(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that prohibits or effectively prohibits:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 11-46a-102

  • Animal: means any nonhuman vertebrate life form. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • Animal enterprise: includes an animal competition, exposition, fair, rodeo, farm, feedlot, furrier, ranch, or event intended to exhibit or advance agricultural arts and sciences. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Political subdivision: means :
         (4)(a) a city or town; or
         (4)(b) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of an animal enterprise or working animal in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Working animal: means an animal used for performing a specific duty or function in commerce, including an animal used for entertainment, herding, transportation, education, or exhibition. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
     (1)(a) the operation of an animal enterprise;
     (1)(b) the use of a working animal; or
     (1)(c) domestic dogs from:

          (1)(c)(i) actively participating in an exposition or rodeo; or
          (1)(c)(ii) performing a specific duty as a working animal.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an ordinance or other regulation that a political subdivision adopts or enforces if the ordinance or other regulation:

     (2)(a) enforces a state or federal law;
     (2)(b) is a land use regulation as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-103; or
     (2)(c) is adopted or enforced, in accordance with Section 10-8-15 or 19-4-113, to protect:

          (2)(c)(i) drinking water or a source of drinking water from pollution; or
          (2)(c)(ii) a waterworks system.