(1) A Wildlife Document is not required if:
- (a) a person has pen-reared gamebirds collectively in possession less than 60 days;
- (b) fewer than 50 birds are held;
- (c) pen-reared gamebirds were acquired in Utah or imported per Section R657-4-7;
- (d) each pen-reared gamebird has a durable marking attached;
- (e) a bill of sale establishing proof of purchase from a legal source is in possession;
- (f) pen-reared gamebirds meet disease requirements specified in Sections R657-4-110 and R657-4-11; and
- (g) the pen-reared gamebirds are used for dog training or falconry bird training.
- (2) No registration is needed for holding pen-reared gamebirds in temporary storage while the pen-reared gamebirds are in transit through Utah provided the birds are identified as to their source and destination and are not removed from the shipping containers.
- (3) Any person in possession of pen-reared gamebirds must comply with all state, federal, city, and other municipality laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the possession of live pen-reared gamebirds.
KEY: wildlife, birds, game laws, aviculture
Date of Last Change: August 7, 2025
Notice of Continuation: April 4, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-5-302; 23A-2-305; 23A-2-304