{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-2-209","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 23A-2-209","heading":"Transplants of big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species.","body":"(1) Subject to Subsection (7), the division may transplant big game, turkeys, wolves, or sensitive species only in accordance with:\n(a)\n(i) a list of sites for the transplant of each particular species that is prepared and adopted in accordance with Subsections (2) through (5);\n(ii) a species management plan, such as a deer or elk management plan adopted under Section 23A-11-301 or a recovery plan for a threatened or endangered species, provided that:\n(A) the plan identifies sites for the transplant of the species or the lands or waters the species are expected to occupy; and\n(B) the public has had an opportunity to comment and make recommendations on the plan; and\n(iii) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq. if the transplant involves a threatened or endangered species; or\n(b) a legal agreement between the state and a tribal government that identifies potential transplants\n.\n(2) The division shall:\n(a) consult with the landowner in determining the suitability of a site for the transplant of a species;\n(b) prepare a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species; and\n(c) provide notification of proposed sites for the transplant of species to:\n(i) local government officials having jurisdiction over areas that may be affected by a transplant; and\n(ii) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401.\n(3) After receiving comments from local government officials and the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, the division shall submit the list of proposed transplant sites, or a revised list, to regional advisory councils for the one or more regions that may be affected by the transplants of species.\n(4) A regional advisory council reviewing a list of proposed sites for the transplant of species may submit recommendations to the Wildlife Board.\n(5) The Wildlife Board shall approve, modify, or reject a proposal for the transplant of a species.\n(6) A list of proposed transplant sites approved by the Wildlife Board shall have a termination date after which a transplant may not occur.\n(7) Before reintroducing a big game animal to a new area under this section, the Wildlife Board shall approve a mitigation plan that complies with Section 23A-2-210.","path":["Title 23A Wildlife Resources Act","Chapter 23A-2 Administration","Part 23A-2-2 Division and Director"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title23A/Chapter2/23A-2-S209.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"19ad7cc93197b89c4f19362b2a57738b75d68f0cae46fc7abc4dcecd2ae1dcd3","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-2-208","next":"us-ut/utah-code-23a-2-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}