If a
recipient fails to comply with the sterilization agreement under Subsection
11-46-203(2):
| (1) |
the failure is ground for seizure and impoundment of the animal by the animal shelter from whom the recipient obtained the animal; |
Terms Used In Utah Code 11-46-205
- Animal: means a cat or dog. See Utah Code 11-46-102
- Animal shelter: includes a private humane society or private animal welfare organization. See Utah Code 11-46-102
- Recipient: means the person to whom an animal shelter transfers an animal for adoption. See Utah Code 11-46-202
- Sterilization deposit: means the portion of a fee charged by an animal shelter to a recipient or claimant of an unsterilized animal to ensure the animal is timely sterilized in accordance with an agreement between the recipient or the claimant and the animal shelter. See Utah Code 11-46-202
| (2) |
the recipient relinquishes all ownership rights regarding the animal and any claim to expenses incurred in maintenance and care of the animal; and |
| (3) |
the recipient forfeits the sterilization deposit. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 130, 2011 General Session
