Utah Code Ann. § 4-39-303 – Importation of domesticated elk.

(1) A person may not import domesticated elk into the state for use in domesticated elk facilities without first obtaining:
1. (a) an entry permit from the state veterinarian's office; and
2. (b) a domesticated elk facility license from the department.
(2) The entry permit shall include the following information and certificates:
1. (a) a health certificate with an indication of the current health status;
2. (b) proof of genetic purity as required in Section 4-39-301;
3. (c) the name and address of the consignor and consignee;
4. (d) proof that the elk are:
  1. (i) tuberculosis free; or
  2. (ii) enrolled in a tuberculosis herd monitoring accreditation program administered by the United State Department of Agriculture or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency;
5. (e) the origin of shipment;
6. (f) the final destination;
7. (g) the total number of animals in the shipment; and
8. (h) any other information required by the state veterinarian's office or the department.
(3) No domesticated elk will be allowed into the state that originates east of the 100 degree meridian, to prevent introduction of the meningeal worm.
(4) A person who imports domesticated elk into the state from an international herd:
1. (a) may only import domesticated elk:
  1. (i) that are male; and
  2. (ii) to an elk ranch for use in the elk ranch; and
2. (b) shall ensure that the domesticated elk are harvested in the same season in which the domesticated elk enter the state.
(5) For the purpose of enforcing Subsection (4), the department may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for the use of radio frequency identification tags to track male elk imported into the state from an international herd.