H.B. 97

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LIMITATION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF

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ANIMALS

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brian S. King

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Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies Title 10, Chapter 8, Powers and Duties of Municipalities, and Title
             11      18, Dogs.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    prohibits a municipality from enacting or enforcing a breed-specific rule, regulation,
             15      policy, or ordinance about dogs; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23           10-8-65 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 1967, Chapter 23
             24      ENACTS:
             25           18-2-1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 10-8-65 is amended to read:
             29           10-8-65. Dogs -- License and tax -- Destruction, sale, or other disposal.
             30          [They] Subject to Section 18-2-1 , a municipality may license, tax, regulate, or prohibit
             31      the keeping of dogs, and authorize the destruction, sale, or other disposal of the same when at
             32      large contrary to ordinance.
             33          Section 2. Section 18-2-1 is enacted to read:
             34          18-2-1. Regulation of dogs by a municipality.
             35          (1) A municipality may not adopt or enforce a breed-specific rule, regulation, policy, or
             36      ordinance regarding dogs.
             37          (2) Any breed-specific rule, regulation, policy, or ordinance regarding dogs is void.




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