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Counsel says trail cameras on public lands must comply with UCA 23A‑5‑307
Summary
Legal counsel briefed the council that Sevier County's $6,900 grant request included $600 for trail cameras and that year‑round deployment on public lands is governed by Utah Code Annotated UCA 23A‑5‑307; counsel noted no legal expectation of privacy in open spaces but MOU lapses can limit use.
Nicole Hannah, division legal counsel, told the advisory council that a Sevier County $6,900 grant request included $600 proposed for trail cameras and that "to deploy year-round trail cameras on public lands legally, the division must comply with Utah Code Annotated UCA 23A−5−307."
Hannah advised the council that because the cameras are placed in open public spaces, there is no legal expectation of privacy, but failure to secure required memoranda of understanding could legally restrict camera usage for six months of the year. The briefing framed camera deployment as contingent on statutory compliance and interagency MOUs rather than an operational preference.
