(1) Before the purchase of real property held in private ownership, the division shall:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-6-203

  • County legislative body: means :
         (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
         (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
         (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 23A-2-202. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: includes :
         (31)(a) land;
         (31)(b) a tenement;
         (31)(c) a hereditament;
         (31)(d) a water right;
         (31)(e) a possessory right; and
         (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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) first submit the proposition to the county legislative body in a regular open public meeting in the county where the real property is located; and
     (1)(b) by contractual agreement with the county legislative body, approved by the executive director, agree to pay an amount of money in lieu of property taxes to the county.
(2) The division shall, by contractual agreement with the county legislative body in which real property previously acquired from private ownership and now owned by the division is located, agree to pay annually an amount of money in lieu of wildlife resource fine money, previously paid to the county.
(3) A payment provided for in this section may not:

     (3)(a) exceed what the regularly assessed real property taxes would be if the real property had remained in private ownership; and
     (3)(b) include an amount for buildings, installations, fixtures, improvements or personal property located upon the real property or for those acquired, constructed, or placed by the division after the division acquires the real property.