Utah § 11-46-302 - Definitions.
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§ 11-46-302. Definitions.
11-46-302. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Sections 11-46-102 and 11-46-202, as used in this part:
| (1) | "Community cat" means a feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernable or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped. |
| (2) | "Community cat caretaker" means any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony. |
| (3) | "Community cat colony" means a group of cats that congregate together. Although not every cat in a colony may be a community cat, any cats owned by individuals that congregate with a colony are considered part of it. |
| (4) | "Community cat program" means a program pursuant to which feral cats are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and returned to the location where they congregate. |
| (5) | "Ear-tipping" means removing approximately a quarter-inch off the tip of a cat's left ear while the cat is anesthetized for sterilization. |
| (6) | "Feral" has the same meaning as in Section 23A-1-101. |
| (7) | "Sponsor" means any person or organization that traps feral cats, sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and ear-tips them before returning them to the location where they were trapped. A sponsor may be any animal humane society, non-profit organization, animal rescue, adoption organization, or a designated community cat caretaker that also maintains written records on community cats. |
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session
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