Utah Code § 23A-5-303: Importation or exportation and release of wildlife unlawful -- Criminal penalty.

(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.