Utah Admin. Code R657-5-20 - Purchasing or Selling Big Game or its Parts

(1) A person may only purchase, sell, offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange or trade any big game or its parts as follows:
(a) antlers, heads and horns of legally taken big game may be purchased or sold only on the dates published in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game;
(b) untanned hides of legally taken big game may be purchased or sold only on the dates published in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game;
(c) tanned hides of legally taken big game may be purchased or sold at any time; and
(d) legally obtained shed antlers and horns may be purchased or sold at any time in a whole or altered state.
(e) a Certificate of Registration is required for commercial antler buyers.
(2)
(a) Protected wildlife that is obtained by the division by any means may be sold or donated at any time by the division or its agent.
(b) A person may purchase or receive protected wildlife from the division, which is sold or donated in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), at any time.
(3) A person selling or purchasing antlers, heads, horns or untanned hides shall keep transaction records stating:
(a) the name and address of the person who harvested the animal;
(b) the transaction date; and
(c) the permit number of the person who harvested the animal.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to scouting programs or other charitable organizations using untanned hides.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-5-20
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-5, effective 2/7/2018 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-14, effective 7/11/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-14, effective 7/9/2024

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