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Senate adopts tougher language on animal abandonment; House Bill 189 advances
Summary
The Utah Senate amended and passed House Bill 189 to clarify 'abandonment' of animals and to add an 'intentionally' standard; the measure passed on a roll call after debate over scope and penalty class.
House Bill 189, a revision of Utah’s cruelty-to-animals provisions, cleared the State Senate on Feb. 26 after amendments that clarified when a person may be prosecuted for abandoning an animal. The Senate adopted a sponsor’s change to the bill’s definition of “abandoned” and accepted a friendly amendment that inserts the word "intentionally" before "deposit" to limit liability for unintentional losses.
The bill’s sponsor and legal counsel told…
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