Show a tr t Changed d To J D Division kP A t A 1 Of Wildlife Resources p. p n i i at al Beginning May 11 1971 the the Utah Division of Fish and andy y Game will be no more In InI I 11 its place will be the new Division Division Division Di Di- vision of Wildlife Resources THE TIlE CHANGES that will la ft tit arrive t with the newly named division are important to the wildlife future of the state Sp Creation of the Divis Division on of Wildlife Resources within the Department of Natural Resources Resources Re Re- sources is the result of legislation legislation legis legis- lation passed during the last session of the legislature The new division will be bet t f working with a new set of wildlife laws The new code is is notable in that it grants 17 broader authority to the wildlife wildlife wild wild- 1 life board The new code is simplified and at the same time greatly strengthened CHANGES IN wildlife laws for include giving the division n authority over species other 9 than just game species provision provision provision pro pro- vision for civil action by the division divisio to compensate for w wildlife fe losses stronger laws lawsto to deal with water pollution new provisions for handling II game damage provisions for y yur ur A f y hunting permits on poste hunting units and making making making mak mak- ing sine more serious offense offense of- of felonies rather than Th public has recently be- be concerned with the ment including many spec speck of non-game non animals In fe Ia past there has been no ate Ste te law to protect non gam animals UDER UlER THE new code protect protect pro- pro wildlife e includes all specs spec of fish all species of birds bird Abert squirrel pronghorn pronghorn prong- prong horn bear beaver buffs buff cottontail cougar deer n sheep elk marten mink minI moose mountain goat otter bullfrog salamander dese desei tortoise brine shrimp tray cray h gila monster and any her species of wildlife whit the board may choose to made new law also includes outlawing the import im- im port m and or release of any or exotic species of except as provided by t f UN R THE new law the divisio is given the power u-A u IN y T AI to initiate civil ivil as well as criminal actions against law law- breakers This means that a ap p person apprehended for taking taking taking tak tak- ing a deer out put of season can end up paying for the game animal taken in addition to the fine for breaking the law The new definition of water pollution reads the introduction introduction introduction tion of any matter or thermal thermal thermal ther ther- mal energy to water within this state which exceeds state water quality standards or which tends to be harmful harmful harmful harm harm- ful to protected wildlife e. e Since protected wildlife includes all species of fish crustaceans aquatic insects and amphibians ians any pollution that kills any of these forms would vi violate violate violate vi- vi the law UNDER THE TilE new law landowners landowners landowners land land- owners must follow new procedures procedures procedures pro pro- for claiming game damages and a major portion of their land must have been open to public hunting and fishing during the past sea sea- son If a landowner chooses to close his land to public hunting thereby preventing the harvest of game animals then he can claim no damages caused by these animals The new code authorizes the sell of weekday only hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing permits on posted hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing units This will permit a hunter to buy access to hunting areas during the week weekdays weekdays weekdays days when most permit holders do not hunt In the past most hunting units are sold out of permits before the opening Hunting pressure is heavy the first and second day and falls off to almost nothing during the week yet since all permits permits permits per per- mits are sold nobody without a regular permit can hunt the area during the week ANYONE WHO counterfeits any license or permit is guilty of forgery under the new code and will be punished under the Utah penal code Copies of the new code willbe will willbe willbe be printed in a handy pocket- pocket sized edition and will be available available available avail avail- able to the public in the near future |