23A-11-101. Definitions.
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Effective 5/7/2025
23A-11-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)"Big game" includes deer, elk, bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn, or bison.
(a)"Big game byproduct" means those parts of the carcass of a lawfully taken big game animal that are listed in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (ix):
(i)bones with less than 1/2 inch of attached muscle tissue;
(ii)fat, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and silverskin with less than 1/2 inch attached muscle tissue;
(iii)muscle tissue damaged by wound channels and within one inch of damaged tissue;
(iv)head;
(v)rib and neck meat on deer, pronghorn, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep;
(vi)antlers and horns;
(vii)legs below the knee and hock;
(viii)internal organs; and
(ix)hide.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), "big game byproduct" does not include:
(i)brain or brain tissue;
(ii)spine or any part of the spinal column;
(iii)any portion of the carcass of an animal testing positive for chronic wasting disease;
(iv)any carcass or portion of a carcass that otherwise fails to meet local, state, or federal regulations governing processing, sale, or distribution of wild game; and
(v)spoiled product.
(a)"Centerfire rifle hunt" means a hunt for which a hunter may use a centerfire rifle, except as provided in Subsection (3)(b).
(b)"Centerfire rifle hunt" does not include:
(i)a bighorn sheep hunt;
(ii)a mountain goat hunt;
(iii)a bison hunt;
(iv)a moose hunt;
(v)a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide conservation permit; or
(vi)a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide sportsman permit.
(4)"Cultivated crops" means:
(a)annual or perennial crops harvested from or on cleared and planted land;
(b)perennial orchard trees on cleared and planted land;
(c)crop residues that have forage value for livestock; and
(d)pastures.
(5)"Financial advantage" means an act through which a person in lawful possession of a protected wildlife carcass uses or disposes of that carcass or carcass parts in a transaction for which the person receives consideration or expects to recover associated costs.
(6)"Management unit" means a prescribed area of contiguous land designated by the division for the purpose of managing a species of big game animal.
(7)"Predator" means a cougar, bear, or coyote.
(8)"Shed antler" means any portion of an antler that:
(a)has been dropped naturally from a big game animal as part of the big game animal's annual life cycle; and
(b)has a rounded base commonly known as the antler button or burr attached which signifies a natural life cycle process.
(9)"Shed horn" means:
(a)the sheath from a pronghorn that has been dropped naturally as part of the animal's annual life cycle; or
(b)bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or bison horn naturally detached from the horn core.
(10)"Spoiled product" means any portion of a protected wildlife carcass that is not fit for human or animal consumption due to the presence of parasites, pathogens, or rot.
(11)"Statewide conservation permit" means a permit:
(a)issued by the division;
(b)distributed through a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of promoting wildlife conservation; and
(c)valid:
(i)on open hunting units statewide; and
(ii)for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
(12)"Statewide sportsman permit" means a permit:
(a)issued by the division through a public draw; and
(b)valid:
(i)on open hunting units statewide; and
(ii)for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
Amended by Chapter 116 , 2025 General Session