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2022 Utah Code
Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah
Chapter 20 - Enforcement - Violations and Penalties
Section 29 - Interference with hunting prohibited -- Action to recover damages -- Exceptions.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 23-20-29 (2022)
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23-20-29. Interference with hunting prohibited -- Action to recover damages -- Exceptions.
  • (1) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who intentionally interferes with the right of a person licensed and legally hunting under Chapter 19, Licenses, Permits, and Tags to take wildlife by driving, harassing, or intentionally disturbing any species of wildlife for the purpose of disrupting a legal hunt, trapping, or predator control.
  • (2) Any directly affected person or the state may bring an action to recover civil damages resulting from a violation of Subsection (1) or a restraining order to prevent a potential violation of Subsection (1).
  • (3) This section does not apply to incidental interference with a hunt caused by lawful activities including ranching, mining, and recreation.


Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
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