NOTICE OF SALE OF DISTRAINED ANIMALS
Salt Lake City Code § 8.12.100
in effect8.12.100: NOTICE OF SALE OF DISTRAINED ANIMALS:
As soon as such animals are delivered to the director of animal services, the director shall immediately proceed to advertise the same as hereinafter provided, except when the owner is known and has been notified, in which case he/she shall hold said animals forty eight (48) hours before advertising the same. The director shall advertise in a newspaper published in the county, having general circulation in the county, by publishing a notice in at least one issue of said paper, and by posting notices in three (3) of the most public places in the city, one of which shall be at or near the post office, and shall deliver a copy of the same to the county clerk, or send the same by officer or by registered mail. The clerk shall preserve such notice and post a copy thereof. The notice herein provided for shall state the time when the damage was done and the amount thereof, the name of the party damaged, a description of the animals, including all visible marks and brands, and the day, hour, and place at which such animals will be sold, which shall be not less than ten (10) or more than twenty (20) days from the time of posting such notice; said notices may be substantially in the following form:
SALE OF ANIMALS FOR DAMAGES
State of Utah, County of Salt Lake,
In the City of Salt Lake.
I have in my possession the following described animals, which, if not claimed and taken away, will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder at the animal shelter in Salt Lake City, on the day of , 19 .
Animal Services Director
(Ord. 69-99 § 9, 1999: Ord. 24-89 § 1, 1989)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-50034Fetched: 11/1/2026