Utah § 11-46-302 Definitions.

Utah Statutes

§ 11-46-302 — Definitions.

Utah § 11-46-302

Title 11Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units

Ch. 11-46Animal Welfare Act

Part 11-46-3Community Cat Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 11-46-302 (2026).

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In addition to the definitions in Sections 11-46-102 and 11-46-202, as used in this part:

(1)"Community cat" means a feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernable or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped.

(2)"Community cat caretaker" means any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony.

(3)"Community cat colony" means a group of cats that congregate together. Although not every cat in a colony may be a community cat, any cats owned by individuals that congregate with a colony are considered part of it.

(4)"Community cat program" means a program pursuant to which feral cats are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and returned to the lo

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In addition to the definitions in Sections 11-46-102 and 11-46-202, as used in this part:
(1) "Community cat" means a feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernable or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped.
(2) "Community cat caretaker" means any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony.
(3) "Community cat colony" means a group of cats that congregate together. Although not every cat in a colony may be a community cat, any cats owned by individuals that congregate with a colony are considered part of it.
(4) "Community cat program" means a program pursuant to which feral cats are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and returned to the location where they congregate.
(5) "Ear-tipping" means removing approximately a quarter-inch off the tip of a cat's left ear while the cat is anesthetized for sterilization.
(6) "Feral" has the same meaning as in Section 23A-1-101.
(7) "Sponsor" means any person or organization that traps feral cats, sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and ear-tips them before returning them to the location where they were trapped. A sponsor may be any animal humane society, non-profit organization, animal rescue, adoption organization, or a designated community cat caretaker that also maintains written records on community cats.