§ 23A-6-303 — Review and adoption of management plans.

(1) The division shall submit a draft management plan to the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401 and the Habitat Council created by the division for their review and recommendations.
(2) The division shall submit a draft management plan and any recommendations received from the Resource Development Coordinating Committee and the Habitat Council to:
(2)(a) the regional advisory council for the wildlife region in which the lands covered by the management plan are located; and
(2)(b) the regional advisory council for a wildlife region that may be affected by the management plan.
(3) A regional advisory council reviewing a draft management plan may make recommendations to the director.
(4) The director may adopt the management plan, adopt the management plan with amendments, or reject the management plan.
(5) (5)(a) At the request of the director or a member of the Wildlife Board, the Wildlife Board may review a management plan to determine whether the plan is consistent with Wildlife Board policies.
(5)(b) The director may amend a management plan in accordance with recommendations made by the Wildlife Board.
(6) Neither the division nor the director may permanently close a road within a wildlife management area as part of a management plan without consent of the county legislative body within which the wildlife management area is located.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 131, 2025 General Session