Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-18 - Elk Farming
Section R58-18-11 - Health Rules

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 58-18-11

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Before the importation of elk, whether by live animals, gametes, eggs, sperm, or other genetic material into Utah, the importing party shall obtain an import permit from the state veterinarian's office. The import permit shall be:

(a) issued only if the destination is a licensed elk facility or an official slaughter facility; or

(b) obtained from the department by the veterinarian conducting the official health inspection.

(2) Each elk imported into Utah shall be examined by an accredited veterinarian before importation and shall be accompanied by a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that meets the following disease testing requirements.

(a) Disease testing results and health statements shall be included on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Disease testing requirements may be waived on elk traveling directly to an official slaughter facility.

(b) Elk imported from a US herd have tested negative for tuberculosis within 90 days before entry unless enrolled in a tuberculosis herd monitoring accreditation program.

(c) Elk imported from Canada have tested negative for Tuberculosis within 90 days before entry and Brucellosis within 30 days before entry.

(d) Elk imported from a Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area participate in their state's Brucellosis surveillance program or shave tested negative for Brucellosis within 30 days before entry as shown on a letter from their state veterinarian or the department stating their participation and their last herd test date.

(e) The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall include the signed statement: "To the best of my knowledge, the elk listed are not infected with Johne's Disease (Paratuberculosis), CWD or Malignant Catarrhal Fever and have never been east of the 100 degree meridian."

(f) The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall also contain the name and address of the shipper and receiver, the number, sex, age, and any individual identification on each animal.

(3) Domesticated elk imported from an international herd shall be:

(a) male;

(b) imported to an elk ranch for use in the elk ranch; and

(c) harvested in the same season that the domesticated elk enters the state.

(4) Additional disease testing or quarantine may be required at the discretion of the state veterinarian when there is reason to believe other diseases, parasites, or other health concerns are present.

(5) Treatment of each elk for internal and external parasites is required within 30 days before entry, except for elk going directly to an official slaughter facility.

(6) Each elk imported into Utah shall originate from a state or province that requires that any CWD-suspect domesticated elk, or CWD-positive domesticated elk be reported to the state veterinarian or regulatory authority. The state or province of origin shall have the authority to quarantine source herds and herds affected with or exposed to CWD.

(7) Based on the state veterinarian's approval, each elk imported into Utah shall originate from states that have implemented a CWD Herd Certification Program.

(a) Each elk imported to Utah shall originate from herds that have been participating in a verified CWD Herd Certification Program for at least five years and are "certified" in that program.

(b) Animals will be accepted for movement only if epidemiology based on vertical and horizontal transmission is in place.

(8) No elk originating from a CWD-positive herd or involved in a trace for CWD may be imported to Utah.

(9) Elk semen, eggs, or gametes require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection verifying that the individual source animal has genetic purity and certifying that it has never resided on a premises where CWD has been identified or traced. An import permit obtained by the issuing veterinarian shall be listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

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