Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R58 - Animal Industry
Rule R58-20 - Elk Ranches
Section R58-20-4 - License Renewal

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 58-20-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

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

(2) Any facility that does not apply 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 an elk ranch 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) Any elk remaining on the facility at the end of 30 days shall be sold by the department during a special sale conducted for that purpose.

(7) A department employee shall inspect the facility before license renewal.

(8) The employee shall inspect the facility and document that each fencing and facility requirement in Sections 4-39-201 and R58-18-5 is met.

(9) This inspection shall be held within 60 days of license renewal.

(10) The applicant is responsible for arranging an appointment with the department for inspection and giving the department reasonable time to respond to a request.

(11) The employee shall determine if any domesticated elk remain on the elk ranch.

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

(13) Inventory records provided by the facility and records maintained by the department shall have at least a 95% match.

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

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

(16) The facility shall meet chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing requirements described in Section R58-20-15.

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