Effective 5/10/2016 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 […]
4-31-103. Dead animals — Deposit on another’s land prohibited. A person may not deposit a dead animal upon the land of another person without the landowner’s consent. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
Effective 5/10/2016 4-31-104. Penalty. A person who violates Section 4-31-102 or 4-31-103 is guilty of an infraction. Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-105. Outbreak of contagious or infectious disease — Assistance of federal authorities. If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious disease among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner may request the assistance of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in preventing the […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-106. Epidemic of contagious or infectious disease — Condemnation or destruction of infected or exposed livestock — Destruction of other property. (1) If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious foreign animal disease of epidemic proportion among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner, with approval of the governor, […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-107. Appraisal of fair market value before destruction. (1) Before any livestock or property is destroyed under Section 4-31-106, an appraisal of the fair market value of the livestock or other property shall be forwarded to the commissioner by a panel of three qualified appraisers appointed as follows: (a) one by the commissioner; […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-108. Euthanasia for postmortem examination. The commissioner may order the euthanasia and postmortem examination of a diseased domestic animal if the exact nature of the animal’s disease is not readily determined through other means. Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
Effective 5/12/2015 4-31-109. Department authorized to make and enforce rules concerning brucellosis, trichomoniasis, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in livestock. (1) The department may: (a) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to control and eradicate brucellosis, trichomoniasis, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in livestock; and (b) enforce the […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-109.1. Trichomoniasis fines. (1) A person who knowingly sells a bull infected with trichomoniasis, other than to slaughter, without declaring the disease status of the animal shall be subject to citation and fines as prescribed by the department or may be called to appear before an administrative proceeding by the department, as established […]
4-31-110. Dairy cattle subject to inspection for disease. The department may inspect a dairy animal in the state for tuberculosis or other infectious or contagious disease at a reasonable time and place. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
4-31-111. Imported animals — Health certificate. Except as provided by rule made by the department, a person may not import an animal into this state unless the animal is accompanied by a health certificate that: (1) meets the requirements of department rules; and (2) is issued by a federally accredited veterinarian. Renumbered and Amended by […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-113. Restrictions on movement of infected or exposed animals. (1) A person who owns or has possession of an animal and knows that the animal is infected with, or has been exposed to, any contagious or infectious disease may not: (a) permit the animal to run at large or come in contact with […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-114. Report of vesicular disease. (1) A person who identifies symptoms of vesicular disease in livestock shall immediately report it to the department. (2) Failure of a veterinarian licensed in this state to report to the department a diagnosed case of vesicular disease constitutes ground for the revocation of such veterinarian’s license. (3) […]
Effective 5/5/2021 4-31-115. Contagious or infectious disease, or any epidemic or poisoning — Duties of department. (1) (a) The department shall investigate and may quarantine a reported case of contagious or infectious disease, or any epidemic or poisoning, affecting a domestic animal or an animal that the department believes may jeopardize the health of animals […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-31-116. Quarantine — Peace officers to assist in maintenance of quarantine. (1) The commissioner may quarantine any infected domestic animal or area within the state to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious disease. (2) A sheriff or other peace officer in the state shall, upon request of the commissioner, assist the department […]
4-31-118. Animal disease traceability. The department may: (1) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that are necessary for animal disease traceability and compliance with federal law regarding animal disease traceability; and (2) enforce the rules described in Subsection (1). Enacted by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
4-31-119. Disease control of poultry, waterfowl, and game-birds. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the department may: (a) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that are necessary for the control and prevention of disease in poultry, waterfowl, and game-birds; and (b) enforce the rules described in Subsection […]
