Utah Code 4-25-303. Feral swine detrimental to state’s interests — Seizure, capture, or destruction of feral swine
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(1) Feral swine are detrimental to the state‘s interests in agriculture and wildlife.
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-25-303
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Feral swine may be seized, captured, or destroyed at any time, in any place, and in any manner by:(2)(a) the department and the department’s authorized agents;(2)(b) the Division of Wildlife Resources and the Division of Wildlife Resources’ authorized agents; or(2)(c) a certified peace officer.(3)(3)(a) Notwithstanding Section 76-9-301, and subject to the requirements of this section, an individual may kill a feral swine roaming on private or public land.(3)(b) An individual shall obtain the consent of the landowner before killing a feral swine on private land.(3)(c) Feral swine may be killed:(3)(c)(i) year-round;(3)(c)(ii) in any number; and(3)(c)(iii) with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow.(4) Feral swine may not be hunted or killed under Subsection (3)(c):(4)(a) with the use of artificial light or night vision equipment, except as authorized by county ordinance; or(4)(b) from or with any airborne vehicle or device, except as provided in Section 4-23-106.(5) An individual may not receive compensation, or attempt to receive compensation, from hunting feral swine.(6) An authorized individual who kills a swine under this section is not liable to the owner for the loss of the swine, unless:(6)(a) the swine is conspicuously identified by an ear tag or other form of visual identification; and(6)(b) the individual who killed the swine knew the swine was identified by an ear tag or other form of usual identification.