Utah DNR, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Furbearer License:
B. Proof of Furharvester Education
Utah Code § 23-19-11.5
(1) A resident born after Dec. 31, 1984 may not purchase a resident furbearer license unless the applicant presents:
(a) a certificate of completion of a Division approved furharvester education course; or
(b) an immediately preceding year’s furbearer license with the furharvester education number noted on the furbearer license.
(2) Upon issuance of the resident furbearer license, the Division or authorized wildlife license agent shall indicate the applicant’s furharvester education number on the face of the furbearer license.
(3)(a) If an applicant for a resident furbearer license has completed a furharvester education course and is applying for a permit or license, the applicant’s furharvester education number and the name of the state, province, or country that issued the number may constitute proof of completion of a furharvester education course under this section.
(b) The Division may research the furharvester education number to verify that the applicant has completed a Division approved furharvester education course.
Page 20: X. Depredation
A. Badger, Weasel and Spotted Skunk
Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-21
(1) Badger, weasel, and spotted skunk may be taken anytime without a license when creating a nuisance or causing damage, provided the animal or its parts are not sold or traded.
(2) Red fox and striped skunk may be taken any time without a license.
B. Bobcat
Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-22
(1) Depredating bobcats may be taken at any time by duly appointed animal damage control agents, supervised by the animal damage control program, while acting in the performance of their assigned duties and in accordance with procedures approved by the Division.
(2) A livestock owner or his employee, on a regular payroll and not hired specifically to take furbearers, may take bobcats that are molesting livestock.
(3) Any bobcat taken by a livestock owner or his employee must be surrendered to the Division within 72 hours.
C. Beaver
Utah Code § 23-18-4 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-23
(1) Beaver doing damage may be taken or removed during closed seasons.
(2) A permit to remove damaging beaver must first be obtained from a Division office or conservation officer.
Furbearer resident license is $29 and $154 for a nonresident. Both resident and nonresident trap registrations are $10.
Administrative Rules, R657-11 — Taking Furbearers
R657-11-25. Prohibited Species.
(1)(a) A person may not take black-footed ferret, fisher, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine.
(b) Accidental trapping or capture of any of these species must be reported to the division within 48 hours.
Urban Wildlife Nuisance Control – List of Businesses
Utah Furbearer Guidebook
Furbearer Information
UtahState University Cooperative Extension: Wildlife Damage Management Series
UtahState University Cooperative Extension: Wildlife
Salt Lake City office:
1594 W North Temple, Suite 2110, Box 146301, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301
Phone: 801-538-4700
Fax: 801-538-4745
Salt Lake City office mailing address:
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Box 146301
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301
R657-11-9. Trap Registration Numbers.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "owner" means the person who has been issued a trap registration number, which is permanently marked or affixed to the trapping device.
(2) Each trapping device used to take furbearers must be permanently marked or tagged with the trap registered number of the owner.
(3) No more than one trap registration number may be on a trapping device.
(4) Trap registration numbers must be legible.
(5) Trap registration numbers are permanent and may be obtained by mail or in person from any division office.
(6) Applicants must include their full name, including middle initial, and complete home address.
(7) A registration fee of $10 must accompany the request. This fee is payable only once.
(8) Each individual is issued only one trap registration number.
(9) Any person who has obtained a trap registration number must notify the division within 30 days of any change in address or the theft of traps.
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Furbearer: Harvest reporting is voluntary for most furbearer species, with bobcat and marten the most notable exception. To obtain trapping and furbearer harvest information, DWR conducts a randomized telephone survey of approximately 25 percent of total permit holders each winter. You may download a hunter harvest logbook to help you keep track of your furbearer harvest during the season.
Successful hunters are required to deliver bobcat pelts to a Division representative to have permanent tags affixed and to surrender the lower jaw. Information collected includes: date of harvest, sex of the animal, method of take and county of harvest. In addition to mandatory check-in, trapper/hunter effort information for bobcats is collected through the furbearer harvest telephone survey (above).
Harvest reporting is voluntary for most furbearer species, with bobcat and marten the most notable exception. To obtain trapping and furbearer harvest information, DWR conducts a randomized telephone survey of approximately 25 percent of total permit holders each winter. You may download a hunter harvest logbook to help you keep track of your furbearer harvest during the season.