R657-71-3. Application for a Certificate of Registration

  (1) An owner or operator of a lawfully permitted domesticated elk facility that locates wild deer within the boundary of their facility must immediately notify the division.

  (2) Upon confirmation by the division that there are wild deer confined within the perimeter of a domesticated elk facility, the owner or operator may apply for a certificate of registration authorizing the lethal removal of deer.

  (3) As a condition of receiving a certificate of registration, the division may, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, identify modifications or improvements to the domesticated elk facility that will ensure a secure perimeter and prevent future entry of wild cervids into the facility.

  (4)(a) Only the owner or operator, their immediate family members, or facility employees may be authorized to lethally remove deer from a domesticated elk facility.

  (b) Any individual authorized to act under a certificate of registration must:

  (i) have passed a division authorized hunter education course;

  (ii) be eligible to legally possess and handle a firearm; and

  (iii) not be under an active suspension or revocation of their big game hunting privileges.

  (c) Only weapons authorized by the division's big game rule, R657-5, may be used to lethally remove deer under the certificate of registration.