Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-4 - Possession and Release of Pen-reared Gamebirds
Section R657-4-12 - Disease Provisions for Holders of Pen-reared Gamebird Personal Possession Wildlife Documents
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-4-12
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Those holding or propagating pen-reared gamebirds under a Pen-reared Gamebird Personal Possession Wildlife Document shall:
(a) Obtain pen-reared gamebirds from a
Commercial Gamebird Facility within Utah licensed by the Department of
Agriculture;
(b) Import pen-reared
gamebirds into Utah following Department of Agriculture and Food requirements
in Rule R58-1; or
(c) Test a
representative sample within 30 days of acquisition for:
(i) Mycoplasma gallisepticum;
(ii) Mycoplasma synoviae;
(iii) Avian Influenza virus; and
(iv) Salmonella pullorum-typhoid.
(A) Salmonella pullorum-typhoid testing is
only required if any other domestic birds are on the facility or gamebirds did
not originate from an NPIP source flock certified for
Pullorum-Typhoid.
(v)
Additional diseases identified by the Division or Utah Department of
Agriculture and Food as threats to wildlife or domestic birds if the wildlife
document holder has been notified of additional
requirements.
(2) In the case of gamebirds testing positive for diseases listed in Subsection (1)(c), game birds shall not be brought into, out of, or released from any holding facilities before disease free status has been established.
(a) Facilities are
considered disease free 60 days after negative testing as specified in
Subsection (1)(c).
(b) Additional
measures may be applied as deemed appropriate by the Division, the Department
of Agriculture and Food, or the Department of Health and Human
Services.
(3) Those holding or propagating pen-reared gamebirds under a Pen-reared Gamebird Personal Possession Wildlife Document shall notify the Division of any large or unusual mortality events due to infectious disease, diet, or unknown cause within 48 hours of the event.
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