Utah Admin. Code R58-20-10 - Domesticated Elk Harvest Permits

(1) Per Subsection 4-39-106(1)(e), an elk ranch owner may purchase an elk harvest permit by submitting an order form to the department. The department shall receive payment for harvest permits before issuing any harvest permits.

(2) An elk ranch owner shall harvest elk starting August 1 to December 31 of each year during the hours from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

(3) An elk ranch owner shall issue an elk harvest permit to each hunter on the ranch before they hunt, and the permit shall be in the hunter's possession during hunting times.

(4) The elk ranch owner shall complete an elk harvest permit at the time of harvest and shall provide a copy to each of the following:

(a) the department within 30 days of harvest;

(b) the hunter at the time of harvest; and

(c) the elk ranch for filing.

(5) After an elk is harvested and before the elk carcass leaves the ranch, an elk ranch owner shall attach validated tags to the carcass and the antlers. The tags shall remain affixed during transportation to a meat processor, taxidermist, or the final destination.

(6) An elk ranch owner may exchange a harvest permit issued to a hunter for a new permit without paying an additional fee if the owner provides to the department:

(a) an affidavit by the owner of the elk ranch stating that the person listed on the permit did not harvest a domesticated elk: and

(b) all copies of the unused harvest permits.

(7) The department may issue a refund for an unused elk harvest permit to the elk ranch owner after the harvest permit is returned to the department.

(8) An elk ranch may issue a domesticated elk harvest permit during a different hunting season if it was not utilized during the original season it was issued.

(9) An elk ranch may not sell domesticated elk meat. The domesticated elk meat may be:

(a) consumed by the hunter, ranch owner, or their immediate family members, employees, or guests; or

(b) donated as a charitable food item in compliance with Section 4-34-103.

(10) The elk ranch owner shall:

(a) harvest or recapture domesticated elk by December 31 of each year;

(b) harvest elk imported from international herds within the same season the elk owner imported them; and

(c) recapture only US-raised elk after December 31.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R58-20-10

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-20, effective 9/19/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-16, effective 7/22/2019 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-13, effective 6/13/2023 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-17, effective 8/23/2024