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Senate narrowly approves bill requiring at least one emergency shelter to accept personal animals
Summary
Senate Bill 97 requires municipal and county emergency operations plans to designate at least one shelter that can accommodate evacuees with personal animals. The bill passed after a divided vote and floor debate about prioritizing animals in emergency planning.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 3 passed Senate Bill 97, requiring each city, county or town emergency operations plan to designate at least one shelter that will accept evacuees’ personal animals. Sponsor Senator Plumb said the measure was modeled on Florida law and developed with input from emergency responders, shelter operators and animal‑rescue groups.
Plumb told the Senate the bill fills a planning gap: “This is a very simple bill. This essentially requires…
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