- (1) A person may not take any live gamebird or the egg of any gamebird from the wild, except as provided in Rules R657-3, R657-6, R657-9, the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking upland game and the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl. Any Wildlife Document granted in this rule does not give permission to take any wild birds or other animals, including species listed as pen-reared gamebirds.
- (2) Prohibited species include: forest grouse dusky and ruffed, mountain quail, prairie chicken, sage-grouse, scaled quail, and sharp-tailed grouse. The stipulations pertaining to prohibited species can be found in Rule R657-3b.
- (3) Except as provided in Section R657-4-14, a person may not import, propagate, sell, barter, trade, any live pen-reared gamebird, or the eggs of any pen-reared gamebird, without first obtaining a Personal Pen-reared Gamebird Possession Permit from the Division, or Commercial Gamebird Facility License from the Department of Agriculture and Food.
- (4) Poultry dealers as defined in Rule R58-6, such as feed stores, may not sell live pen-reared gamebirds or their eggs.
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