Agency head or
designee and title:
R657. Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources.
R657-62. Drawing Application Procedures.
R657-62-1. Purpose and Authority.
(1) Under authority of Sections 23A-2-304 and 23A-2-305, the Wildlife Board has established this rule for drawing applications and procedures.
(2) Specific season dates, bag and possession limits, areas open, number of permits and other administrative details that may change annually are published in the respective guidebooks of the Wildlife Board.
R657-62-2. Definitions.
(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 23A-1-101.
(2) In addition:
(a) "Active duty" means full-time duty in the active military. (b) "Application" means a form required by the [D]division which must be completed by a person and submitted to the [D]division to apply for a hunting permit. [(b](c) "Deployed" means movement from a military personnel's permanent duty station to active duty outside Utah based on orders from military command. (d) "Landowner" means any individual, family or corporation who owns property in Utah and whose name appears on the deed as the owner of eligible property or whose name appears as the purchaser on an executed contract for sale of eligible property. ([c]e) "Limited entry hunt" means any hunt listed in the hunt tables published by the Wildlife Board and is identified as a premium limited entry hunt or limited entry hunt. "Limited entry hunt" does not include bear pursuit. ([d]f) "Limited entry permit" means any permit obtained for a limited entry hunt, including conservation permits, expo permits, and sportsman permits. [(e](g) "Military" means the United States Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force and National Guard Reserve Units. (h) "Resident" has the same meaning as defined in Section 23A-1-10. (i) "SCRA Document" means servicemembers civil relief act single record request report generated by the Department of Defense. (j)(i) "Valid application" means an application: (A) for a permit to take a species for which the applicant is eligible to possess;
(B) for a permit to take a species regardless of estimated permit numbers;
(C) for a certificate of registration; and
(D) containing sufficient information, as determined by the division, to process the application, including personal information, hunt information, and sufficient payment.
(ii) Applications missing any of the items in Subsection (i) may be considered valid if the application is timely corrected through the application correction process.
([f]k) "Waiting period" means a specified period that a person who has obtained a permit must wait before applying for the same permit type. ([g]l) "Once-in-a-lifetime hunt" means any hunt listed in the hunt tables published by the Wildlife Board and is identified as once-in-a-lifetime, and does not include general or limited entry hunts. ([h]m) "Once-in-a-lifetime permit" means any permit obtained for a once-in-a-lifetime hunt by any means, including conservation permits, sportsman permits, cooperative wildlife management unit permits and limited entry landowner permits. (i) Voucher" means an authorization issued by the division that entitles the designated holder to purchase the hunting permit specified in the authorization.
R657-62-26. Deployed Military.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this rule, a resident serving in the United States Military and deployed in connection with their military service may apply for and receive a bonus point or preference point without acquiring or possessing a hunting or combination license.
(2) To obtain a bonus point or preference point without a hunting or combination license, an eligible resident must:
(a) be deployed 90 consecutive days or more during the calendar year of application;
(b) not have previously received a bonus or preference point for the species and hunt type in the same year;
(c) otherwise be eligible to receive a bonus or preference point;
(d) pay a $10 application fee; and
(e)(i) submit an application to the [D]division no later than December 31st of the calendar year of qualifying deployment; and (ii) include the following information in the application:
(A) full name, date of birth, [D]division customer identification number, permanent and current physical address, email address, and any other information required by the [D]division; (B) proof of residency; and
(C) copy of official military documentation ordering deployment and specifying its term and location.
(3) All other regulations in rule and guidebook for receiving a bonus point or preference point are applicable to an applicant under this section, except for the application process and the requirement to possess a hunting or combination license.
(4) A person qualifying for a bonus point or preference point under this section may not surrender and receive a refund on:
(a) an unexpired hunting or combination license previously purchased; or
(b) a previously awarded bonus point or preference point.
[(5) For purposes of this section: (a) "Active duty" means full-time duty in the active military. (b) "Deployed" means movement from a military personnel's permanent duty station to active duty outside the state of Utah based on orders from military command. 
