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Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah
Chapter 20 - Enforcement - Violations and Penalties
- Section 1 - Enforcement authority of conservation officers -- Seizure and disposition of property.
- Section 1.5 - Powers of law enforcement section -- Employees.
- Section 2 - Special deputies -- Appointment -- Duties.
- Section 3 - Taking, transporting, selling, or purchasing protected wildlife illegal except as authorized -- Penalty.
- Section 3.5 - Taking protected wildlife while trespassing -- Penalty.
- Section 4 - Wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Penalties.
- Section 4.5 - Illegal taking, possession, or wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Restitution -- Reimbursable damages -- Assessment by magistrates -- Disposition of money.
- Section 4.7 - Habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife -- Third degree felony.
- Section 8 - Waste of wildlife unlawful.
- Section 9 - Donating protected wildlife.
- Section 10 - Butcher, locker or storage plant to require proper tag or donation slip.
- Section 12 - Airplanes or terrestrial or aquatic vehicles -- Use in taking wildlife unlawful -- Exceptions.
- Section 13 - Signs or equipment -- Damage or destruction unlawful.
- Section 14 - Definitions -- Posted property -- Hunting by permission -- Entry on private land while hunting or fishing -- Violations -- Penalty -- Prohibitions inapplicable to officers.
- Section 15 - Destruction of signs or inclosure on private land unlawful.
- Section 16 - Enforcement -- Procedure.
- Section 18 - Interference with, intimidation or harassment of officer unlawful.
- Section 19 - Failure to stop at road blocks or checking stations unlawful.
- Section 20 - Children accompanied by adults while hunting with weapon.
- Section 23 - Aiding or assisting violation unlawful.
- Section 25 - Exhibition of license, permit, tag or device required -- Misdemeanor.
- Section 28 - Search warrants.
- Section 29 - Interference with hunting prohibited -- Action to recover damages -- Exceptions.
- Section 29.5 - Interference with hunters or hunting activity -- Prosecution under criminal code.
- Section 30 - Tagging requirements.
- Section 31 - Requirement to wear hunter orange -- Exceptions.
- Section 33 - Limitation on compensating people to locate big game animals.
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