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House tightens trespass penalties for privately owned rangeland, adds civil penalty
Utah House of Representatives · February 24, 2009
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Summary
House passes HB153 to create criminal trespass on agricultural/rangeland with a $500 civil penalty and clarifying amendments on fencing and posting; sponsors said the measure protects private landowners while ensuring inadvertent recreational users are not trapped.
First Substitute House Bill 153, aimed at strengthening trespass law for agricultural and rangeland, passed the Utah House on Feb. 24. Sponsor Representative Abigail Mathis told the House the bill targets repeat or damaging incursions on privately owned ranchland and adds a $500 statutory civil penalty and…
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