DAR File No. 29502

Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources

R657-5-43

General Archery Elk Hunt

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE

DAR File No.: 29502
Filed: 02/07/2007, 03:03
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This rule is being amended pursuant to Regional Advisory Council meetings and the Wildlife Board meeting conducted for taking public input and reviewing the big game rule.

Summary of the rule or change:

The proposed revisions to this rule remove references to and exceptions related to the Plateau, Fishlake-Thousand Lake area from Section R657-5-43. This change allows hunters who obtain a general any bull elk permit to take one elk of hunter's choice on a general any bull elk unit, except on elk Cooperative Wildlife Management Units (CWMUs); an antlerless elk or spike bull elk on a general spike bull elk unit, except CWMUs; or one elk of hunter's choice in the Wasatch Front and Uintah Basin extended archery areas during the specified season.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Sections 23-14-18 and 23-14-19

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This amendment clarifies the procedures and requirements for hunting archery elk. Therefore, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) determines that these amendments do not create a cost or savings impact to the state budget or DWR's budget. The amendments will not create any cost or savings impact to the state budget or DWR's budget, since the changes will not increase workload and they can be carried out with existing budget

local governments:

Since this amendment clarifies the procedures and requirements for hunting archery elk, this filing does not create any direct cost or savings impact to local governments because they are not directly affected by the rule. Nor are local governments indirectly impacted because the rule does not create a situation requiring services from local governments.

other persons:

The amendments provide clarification of procedures and requirements for hunting archery elk, therefore, the amendments do not impose any additional requirements on other persons, nor generate a cost or savings impact to other persons.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

These amendments are for clarification and providing requirements for hunting archery elk. Because of this, DWR determined that there are no additional compliance costs associated with this amendment.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

The amendments to this rule do not create an impact on businesses. Michael R. Styler, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Natural Resources
Wildlife Resources
1594 W NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-3154

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Staci Coons at the above address, by phone at 801-538-4718, by FAX at 801-538-4709, or by Internet E-mail at stacicoons@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

04/02/2007

This rule may become effective on:

04/09/2007

Authorized by:

James F Karpowitz, Director

R657. Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources.

R657-5. Taking Big Game.

R657-5-43. General Archery Elk Hunt.

(1) The dates of the general archery elk hunt are provided in the Bucks, Bulls and Once-In-A-Lifetime Proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

(2)(a) A person who has obtained a general archery elk permit may use archery equipment to take:

(i) one elk of hunter's choice on a general any bull elk unit, except on elk cooperative wildlife management units;

(ii) an antlerless elk or spike bull elk on a general spike bull elk unit, except on elk cooperative wildlife management units[ and the Plateau, Fish Lake-Thousand Lakes];

[(iii) only a spike bull elk on the Plateau, Fish Lake-Thousand Lakes; or

(iv)](iii) one elk of hunter's choice on the Wasatch Front or Uintah Basin extended archery areas as provided in the Bucks, Bulls and Once-In-A-Lifetime Proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

(3)(a) A person who obtains a general archery elk permit may hunt within the Wasatch Front, Uintah Basin, Nebo-West Desert, and Sanpete Valley extended archery areas during the extended archery area seasons as provided in the Bucks, Bulls and Once-In-A-Lifetime Proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking big game and as provided in Subsection (b).

(b) A person must complete the Archery Ethics Course annually to hunt the extended archery areas during the extended archery season.

(c) A person must possess an Archery Ethics Course Certificate of Completion while hunting.

(4) A person who has obtained an archery elk permit may not hunt during any other elk hunt or obtain any other elk permit, except as provided in Subsection R657-5-48(3).

(5) Hunter orange material must be worn if a centerfire rifle hunt is also in progress in the same area as provided in Section 23-20-31. Archers are cautioned to study the rifle hunt tables to identify these areas described in the Bucks, Bulls and Once-In-A-Lifetime Proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

 

KEY: wildlife, game laws, big game seasons

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [February 7, ]2007

Notice of Continuation: November 21, 2005

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23-14-18; 23-14-19; 23-16-5; 23-16-6