23-23-1. Purposes. Cooperative wildlife management units are established to: (1) provide income to landowners; (2) create satisfying hunting opportunities; (3) increase wildlife resources; (4) provide adequate protection to landowners who open their lands for hunting; and (5) provide access to public and private lands for hunting. Amended by Chapter 258, 1997 General Session
23-23-10. Possession of permits and licenses by hunter — Restrictions. (1) A person may not hunt in a cooperative wildlife management unit without having in his or her possession: (a) a valid cooperative wildlife management unit authorization or permit or other permit as authorized by the wildlife board; and (b) the necessary hunting licenses, tags, […]
23-23-11. Failure to comply with rules and requirements. A person shall leave private property within a cooperative wildlife management unit immediately, upon request of a landowner, landowner association operator, or cooperative wildlife management unit agent, if that person: (1) does not have in that person’s possession a cooperative wildlife management unit authorization or permit; (2) […]
23-23-12. Damage or destruction of property. A person on the land of another person may not intentionally damage, disarrange, or destroy that person’s property. Enacted by Chapter 158, 1988 General Session
23-23-13. Violation of chapter — Class B misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, unless another penalty is provided elsewhere in the laws of this state. Enacted by Chapter 158, 1988 General Session
23-23-14. Landowner protection under Landowner Liability Act. Landowners who participate in cooperative wildlife management units shall have the full protection afforded under Title 57, Chapter 14, Limitations on Landowner Liability. Amended by Chapter 212, 2013 General Session
23-23-3. Rulemaking authority of Wildlife Board. The Wildlife Board is authorized to make and enforce rules applicable to cooperative wildlife management units organized for the hunting of small game, waterfowl, cougar, turkey, or big game that in its judgment are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Amended by Chapter 112, 2005 […]
23-23-4. Operation by landowner association. A landowner association shall operate a cooperative wildlife management unit as prescribed by this chapter and the rules of the Wildlife Board. Amended by Chapter 258, 1997 General Session
23-23-5. Certificate of registration — Renewal. (1) A landowner association may not establish or operate a cooperative wildlife management unit without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Wildlife Board. (2) The Wildlife Board may renew annually certificates of registration if the landowner association has previously complied with this chapter and the rules of […]
23-23-6. Season dates — Boundaries — Review by councils and board. (1) The Wildlife Board shall establish season dates and boundaries for each cooperative wildlife management unit. (2) Season dates may differ from general statewide season dates. (3) At least every five years, cooperative wildlife management units containing public land will be reviewed by the […]
23-23-7. Permits — Acreage and lands that may be included — Posting of boundaries. (1) The division shall provide cooperative wildlife management unit authorizations for hunting small game or waterfowl to the cooperative wildlife management unit, free of charge. (2) At least 50% of the cooperative wildlife management unit authorizations for hunting small game or […]
23-23-7.5. Landowner association to provide comparable hunting opportunities. A landowner association shall provide each holder of an authorization or permit a comparable hunting opportunity in terms of hunting area and number of days. Enacted by Chapter 258, 1997 General Session
23-23-8. Compensation for damage — Claims. A landowner participating in a cooperative wildlife management unit who incurs damages caused by a hunter on his or her land may submit a claim and receive compensation for the claim from money received for cooperative wildlife management unit authorization or permit fees collected by the landowner association. (1) […]
23-23-9. Agents — Appointment — Identification — Refusal of entry by agent. (1) A landowner association may appoint cooperative wildlife management unit agents to protect private property of the cooperative wildlife management unit. (2) Each cooperative wildlife management unit agent shall wear or have in his or her possession a form of identification prescribed by […]
