Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 144 (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Okerlund, R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• amends provisions related to the disposal of dead domestic animals.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

DEAD DOMESTIC ANIMAL DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
House Sponsor: 
Derrin Owens
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the disposal of dead domestic animals.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ amends provisions related to the disposal of dead domestic animals.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
4-31-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 29
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
4-31-102
 is amended to read:
4-31-102.
Dead domestic animals -- Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of
them -- Liability for costs.
(1) An owner or other person responsible for a domestic animal that dies shall bury or
dispose of the animal within a reasonable period of time after the owner or other person
responsible for the animal becomes aware that the animal is dead.
(2) The owner of a dead bovine, horse, mule, goat, sheep, 
bird,
 or swine may bury the
dead animal on the owner's property.
(3) If the owner or other person responsible for the dead animal cannot be found, the
county, city, or town within which the dead animal is found, shall, at the political subdivision's
expense, bury the dead animal.
(4) A county, city, or town that incurs expense under this section is entitled to
reimbursement from the owner of the dead animal.