Section R58-14-3 - General(1) The Division of Wildlife Resources with the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Department of Health and Human Services, shall enforce this rule.(2) The Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board, by authority granted under Title 4, Chapter 23, the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act, declares it unlawful to import, distribute, relocate, or possess a live raccoon (Procyon lotor)or coyote (Canis latrans).(3) An organization or corporation wishing to possess raccoons or coyotes for research, or exhibition purposes may request a variance from the Department.(a) A separate variance shall be obtained from the Department for each raccoon and coyote possessed.(b) A variance for a raccoon or coyote may not be transferred without the express permission of the Department.(4) Nuisance raccoons and coyotes may not be relocated following capture, but may be captured and euthanized or otherwise destroyed at the location where capture is unfeasible.(5) Any raccoon or coyote that bites or scratches a person or domestic animal shall be handled in accordance with Section R386-702-12.Utah Admin. Code R58-14-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-11, effective 5/23/2023