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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 71 of 2014
(Amending, enacting and repealing certain ordinances governing animal control classifications
and enforcement processes.)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 8.04.010, 8.04.020, 8.04.070, 8.04.100,
8.04.280, 8.04.320, 8.04.340, 8.04.370, 8.04.390, 8.04.400, 8.04.420, 8.04.470, 8.06.050,
8.08.050, AND 8.12.020 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 8.05
OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY; ENACTING CHAPTER 8.15 AND
SECTIONS 8.04.125 AND 8.04.405 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE; AND REPEALING
SECTIONS 8.04.180, 8.04.220, 8.04.500, 8.04.510, 8.04,520, 8.04.521, AND 8.10.100 OF THE
SALT LAKE CITY CODE IN ORDER TO MODIFY AND UPDATE CITY REGULATIONS
REGARDING ANIMAL CONTROL CLASSIFICATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
PROCESSES.
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Chapter 8.05 of the Salt Lake City Code be amended in
its entirety and that Sections 8.04.010, 8.04.020, 8.04.070, 8.04.100, 8.04.280, 8.04.320,
8.04.340, 8.04.370, 8.04.390, 8.04.400, 8.04.420, 8.04.470, 8.06.050, 8.08.050, and 8.12.020 of
the Salt Lake City Code be amended; that Chapter 8.15 and Sections 8.04.125 and 8.04.405 of
the Salt Lake City Code, be enacted; and that Sections 8.04.180, 8.04.220, 8.04.500, 8.04.510,
8.04,520, 8.04.521, and 8.10.100 of the Salt Lake City Code be repealed in order to modify and
update City regulations regarding animal control classifications and enforcement processes; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the ordinance is to substantially mirror similar regulations to be
adopted by Salt Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds adoption of this ordinance reasonably furthers the
health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Salt Lake City.
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Sections 8.04.010, 8.04.020, 8.04.070, 8.04.100, 8.04.280, 8.04.320,
8.04.340, 8.04.370, 8.04.390, 8.04.400, 8.04.420, and 8.04.470 of the Salt Lake City Code shall
be, and hereby are, amended to read as follows:
8.04.010: DEFINITIONS:
As used in this title:
ABANDONMENT:
A. Placing an animal in an unsafe or dangerous environment where the animal is
separated from basic needs such as food, water, shelter or necessary medical attention, for
a period of longer than twenty four (24) hours; or
B. Failure to reclaim an animal seventy two (72) hours beyond the time agreed upon with
a kennel, grooming service, veterinary hospital, or animal shelter.
ALLOW: For the purposes of this title, shall include human conduct that is intentional,
deliberate, careless, inadvertent or negligent in relation to the actions of an animal.
ANIMAL AT LARGE: Any domesticated animal, whether or not licensed, not under restraint as
defined herein.
ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT: Any establishment that takes in animals for board
for profit.
ANIMAL GROOMER: Any establishment maintained for the purpose of offering
cosmetological services for animals for profit.
ANIMAL SERVICES: The office referred to in section 8.04.020 of this chapter, or its successor
section.
ANIMAL SHELTER: A facility owned and/or operated by a governmental entity or any animal
welfare organization that is incorporated within the state, used for the care and custody of seized,
stray, homeless, quarantined, abandoned or unwanted dogs, cats, or other small domestic
animals; or for the purpose of protective custody under the authority of this title or state law.
ANIMAL UNDER RESTRAINT: Any animal under the control of its owner or person over the
age of twelve (12) years having charge, care, custody or control of the animal, by means of: a) a
leash or lead not to exceed six feet(6') in length, b) other physical enclosure, or c) within the real
property limits of the owner.
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ANIMALS: Any and all types of livestock, dogs and other nonhuman creatures, both domestic
and wild, male and female, singular and plural.
APIARY: Any place where one or more colonies of bees are located.
BEEKEEPER: A person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of bees.
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT: Anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies,
supers, frames, top and bottom boards, and extractors.
BITE: An actual puncture, tear or abrasion of the skin inflicted by the teeth of an animal.
CARRIAGE BUSINESS: Any person offering to transport another person for any valuable
consideration and by means of a horsedrawn carriage.
CARRIAGE OR IIORSEDRAWN CARRIAGE: Any device in, upon, or by which any person is
or may be transported or drawn upon a public way and which is designed to be drawn by horses.
CAT: Any feline of the domesticated types four (4) months of age or older.
CATTERY: An establishment for boarding, breeding, buying, grooming or selling cats for profit.
COLONY: Bees in any hive including queens, workers, or drones.
COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENT: Any pet shop, grooming shop, animal training
establishment, guard dog auction or exhibition, riding school or stable, zoological park, circus,
rodeo, animal exhibition, or boarding or breeding kennel.
