{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-4-39-503","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 4-39-503","heading":"Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses for domestic elk facilities.","body":"(1) The department shall deny, suspend, or revoke a license to operate a domestic elk facility if the licensee or applicant:\n(a) fails, for two consecutive years, to:\n(i) meet inventory requirements as required by the department;\n(ii) submit chronic wasting disease test samples for at least 90% of mortalities over 12 months old; or\n(iii) notify the department that there are wild cervids inside a domestic elk farm or elk ranch;\n(b) fails to present animals for identification at the request of the department or allow the department to have access to facility records; or\n(c) violates the import requirements described in Section 4-39-303.\n(2) The department may deny, revoke, or suspend a license to operate a domestic elk facility if, after delivery of notice and an opportunity to correct, the licensee or applicant:\n(a) provides:\n(i) an unfinished application or incorrect application information; or\n(ii) incorrect records or fails to maintain required records;\n(b) fails to:\n(i) notify the department of movement of elk onto or off of the facility;\n(ii) identify elk as required;\n(iii) notify the department concerning an escape of an animal from a domestic elk facility;\n(iv) maintain a perimeter fence that prevents escape of domestic elk or ingress of wild cervids into the facility;\n(v) participate with the department in a cooperative wild cervid removal program;\n(vi) submit chronic wasting disease test samples for at least 90% of mortalities over 12 months old; or\n(vii) have the minimum proper equipment necessary to safely and humanely handle animals in the facility;\n(c) moves imported elk onto a facility without getting a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection that has an import permit number from the department;\n(d) imports animals that are prohibited or controlled by the division; or\n(e) handles animals in a manner that violates acceptable animal husbandry practices.","path":["Title 4 Utah Agricultural Code","Chapter 4-39 Domesticated Elk Act","Part 4-39-5 Enforcement and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter39/4-39-S503.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"f24e85d7a233c613a101e25f9e6cb36a76a65524caa5d426f6cd845d32b00273","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-4-39-502","next":"us-ut/utah-code-4-41-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}