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Council flagged $6,900 Sevier County grant with $600 for trail cameras, counsel cites DWR statute
Summary
Legal counsel told the council that Sevier County's $6,900 grant application—$600 of which would buy trail cameras—must comply with Utah Code Annotated UCA 23A-5-307; without an MOU camera usage could be restricted six months of the year.
The council reviewed a Sevier County grant request totaling $6,900 that included a $600 allocation for trail cameras to monitor trail use. "Because the cameras are placed in open public spaces, there is no legal expectation of privacy," Nicole Hannah said, but she added that deployment must comply with UCA 23A-5-307 and that failure to secure a memorandum of understanding could legally restrict camera use for six months annually.
Members discussed practical implications for monitoring and enforcement on public lands and how an MOU with land managers would affect year-round monitoring. The funding request remains subject to the division's pre-scoring eligibility checks and any GRAMA or litigation constraints noted later in the meeting.
