Utah Admin. Code R657-58-2 - Definitions

(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 23-13-2 and R657-13-2.

(2) In addition:

(a) "Certificate of Registration (COR)" means a license or permit issued by the division that authorizes a contest organizer to conduct a contest and outlines any special provisions and conditions that must be followed.

(b) "Cold water fish species" means: any fish in the family Salmonidae, salmon, trout, whitefish, char, grayling, and associated hybrids.

(c) "Cull" or "high-grade" means to release alive and in good condition, a fish that has been held as part of a possession limit for the purpose of including larger fish in the possession limit.

(d) "Fishing clinic" means an organized gathering of anglers for non-competitive, educational purposes that does not offer cash, awards or prizes for their individual or team catches.

(e) "Live weigh" or "live weigh-in" means that fish are held in possession by contest participants and transported live to a specified location to be weighed.

(f) "Possession" means active or constructive possession.

(g) "Tagged fish contest" means any certified fishing contest where prizes are awarded for the capture of fish previously tagged or marked specifically for that contest.

(h) "Certified fishing contest" means a competitive event that meets any of the following criteria:

(i) involves 85 or more participants per water per day;

(ii) includes cash and or prizes awarded individually or cumulatively per year at $2,000 or more for a contest or a series of contests;

(iii) utilizes a live weigh-in; or

(iv) any tagged fish contest.

(v) Certified fishing contest does not include any event where fish are not legally possessed by participants.

(i) "Warmwater fish species" means any species not considered to be included in the definition of coldwater fish species.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-58-2

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 1/7/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-07, effective 3/11/2021