Utah Code 4-39-105. Prohibited activities

(1)

Except as provided in this title or in the rules of the department made pursuant to this title, a person may not:

Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Domesticated elk: means elk of the genus and species cervus elaphus, held in captivity and domestically raised for commercial purposes. See Utah Code 4-39-102
Domesticated elk facility: includes an elk ranch. See Utah Code 4-39-102
Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109

(a)	acquire, import, or possess domesticated elk intended for use in a domesticated elk facility;

(b)	transport domesticated elk to or from a domesticated elk facility;

(c)	propagate domesticated elk in a domesticated elk facility; or

(d)	harvest, transfer, possess, or sell domesticated elk or domesticated elk products from a domesticated elk facility.

(2)	Releasing domesticated elk into the wild is prohibited.

Amended by Chapter 378, 1999 General Session