Utah Code 73-29-201. General access provisions

(1)

The public may use a public water for recreational activity if:

Navigable water: means a water course that in its natural state without the aid of artificial means is useful for commerce and has a useful capacity as a public highway of transportation. See Utah Code 73-29-102
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Public recreational access: means the right to engage in recreational access established in accordance with Section 73-29-203. See Utah Code 73-29-102
Public water: means water:

(i)	described in Section 73-1-1; and

(ii)

flowing or collecting on the surface:

(A)	within a natural or realigned channel; or

(B)

in a natural lake, pond, or reservoir on a natural or realigned channel. See Utah Code 73-29-102

(a)

the public water:

(i)	is a navigable water; or

(ii)	is on public property; and

(b)	the recreational activity is not otherwise prohibited by law.

(2)	A person may access and use a public water on private property for any lawful purpose with the private property owner’s permission.

(3)	A person may not access or use a public water on private property for recreational purposes if the private property is property to which access is restricted, unless public recreational access is established under Section 73-29-203.

Enacted by Chapter 410, 2010 General Session