Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-18 - Elk Farming
Section R58-18-4 - License Renewal

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 58-18-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Each elk farm shall apply for license renewal to the department no later than April 30th, indicating its desire to continue as an elk farm. This application shall be accompanied by the required fee. Any license renewal application received after April 30th will have a late fee assessed.

(2) Any facility not applying for renewal before July 1st is delinquent.

(3) If the application and fee for renewal are not received on or before July 1, the license shall not be renewed, and a new license shall be required.

(4) Any animals on the premises shall be quarantined until a new license is acquired or due process of law has occurred.

(5) An operator of a domesticated elk facility that has had their license expire or had their license revoked shall remove any elk from the facility within 30 calendar days by:

(a) sending elk to an inspected facility for slaughter; or

(b) selling elk to another facility.

(6) The department shall sell any elk remaining on the facility at the end of 30 days during a special sale conducted for that purpose.

(7) Before license renewal, the facility shall be inspected by a department employee.

(8) The employee shall inspect the facility within 60 days of license renewal and document that each fencing and facility requirement in Sections 4-39-201 and R58-18-5 is met. The applicant is responsible for arranging an appointment with the department for inspection, giving the department ample time to respond to a request.

(9) Before renewal of the license, inventory, and other records provided by the licensee shall be reconciled with the records maintained by the department.

(10) A department employee shall perform a physical inventory of each elk on the premises at least every three years. The records maintained by the department and the physical inventory shall match by at least 95%.

(11) Annually, the department shall reconcile records received from the elk facility with those maintained by the department. Records from the elk facility include birth reports, death reports, harvest permits, and brand inspections.

(12) The inventory records provided by the facility and records maintained by the department shall have at least a 95% match.

(13) Failure to meet the 95% match may result in the revocation of the license.

(14) Failure to meet the 95% match for two consecutive years shall result in the revocation of the license.

(15) The facility shall meet the CWD testing requirements listed in Section R58-18-12.

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