23A-5-303. Importation or exportation and release of wildlife unlawful -- Criminal penalty.
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Effective 7/1/2023
23A-5-303. Importation or exportation and release of wildlife unlawful -- Criminal penalty.
(1)A person may not:
(a)import into or export from the state a species of live native or exotic wildlife; or
(b)possess or release from captivity imported live wildlife described in Subsection (1)(a) .
(2)Notwithstanding Subsection
(1), a person may engage in an act described in Subsection
(1)if:
(a)provided for in this title or the rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ; and
(b)the person first secures written permission from the division.
(3)A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301 .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103 , 2023 General Session