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Utah Code Title 79. Natural Resources § 79-2-702. Division creation--Purpose

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

<Section effective Jan. 1, 2025.>

(1) There is created within the department a Division of Law Enforcement.

(2) Subject to the priorities defined by the director, the primary function of the division is to enforce:

(a) Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act;

(b) Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles;

(c) Title 65A, Forestry, Fire, and State Lands;

(d) Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act;

(e) this title; and

(f) an administrative rule enacted by an advisory board within any of the department's divisions.

(3) The division shall coordinate with county sheriffs, police, and other law enforcement officers within a law enforcement jurisdiction the division operates to enforce this part.

(4) This part does not limit or modify the powers and duties of other law enforcement officers in the state.

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