Utah § 4-39-203 - License required to operate a domesticated elk facility.
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§ 4-39-203. License required to operate a domesticated elk facility.
Effective 5/7/2025 4-39-203.
License required to operate a domesticated elk facility.
(1)
A person may not operate a domesticated elk facility without first obtaining a license from the department.
(2)
(a)
An application for a license to operate a domesticated elk facility shall be accompanied by a fee.
(b)
The fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
(3)
An applicant for a domesticated elk facility license shall submit an application providing all information in the form and manner as required by the department.
(4)
(a)
The department may not issue a license until the department inspects and approves the facility.
(b)
The department shall:
(i)
notify the Division of Wildlife Resources at least 48 hours before a scheduled inspection so that a Division of Wildlife Resources representative may be present at the inspection; and
(ii)
provide the Division of Wildlife Resources with copies of all licensing and inspection reports.
(5)
Each separate location of the domesticated elk operation shall be licensed separately.
(6)
(a)
If a domesticated elk facility is operated under more than one business name from a single location, the name of each operation shall be listed with the department in the form and manner required by the department.
(b)
The department shall require that a separate fee be paid for each business name listed.
(c)
If a domesticated elk facility operates under more than one business name from a single location, each facility shall maintain separate records.
(7)
A person with an equity interest in the domesticated elk shall be listed on the application for license.
(8)
A domesticated elk facility license shall expire on June 30 in the year following the year of issuance.
(9)
A licensee shall report to the department, in the form and manner required by the department, any change in the information provided in the licensee's application or in the reports previously submitted, within 15 days of each change.
(10)
A license issued pursuant to this section is not transferable.
Section 4-39-203 ("License required to operate a domesticated elk facility.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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