Link to Assistance/Service Animal Laws
Link to Dogfighting and Cruelty Laws
Title 4. Utah Agricultural Code. Chapter 40. Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account Act
§ 4-40-101 . Title - § 4-40-101. Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 311, § 29, eff. May 12, 2020
§ 4-40-102 . Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account--Interest--Use of contributions and interest - § 4-40-102. Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 311, § 29, eff. May 12, 2020
Title 10. Utah Municipal Code. Chapter 8. Powers and Duties of All Cities. Article 1. General Powers
§ 10-8-65. Regulation of dogs--Service animals permitted
Title 18. Dogs. Chapter 1. Injuries by Dogs.
§ 18-1-1. Liability and damages for dog injury--Dogs used in law enforcement
§ 18-1-2. Dogs acting together--Actions--Parties--Judgment
§ 18-1-4. Use of arbitration in personal injury from dog attack cases
Title 18. Dogs. Chapter 2. Municipal Regulation
§ 18-2-101. Regulation of dogs by a municipality
Title 23a. Wildlife Resources Act. Chapter 12. Birds in General. Part 2. Hunting of Birds.
§ 23A-12-204. Dog field meets
§ 23A-12-205. Training of dogs--Use of protected or privately owned wildlife
Title 23a. Wildlife Resources Act. Chapter 5. Enforcement and Violations. Part 3. Violations
§ 23A-5-309. Taking, transporting, selling, or purchasing protected wildlife illegal except as authorized--Criminal penalty
§ 23A-5-310. Taking protected wildlife while trespassing--Criminal penalty
Title 26b. Utah Health and Human Services Code. Chapter 7. Public Health and Prevention. Part 2. Detection and Management of Chronic and Communicable Diseases and Public Health Emergencies
§ § 26B-7-210. Rabies or other animal disease--Investigation and order of quarantine
§ 26B-7-211. Rabies or other animal disease--Possession of animal in violation of part a misdemeanor
Title 26b. Utah Health and Human Services Code. Chapter 1. Department of Health and Human Services. Part 2. Department of Health and Human Services
§ 26B-1-236. Experimental animals--Authorization--Minimum period of impoundment--Requirements--Fees--Records--Revocation--Rulemaking and investigation
Title 58. Occupations and Professions. Chapter 28. Veterinary Practice Act.
§ 58-28-601 Animal abandonment
Title 10. Utah Municipal Code. Chapter 8. Powers and Duties of All Cities. Article 1. General Powers
§ 10-8-65. Regulation of dogs--Service animals permitted
(1) Subject to Section 18-2-101, a municipality may:
(a) license, tax, regulate, or prohibit the keeping of dogs; and
(b) authorize the destruction, sale, or other disposal of a dog if the dog is at large contrary to ordinance.
(2)(a) As used in this Subsection (2):
(i) “Retired service animal” means a dog that:
(A) at one time was a service animal for the current owner; and
(B) no longer provides service animal services for the owner because of the dog's age or other factors limiting the dog's service capability.
(ii) “Service animal” means a dog that:
(A) is used by a law enforcement agency;
(B) is specially trained or is in training for law enforcement work; and
(C) assists a law enforcement agency in the performance of law enforcement duties.
(b) If a municipality adopts a limit as to the number of dogs a person may keep, the municipality shall allow a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in addition to that limit.
Credits
Laws 1911, c. 120, § 1; Laws 1915, c. 100, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 23, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 28, § 1, eff. May 13, 2014; Laws 2014, c. 424, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Laws 2023, c. 419, § 1, eff. May 3, 2023.
Codifications R.S. 1898, § 206, subd. 69; C.L. 1907, § 206, subd. 69; C.L. 1917, § 570x68; R.S. 1933, § 15-8-65; C. 1943, § 15-8-65..
Title 18. Dogs. Chapter 1. Injuries by Dogs.
§ 18-1-1. Liability and damages for dog injury--Dogs used in law enforcement
(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a person who owns or keeps a dog is liable for an injury caused by the dog, regardless of whether:
(i) the dog is vicious or mischievous; or
(ii) the owner knows the dog is vicious or mischievous.
