Section R657-37-5 - Application for Certificate of Registration(1) An application for a CWMU certificate of registration satisfying the acreage and parcel configuration requirements in Section R657-37-3 must be completed and returned to the regional division office where the proposed CWMU is located no later than August 10.(2) The application must be accompanied by: (a) the CWMU Management Plan, including all maps and a geospatial file of the CWMU boundary;(b)(i) a petition containing the signature and acreage of each participating landowner agreeing to establish and operate the CWMU as provided in this rule and Title 23A, Chapter 7, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units; or(ii) a copy of a legal contract or agreement identifying:(B) the duration of the contract or agreement; and(C) the names and signatures of landowners conveying the hunting rights to the CWMU landowner association;(c) a signed waiver from each landowner or lessee holding agricultural interests within the boundaries of the proposed CWMU releasing all claims for any assistance pertaining to any lands that may otherwise be available from the division under Rule R657-44 during the term of the certificate of registration;(d) the name of the landowner association operator;(e) the name of the landowner association president; and(f) the nonrefundable handling fee.(3)(a) The division may reject any application that is incomplete or completed incorrectly.(b) Applicants must update the division regarding any changes to the substance of their application while it is under consideration or it may be considered incomplete or incorrect.(4) In analyzing an application for a CWMU, the Wildlife Board shall consider: (a) the application materials;(b) the division's recommendation; and(c) any conviction of, a plea of no contest to, or a plea held in abeyance to a crime under Title 23A, the Wildlife Resources Act or a crime of moral turpitude by the CWMU operator, president, or landowner association member that when considered with the functions and responsibilities of a CWMU operator bears a reasonable relationship to the applicant's ability to responsibly operate a CWMU.(6) Upon receiving the application and recommendation from the division, the Wildlife Board may: (a) authorize the issuance of a certificate of registration allowing the landowner association to operate a CWMU; or(b) deny the application and provide the landowner association with reasons for the decision.(7) A certificate of registration is issued on a three-year basis and shall expire on January 31.(8) The CWMU application and the management plan agreement are binding upon the landowner association members and all successors in interest to the CWMU property or the hunting rights thereon as it pertains to allowing public permit holders reasonable access to all CWMU property during the applicable hunting seasons for purposes of filling the permit.Utah Admin. Code R657-37-5
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-5, effective 2/8/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-16, effective 7/22/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-17, effective 8/21/2024