CONFINEMENT: That the animal is kept in an escape proof enclosure or walked on a leash of
not more than six feet (6') in length by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older. Confinement
does not restrict contact with other animals or humans.
CUSTODIAN: A person having custody.
CUSTODY: Ownership, possession of, harboring, or exercising control over any animal.
DANGEROUS ANIMAL: Any animal which is properly classified as dangerous in accordance
with the pertinent written standards developed by the office of animal services. The term
"Dangerous Animal" shall include constrictor snakes in excess of ten (10) feet in length.
DESIGNEE: An individual designated by the director of the office of animal services to perform
the duties of the director's "designee" as such duties are set forth in this title.
DIRECTOR: The director of the office of animal services.
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DOG: Any Canis familiaris four (4) months of age or older.
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS: Animals accustomed to live in or about the habitation of people,
including, but not limited to, cats, dogs, fowl, horses, swine and goats.
DRIVER: Any person operating or in actual physical control of a horsedrawn carriage, or any
person sitting in the driver's seat of such carriage with the intention of causing it to be moved by
a horse.
ENCLOSURE: Any structure that prevents an animal from escaping its confines.
ESTRAY OR STRAY: Any "animal at large", as defined herein.
EUTHANASIA: The humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method approved by
the most recent report of the American Veterinary Medication Association panel on euthanasia.
FERAL CAT: Any free roaming, homeless, wild or untamed cat.
FERAL CAT COLONY: A group of free roaming, homeless, wild or untamed cats living
together in an area.
GUARD DOG: A working dog which must be kept in a fenced run or other suitable enclosure
during business hours, or on a leash or under absolute control while working, so it cannot come
into contact with the public.
HIVE: A frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum, skep, or other artificial or natural
receptacle which may be used to house bees.
HOLDING FACILITY: Any pet shop, kennel, cattery, groomery, riding school, stable, animal
shelter, veterinary hospital, humane establishment, or any other such facility used for holding
animals.
HONEYBEE: The common honeybee, Apis mellifera species, at any stage of development, but
not including the African honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata species, or any hybrid thereof.
IMPOUNDMENT: Taken into the custody of an animal services agency, police department, or
an agent thereof.
KENNEL: An establishment having dogs for the purpose of boarding, breeding, buying,
grooming, letting for hire, training for fee, or selling.
LEASH OR LEAD: Any chain, rope or device used to restrain an animal, being no longer than
six feet (6') in length.
LITTER: The offspring at one birth from the same mother and under the minimum age to obtain
a rabies vaccination.
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OWNER: Any person having title to, or an ownership interest in, or custody of, or keeping,
maintaining or possessing one or more animals. "Owner" does not include a feral cat custodian
participating in a trap, spay/neuter, return or release program.
PERSON: A natural person or any legal entity, including, but not limited to, a corporation, firm,
partnership or trust.
PET OR COMPANION ANIMAL: Any animal of a species that has been developed to live in or
about the habitation of humans, is dependent on humans for food and shelter, and is kept for
pleasure rather than utility or commercial purposes.
PET SHOP: Any establishment containing cages or exhibition pens, not part of a kennel or
cattery, wherein dogs, cats, birds or other pets are kept, displayed or sold.
PROVOKED: Any deliberate act by a person towards a dog or any other animal done with the
intent to tease, torment, abuse, assault or otherwise cause a reaction by the dog or other animal;
provided, however, that any act by a person done with the intent to discourage or prevent a dog
or other animal from attacking shall not be considered to be a provocation.
QUARANTINE: The isolation of an animal in a substantial enclosure so that the animal is not
subject to contact with other animals or persons not authorized by the office of animal services.
RIDING SCHOOL OR STABLE: An establishment which offers boarding and/or riding
instruction for any horse, pony, donkey, mule or burro, or which offers such animals for hire.
SERVICE ANIMAL: Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide
assistance to an individual with a disability.
SET:
A. To cock, open or put a trap in such a condition that it would clamp closed when an
object or person touches a triggering device; and/or
B. To place a spring loaded trap which has been opened or fixed so that it would close
upon the triggering device being touched upon the ground, or in a position where a
person or animal could become caught therein.
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT: That equipment, other than the usual patrol vehicles of animal
services, which is designed for specific purposes such as, but not limited to, livestock trailers and
carcass trailers.
SPECIES SUBJECT TO RABIES: Any species that has been reported to the centers for disease
control to have contracted the rabies virus and become a host for that virus.
SPRING LOADED TRAP: Any clamplike apparatus which is utilized to catch animals, objects
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or persons when, after being set and the triggering device being activated, clamplike jaws are
designed to come together with force so as to clamp or close upon an animal, person or object
activating the spring or triggering device.
