§ 23A-11-101 — Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Big game" includes deer, elk, bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goats, pronghorn, or bison.
(2) (2)(a) "Big game byproduct" means those parts of the carcass of a lawfully taken big game animal that are listed in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (ix):
(2)(a)(i) bones with less than 1/2 inch of attached muscle tissue;
(2)(a)(ii) fat, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and silverskin with less than 1/2 inch attached muscle tissue;
(2)(a)(iii) muscle tissue damaged by wound channels and within one inch of damaged tissue;
(2)(a)(iv) head;
(2)(a)(v) rib and neck meat on deer, pronghorn, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep;
(2)(a)(vi) antlers and horns;
(2)(a)(vii) legs below the knee and hock;
(2)(a)(viii) internal organs; and
(2)(a)(ix) hide.
(2)(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), "big game byproduct" does not include:
(2)(b)(i) brain or brain tissue;
(2)(b)(ii) spine or any part of the spinal column;
(2)(b)(iii) any portion of the carcass of an animal testing positive for chronic wasting disease;
(2)(b)(iv) any carcass or portion of a carcass that otherwise fails to meet local, state, or federal regulations governing processing, sale, or distribution of wild game; and
(2)(b)(v) spoiled product.
(3) (3)(a) "Centerfire rifle hunt" means a hunt for which a hunter may use a centerfire rifle, except as provided in Subsection (3)(b).
(3)(b) "Centerfire rifle hunt" does not include:
(3)(b)(i) a bighorn sheep hunt;
(3)(b)(ii) a mountain goat hunt;
(3)(b)(iii) a bison hunt;
(3)(b)(iv) a moose hunt;
(3)(b)(v) a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide conservation permit; or
(3)(b)(vi) a hunt requiring the hunter to possess a statewide sportsman permit.
(4) "Cultivated crops" means:
(4)(a) annual or perennial crops harvested from or on cleared and planted land;
(4)(b) perennial orchard trees on cleared and planted land;
(4)(c) crop residues that have forage value for livestock; and
(4)(d) pastures.
(5) "Financial advantage" means an act through which a person in lawful possession of a protected wildlife carcass uses or disposes of that carcass or carcass parts in a transaction for which the person receives consideration or expects to recover associated costs.
(6) "Management unit" means a prescribed area of contiguous land designated by the division for the purpose of managing a species of big game animal.
(7) "Predator" means a cougar, bear, or coyote.
(8) "Shed antler" means any portion of an antler that:
(8)(a) has been dropped naturally from a big game animal as part of the big game animal's annual life cycle; and
(8)(b) has a rounded base commonly known as the antler button or burr attached which signifies a natural life cycle process.
(9) "Shed horn" means:
(9)(a) the sheath from a pronghorn that has been dropped naturally as part of the animal's annual life cycle; or
(9)(b) bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or bison horn naturally detached from the horn core.
(10) "Spoiled product" means any portion of a protected wildlife carcass that is not fit for human or animal consumption due to the presence of parasites, pathogens, or rot.
(11) "Statewide conservation permit" means a permit:
(11)(a) issued by the division;
(11)(b) distributed through a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of promoting wildlife conservation; and
(11)(c) valid:
(11)(c)(i) on open hunting units statewide; and
(11)(c)(ii) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.
(12) "Statewide sportsman permit" means a permit:
(12)(a) issued by the division through a public draw; and
(12)(b) valid:
(12)(b)(i) on open hunting units statewide; and
(12)(b)(ii) for the species of big game and time period designated by the Wildlife Board.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 116, 2025 General Session