In Utah if it moves, kill it, if is in the ground, dig it up, trees are fair game.

As for living there, well, there are some nice places and Ogden isn't too bad. There are also a LOT of Mormons there, they stick together and they run the place. Lots of blondes too. You can get a beer at the strip clubs but no hard stuff but you have to join their club to drink at a bar. Great food around the SLC area and quite a few brew pubs to take advantage of and liquor prices from the gov' run outlets are reasonable for the most part.