R657-57-9. Variance Denial

(1) The Division shall deny a variance request where the applicant: (a) fails to satisfy the variance criteria set forth in this rule; (b) is under a judicial or administrative order suspending his/her Utah hunting privileges for the species at the time: (i) the variance request is filed or at any time during an extension season; or (ii) the wildlife document application period expired for a bonus or preference point variance; (c) was legally ineligible to receive or use the wildlife document for which a season extension variance is sought; (d) is legally ineligible to hunt during the extension season; (e) is legally ineligible to use the weapon type authorized by the wildlife document during the original hunting season or the extension season; (f) provides false or misleading information on a material fact in the variance request application; or (g) provides false or misleading information on a material fact in a previous variance request application. (2) The Division may deny a variance request when it is contrary to sound public policy, wildlife management objectives, Division policies and interests, or the interests sought to be served by this rule.