Utah Code Title 23A. Wildlife Resources Act § 23A-8-403. Landowner or lessee may kill big game animals

(i) it is necessary to protect cultivated crops;

(ii) 72 hours has expired since a request for action is given pursuant to Subsection 23A-8-402(1)(a);

(iii) the landowner or lessee has provided or sent written notice of an intent to kill the big game animal to the nearest regional office of the division;

(iv) the landowner or lessee kills the big game animal within 90 days, or a longer period, if approved, in writing, by the division, after having requested that the division take action to prevent depredation under Subsection 23A-8-402(1)(a); and

(v) the killing is not prohibited by Subsection (2)(a) or (3).

(i) make reasonable effort to prevent the big game animals from wasting; and

(ii) provide the division reasonable access to the landowner's or lessee's land to retrieve and dispose of the big game animals.

(i) determines that the restitution value of the big game animal or animals, as established under Section 23A-5-312, is more than twice the estimated value of the cultivated crops that have been or will be damaged or consumed within a single growing season;

(ii) determines that the prohibition is consistent with the management plan established under Section 23A-11-301;

(iii) notifies the landowner or lessee of the prohibition; and

(iv) offers the landowner or lessee a depredation mitigation plan.

(i) accept the plan in writing; or

(ii) refuse to accept the plan and appeal the plan, in writing, to the director.