Section R657-41-6 - Approving New Conservation Organizations for the Program(1)(a) New applicants to the conservation permit program shall follow the same three-year application cycle established in Subsection R657-41-5(1).(b) If multiple new conservation organizations submit valid applications during a single three-year application cycle:(i) a maximum of two new organizations will be selected; and(ii) conservation organizations will be selected based upon an evaluation of their historical contributions to conservation permit species in Utah.(2)(a) Conservation organizations accepted into the conservation permit program for the first time will be awarded 0.5% in market share, as determined in Section R657-41-7.(b) Market share awarded to new applicants will be drawn from each participating conservation organizations' market share in proportion to that organization's total market share.(c) Newly accepted conservation organizations shall participate in the first three-year term on a probationary status.(d) During their probationary term, a conservation organization must: (i) sell all conservation permits each year at a hunt-related banquet or through an online auction with prior division approval;(ii) diligently advertise and market each permit opportunity;(iii) maintain a minimum of 75% or the originally awarded market share at the end of the three-year term; and(iv) complete all mandatory reporting for auditing purposes.(e) The division may deny an application from a conservation organization based upon their failure to meet the probationary requirements.(f) Application denials may be appealed as described in Section R657-41-15.(3)(a) A conservation organization that was once a program participant, but left the program while in good standing, may be reinstated during the three-year permitting cycle immediately following their departure from the program with the full market share the conservation permit organization had when they left the program.(b) A conservation organization reentering the program under the (3)(a):(i) will receive market share drawn from each participating conservation organization in proportion to that organization's market share; and(ii) may reenter the program regardless of the number of applications accepted from new conservation organizations under Subsection R657-41-6(1)(b).Utah Admin. Code R657-41-6
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-24, effective 11/28/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-17, effective 8/9/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-14, effective 7/9/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-17, effective 8/21/2024