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S.B. 144 Dead Domestic Animal Disposal Amendments

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Bill Sponsor: Sen. Okerlund, Ralph

Floor Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Derrin R.

• Drafting Attorney: RuthAnne Frost
• Fiscal Analyst: Ivan D. Djambov

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  • Fiscal Note
  • House Transmittal Letter 1
  • Senate Transmittal Letter 1
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• Information
  • Last Action: 17 Mar 2016, Governor Signed
  • Last Location: Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
  • Effective Date: 10 May 2016
  • Session Law Chapter: 030

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S.B. 144

1     DEAD DOMESTIC ANIMAL DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS
2     2016 GENERAL SESSION
3     STATE OF UTAH
4     Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
5     House Sponsor: Derrin Owens
6     

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to the disposal of dead domestic animals.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends provisions related to the disposal of dead domestic animals.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
16          None
17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          4-31-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 29
20     

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21     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22          Section 1. Section 4-31-102 is amended to read:
23          4-31-102. Dead domestic animals -- Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of
24     them -- Liability for costs.
25          (1) An owner or other person responsible for a domestic animal that dies shall bury or
26     dispose of the animal within a reasonable period of time after the owner or other person
27     responsible for the animal becomes aware that the animal is dead.
28          (2) The owner of a dead bovine, horse, mule, goat, sheep, bird, or swine may bury the
29     dead animal on the owner's property.

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30          (3) If the owner or other person responsible for the dead animal cannot be found, the
31     county, city, or town within which the dead animal is found, shall, at the political subdivision's
32     expense, bury the dead animal.
33          (4) A county, city, or town that incurs expense under this section is entitled to
34     reimbursement from the owner of the dead animal.