(b) Damages for an injury described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be determined in accordance with Section 78B-5-818.
(2) Neither the state nor any county, city, metro township, or town in the state nor any peace officer employed by the state, a county, a city, a metro township, or a town shall be liable in damages for an injury caused by a dog, if:
(a) the dog and the dog's law enforcement handler are trained to assist in law enforcement and are certified according to the standards adopted in Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 4, Law Enforcement Canine Team Certification Act;
(b) the governmental agency has adopted a written policy on the necessary and appropriate use of dogs in official law enforcement duties;
(c) the actions of the dog's handler do not violate the agency's written policy; and
(d) the injury occurs while the dog is reasonably and carefully being used in the apprehension, arrest, or location of a suspected offender or in maintaining or controlling the public order.
(3) A person who owns or keeps a dog is not liable for an injury or death caused by the dog if:
(a) the injury or death is to another animal;
(b) the injury or death occurs:
(i) on the person's private property; and
(ii) while the dog is reasonably secured within a fence or other enclosure; and
(c) the animal described in Subsection (3)(a) entered the person's private property without consent.
Credits
Laws 1971, c. 29, § 1; Laws 2011, c. 297, § 47, eff. May 10, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 92, § 1, eff. May 14, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 201, § 1, eff. May 5, 2021; Laws 2021, c. 257, § 1, eff. May 5, 2021.
§ 18-1-2. Dogs acting together--Actions--Parties--Judgment
Where any injury has been committed by two or more dogs acting together and such dogs are owned or kept by different persons, all such persons may be joined as defendants in the same action to recover damages therefor, and the amount found by the court or jury as damages for such injury shall be apportioned among the several defendants found liable and judgment shall be entered severally against them for the amount so apportioned.
Codifications R.S. 1898, § 71; C.L. 1907, § 71; C.L. 1917, § 113; R.S. 1933, § 24-0-2; C. 1943, § 24-0-2.
§ 18-1-3. Dogs attacking domestic animals, assistance animals, hoofed protected wildlife, or domestic fowls
Any person may injure or kill a dog while:
(1) the dog is attacking, chasing, or worrying:
(a) a domestic animal having a commercial value;
(b) a service animal, as defined in Section 26B-6-801; or
(c) any species of hoofed protected wildlife;
(2) the dog is attacking domestic fowls; or
(3) the dog is being pursued for committing an act described in Subsection (1) or (2).
Credits
Laws 1933, c. 17, § 1; Laws 1973, c. 27, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 302, § 1, eff. May 1, 2000; Laws 2007, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2023, c. 327, § 62, eff. May 3, 2023.
Codifications C. 1943, § 24-0-3.
§ 18-1-4. Use of arbitration in personal injury from dog attack cases
(1) A person injured as a result of a dog attack may elect to submit all third party bodily injury claims to arbitration by filing a notice of the submission of the claim to binding arbitration in a district court if:
(a) the claimant or the claimant's representative has:
(i) previously and timely filed a complaint in a district court that includes a third party bodily injury claim; and
(ii) filed a notice to submit the claim to arbitration within 14 days after the complaint has been answered; and
(b) the notice required under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is filed while the action under Subsection (1)(a)(i) is still pending.
(2)(a) If a party submits a bodily injury claim to arbitration under Subsection (1), the party submitting the claim or the party's representative is limited to an arbitration award that may not exceed $50,000 in addition to any medical premise benefits and any claim for property damage.
(b) A party who elects to proceed against a defendant under this section:
(i) waives the right to obtain a judgment against the personal assets of the defendant; and
(ii) is limited to recovery only against available limits of insurance coverage.
(3) A claim for punitive damages may not be made in an arbitration proceeding under Subsection (1) or any subsequent proceeding, even if the claim is later resolved through a trial de novo under Subsection (11).
(4)(a) A party who has elected arbitration under this section may rescind the party's election if the rescission is made within:
(i) 90 days after the election to arbitrate; and
(ii) no less than 30 days before any scheduled arbitration hearing.
