H.B. 217
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts language related to a municipal or county ordinance regulating the
10 keeping of a service animal.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . defines terms;
14 . allows a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in
15 addition to a limit on the number of dogs a person may keep set by a municipality or
16 county; and
17 . makes technical corrections.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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20 Other Special Clauses:
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22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 10-8-65 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 1967, Chapter 23
25 ENACTS:
26 17-50-336 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 10-8-65 is amended to read:
30 10-8-65. Regulation of dogs -- Service animals permitted.
31 (1) A municipality may:
32 (a) license, tax, regulate, or prohibit the keeping of dogs[
33 (b) authorize the destruction, sale, or other disposal of [
34 is at large contrary to ordinance.
35 (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2):
36 (i) "Retired service animal" means a dog that:
37 (A) at one time was a service animal for the current owner; and
38 (B) no longer provides service animal services for the owner because of the dog's age
39 or other factors limiting the dog's service capability.
40 (ii) "Service animal" means:
41 (A) a service animal, as defined in Section 62A-5b-102 ; or
42 (B) a police service canine, as defined in Section 53-16-102 .
43 (b) If a municipality adopts a limit as to the number of dogs a person may keep, the
44 municipality shall allow a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in
45 addition to that limit.
46 Section 2. Section 17-50-336 is enacted to read:
47 17-50-336. Service animals permitted.
48 (1) As used in this section:
49 (a) "Retired service animal" means a dog that:
50 (i) at one time was a service animal for the current owner; and
51 (ii) no longer provides service animal services to the owner because of the dog's age or
52 other factors limiting the dog's service capability.
53 (b) "Service animal" means:
54 (i) a service animal, as defined in Section 62A-5b-102 ; or
55 (ii) a police service canine, as defined in Section 53-16-102 .
56 (2) If a county adopts a limit as to the number of dogs a person may keep, the county
57 shall allow a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in addition to
58 that limit.
Legislative Review Note
as of 9-5-13 10:04 AM