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Utah Code Title 23A. Wildlife Resources Act § 23A-5-303. Importation or exportation and release of wildlife unlawful--Criminal penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person may not:

(a) import into or export from the state a species of live native or exotic wildlife; or

(b) possess or release from captivity imported live wildlife described in Subsection (1)(a).

(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a person may engage in an act described in Subsection (1) if:

(a) provided for in this title or the rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(b) the person first secures written permission from the division.

(3) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301.

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