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2023 Utah Code
Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code
Chapter 39 - Domesticated Elk Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 102 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 4-39-102 (2023)
Effective 5/3/2023
4-39-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
Amended by Chapter 110, 2023 General Session
4-39-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
- (1)
- (a) "Commingle" means maintaining animals in a manner in which physical contact among animals could occur.
- (b) "Commingle" includes maintaining animals in the same pasture or enclosure.
- (c) "Commingle" does not include holding animals:
- (i) at a sale;
- (ii) during transportation;
- (iii) during artificial insemination; or
- (iv) in other circumstances involving limited contact among animals for a short period of time.
- (2) "Domesticated elk" means elk of the genus and species cervus elaphus, held in captivity and domestically raised for commercial purposes.
- (3)
- (a) "Domesticated elk facility" means a facility where only domesticated elk are raised.
- (b) "Domesticated elk facility" includes an elk ranch.
- (4) "Domesticated elk product" means any carcass, part of a carcass, hide, meat, meat food product, antlers, or any part of a domesticated elk.
- (5) "Elk ranch" means a facility where domesticated elk are harvested through typical hunting methods.
- (6) "Suspect domesticated elk" means a domesticated elk for which:
- (a) the state veterinarian has determined that the following suggest that the domesticated elk may be infected with a disease spreading pathogen:
- (i) unofficial test results;
- (ii) laboratory evidence; or
- (iii) clinical signs; and
- (b) official laboratory results for a disease spreading pathogen:
- (i) are inconclusive; or
- (ii) have not been conducted.
- (a) the state veterinarian has determined that the following suggest that the domesticated elk may be infected with a disease spreading pathogen:
Amended by Chapter 110, 2023 General Session
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