Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-69 - Turkey Depredation
Section R657-69-9 - Removal of Turkeys from Commercial Poultry or Gamebird Facilities and Infection Zones
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) An owner or operator of a lawfully permitted commercial poultry or gamebird facility that locates wild turkeys within the infection zone of their facility must immediately notify the division.
(2) Upon division confirmation that there are wild turkeys within the infection zone of a commercial poultry or gamebird facility, the owner or operator may apply for a certificate of registration under Section R657-3-11 authorizing lethal removal of the wild turkeys.
(3) As a condition of receiving a certificate of registration, the division may, in cooperation with the Utah Department of Agriculture, identify modifications or improvements to the commercial poultry or gamebird facility, or infection zone.
(4) Only the owner or operator, their employees, their immediate family members, may be authorized to lethally remove turkeys from a commercial poultry or gamebird facility, or infection zone.
(5) Wild turkey may only be taken with:
(6) Any individual authorized to act under a certificate of registration must:
(7) The certificate of registration for removal of wild turkeys from a commercial poultry or gamebird facility or infection zone shall identify:
(8) Neither the certificate of registration holder nor any individual acting under its authority may commercialize any wildlife or their parts removed from a commercial poultry or gamebird facility or infection zones.