23A-4-1202. Registration as guide or outfitter -- Rulemaking.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)To provide the services of a guide or outfitter a person shall annually obtain a certificate of registration with the division under this part.

(2)The division shall issue to a person that qualifies under this part a certificate to operate as:

(a)a guide; or

(b)an outfitter.

(3)The division shall maintain a record of each person that is registered with the division under this part.

(a)To register as a guide, a resident shall:

(i)submit an application in a form the division approves, subject to rules of the Wildlife Board;

(ii)have the appropriate hunting or fishing license under this chapter to engage in the activity for which the guide provides guide services; and

(iii)pay an annual registration fee set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 :

(A)for a resident who provides guide services related to the hunting of big game or bear; or

(B)for a resident who only provides guide services related to the hunting, including fishing, of protected wildlife other than big game or bear.

(b)To register as a guide, a nonresident shall:

(i)submit an application in a form the division approves, subject to rules of the Wildlife Board;

(ii)have the appropriate hunting or fishing license under this chapter to engage in the activity for which the guide provides guide services; and

(iii)pay an annual registration fee set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 :

(A)for a nonresident who provides guide services related to the hunting of big game or bear; or

(B)for a nonresident who only provides guide services related to the hunting, including fishing, of protected wildlife other than big game or bear.

(a)To register as an outfitter, a resident shall:

(i)submit an application in a form the division approves, subject to rules of the Wildlife Board;

(A)have the appropriate hunting or fishing license under this chapter to engage in the activity for which the outfitter provides outfitting services; or

(B)if the outfitter is an entity, have at least one individual designated by the outfitter hold the appropriate hunting or fishing license under this chapter to engage in the activity for which the outfitter provides outfitting services; and

(iii)pay an annual registration fee set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 :

(A)for a resident that provides services related to the hunting of big game or bear; or

(B)for a resident that only provides services related to the hunting, including fishing, of protected wildlife other than big game or bear.

(b)To register as an outfitter, a nonresident shall:

(i)submit an application in a form the division approves, subject to rules of the Wildlife Board;

(A)have the appropriate hunting or fishing license under this chapter to engage in the activity for which the outfitter provides outfitting services; or

(iii)pay an annual registration fee set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 :

(A)for a nonresident that provides services related to the hunting of big game or bear; or

(B)for a nonresident that only provides services related to the hunting, including fishing, of protected wildlife other than big game or bear.

(6)The division shall deposit fees collected under this section into the Guide and Outfitter Fund created in Section 23A-3-216 .

(7)A registration automatically expires on the expiration date shown on the registration unless the registrant renews the registration.

(8)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules to address:

(a)the form of an application submitted under this section;

(b)a prohibited activity under Section 23A-4-1203 ; or

(c)an operation of a guide or outfitter regulated under Section 23A-4-1204 .

Amended by Chapter 400 , 2026 General Session