Each person who holds a farm custom slaughter license shall:

(1)  keep accurate records of each animal or a nonamenable species slaughtered, including:

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-32-108

  • Animal: means a domesticated or captive mammalian or avian species. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Farm custom slaughter: means custom exempt slaughtering of an animal, amenable species, or nonamenable species for an owner without official inspection. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Nonamenable species: includes domesticated game, as defined in Section 4-32a-201. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Slaughter: means :
(a) the killing of an animal, amenable species, or nonamenable species in a humane manner including skinning or dressing; or
(b) the process of performing any of the specified acts in preparing an animal, amenable species, or nonamenable species for human consumption. See Utah Code 4-32-105
(a)  the name, address, and telephone number of each person for whom the animal or a nonamenable species is slaughtered;

(b)  a full description of each animal or a nonamenable species slaughtered including age, brands, marks, or other identifying marks, proof of ownership, and the destination of the carcass for processing; and

(c)  the date of slaughter;

(2)  require that each animal presented for slaughter bear a farm custom slaughter NOT FOR SALE tag;

(3)  render the animal to be slaughtered insensible to pain by captive bolt, gunshot, electric shock, or other humane means before it is shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; and

(4)  stamp and tag the carcass of any slaughtered animal “Not For Sale.”

Amended by Chapter 315, 2019 General Session