Section R657-64-3 - Predatory Animal Control Programs(1) Two predatory animal control programs are created within the division to provide financial incentive to participants for the removal of coyotes detrimental to mule deer production. (a) The General Predator Control Program provides a financial incentive to any participant with a predator control certificate of registration to remove coyotes within the State. (i) The financial incentive to participate in the program and remove coyotes under the conditions prescribed in this rule and by the division is $50 compensation per animal, unless otherwise reduced by the division pursuant to Subsections (ii) and (iii).(ii) Compensation for coyotes in any given fiscal year is limited to the annual legislative appropriation for the program, and no further compensation will be paid once the funding allocation is exhausted.(iii) Beginning July 1, 2019, compensation amounts may be adjusted by the division as follow. (A) When annual compensation claims exceed the program funding allocation appropriated by the Legislature in a fiscal year, the compensation amount for each animal in the coming year will be reduced by $5 from that paid in the previous year.(B) When annual compensation claims are less than the program funding allocation appropriated by the Legislature in a fiscal year, the compensation amount for each animal in the coming year will be increased by $5 from that paid in the previous year, provided compensation never exceeds $50 per animal.(b) The Targeted Predator Control Program focuses coyote removal efforts within prescribed areas of the State and during specified times of the year where predation on deer is most prevalent by: (i) using personnel hired and employed by the division to undertake targeted removal efforts; or(ii) contracting with vendors to undertake targeted removal efforts.(2) Participants in either program are not granted special authority to take coyotes beyond that available to non-participants, and each shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), participants in both programs are required to follow all relevant rules and regulations related to trapping and firearm use, as detailed in state code and rule R657-11, "Taking Furbearers."(b) The division may exempt a participant in the Targeted Predator Control Program from specified provisions of R657-11 which the division determines necessary to effectively control coyotes in a targeted area that are detrimental to mule deer production.(4) General Predator Control Program -Compensation(1)(a) Program participants with a valid predator control certificate of registration will be eligible to receive from the division $50 for each qualifying coyote presented, unless otherwise reduced by the division pursuant to R657-64-3(1)(a) (b) Requests for payment shall be made only on the designated check-in dates and at the locations identified by the division. (2) Receipt of compensation is further subject to the following conditions:(a) The claimant seeking compensation for a coyote must: (i) personally kill the animal presented for payment; (ii) possess a valid predator control certification of registration at the time the animal is killed and at the time it is presented to the division for payment;(iii) complete and submit a signed division-approved compensation form in electronic or written format containing the following information:(A) the claimant's name and certificate of registration number ;(B) the date and exact GPS location where each coyote was killed; and(C) verification that the claimant personally killed the coyotes, the information provided is accurate, and all program terms and conditions have been complied with;(iv) present to the division at a designated check-in event the fresh or preserved: (A) full pelt or scalp of each coyote with both ears attached; and(B) entire lower jaw of each coyote--removed from the carcass with canine and molar teeth intact; and(v) link or associate the pelt, scalp, and jaw of each coyote presented for reimbursement to the corresponding entry for that coyote on the division-approved compensation form.(b) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a claimant may not seek or obtain an incentive payment under this rule for any coyote that is: (i) killed by someone or something other than the claimant;(ii) killed outside the State of Utah;(iii) presented to the division for payment more than 365 days from the date it was killed;(iv) marked as previously redeemed for payment; or(v) presented to the division in a condition where the pelt, scalp or lower jaw: (A) is spoiled or rotten;(B) has maggots or other carrion organisms;(C) is in a frozen state; or(D) is damaged or otherwise in a condition where the species cannot be reliably verified, or the absence or presence of markings cannot be ascertained.(3) Program participants may designate a third party to check-in their coyotes with the division at the designated times and locations, provided: (a) the compensation form referred to in Subsection (2)(a)(iii) is completed and signed by the program participant that killed the coyotes;(b) the lower jaw and either the full pelt or the scalp (with both ears attached) of each coyote is presented to the division, as required in Subsections (2)(a)(iv) and (2) (b), with the compensation form; and(c) the compensation form identifies and authorizes the person that will present it to the division for compensation.(4) Program participants are not authorized to trespass or take coyotes on tribal trust lands without written tribal authorization.(5) Employees and contractors of USDA Wildlife Services are ineligible to receive compensation for coyotes taken within the scope of their employment or contractual responsibilities.(6) Compensation for qualified coyotes will be documented by written receipt at the time of submission to the division and payment by check will be mailed at a later date.(7) Participants shall be responsible for disposing of coyote pelts and ears presented to the division for compensation, but the division may retain the lower jaw.(8) The division will mark each coyote redeemed for payment to ensure compensation is paid only once for each animal.Utah Admin. Code R657-64-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-17, effective 8/9/2018