Utah Code § 23A-11-301

Deer and elk management plans -- Division to confer with others -- Target herd
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size objectives.
(1) The division shall:
(a) prepare a management plan for each deer and elk herd unit in the state; and
(b) submit the plans to the Wildlife Board for the Wildlife Board's approval.
(2) Upon approval of a plan by the Wildlife Board, the division shall manage the herd unit in
accordance with the management plan.
(3) In preparing a management plan, the division shall confer with federal and state land
managers, private landowners, sportsmen, and ranchers.
(4)
(a) A management plan shall establish target herd size objectives.
(b) In establishing target herd size objectives, the division and Wildlife Board shall among other
factors:
(i) consider available information on each unit's range carrying capacity and ownership; and
(ii) seek to balance relevant multiple uses for the range.
(5) Until a management plan for a herd unit is prepared in accordance with this section and
approved by the Wildlife Board, the division shall manage the herd unit to maintain the herd
size as range conditions and available data dictate.
(6) The division or Wildlife Board may revise a management plan as the division or Wildlife Board
determines necessary. A revised plan shall be prepared in accordance with Subsections (3)
and (4).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session

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