Utah Admin. Code R657-40-13 - Termination or Revocation of a Certificate of Registration

(1)

(a) A wildlife rehabilitator may terminate the certificate of registration by submitting written notification to the Wildlife Registration office.

(b) The request for termination must state the requested date of termination.

(c) On or before the date of termination, the wildlife rehabilitator must provide the division with:

(i) an annual report stating all wildlife rehabilitation activity for the past year as provided in R657-40-10;

(ii) an inventory of animals currently held in possession; and

(iii) the location where any animal still held in possession will be transferred.

(2) The division may:

(a) revoke a certificate of registration if the rehabilitator violates any of the provisions of Chapter 23, Wildlife Resources Code, this rule, or the stipulations provided on the certificate of registration; or

(b) revoke or suspend a certificate of registration if the division finds that the rehabilitator is incompetent to rehabilitate wildlife. A finding of incompetency shall be determined based upon the following:

(i) an inordinately high number of wildlife in the care of the rehabilitator die or are not able to be returned back into the wild without sufficient explanation or reasoning; or

(ii) improper or inhumane care or medical treatment is given to the animals in the care of the rehabilitator.

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Utah Admin. Code R657-40-13