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Utah Coyote Bounty Participant,
In May 2018, the Utah
Wildlife Board passed several rule amendments to the Coyote Bounty Program.
These changes went into effect on August 7, 2018.
The changes do require
action on your part. In order to continue to participate in the program, you
will need to meet the following requirements:
- All participants must recertify
each year. This means that you are required to take the online training
course once every 365 days. When you complete the course, we will issue you
a COR (Certificate of Registration) that will be valid for one year. Take
the education course.
- You must submit all coyotes within
one year of the kill date. Coyotes must be in a condition that makes it
easy to identify them as coyotes. They must be free of maggots, other
carrion organisms and any rot.
- Participants may only claim
payments for their own coyotes. Only the individual who has killed a
coyote can claim payment for that coyote.
- Program participants are required
to report their kills on an electronic application. This application will
replace the paper compensation forms that are currently used. The free Utah Coyote Bounty Reporter application
will be available for iOS and Android smartphones. You can use paper forms
or the app to submit claims from now until June 30, 2019. Starting July 1,
2019, you must use the app to submit coyotes for compensation. We will no
longer accept paper compensation forms after this date. The app will
not replace the requirement to check in the scalp and lower jaw at a
designated check-in station. We will still offer check-ins across the
state throughout each month. More information about the Utah Coyote Bounty Reporter smartphone app will be available on our website this fall.
- In order to submit a claim using
the mobile application, you must have location data turned on. Utah Code
63G-2-305 protects any location data that you submit from public
disclosure.
- If the Coyote Bounty Program pays
the total annual appropriated budget during any fiscal year, the per-coyote
compensation will decrease by $5.00 during the following fiscal year. If
the program has a surplus in the annual budget at the end of any fiscal
year, payments will increase by $5.00 the next year, up to a maximum of $50
per coyote. Essentially, the budget may fluctuate in $5.00 increments
based on the previous year’s expenditure.
All of the other program
requirements will remain in effect. You must also follow these requirements in
order to participate in the program.
We appreciate your
participation and look forward to your continued support. If you have any
questions about these changes, please feel free to contact me at xwalden@utah.gov or 801-450-3656.
Sincerely,
Xaela Walden, Predator Management Specialist
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