R657-6-17. Utah Pheasant Project

(1) Youth groups may collect and rear pheasants from eggs in nests destroyed by normal hay mowing operations. The administrator of the youth group shall first apply for and obtain a certificate of registration for this activity. (2) Landowners or operators of mowing equipment may collect the eggs and possess them for no more than 24 hours for pick up by a person with a certificate of registration. (3) Pheasants must be released by 16 weeks of age. (4) These pheasants remain the property of the state.