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Utah Code tit. 4, ch. 4-47, pt. 4-47-P1

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Utah Code § 4-47-101 Definitions for chapter.

4-47-101. Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter: (1) (a) "Abandoned horse" means any horse, ass, mule, or other animal of the genus Equus, unbranded, or, if branded, that has escaped assessment for taxation for the year next preceding the killing of such animal as hereinafter provided for, and running at large upon the open range of this state. (b) "Abandoned horse" includes a foal running with a dam described in Subsection (1)(a). (2) (a) "Open range" means all land not privately owned. (b) "Open range" includes all roads, outside of private enclosures, used by the public, whether the same have been formally dedicated to the public or not. (3) "Unbranded" means an animal not bearing a decipherable brand recorded in accordance with Section 4-24-202. Enacted by Chapter 401, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 4-47-102 Abandoned horses on open range declared a public menace.

4-47-102. Abandoned horses on open range declared a public menace. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit any abandoned horse to run at large upon the open range. (2) It is in the public interest that every abandoned horse be declared a public menace and is condemned, subject to the right of the horse's owner to reclaim the horse under the conditions described in this chapter. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 401, 2026 General Session

Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter47/4-47-P1.html?v=C4-47-P1_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026