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Utah Code § 76-13-212

Allowing a vicious animal to go at large

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-13-101, and 76-13-201 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits allowing a vicious animal to go at large if:

(a) the actor is an owner of a vicious animal, knowing the animal's propensities, and:

(i) willfully allows the animal to go at large; or

(ii) keeps the animal without ordinary care; and

(b) the animal, while at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, causes injury to or the death of another animal or a human being who has taken reasonable precautions under the circumstances.

(3)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the animal causes the death of a human being.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.