STABLE: Any place or facility where one or more horses, ponies, donkeys, mules or burros are
housed or maintained, and are offered for hire.
VETERINARIAN: Any person legally licensed to practice veterinary medicine under the laws of
the state of Utah.
VICIOUS ANIMAL: Any animal which is properly classified as vicious in accordance with the
pertinent written standards developed by the office of animal services.
WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMAL: Any animal of a species that in its natural life is usually
untamed and undomesticated, including hybrids and animals which, as a result of their natural or
wild condition, cannot be vaccinated effectively for rabies. These animals, however domesticated
or tamed, shall include, but are not limited to:
A. Alligators and Crocodiles: Alligators and crocodiles;
B. Bears (Ursidae): All bears, including grizzly bears, brown bears, and black bears;
C. Cat Family (Felidae): All except the commonly accepted domesticated cats, and
including cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynx, panthers, mountain lions, tigers and
wildcats;
D. Dog Family (Canidae): All except domesticated dogs, and including wolf, part wolf,
fox, part fox, coyote, part coyote, dingo and part dingo;
E. Porcupines (Erethizontidae): Porcupines;
F. Primate (Hominidae): All subhuman primates;
G. Raccoon (Prosynnidae): All raccoons, including eastern raccoons, desert raccoons and
ring tailed cats;
H. Skunks: Skunks;
I. Fish: Venomous fish and piranha;
J. Snakes or Lizards: Venomous snakes or lizards;
K. Weasels (Mustelidae): All, including weasels, martens, wolverines, ferrets, badgers,
otters, ermine, mink and mongoose, except that the possession of such animals shall not
be prohibited when raised commercially for their pelts;
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For the purpose of this section, animals that are kept commercially or ranched shall not
be wild or exotic animals.
WORK: With reference to a horse, means that the horse is out of the stable and presented as
being available for pulling carriages; in harness; or pulling a carriage.
8.04.020: ANIMAL SERVICES:
Animal services may be provided through a legally executed agreement, which includes the
authority and power to enforce this title. Alternatively, the City may elect to provide its own
animal services without entering into a contract with an outside provider.
8.04.070: DOG AND CAT LICENSE; REQUIRED WHEN; APPLICATION AND FEES:
A. Required: All dogs and cats shall be licensed each year, except as otherwise provided
herein, to a person of the age of eighteen (18) years or older. However, no license shall be
required for cats maintained within a feral cat colony.
B. Deadline: Any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog or cat shall obtain a
license for such animal within thirty (30) days after the animal reaches the age of four (4)
months, or, in the case of a dog or cat over four (4) months of age, or in the case of a new
city resident, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition of the animal or the commencement of
residency. However, if an animal is fostered pursuant to a pet rescue permit and is held
pending adoption, then the time period in which the pet rescue permit holder must obtain a
license for such animal will be expanded from thirty (30) days to ninety (90) days. The
animal services director may waive late fees or extend licensing deadlines in individual
cases, as appropriate.
C. Application: License applications shall be submitted to the office of animal services,
by utilizing a standard form which requests name, address and telephone number of the
applicant; breed, sex, color and age of the animal; previous license information; rabies and
sterilization information; and the number, location or other identification applicable to a
tattoo or implanted microchip of the animal. The application shall be accompanied by the
prescribed license fee and by a rabies vaccination certificate current for a minimum of six (6)
months beyond the date of application. A license shall not be issued for a period that exceeds
the expiration date of the rabies vaccination. Rabies vaccinations shall be given by a licensed
veterinarian with a vaccine approved by the current compendium of animal rabies control.
D. License Fees:
1. License fees shall be as set forth in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee
Schedule.
2. No dog or cat shall be licensed as spayed or neutered without veterinary
verification that such surgery was performed.
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E. License Vendors: The animal services director may contract with veterinary hospitals,
veterinarians, pet shops, animal grooming parlors, and similar institutions or individuals for
the issuance of license application forms. License fees and requirements for licensure with
such vendors shall be the same as if the application was issued directly by the office of
animal services.
F. Dog And Cat Limits: There is no limitation on the numbers of dogs and cats that can
be owned by a resident, provided that all dogs and cats are properly licensed and cared for.
Dog and cat owners must abide by all applicable sections of this title including, but not
limited to, licensing, proper care and maintenance, medical attention, and animal cruelty.
Owners are required to prevent their animals from causing, and shall abate, any nuisances
caused by animals including, but not limited to, noise and odor.
