Allowing a vicious animal to go at large.
Utah Code § 76-13-212
in effect76-13-212. Allowing a vicious animal to go at large.
(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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session
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