H.B. 163

1

DAMAGE CAUSED BY STRAY LIVESTOCK
2 2002 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark
5 This act modifies the Criminal Code. The act imposes a penalty on owners of livestock that
6 cause damage to private property.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 76-6-111, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 76-6-111 is enacted to read:
12 76-6-111. Stray livestock -- Infraction.
13 (1) For purposes of this section "livestock" means an individual's cattle, sheep, llama, goat,
14 horse, mule, ass, or swine.
15 (2) The owner of any livestock is guilty of an infraction if the livestock:
16 (a) are repeatedly found at large; and
17 (b) cause damage to the private property of anyone other than the livestock's owner.
18 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a resident of a county with a population density of
19 fewer than 12 persons per square mile as measured by the last official federal census.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-7-02 12:39 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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