G. Senior Citizen Provisions: In lieu of the annual license fees provided above, a person sixty
(60) years of age or older on the date of license application may, upon proof of age, obtain a
dog or cat license for an unsterilized dog or cat for a reduced fee as specified in the City's
consolidated fee schedule. A person sixty (60) years of age or older may obtain a license for
the life of a spayed or neutered dog or cat for a onetime nontransferable fee as specified in
the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule, but such person shall nevertheless obtain a
license without fee thereafter for verification of rabies vaccination. This subsection shall not
be construed to relieve any person from meeting all licensing requirements not specifically
exempted, including late fees and required vaccinations, nor is any license issued hereunder
transferable to any other animal or owner other than that for which the license was issued.
8.04.100: DOG OR CAT LICENSE; REVOCATION PROCEDURES:
If the owner of any dog or cat is found to be in violation of this title on three (3) or more
different occasions during any twelve (12) month period, the director of animal services may
seek a court order, pursuant to Chapter 8.15, or its successor, revoking for a period of one year
any license(s) such person may possess and providing for the office of animal services to pick up
and impound any animal(s) kept by the person under such order. Any animal impounded
pursuant to such an order shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this title for
impounded animals, except that the person under the order of revocation shall not be allowed to
redeem the animal under any circumstances.
8.04.280: BITING OR POTENTIALLY RABID ANIMALS;
QUARANTINE/CONFINEMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION:
A. Report Requirements: An animal that has rabies or is suspected of having rabies, or any
animal bitten by another animal infected with rabies or by an animal suspected of having
rabies, shall be reported by the owner or person having information as set forth in section
8.04.270 of this chapter, or its successor, and shall immediately be confined in a secure place
by the owner. The owner shall turn over the animal to the office of animal services upon
demand.
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B. Surrender Of Animal: The owner of any animal of a species subject to rabies which has
bitten shall surrender the animal to any authorized official upon demand. Any person
authorized to enforce this title may enter upon private property to seize the animal; if the
owner refuses to surrender the animal, the person authorized to enforce this title shall obtain
any authorization necessary, if any such authorization is required, prior to proceeding with
the seizure and impoundment of the animal.
C. Seizure, Confinement Or Quarantine:
1. Any animal of a species subject to rabies that bites a person or animal, or is
suspected of having rabies, may be seized and quarantined for observation as
determined by the animal services director or designee. In consultation with a
veterinarian when deemed necessary by the director or designee, the potentially
rabid animal shall be quarantined or confined for observation in accordance
with the current compendium of animal rabies control, as amended, and with
office policy and procedure. The owner of the animal shall bear the cost of
confinement. The animal shelter shall be the normal place for quarantine, but
other arrangements, including confinement by the owner, may be made by the
director of animal services and/or the director of the health department if the
animal had a current rabies vaccination at the time the bite was inflicted or if
there are other special circumstances justifying an exception.
2. A person who has custody of an animal under quarantine shall immediately
notify the office of animal services if the animal shows any signs of sickness or
abnormal behavior, or if the animal escapes confinement. It is unlawful for any
person who has custody of a quarantined animal to fail or refuse to allow a
Valley health department or animal services officer to make an inspection or
examination during the period of quarantine. If the animal dies within ten (10)
days from the date of bite, the person having custody shall immediately notify
the office of animal services or immediately remove and deliver the head to the
state health laboratory to be examined for rabies. If, at the end of the
quarantine period, the director of animal services, or his/her designee,
examines the animal and finds no sign of rabies, the animal may be released to
the owner or, in the case of a stray, it shall be disposed of as provided in
section 8.04.340 of this chapter, or its successor.
D. Unvaccinated Bitten Animals:
1. In the case of an unvaccinated animal species subject to rabies which is known
to have been bitten by, or otherwise exposed to a known rabid animal, such
bitten or exposed animal should be immediately euthanized. Animals with
expired rabies vaccinations of six (6) months or more shall be considered
unvaccinated for the purpose of this section.
2. If the owner is unwilling to euthanize the bitten or exposed animal, the animal
shall be immediately isolated and quarantined for six (6) months under
veterinary supervision, the cost of such confinement to be paid in advance by
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the owner. The animal shall be vaccinated one month before being released.
The animal shall be euthanized if the owner does not comply herewith.
E. Vaccinated Bitten Animals:
1. If the bitten or exposed animal has been vaccinated, the animal shall be
revaccinated within twenty four (24) hours, kept under home confinement, and
observed for forty five (45) days; or
2. If the animal is not revaccinated within twenty four (24) hours, the animal shall
be isolated and monitored according to the current compendium of animal
rabies control, as amended.
3. The animal shall be euthanized if the owner does not comply with subsections
El and E2 of this section.
F. Bitten Animals With Expired Vaccinations: Animals with expired rabies vaccinations of
six (6) months or less shall be evaluated on a case by case basis.
G. Removal Of Quarantined Animals: It is unlawful for any person to remove any such
animal from the place of quarantine without written permission of the office of animal
services.
