Utah Admin. Code R657-4-19 - Application for a High Volume Pen-reared Gamebird Release (Field Trial) Wildlife Document

(1)

(a) Applications for High Volume Pen-reared Gamebird Release Wildlife Documents must be submitted to the appropriate regional Division office where the field trial is being held.

(b) Applications for High Volume Pen-reared Gamebird Release Wildlife Documents must be received at least 60 days before the date of the event.

(2) The Division shall not approve any application for an area where, in the opinion of the Division, the release of pen-reared gamebirds and related activities interferes with wildlife, wildlife habitat, or wildlife nesting periods.

(3) An application for a High Volume Pen-reared Gamebird Release Wildlife Document must include:

(a) operator's name, address and telephone number;

(b) detailed maps depicting boundaries of release areas and ownership of all parcels within the release area;

(c) large scale maps depicting the location of the release area relative to the nearest city or town;

(d) planned number and species of pen-reared gamebirds to be released;

(e) planned number of participants;

(f) outline of events;

(g) dates of events;

(h) written permission from landowner or land management agency, or evidence of ownership from the operator; and

(i) documentation that pen-reared gamebirds being used for the event meet requirements specified in Section R657-4-10, Section R657-4-11 and are healthy, capable of flight, free of disease and suitable for human consumption.

(4) The Division may return any application that is incomplete, completed incorrectly, or that is not accompanied by the information required in Subsection (3).

(5) In determining whether to allow the release of pen-reared gamebirds the Division shall consider:

(a) the potential release site and its relative impact on wildlife and wildlife habitat;

(b) the species or subspecies of pen-reared gamebirds to be released; and

(c) the activity for which the pen-reared gamebirds are to be released.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R657-4-19

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-20, effective 10/5/2023