23A-11-203. Big game baiting prohibited.
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Effective 7/1/2023
23A-11-203. Big game baiting prohibited.
(1)As used in this section:
(i)"Bait" means intentionally placing food or nutrient substances to manipulate the behavior of wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take big game.
(ii)"Bait" does not include:
(A)the use of salt, mineral blocks, or other commonly used types of livestock supplements placed in the field by agricultural producers for normal agricultural purposes; or
(B)standing crops, natural vegetation, harvested croplands, or lands or areas where seeds or grains have been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, or normal soil stabilization practice.
(b)"Baited area" means land within a 50-yard radius of the site where bait is placed, including the site where bait is placed.
(2)Unless authorized by a certificate of registration, a person may not:
(a)bait big game;
(b)take big game in a baited area; or
(c)take big game that has been lured to or is traveling from a baited area.
(3)The division may only issue a certificate of registration to allow for the baiting of big game if the division determines that baiting is necessary to:
(a)alleviate substantial big game depredation on cultivated crops; or
(b)facilitate the removal of deer causing property damage within cities or towns.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103 , 2023 General Session