Utah Admin. Code R58-20-6 - Records and Inventory

(1) A licensed elk ranch shall maintain accurate and legible records for each elk on the facility for the life of the elk plus at least two years.

(2) The inventory record of each elk shall include:

(a) name and address of the agent that sold the elk;

(b) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag number;

(c) visual tag number, also known as the "ranch" or "visible dangle tag" number;

(d) date of birth;

(e) sex;

(f) date of purchase and a copy of the brand inspection, if purchased;

(g) date and cause of death or change of ownership, with the name of the new owner and address recorded and retained;

(h) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, if imported from out of state; and

(i) CWD laboratory results.

(3) A licensed elk ranch shall submit the death record of any elk 12 months of age or older that dies, is slaughtered, killed, or destroyed to the department within 30 days of the discovery of the death of the animal. A Domesticated Elk Harvest Permit may serve as the death record.

(4) The department shall use the following calculation method to determine compliance with inventory requirements.

(a) Inventory compliance = (Dead + Hunt Killed + Slaughtered) / (Missing + Dead + Hunt Killed + Slaughtered).

(b) Inventory compliance shall be calculated using data from May 1 to April 30.

(5) The department will not renew the license of an elk ranch that is less than 95% inventory compliant for two consecutive years.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R58-20-6

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