(b) A party seeking to rescind an election to arbitrate under this Subsection (4) shall:
(i) file a notice of the rescission of the election to arbitrate with the district court in which the matter was filed; and
(ii) send copies of the notice of the rescission of the election to arbitrate to all counsel of record to the action.
(c) All discovery completed in anticipation of the arbitration hearing shall be available for use by the parties as allowed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence.
(d) A party who has elected to arbitrate under this section and then rescinded the election to arbitrate under this Subsection (4) may not elect to arbitrate the claim under this section again.
(5)(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or by order of the court, an arbitration process elected under this section is subject to Rule 26, Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court, discovery shall be completed within 150 days after the date arbitration is elected under this section or the date the answer is filed, whichever is longer.
(6)(a) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, a claim that is submitted to arbitration under this section shall be resolved by a single arbitrator.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court, all parties shall agree on the single arbitrator selected under Subsection (6)(a) within 90 days of the answer of the defendant.
(c) If the parties are unable to agree on a single arbitrator as required under Subsection (6)(b), the parties shall select a panel of three arbitrators.
(d) If the parties select a panel of three arbitrators under Subsection (6)(c):
(i) each side shall select one arbitrator; and
(ii) the arbitrators selected under Subsection (6)(d)(i) shall select one additional arbitrator to be included in the panel.
(7) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing:
(a) each party shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected under Subsection (6)(a); and
(b) if an arbitration panel is selected under Subsection (6)(d):
(i) each party shall pay the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected by that party's side; and
(ii) each party shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected under Subsection (6)(d)(ii).
(8) Except as otherwise provided in this section and unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, an arbitration proceeding conducted under this section shall be governed by Title 78B, Chapter 11, Utah Uniform Arbitration Act.
(9)(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence apply to the arbitration proceeding.
(b) The Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence shall be applied liberally with the intent of concluding the claim in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
(c) Discovery shall be conducted in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the district court in which the matter is filed.
(d) Dispositive motions shall be filed, heard, and decided by the district court prior to the arbitration proceeding in accordance with the court's scheduling order.
(10) A written decision by a single arbitrator or by a majority of the arbitration panel shall constitute a final decision.
(11) An arbitration award issued under this section shall be the final resolution of all bodily injury claims between the parties and may be reduced to judgment by the court upon motion and notice unless:
(a) either party, within 20 days after service of the arbitration award:
(i) files a notice requesting a trial de novo in the district court; and
(ii) serves the nonmoving party with a copy of the notice requesting a trial de novo under Subsection (11)(a)(i); or
(b) the arbitration award has been satisfied.
(12)(a) Upon filing a notice requesting a trial de novo under Subsection (11):
(i) unless otherwise stipulated to by the parties or ordered by the court, an additional 90 days shall be allowed for further discovery;
(ii) the additional discovery time under Subsection (12)(a)(i) shall run from the notice of appeal; and
(iii) the claim shall proceed through litigation pursuant to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence in the district court.
(b) In accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, either party may request a jury trial with a request for trial de novo filed under Subsection (11).
(13)(a) If the plaintiff, as the moving party in a trial de novo requested under Subsection (11), does not obtain a verdict that is at least $5,000 and is at least 30% greater than the arbitration award, the plaintiff is responsible for all of the nonmoving party's costs.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (13)(c), the costs under Subsection (13)(a) shall include:
(i) any costs set forth in Rule 54(d), Utah Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(ii) the costs of expert witnesses and depositions.
(c) An award of costs under this Subsection (13) may not exceed $6,000.
(14)(a) If a defendant, as the moving party in a trial de novo requested under Subsection (11), does not obtain a verdict that is at least 30% less than the arbitration award, the defendant is responsible for all of the nonmoving party's costs.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (14)(c), the costs under Subsection (14)(a) shall include:
(i) any costs set forth in Rule 54(d), Utah Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(ii) the costs of expert witnesses and depositions.
(c) An award of costs under this Subsection (14) may not exceed $6,000.
