Section R657-6-20 - Use of Dogs(1) An individual may not use or permit a dog to harass, pursue, or take protected wildlife unless otherwise allowed for in Title 23, the Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, or the rules outlined in a guidebook of the Wildlife Board.(2) Dogs may be used to locate and retrieve upland game during open upland game hunting seasons.(3) Dogs are generally allowed on state wildlife management and waterfowl management areas, subject to the following conditions.(a) dogs are not allowed on the following state wildlife management areas and waterfowl management areas between March 10 and August 31 annually or as posted by the division: (ii) Bear River Trenton Property Parcel;(xiv) James Walter Fitzgerald;(xvi) Locomotive Springs;(xxiv) Public Shooting Grounds;(xxix) Scott M. Matheson Wetland Preserve;(xxxiii) Utah Lake Wetland Preserve;(b) the division may establish special restrictions for Division-managed properties, such as on-leash requirements and temporary or locational closures for dogs, and post them at specific division properties and at Regional offices;(c) organized events or group gatherings of 25 or more individuals that involve the use of dogs, such as dog training or trials, that occur on Division properties may require a special use permit as described in Rule R657-28;(d) dog training may be allowed in designated areas on Lee Kay Center and Willard Bay WMA by the Division without a special use permit; and(e) dogs are only allowed on the Nature Trail within they Hasenyager Nature preserve, and must be on a leash.(4) A person may train a dog on live wild game birds provided:(a) the dog, or the person training the dog, may not harass, catch, capture, kill, injure, or at any time, possess any wild game birds, except during legal hunting seasons as provided in the Upland Game or Waterfowl proclamations of the Wildlife Board;(b) the use of dogs complies with Rules R657-6. R657-9, and R657-54;(c) the person training a dog on live wild game birds, except during legal hunting seasons: (i) must comply with city and county ordinances pertaining to the discharge of any firearm; and(ii) must obtain written permission from the landowner for training on properly posted private property.(5) The firearm restrictions set forth in this section do not apply to a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon in accordance with Section 53-5-701, et seq., provided the person is not utilizing the concealed weapon to hunt or take wildlife.(6) A person may not train dogs or otherwise harass game birds within 1/2 mile of sage-grouse or sharp-tailed grouse leks, or other concentrations of sage-grouse or sharp-tailed grouse from March 1 to May 31.(7) Dogs may be used to locate upland game as part of Division sanctioned survey efforts.Utah Admin. Code R657-6-20
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-16, effective 8/9/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 8/10/2023