8.04.320: IMPOUNDMENT; AUTHORIZED WHEN:
The animal services director shall place all animals taken into custody in a designated animal
impound facility. The following animals may be taken into custody by animal services and
impounded without filing a complaint or obtaining a prior order from a court of competent
jurisdiction:
A. Any animal being kept or maintained contrary to the provisions of this title;
B. Any animal running at large contrary to the provisions of this title;
C. Any animal which is by this title required to be licensed and is not licensed. An animal not
wearing a tag shall be presumed to be unlicensed for purposes of this section;
D. Sick or injured animals whose owner cannot be located, or whose owner requests
impoundment and agrees to pay a reasonable fee for the services rendered;
E. Any abandoned animal;
F. Animals which are not vaccinated for rabies in accordance with the requirements of this
title;
G. Any animal to be held for quarantine;
H. Any vicious animal;
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I. Any potentially dangerous, or dangerous animal not properly confined as required by
sections 8.04.420, 8.05.010, 8.05.020, or 8.05.040 as amended.
8.04.340: IMPOUNDMENT; HOLDING PERIOD; NOTICE TO OWNER;
DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS:
A. Animals shall be impounded for a minimum of five (5) business days before further
disposition, except as otherwise provided herein. Reasonable effort shall be made to notify
the owner of any animal wearing a license or other identification during that time. Notice
shall be deemed given when sent to the last known address of the listed owner. Any animal
voluntarily relinquished to the animal control facility by the owner thereof for destruction or
other disposition need not be kept for the minimum holding period before release or other
disposition as herein provided.
B. 1. All dogs and cats, except for those quarantined or confined by court order, held
longer than the minimum impound period, and all dogs and cats voluntarily
relinquished to the impound facility, may be euthanized or sold, as the animal
services director shall direct. Any healthy dog or cat may be sold to any person
or to any institution engaged in scientific research and desiring to purchase
such animal for a price to be determined by the director, but not to exceed
thirty dollars ($30.00) per animal, plus license and any rabies vaccination that
is required.
2. All persons purchasing any dog or cat from the impound facility shall, at the
time of purchase, execute an agreement on forms provided by the impound
facility. Such agreement shall include payment of a sterilization deposit of not
less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) as set forth in the Salt Lake City
Consolidated Fee Schedule and shall provide that the purchaser will have the
dog or cat so purchased spayed or neutered within thirty (30) days of the date
of purchase of such dog or cat (or for a young animal within thirty (30) days
after the animal achieves six months in age), and that the purchaser will file
with the animal services director written verification from a licensed
veterinarian that such dog or cat has been spayed or neutered prior to the date
of written verification. The agreement shall also provide that sale or transfer of
the purchased dog or cat by the purchaser shall not release the purchaser from
the obligation to have the animal spayed or neutered, nor from the obligation to
file the written verification, as provided hereinabove. In lieu of the
aforementioned written verification from a licensed veterinarian, the purchaser
may file a truthful affidavit with the animal services director prior to the
required date of written verification certifying that the dog or cat so purchased
from the impound facility has died prior to the required deadline, and prior to
being spayed or neutered.
3. Failure of the purchaser of a dog or cat from the impound facility to file the
written verification from a licensed veterinarian prior to the required deadline,
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or in the alternative, failure of the purchaser to file a truthful affidavit prior to
the required deadline shall constitute a violation of this title.
C. Any licensed animal impounded and having or suspected of having serious physical injury
or contagious disease requiring medical attention may, in the discretion of the animal
services director or designee, be released to the care of a veterinarian with the consent of the
owner.
D. When, in the judgment of the animal services director, it is determined that an animal
should be euthanized for humane reasons or to protect the public from imminent danger to
persons or property, such animal may be euthanized without regard to any time limitations
otherwise established herein and without court order.
E. The director of animal services may euthanize an animal upon the request of an owner
without transporting the animal to animal services facilities. An appropriate fee shall be
charged the owner for the euthanasia and any subsequent disposal of the carcass done by the
office of animal services.
8.04.370: ANIMAL NUISANCES DESIGNATED:
A. Any owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of an animal or animals
causing a nuisance as defined below shall be in violation of this title and subject to the
penalties provided herein.
B. The following shall be deemed a nuisance: Any animal which:
1. Causes damages to the property of anyone other than its owner;
2. Is a "dangerous animal", as defined in this chapter, and is kept contrary to
sections 8.04.420, 8.05.010, 8.05.020, or 8.05.040 as amended.
