Seth started fishing with the boy, then wanted to ride his ATV, so Jenn took over. As her son became bored, she says she reeled in the line and recast it, trying to get him interested.

She got busted.

Jenn does not have a fishing license and she was being observed through binoculars by a Division of Wildlife Resources officer.

The officer's report, sent to me by DWR law enforcement chief Mike Fowlks, says she was observed fishing for about a half-hour and did not hand the pole to the boy. The Bryants say their son simply wouldn't take it, so she gave up.

She was told to contact the Davis County Justice Court, where she appeared before Judge Jerald L. Jensen. She attempted to plead not guilty, but the Bryants are moving to Florida today and she can't afford to return for a future trial. So she entered a guilty plea and was fined $65.

Speaking of the DWR: Former State Sen. Tom Hatch, who was investigated by DWR in an alleged poaching incident in 2003 in which a trophy bull elk was illegally killed, has been appointed by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to the Utah Wildlife Board, overseeing the folks who investigated him.

Hatch's brother, Ira, eventually entered a "no-contest" plea to the misdemeanor charge.

Some DWR officials got a little nervous about it when Hatch, who's on the subcommittee that oversees DWR's budget, pushed through a $210,000 budget cut for DWR law enforcement.

But everything now seems OK. Hatch received several endorsements from groups representing outdoor enthusiasts and, apparently, DWR officials don't fear a repeat of when Mike Leavitt was elected governor.

That's when most of the DWR agents in the investigation of the Leavitts' fish hatchery in relation to whirling disease were demoted, forced into retirement or involuntarily transferred.

Say what again? One reader received a summons for jury duty at Salt Lake County Justice Court that says, "Please call after 5 p.m. on Monday June 4th and before 7 a.m. on Tuesday June 5 for instructions for reporting in on Tuesday June 4 and Wednesday June 5." The letter also noted that there is a "medal detector" at the court's entrance.

Details, details: Sen. Bob Bennett was touting a universal health coverage bill, of which he is the chief GOP sponsor, at the Rural Business Conference in Logan when audience member Jim Johnson asked for its number.

Johnson, retired director of the Utah Retail Merchants Association, says a constituent has a better chance of getting a response when commenting on a bill if he or she can cite the bill number.

Bennett didn't know it. But an aide did, and came to his rescue.

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