(15) For purposes of determining whether a party's verdict is greater or less than the arbitration award under Subsections (13) and (14), a court may not consider any recovery or other relief granted on a claim for damages if the claim for damages was not disclosed in:
(a) writing prior to the arbitration proceeding; or
(b) response to discovery contrary to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
(16) If a district court determines, upon a motion of the nonmoving party, that the moving party's use of the trial de novo process was filed in bad faith, as described in Section 78B-5-825, the district court may award reasonable attorney fees to the nonmoving party.
(17) Nothing in this section is intended to affect or prevent any first party claim from later being brought under any first party insurance policy under which the injured person is a covered person.
(18)(a) If a defendant requests a trial de novo under Subsection (11), the total verdict at trial may not exceed $15,000 above any available limits of insurance coverage and the total verdict may not exceed $65,000.
(b) If a plaintiff requests a trial de novo under Subsection (11), the verdict at trial may not exceed $50,000.
(19) All arbitration awards issued under this section shall bear postjudgment interest pursuant to Section 15-1-4.
Credits
Laws 2014, c. 32, § 1, eff. May 13, 2014.
§ 18-2-101. Regulation of dogs by a municipality
(1) A municipality may not adopt or enforce a breed-specific rule, regulation, policy, or ordinance regarding dogs.
(2) Any breed-specific rule, regulation, policy, or ordinance regarding dogs is void.
Credits
Laws 2014, c. 424, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Title 23a. Wildlife Resources Act. Chapter 12. Birds in General. Part 2. Hunting of Birds
(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a person may hold within the state a dog field meet or trial where dogs are permitted to work in exhibition or contest where the skill of dogs is demonstrated by locating or retrieving birds that have been obtained from a legal source.
(2) Before a meet or trial is held, a person shall apply in writing to the division, which may authorize the meet or trial under rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 103, § 219, eff. July 1, 2023.
§ 23A-12-205. Training of dogs--Use of protected or privately owned wildlife
The Wildlife Board may authorize the use of protected wildlife or privately owned wildlife for the training of dogs within the state under rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 103, § 220, eff. July 1, 2023.
Title 23a. Wildlife Resources Act. Chapter 5. Enforcement and Violations. Part 3. Violations
§ 23A-5-309. Taking, transporting, selling, or purchasing protected wildlife illegal except as authorized--Criminal penalty
(1) Except as provided in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board, a person may not:
(a) take protected wildlife or wildlife parts;
(b) collect, import, possess, transport, propagate, store, donate, transfer, or export protected wildlife or wildlife parts;
(c) take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, donate, or trade protected wildlife or wildlife parts without having previously procured the necessary licenses, permits, tags, federal stamps, certificates of registration, authorizations, and receipts required in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(d) take protected wildlife with a weapon, ammunition, implement, tool, device, or any part of any of these not specifically authorized in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(e) possess while in pursuit of protected wildlife a weapon, ammunition, implement, tool, device, or any part of any of these not specifically authorized in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(f) take protected wildlife using a method, means, process, or practice not specifically authorized in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(g) take protected wildlife outside the season dates, location boundaries, and daily time frames established in rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(h) take protected wildlife in excess of the bag and possession limits established in rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(i) take protected wildlife in an area closed to hunting, trapping, or fishing by rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board, or by executive order of the director pursuant to Subsection 23A-2-203(4);
(j) practice falconry or capture, possess, or use birds in falconry;
(k) take wildlife from an airplane or any other airborne vehicle or device or a motorized terrestrial or aquatic vehicle, including snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles;
(l) hold in captivity at any time any live protected wildlife;
(m) use or permit a dog or other domestic or trained animal to take protected wildlife;
(n) remove, damage, or destroy an occupied nest of protected wildlife;
(o) release captured or captive wildlife into the wild;
(p) use spotlighting to take protected wildlife;
(q) employ or use a means of concealment or camouflage while taking protected wildlife which is prohibited in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(r) possess or use bait or other attractant to take protected wildlife which is prohibited in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board;
(s) use a decoy or recorded or electronically amplified call which is prohibited in this title or a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board to take protected wildlife;
(t) commercially harvest protected wildlife, including brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs;
(u) use protected wildlife for commercial purposes or financial gain as prohibited by Section 23A-5-304;
(v) enter, establish, or hold a contest or tournament involving the taking of protected wildlife;
(w) operate or participate in a commercial hunting area as described in Section 23A-12-202; or
(x) operate or participate in a cooperative wildlife management unit as defined in Section 23A-7-101.