3. Causes unreasonable fouling of the air by odors;
4. Causes unsanitary conditions in enclosures or surroundings;
5. Defecates on any public sidewalk, park or building, or on any private property
without the consent of the owner of such private property, unless the person
owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having care, charge,
control, custody or possession of such animal shall remove any such defecation
to a proper trash receptacle, and shall carry the appropriate instrument(s) for
the removal and disposal of such waste;
6. Barks, whines or howls, or makes other disturbing noises in an excessive,
continuous or untimely fashion;
7. Molests passersby or chases passing vehicles;
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8. Attacks people or other domestic animals whether or not such attack results in
actual physical harm to the person or animal to whom or at which the attack is
directed;
9. Is found at large three (3) or more times within any twelve (12) month period;
10. Is offensive or dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare by virtue of
the number and/or type of animal kept or harbored; or
11. Otherwise acts so as to constitute a nuisance or public nuisance under the
provisions of title 76, chapter 10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, or its
successor.
8.04.390: ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE:
A. With the exception set forth in subsection B of this section, it is unlawful for the owner or
person having charge, care, custody, or control of any animal to allow such animal at any
time to run at large. The owner or person charged with responsibility for an animal found
running at large shall be strictly liable for a violation of this section, regardless of the
precautions taken to prevent the escape of the animal and regardless of whether or not such
owner or person knows that the animal is running at large. Any person violating any
provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
B. 1. Dogs shall be permitted to run off leash only in areas of parks and public
spaces specifically authorized by city ordinance, specifically designated by the
director of public services as "off leash areas", and clearly identified by
signage as such. Said areas shall be as follows:
a. Designated areas of Memory Grove Park known as the Freedom Trail
section;
b. The municipal ballpark, also known as Herman Franks Park, except for
the fenced youth baseball diamonds and playground area;
c. Designated areas of Jordan Park,
d. Designated areas of Lindsey Gardens, and
e. Designated areas of Parley's Historic Nature Park, as set forth in title 15,
chapter 15.10 of this code, or its successor.
2. While in such areas dogs shall at all times remain under control of the dog's
owner or custodian. "Under control" means that a dog will respond on
command to its owner or custodian.
C. The foregoing notwithstanding, the public services department may conduct additional
experiments in other areas of the city for possible future legislative enactment establishing
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such areas as "off leash areas", provided such experiments are conducted in accordance with
the guidelines approved by the city council in its resolution 52 of 2004.
8.04.400: TETHERING OF DOGS—RESTRICTIONS:
A. It is unlawful for any person to chain, stake out or tether any dog on any unenclosed
premises in such a manner that the animal may go beyond the property line, unless such
person has permission of the owner or lessee of the affected property. Each dog tethered in
violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.
B. It is unlawful for an owner or handler to tether a dog in any manner that would cause
injury or damage to the dog, or when restriction of freedom of movement would endanger a
dog. A tether must be of sufficient length to provide the dog with adequate space and with
access to food, water, and shelter. Each dog tethered in violation of this subsection shall
constitute a separate offense.
C. It is unlawful for an owner or handler of a dog to tether that dog for a time period totaling
more than one (1) hour during any eight (8) hour time period. Each dog tethered in violation
of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.
8.04.420: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS:
It is unlawful for the owner of any potentially dangerous or dangerous animal to permit such
animal to go or be off the premises of the owner unless such animal is under restraint and
properly muzzled so as to prevent it from injuring any person or property. Every animal deemed
so dangerous that it cannot be controlled by reasonable restraints, and every potentially
dangerous or dangerous animal not effectively controlled by its owner or person having charge,
care or control of such animal, so that it shall not injure any person or property, is a hazard to
public safety, and the director of animal services shall take any necessary enforcement actions
authorized in this title to ensure the safety of the public.
8.04.470: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PROHIBITED:
A. Physical Abuse: It is unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously kill, maim,
disfigure, torture, beat with a stick, chain, club or other object, mutilate, burn or scald, over
drive or otherwise cruelly set upon any animal. Each offense shall constitute a separate
violation.
B. Hobbling Animals: It is unlawful for any person to hobble livestock or other animals by
any means which may cause injury or damage to any animal.
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C. Care And Maintenance: It shall be the duty of any person to provide any animal in such
person's charge or custody, as owner or otherwise, with adequate food, drink, care and
shelter.
D. Animals In Vehicles: It is unlawful for any person to carry or confine any animal in or
upon any vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner, including, but not limited to, carrying or
confining such animal without adequate ventilation or for an unusual length of time.
E. Abandonment Of Animals: It is unlawful for any person to abandon any animal within the
jurisdiction.
F. Animal Poisoning: Except as provided in sections 8.04.450 through 8.04.490 of this
chapter, or their successors, it is unlawful for any person by any means to make accessible to
any animal, with intent to cause harm or death, any substance which has in any manner been
treated or prepared with any harmful or poisonous substance. This provision shall not be
interpreted as to prohibit the use of poisonous substances for the control of vermin in
furtherance of the public health when applied in such a manner as to reasonably prohibit
access to other animals.
