R657-40-3. Certificate of Registration Required

(1) A valid certificate of registration is required before any person may engage in wildlife rehabilitation or possess protected wildlife in captivity for rehabilitation.

(2) Certificates of registration are issued for the sole purpose of restoring protected wildlife to a condition that it may be returned to the wild. A wildlife rehabilitator may not keep protected wildlife in captivity for any other purpose or exhibit any wildlife held in captivity to the general public without prior written authorization from the division.

(3) Certificates of registration shall specify:

(a) the person responsible for rehabilitation activities and each apprentice acting under the direction of the wildlife rehabilitator;

(b) the taxa or specific species of protected wildlife that may be rehabilitated; and

(c) the locations where rehabilitation activities may occur.

(4) All protected wildlife and its progeny held under a certificate of registration:

(a) shall remain under the jurisdiction of the state of Utah and may not be considered privately owned or legally acquired and shall be returned to the division upon request; and

(b) may not be used for any purpose other than rehabilitation for release to the wild without prior written authorization from the division.