R657-19-4. Nongame Mammal Species - Certificate of Registration Required

(1) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals: (a) bats of any species; and (b) pika - Ochotona princeps. (2) A certificate of registration is required to take any shrew - Soricidae, all species. (3) A certificate of registration is required to take a Utah prairie dog, Cynomys parvidens, as provided in Sections R657-19-6, R657-19-7, R657-19-8 and R657-19-9. (4) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals in Washington County: (a) cactus mouse - Peromyscus eremicus; (b) kangaroo rats - Dipodomys, all species; (c) Southern grasshopper mouse - Onychomys torridus; and (d) Virgin River montane vole - Microtus montanus rivularis, which occurs along stream-side riparian corridors of the Virgin River. (5) A certificate of registration is required to take any of the following species of nongame mammals in San Juan and Grand counties: (a) Abert squirrel - Sciurus aberti; (b) Northern rock mouse - Peromyscus nasutus; and (c) spotted ground squirrel - Spermophilus spilosoma. (6) The division may deny a certificate of registration to any applicant, if: (a) the applicant has violated any provision of: (i) Title 23A of the Utah Code; (ii) Title R657 of the Utah Administrative Code; (iii) a certificate of registration; (iv) an order of the Wildlife Board; or (v) any other law that bears a reasonable relationship to the applicant's ability to safely and responsibly perform the activities that would be authorized by the certificate of registration; (b) the applicant misrepresents or fails to disclose material information required in connection with the application; (c) taking the nongame mammal as proposed in the application violates any federal, state or local law; (d) the application is incomplete or fails to meet the issuance criteria set forth in this rule; or (e) the division determines the activities sought in the application may significantly damage or are not in the interest of wildlife, wildlife habitat, serving the public, or public safety.