Utah Admin. Code R657-3a-2 - Definitions

(1) Terms used for purposes of this rule are defined in Section 23-13-2 and Subsection (2) through Subsection (24).

(2)

(a) "Animal" means:

(i) native, naturalized, and nonnative animals belonging to a species that naturally occurs in the wild, including animals captured from the wild or born or raised in captivity;

(ii) hybrids of any native, naturalized, or nonnative species or subspecies of animal, including hybrids between wild and domestic species or subspecies; and

(iii) viable embryos or gametes (eggs or sperm) of any native, naturalized, or nonnative species or subspecies of animals.

(b) For purposes of this rule, "Animal" does not include species or subspecies from the Class of Amphibia or Reptilia, which are guided by Rule R657-53.

(3) "Captive-bred" means any privately owned animal, which is born inside of and has spent its entire life in captivity, and is the offspring of privately owned animals that are born inside of and have spent their entire life in captivity.

(4) "Certificate of registration" means, for the purposes of this rule, an official document issued by the division authorizing the collection, importation, transportation, and possession of an animal or animals.

(5) "Certificate of veterinary inspection" means an official health authorization issued by an accredited veterinarian required for the importation of animals, as provided in Rule R58-1.

(6) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.

(7) "Collect" means to take, catch, capture, salvage, or kill any animal within Utah.

(8) "Commercial use" means any activity through which a person in possession of an animal:

(a) receives any consideration for that animal or for a use of that animal; or

(b) expects to recover all or any part of the cost of keeping the animal through selling, bartering, trading, exchanging, breeding, or other use, including displaying the animal for entertainment, advertisement, or business promotion.

(9) "Controlled species" means a species or subspecies of animal that if taken from the wild, introduced into the wild, or held in captivity, threatens to pose a significant detrimental impact to wild populations, the environment, or human health or safety, and for which a certificate of registration is required.

(10) "Domestic" means an animal notably different from its wild ancestors because of selective breeding and taming in captivity by humans for food, commodities, transportation, assistance, work, protection, companionship, display and other beneficial purposes.

(11) "Educational use" means the possession and use of an animal for conducting educational activities.

(12) "Entry permit number" means a number issued by the state veterinarian's office to a veterinarian signing a certificate of veterinary inspection.

(13) "Import" means to bring or cause an animal to be brought into Utah by any means.

(14) "Native species" means any species or subspecies of animal that historically occurred in Utah and has not been introduced by humans or migrated into Utah because of human activity.

(15) "Naturalized species" means any species or subspecies of animal that is not native to Utah but has established a wild, self-sustaining population in Utah.

(16) "Noncontrolled species" means a species or subspecies of animal that, if taken from the wild, introduced into the wild, or held in captivity, likely poses minimal or no detrimental impact to wild populations, the environment, or human health or safety, and for which a certificate of registration is not required, unless otherwise specified.

(17) "Nonnative species" means a species or subspecies of animal that is not native to Utah.

(18) "Personal use" means the possession and use of an animal where no consideration for the possession or use of the animal is received by selling, bartering, trading, exchanging, breeding, hunting or any other use.

(19) "Possession" means to physically keep or to exercise dominion or control over a live or dead animal, or animal parts.

(20)

(a) "Prohibited species" means a species or subspecies of animal that, if taken from the wild, introduced into the wild, or held in captivity, poses a significant detrimental impact to wild populations, the environment, or human health or safety, and for which a certificate of registration shall only be issued under special circumstances as approved by the division.

(b) "Prohibited species" also means a species or subspecies that has not gone through the division's species classification process.

(21) "Scientific use" means the possession and use of an animal for conducting scientific research that is directly or indirectly beneficial to wildlife or the general public.

(22) "Transport" means to move or cause to move any animal within Utah by any means.

(23) "Wildlife Registration Office" means the division office in Salt Lake City responsible for processing applications and issuing certificates of registration.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-3a-2

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-16, effective 8/10/2023