Utah § 46a-102 - Limitations on animal enterprise and working animal regulations.

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§ 46a-102. Limitations on animal enterprise and working animal regulations.

Effective 11/6/2025
11-46a-102.  Limitations on animal enterprise and working animal regulations.
(1)Subject to Subsection (2), a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that prohibits or effectively prohibits:
(a)the operation of an animal enterprise;
(b)the use of a working animal; or
(c)domestic dogs from:
(i)actively participating in an exposition or rodeo; or
(ii)performing a specific duty as a working animal.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an ordinance or other regulation that a political subdivision adopts or enforces if the ordinance or other regulation:
(a)enforces a state or federal law;
(b)is a land use regulation as that term is defined in Section 10-20-102; or
(c)is adopted or enforced, in accordance with Section 10-8-15 or 19-4-113, to protect:
(i)drinking water or a source of drinking water from pollution; or
(ii)a waterworks system.


Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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