Donating fish

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I caught a mess of lake trout pups and brought them home as we have been encouraged to do. But I didn't want to mess (see what I did there) with them so we found someone who wanted them and I gave them away to a nice family that needed them. A BFT friend PMed me concerned that I had revealed doing something illegal. I don't think so. The nice lady and some of her kids came to my house and picked them up. Now if we had all been out at the lake together and she asked for some fish it would have been illegal for me to donate them to her there. Do I have this right?

I copied this from the Fishing Guide Book:

Donating
Utah Code § 23-20-9
The following are the only places where
you may donate or give protected aquatic
wildlife or its parts to another person:
•The permanent residence of the donor
•The permanent residence of the recipient
•A meat locker
•A storage plant
•A meat-processing facility

You may not donate fish in the field.
A written statement of donation must
be kept with the protected aquatic wildlife
or parts that includes all of the following
information:
•The number and species of protected
aquatic wildlife or parts donated
•The date of donation
•The license or permit number of the
donor
•The signature of the donor

I'll admit that I didn't get all of the donation slip filled out right but I'll get it perfect now that I've re-educated myself. I hope this helps somebody else out too. 99.99% of us want to do the right thing but sometimes just don't know.

Any comments, questions, concerns?
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