Utah Code § 46a-101 — Definitions.. Reproduced from the official Utah Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 46a-101. Definitions.
Effective 5/1/2024 11-46a-101.
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
(a)
"Animal" means any nonhuman vertebrate life form.
(b)
"Animal" does not include domestic cats, domestic dogs, exotic animals, or reptiles.
(2)
(a)
"Animal enterprise" means a commercial enterprise, an academic enterprise, or a competition that uses or sells animals or animal products for profit, food or fiber production, agriculture, education, research, sport, or testing.
(b)
"Animal enterprise" includes an animal competition, exposition, fair, rodeo, farm, feedlot, furrier, ranch, or event intended to exhibit or advance agricultural arts and sciences.
(c)
"Animal enterprise" does not include an aquarium, circus, horse and carriage operation, retail pet store, or zoo.
(3)
"Exotic animal" means a:
(a)
member of the family Felidae not indigenous to Utah, except the species Felis catus (domestic cat);
(b)
nonhuman primate;
(c)
nonwolf member of the family Canidae not indigenous to Utah, except the species Canis familiaris (domestic dog);
(d)
bear; and
(e)
member of the order Crocodylia.
(4)
"Political subdivision" means:
(a)
a city or town; or
(b)
a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of an animal enterprise or working animal in the unincorporated area of the county.
(5)
(a)
"Working animal" means an animal used for performing a specific duty or function in commerce, including an animal used for entertainment, herding, transportation, education, or exhibition.
(b)
"Working animal" does not include a horse and carriage operation.
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