Section R657-38-3 - Dedicated Hunter Certificates of Registration(1)(a) To participate in the Dedicated Hunter Program, a person must apply for, be issued, and sign a certificate of registration as prescribed by the division.(b) Certificates of registration for a designated hunt area are issued by the division through a drawing as prescribed in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game and Rule R657-62.(c) Certificates of registration are valid for three consecutive years, except as provided by Sections R657-38-10 and R657-38-13, beginning on the date the big game drawing results are released and ending on the last day of the general season hunt for the third year of enrollment.(d) The quantity of certificates of registrations for the Dedicated Hunter Program available in the big game drawing is limited to: (i) 15% of the total annual general season buck deer quota for each respective hunt area, inclusive of those certificates of registration that are within active enrollments; or(ii) one resident and one nonresident certificate of registration if the 15% total on that hunt area is met or exceeded.(e) Certificates of registration remaining unissued from the Dedicated Hunter portion of the big game drawing shall be redistributed as general single-season permits for their respective hunt areas in the general buck deer drawing.(2) The division may deny issuance of a certificate of registration for the Dedicated Hunter Program for any of the reasons identified as a basis for suspension in Subsection 23A-4-1106(7) and Section R657-38-15.(3)(a) A certificate of registration for the Dedicated Hunter Program conditionally authorizes the participant to obtain a Dedicated Hunter permit, which may be used to hunt deer within the area listed on the permit, during the general archery, general muzzleloader and general any legal weapon buck deer seasons according to the dates and boundaries established by the Wildlife Board.(b) When available, the certificate of registration may also authorize the Dedicated Hunter permit to include the general deer archery extended area during the extended season dates.(c) The person must use the appropriate weapon type specified by each season and boundary.(4) The participant may not change to a different hunt area during the enrollment.(5)(a) The division may make changes including, season opportunity, season length, boundaries, allowable weapon types, or other special restrictions to all or any portion of a hunt area or management unit, when in the interest of the wildlife resource or as necessary for the division to accomplish its management objectives, and may not guarantee each hunt area remains unchanged during the Dedicated Hunter's enrollment period.(b) Dedicated Hunters shall be subject to any changes subsequently made to this or other rules pertaining to the hunt area they have drawn.Utah Admin. Code R657-38-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-7, effective 3/13/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-5, effective 2/7/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-05, effective 2/23/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-04, effective 2/7/2024