means the publication that is:(41)(a) used to convey a statute, rule, policy, or pertinent information related to wildlife; and(41)(b) issued in accordance with a rule made by the Wildlife Board under this title. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Protected wildlife: means wildlife, except as provided in Subsection (43)(b). See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- 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
- Waste: means to:
(59)(a) abandon protected wildlife; or(59)(b) allow protected wildlife to spoil or to be used in a manner not normally associated with the protected wildlife's beneficial use. 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) in this title;(1)(b) by rule made by the Wildlife Board under this title and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or(1)(c) by an order or proclamation.(2) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in Section23A-5-301 except as provided in Subsection (3).(3)(3)(a) A licensed hunter who legally kills a big game animal, but abandons the big game animal is subject to a class A misdemeanor.(3)(b) A big game animal is considered abandoned if the licensed hunter acts knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly, and:(3)(b)(i) the big game animal is not tagged as required by Section23A-4-709 ;(3)(b)(ii) the big game animal is wasted;(3)(b)(iii) the licensed hunter continues to hunt the same species while exercising the benefits of the issued tag; or(3)(b)(iv) no attempt or minimal attempt is made to salvage the big game animal.