TREND. Access to Navigable Waters. A Legislative Conundrum to Watch.

The State: Utah

The legislative action: In 2011, to protect private property rights, Utah restricted access to navigable waters that traverse private property. Anglers and floaters had to ask for permission to use navigable waters that cross private property.

The conundrum: 1000 miles of prime fishing flows through private lands

The courts:  Justices question the logic of applying statutory access standards that allow people to walk on a river but not float on a river.

KSL | Utah Supreme Court wades into stream access cases

UTAH’s HB 141 (2011)