Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 23A > Chapter 8 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Department: means the Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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
• Livestock: means cattle, sheep, horses, goats, or turkeys. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• turkey: means a wild, free-ranging turkey and does not include a privately owned or domestic turkey. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Wild: means the natural environment, including a private pond or private property. 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
• Wolf: means the gray wolf Canis lupus. See Utah Code 23A-8-101
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5