Section R657-14-4 - Application for Certificate of Registration(1) Applications for certificates of registration are available at division offices.(2) Applications for commercial seining or harvesting protected aquatic wildlife for use as fish bait may be submitted any time during the year.(3) If an application for a certificate of registration is made in the name of a commercial organization, the applicant must specify the person responsible for that entity.(4)(a) Completed applications must be submitted to the wildlife registration office.(b) The division may return any application that is incomplete or completed incorrectly.(5)(a) The application review process may require up to 45 days.(b) The division may deny issuing a certificate of registration to any applicant for any of the following reasons: (i) the applicant has previously been issued a certificate of registration and has failed to submit any report required by this rule, the division, or the Wildlife Board;(ii) the applicant has been found guilty, pleaded guilty or pleaded no contest in an administrative proceeding to violating any rule, statute, proclamation, or Wildlife Board Order relating to the harvest, possession, or sale of protected aquatic wildlife; or(iii) the applicant has been found guilty, pleaded guilty or pleaded no contest in a criminal proceeding to violating any rule, statute, proclamation, or Wildlife Board Order relating to the harvest, possession, or sale of protected aquatic wildlife.(6) The division may limit the number of certificates of registration issued or deny any application in the interest of wildlife, wildlife habitat, serving the public, or public safety.(7) If an application is approved, the division shall issue the applicant a certificate of registration that specifies:(a) the species and amounts of protected aquatic wildlife that may be harvested or sold;(b) the water and locations where protected aquatic wildlife may be harvested;(c) the gear that may be used;(d) the hours during which protected aquatic wildlife may be harvested;(e) the means and amounts of protected aquatic wildlife that may be transported; and(f) any restriction imposed on the applicant in addition to the provisions of this rule.(8)(a) Certificates of registration for seining or harvesting protected aquatic wildlife for use as fish bait are valid for a calendar year.Utah Admin. Code R657-14-4