Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 206 (2022GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Winterton, R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides for the invalidation and forfeiture of a big game permit or big game tag;
• allows for the use of an unfilled big game permit under certain circumstances; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LIMITS RELATED TO BIG GAME
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton
House Sponsor: 
 Scott H. Chew
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions concerning violations related to big game.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides for the invalidation and forfeiture of a big game permit or big game tag;
▸ allows for the use of an unfilled big game permit under certain circumstances; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
23-16-5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 211
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
23-16-5
 is amended to read:
23-16-5.
Limit of one of any species of big game during license year -- Invalid and
forfeited permit or tag.
(1)
 A person may take only one of any species of big game during a license year,
regardless of how many licenses or permits [
he purchases
] 
the person obtains
, except as
otherwise provided by this [
code
] 
title
 or proclamations of the Wildlife Board.
(2) (a) If a person kills a big game animal in violation of this title, while attempting to
exercise the benefits of a big game permit or big game tag, the big game permit or big game tag
is invalid and the person shall forfeit the big game permit or big game tag to the division.
(b) This Subsection (2) does not apply if:
(i) a citation is issued for a rule violation described in Subsection (2)(a); or
(ii) a warning citation for a violation described in Subsection (2)(a) is issued.
(3) The division may grant a season extension to a valid, unfilled big game permit
opportunity that was invalidated and forfeited under Subsection (2) if:
(a) the criminal charges associated with the big game permit forfeiture are dismissed,
with prejudice, by action of the prosecutor or court, or acquittal of the charges at trial;
(b) the person issued the big game permit that is forfeited requests the division in
writing within 60 days of a final action dismissing or acquitting that person of the criminal
charges that led to the big game permit forfeiture;
(c) the season extension is granted for the same species and sex, hunt unit, and season
dates associated with the forfeited big game permit, as established by the Wildlife Board in the
hunt year of the extension; and
(d) the extension occurs in the first season immediately following dismissal of or
acquittal on the criminal charges described in Subsection (3)(a).