(2) Possession of protected wildlife without a valid license, permit, tag, certificate of registration, bill of sale, or invoice is prima facie evidence that the protected wildlife was illegally taken and is illegally held in possession.
(3) A person is subject to the penalty under Section 23A-5-301 if the person:
(a) violates Subsection (1); and
(b) does so with criminal negligence as defined in Subsection 76-2-103(4).
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 103, § 131, eff. July 1, 2023.
§ 23A-5-310. Taking protected wildlife while trespassing--Criminal penalty
(1) A person may not take or permit the person's dog to take, while in violation of Subsection 23A-5-317(2):
(a) protected wildlife or protected wildlife parts;
(b) an occupied nest of protected wildlife; or
(c) an egg of protected wildlife.
(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 103, § 132, eff. July 1, 2023.
Title 26b. Utah Health and Human Services Code. Chapter 7. Public Health and Prevention. Part 2. Detection and Management of Chronic and Communicable Diseases and Public Health Emergencies
§ 26B-7-210. Rabies or other animal disease--Investigation and order of quarantine
(1) As used in this section, “quarantine” means strict confinement upon the private premises of the owners, under restraint by leash, closed cage or paddock of all animals specified by the order.
(2)(a) Whenever rabies or any other animal disease dangerous to the health of human beings is reported, the department shall investigate to determine whether such disease exists, and the probable area of the state in which man or beast is thereby endangered.
(b) If the department finds that such disease exists, a quarantine may be declared against all animals designated in the quarantine order and within the area specified in the order.
(c) If the quarantine is for the purpose of preventing the spread of rabies or hydrophobia, the order shall contain a warning to the owners of dogs within the quarantined area to confine or muzzle all dogs to prevent biting.
(d) Any dog not muzzled found running at large in a quarantined area or any dog known to have been removed from or escaped from such area, may be killed by any person without liability therefor.
(3) Following the order of quarantine the department shall make a thorough investigation as to the extent of the disease, the probable number of persons and beasts exposed, and the area involved.
(4) During the period any quarantine order is in force all peace officers may kill or capture and hold for further action by the department all animals in a quarantined area not held in restraint on private premises.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 308, § 252, eff. May 3, 2023.
§ 26B-7-211. Rabies or other animal disease--Possession of animal in violation of part a misdemeanor
Any person in possession of any animal being held in violation of Sections 26B-7-201 through 26B-7-223 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 308, § 253, eff. May 3, 2023.
Title 26b. Utah Health and Human Services Code. Chapter 1. Department of Health and Human Services. Part 2. Department of Health and Human Services.
§ 26B-1-236. Experimental animals--Authorization--Minimum period of impoundment--Requirements--Fees--Records--Revocation--Rulemaking and investigation
(1) As used in this section, “institution” means any school or college of agriculture, veterinary medicine, medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry or other educational, hospital, or scientific establishment properly concerned with the investigation of or instruction concerning the structure or functions of living organisms, the cause, prevention, control, or cure of diseases or abnormal condition of human beings or animals.
(2)(a) Institutions may apply to the department for authorization to obtain animals from establishments maintained for the impounding, care, and disposal of animals seized by lawful authority.
(b) If, after an investigation under Subsection (2)(a), the department finds that the institution meets the requirements of this section and the department's rules and that the public interest will be served thereby, the department may authorize the institution to obtain animals under this section.
(3) Subject to Subsection (4), the governing body of the county or municipality in which an establishment is located may make available to an authorized institution as many impounded animals in that establishment as the institution may request.
