Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-3a - Collection, Importation, Transportation, and Possession of Animals
Section R657-3a-1 - Purpose and Authority

(1) Under Title 23, the Wildlife Resources Code of Utah and in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the division, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, this rule governs the collection, importation, transportation, and possession of animals and animal parts.

(2) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as superseding the provisions set forth in Title 23, the Wildlife Resources Code of Utah. Any provision of this rule setting forth a criminal violation that overlaps a section of that title is provided in this rule only as a clarification or to provide greater specificity needed for the administration of this rule.

(3) In addition to this rule, the Wildlife Board may allow for collection, importation, transportation, propagation, and possession of animal species under specific circumstances as provided elsewhere in Title R657. Where a more specific provision has been adopted, that provision shall control.

(4) This rule does not apply to division employees acting within the scope of their assigned duties.

(5) The English and scientific names used throughout this rule for animals are, at the time of publication, the most widely accepted names. The English and scientific names of animals change, and the names used in this rule are to be considered synonymous with names in earlier use and with names that, at any time after publication of this rule, may supersede those used in this rule.

(6) Nothing in this rule or in the issuance of a certificate of registration shall be construed as creating a property right and certificates of registration are subject to change.

(7) Nothing in this rule is intended to authorize an activity that is otherwise prohibited by federal law, rules of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, or properly enacted restrictions imposed by local government entities.

(8) The division, in consultation with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, will be responsible for:

(9) The division shall require a fee for the submission of a request provided in Sections R657-3a-8 and R657-3a-9.

(10) Certificates of registration issued by the division before the effective date of this rule are valid. Specific terms contained in each certificate of registration issued before the effective date of this rule remain in effect and are not impacted by any inconsistency created by this rule.