Utah Admin. Code R58-18-5 - Elk Farm Requirements
(1) An elk farm
may not allow cervids other than domesticated elk to enter and reside on any
elk farm in Utah.
(2) The elk farm
shall construct perimeter fences and gates to prevent the movement of cervids,
both captive and wild, into or out of the facility and shall meet the minimum
standards defined in Section
4-39-201.
(3) The elk farm owner shall:
(a) provide a quarantine holding facility
that is adequate to quarantine animals and provide proper feed, water, and
other care necessary for the physical wellbeing of the animals for the period
of the quarantine; and
(b) provide
ample signage around the facility indicating that it is a domesticated elk
facility and notifying the public that the animals are not wild elk.
(4) Each location of a licensed
elk farm with internal handling facilities shall:
(a) be capable of humanely restraining an
individual animal to apply or read animal identification, take blood or tissue
samples, or conduct other required testing:
(b) be capable of properly restraining
animals to protect an inspector while handling the animals; and
(c) at a minimum, have a working pen, an
alleyway, and a restraining chute.
(5) If a licensed elk farm has separate
perimeter fences between locations, it shall have a separate handling
facility.
(6) The department may
grant an exception to Subsection R58-18-5(5) if the same individual:
(a) owns another licensed elk farm within the
state; and
(b) may access the other
licensed elk farm in a reasonably short period.
(7) Elk farms shall allow access to the
facility and records for an inspection in accordance with Section
4-39-207, Inspection of
Facilities.
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