G. Killing Of Birds: It is unlawful for any person to take or kill any bird(s), or to rob or
destroy any nest, egg or young of any bird in violation of the laws of the state.
II. Malicious Impounding: It is unlawful for any person maliciously to secrete or impound
the animal of another.
I. Abandoned, Diseased Or Painfully Crippled Animals:
1. It is unlawful for any person to abandon or turn out at large any sick, diseased or
disabled animal, but such animal shall, when rendered worthless by reason of sickness or
other disability, be killed in a humane manner by the owner thereof and disposed of as
instructed after contacting the office of animal services.
2. It is further unlawful for the owner or person having the charge, care, custody and
control of such animal infected with dangerous or incurable and/or painfully crippling
condition to have, keep or harbor such animal without placing the same under veterinary
care, or to dispose of the same. The failure to take such care is a violation of this title, and
the office of animal services may take custody of such animals and deal with them as
deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
J. It is unlawful for a person to provoke, taunt, or otherwise harass, any animal that is being
kept, housed, or confined in compliance with the Salt Lake City Code.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 8.05 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby is, amended
to read in its entirety as follows:
CHAPTER 8.05
DANGEROUS OR VICIOUS ANIMALS
8.05.010 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
8.05.020 DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
8.05.030 VICIOUS ANIMALS.
8.05.040 APPEAL PROCESS FOR CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION.
8.05.010 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS:
A. The office of animal services investigates reported incidents involving animals which
may be potentially dangerous. Upon such investigation and utilizing the office of animal
services' written standards, if the office of animal services finds the animal to constitute a
sufficient menace to the public's health and safety, such animal shall then be classified as
potentially dangerous . The owner shall receive written notification of the office of animal
services' classification of the animal.
B. The owner of an animal that has been classified as potentially dangerous shall enter into a
containment agreement with the office of animal services and shall also take whatever other
measures are necessary to confine or restrain such animal to prevent any future incidents
from occurring that constitute a menace to the public health and safety.
C. The office of animal services is responsible for investigating alleged violations of
subsection B of this section after an animal has been classified as potentially dangerous. A
citation may be issued to the owner of any potentially dangerous animal in violation of
subsection B of this section.
8.05.020 DANGEROUS ANIMALS:
A. The office of animal services investigates reported incidents involving animals that may
be dangerous. Upon such investigation and utilizing the office of animal services' written
standards, if the office of animal services finds the animal's behavior to constitute a
dangerous animal, such animal shall be so classified. The owner shall receive written
notification of the office of animal services' classification of the animal.
B. Within 30 days of notification of the animal's classification as a dangerous animal, the
owner will be required to purchase a dangerous animal permit to be renewed annually.
C. A dangerous animal must be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and
locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the animal from coming into contact with a
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human being other than the owner, or any other animal, and designed to prevent the animal
from escaping. Such pen shall have secure sides and a secure top to prevent the animal from
escaping over, under, or through the structure. The enclosure shall provide a humane
existence for the animal and protection from the elements. The area where the animal is held
must have a sufficient secondary system of confinement so as to prevent unauthorized access
to the animal and to prevent the animal's escape. The animal shall be fitted with an
identification microchip.
1. The owner of a dangerous animal shall immediately notify the office of animal
services when a dangerous animal:
i. is loose or unconfined;
ii. has bitten a human being or attacked another animal;
iii. was sold, given away, or died; or
iv. has been moved to another address.
2. Prior to a dangerous animal being sold or given away, the owner shall provide the
name, address, and phone number of the new owner to the office of animal
services. Each new owner is to be given notice of the animal's classification as
dangerous and, if the new owner resides within the City, shall be required to
comply with the provisions of this chapter.
D. The owner shall prominently display a sign on his/her property at all entry points warning
that there is a dangerous animal on the property;
E. A dangerous animal may be off the owner's property or out of its enclosure if it is
muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length and
under the control of a competent adult over the age of eighteen (18) years. The muzzle must
be made in a manner that will not cause injury to the animal or interfere with its vision or
respiration, but must prevent it from biting any person or animal.
F. An owner will be required to provide proof of liability insurance with a minimum
coverage of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00). Such insurance coverage must be
maintained and proof provided to the City upon request.
G. The office of animal services shall have the authority to make whatever inspections are
deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions recited herein.
H. An owner of a dangerous animal shall have the option to have the animal humanely
euthanized at his/her sole expense if the owner is unable to comply with the requirements of
this section.
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I. The office of animal services is responsible for investigating violations of this section
after an animal is classified as dangerous. A citation may be issued to the owner of any
dangerous animal found in violation of this section.
