(1) A cat received by a shelter under the provisions of Section 11-46-103 may be released prior to the five-day holding period to a sponsor that operates a community cat program.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 11-46-303

  • 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
  • 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. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • Community cat colony: means a group of cats that congregate together. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • 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. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • 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. See Utah Code 11-46-302
(2) A community cat is:

     (2)(a) exempt from licensing requirements and feeding bans; and
     (2)(b) eligible for release from an animal shelter prior to the mandatory five-day hold period in Section 11-46-103.
(3) Community cat sponsors or caretakers do not have custody, as defined in Section 76-9-301, of any cat in a community cat colony. Cats in a colony that are obviously owned, as evidenced by a collar, tags, microchip, or other discernable owner identification, are not exempt from the provisions of Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 3, Cruelty to Animals.
(4) Sterilization and vaccination records shall be maintained for a minimum of three years and be available to an animal control officer upon request.