(4) A governing body described in Subsection (3) may not make an impounded animal available to an institution, unless:
(a) the animal has been legally impounded for the longer of:
(i) at least five days; or
(ii) the minimum period provided for by local ordinance;
(b) the animal has not been claimed or redeemed by:
(i) the animal's owner; or
(ii) any other person entitled to claim or redeem the animal; and
(c) the establishment has made a reasonable effort to:
(i) find the rightful owner of the animal, including checking if the animal has a tag or microchip; and
(ii) if the owner is not found, make the animal available to others during the impound period.
(5) Owners of animals who voluntarily provide their animals to an establishment may, by signature, determine whether or not the animal may be provided to an institution or used for research or educational purposes.
(6) The authorized institution shall provide, at the authorized institution's own expense, for the transportation of such animals from the establishment to the institution and shall use them only in the conduct of scientific and educational activities and for no other purpose.
(7)(a) The institution shall reimburse the establishment for animals received.
(b) The fee described in Subsection (7)(a) shall be, at a minimum, $15 for cats and $20 for dogs.
(c) The fee described in Subsection (7)(a) shall be increased as determined by the department, based on fluctuations or changes in the Consumer Price Index.
(8) Each institution shall keep a public record of all animals received and disposed of.
(9) The department, upon 15 days written notice and an opportunity to be heard, may revoke an institution's authorization if the institution has violated any provision of this section, or has failed to comply with the conditions required by the department with respect to the issuance of authorization.
(10) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the department may adopt rules for:
(a) controlling the humane use of animals;
(b) diagnosis and treatment of human and animal diseases;
(c) advancement of veterinary, dental, medical, and biological sciences; and
(d) testing, improvement, and standardization of laboratory specimens, biologic projects, pharmaceuticals, and drugs.
(11) The department may inspect or investigate any institution that applies for or is authorized to obtain animals.
Credits
Laws 2023, c. 305, § 25, eff. May 3, 2023.
Title 58. Occupations and Professions. Chapter 28. Veterinary Practice Act.
§ 58-28-601. Animal abandonment
(1) Any animal which suffers abandonment for a period of five days may be sold or placed in the custody of the nearest humane society or county dog pound if the animal is not picked up within seven days after mailing a notification, by certified mail, to the last known address of the person placing the animal in the veterinarian's custody. If no humane society or dog pound is located in the county, the animal may be disposed of in a humane manner.
(2) A veterinarian who complies with this section is relieved from liability for the disposal or sale of abandoned animals.
Laws 2006, c. 109, § 17, eff. May 1, 2006.
Title 4. Utah Agricultural Code. Chapter 40. Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account Act
§ 4-40-101. Title - § 4-40-101. Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 311, § 29, eff. May 12, 2020
Former text:
This chapter is known as the “Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account Act.”
CREDIT(S)
Laws 2011, c. 124, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.
§ 4-40-102. Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account--Interest--Use of contributions and interest - § 4-40-102. Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 311, § 29, eff. May 12, 2020
Former text:
(1) There is created within the General Fund the Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account.
(2) The account shall be funded by contributions deposited into the Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account in accordance with Section 59-10-1310.
(3)(a) The Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account shall earn interest.
(b) Interest earned on the Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account shall be deposited into the Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account.
(4) The department shall distribute contributions and interest deposited into the Cat and Dog Community Spay and Neuter Program Restricted Account to one or more organizations that:
(a) are exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or
(b) operate as a city or county animal shelter.
(5)(a) An organization described in Subsection (4) may apply to the department to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (4).
(b) An organization that receives a distribution from the department in accordance with Subsection (4):
(i) shall expend the distribution only to spay or neuter dogs and cats:
(A) owned by persons having low incomes; and
(B) by veterinarians who are licensed by Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act; and
(ii) may not expend the distribution for any administrative cost relating to an expenditure authorized by Subsection (5)(b)(i).
(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules:
(i) providing procedures and requirements for an organization to apply to the department to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (4); and
(ii) to define what constitutes a person having a low income.
Credits
Laws 2011, c. 124, § 2, eff. July 1, 2011; Laws 2017, c. 345, § 397, eff. July 1, 2017.