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Utah Wildlife Board approves interim rules to implement new guides and outfitters law amid stakeholder concerns
Summary
The board approved rule language to start licensing guides, outfitters and spotters after the Legislature moved the program from DOPL to the Division of Wildlife Resources; staff and the attorney general’s office said the rule is a starting point and will be refined after stakeholder discussions and potential statutory cleanup.
The Utah Wildlife Board on June 12 approved administrative rules to implement a newly enacted state law that moves regulation of commercial guides and outfitters from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to the Division of Wildlife Resources and establishes a certificate‑of‑registration program for guides, outfitters and spotters.
Chad Betridge of DNR law enforcement and Kyle Maynard, assistant attorney general, briefed the board. Maynard said the legislation originated as House Bill 153 and moved through the session as Senate Bill 149; it requires the division to operate a licensing program beginning this…
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