Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-18 - Elk Farming
Section R58-18-5 - Facility Requirements

(1) No cervids other than domesticated elk will be allowed to enter and be kept on any elk farm in Utah.

(2) Each perimeter fence and gate shall meet the minimum standard defined in Section 4-39-201. The perimeter fences and gates shall be constructed to prevent the movement of cervids, both captive and wild, into or out of the facility.

(3) Internal handling facilities shall be capable of humanely restraining an individual animal to apply or read animal identification, take blood or tissue samples, or conduct other required testing.

(4) The licensee shall provide an isolation or quarantine holding facility that is adequate to contain the animals and provide proper feed, water, and other care necessary for the physical well being of the animal for the period required to separate the animal from other animals on the farm.

(5) The domesticated elk facility owner shall provide ample signage around the facility indicating that it is a domesticated elk facility so the public is notified that the animals are not wild elk.

(6) Each location of a licensed facility with separate perimeter fences shall have a separate loading facility. An exception to this section may be granted in cases where the same individual owns another licensed farm within 50 miles of the elk farm, that can be accessed in a reasonably short period.