8.05.030 VICIOUS ANIMALS:
A. The office of animal services investigates reported incidents involving animals that may
be vicious. Upon such investigation and utilizing the office of animal services' written
standards, if the office of animal services finds the animal to constitute a vicious animal, such
animal shall be so classified. The owner shall receive written notification of the
classification of the animal.
B. Any animal that has been classified as vicious shall be impounded by animal services.
The animal shall be kept at the animal shelter and placed in rabies quarantine if necessary for
the proper length of time, or held for ten (10) days after the owner's receipt of notification,
and the animal shall be euthanized or otherwise appropriately processed by animal services
unless the owner initiates an appeal procedure within that ten (10) day period.
8.05.040 APPEAL PROCESS FOR CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION:
A. The owner of a animal that has been classified as dangerous or vicious may appeal this
classification under Section 8.15.060 by written notification to the office of animal services
within ten (10) days after receiving written notification from the owner.
B. For a dangerous animal classification, the owner shall take whatever measures are
necessary to prevent any future incidents from occurring until final disposition of the appeal.
C. The classification of dangerous or vicious animal shall be upheld or revoked by a written
decision within five (5) days, excluding legal holidays and weekends, after the appeal
hearing.
D. The owner will be responsible for payment of all the office of animal services' boarding
costs and other fees required to humanely and safely keep the animal at the animal shelter
through the administrative appeals process and any disposition of the animal at issue.
SECTION 3. Section 8.06.050 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
8.06.050: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES:
A. In enforcing this chapter, the office of animal services may:
1. Issue an order or probation;
2. Issue a cease and desist order;
3. Suspend or revoke a license; or
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4.Seek other injunctive relief as may be necessary to enforce this chapter and its
regulations,including impounding and seizing dogs where the office of animal services
determines there is significant threat to the health or safety of the dogs harbored or owned
by the licensee.Costs incurred for the care of animals impounded or seized under this
section shall be recoverable from the owner of the animal who is found to have violated
provisions of this chapter.
B.Each act committed against an individual animal in violation of this chapter or office of
animal services regulations,and each day during which a violation continues,shall constitute
a separate offense for purposes of this section.
C.A failure to comply with this chapter shall constitute a class B misdemeanor subject to
enforcment pursuant to section 8.15.020 of this title.The attorney's office may bring an
action to collect unpaid license fees and/or unpaid civil penalties.
D.It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to:
1.Deny access to any inspector or offer any resistance to,thwart,or hinder an
inspector by misrepresentation or concealment;
2.Interfere with,threaten,verbally or physically abuse,or harass any inspector in the
course of carrying out inspection duties;
3.Fail to disclose all dog housing locations owned or controlled by a licensee;or
4.Violate an injunction order or order of compliance issued pursuant to this section.
E.Proceedings undertaken under this section shall not preclude the office of animal services
from seeking other civil or criminal actions.This section does not prohibit the office of
animal services from assisting a law enforcement agency in a criminal investigation.Nothing
in this section shall be construed to prohibit prosecution under state statute or city ordinance.
SECTION 4. Section 8.08.050 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be,and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
8.08.050:PERMIT;REVOCATION CONDITIONS;APPEALS:
The above mentioned permits are subject to revocation at any time by the office of animal
services or the sanitary division of the Valley health department.Any permittee may,within five
(5)business days from date of revocation of this permit,appeal to the director of animal services,
who may,after a hearing,confirm such revocation or reinstate the permit
SECTION 5. Section 8.12.020 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be,and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
8.12.020:NOTICE OF SALE OF ESTRAYS:
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Within five (5) business days after an estray shall come into the possession of the director of
animal services, the director may advertise the same in a newspaper published in the county,
having general circulation in the county, by publishing a notice in at least one issue of said paper,
at least five (5) days before the sale, and by posting notices for a period of ten (10) days in three
(3) public places in the city, one of which places shall be at or near the post office. The director
shall immediately deliver a copy of such notice to the county clerk, or mail the same to him/her
by registered letter. The notice so filed with the clerk shall be available during reasonable hours
for inspection by the public free of charge. The notice herein provided for shall contain a
description of the animals, including all makes and brands, when taken, the day, hour, and place
of sale, and may be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE
State of Utah, County of Salt Lake,
In Salt Lake City,
I have in my possession the following described estray animals, which, if not claimed and
taken away, will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder at the Animal Shelter in Salt
Lake City on , the day of , 20 , at the hour of
(description of animals)
Said estrays were taken up by me in said city on the day of , 20 .
Director, Animal Services
SECTION 6. Section 8.04.125 shall be, and hereby is, enacted to read as follows:
8.04.125: DANGEROUS ANIMAL PERMIT:
It is unlawful for any person to own or keep a dangerous animal without a permit. Unless
prohibited by zoning or other ordinances or laws, any person, over the age of eighteen years
of age, may obtain a dangerous animal permit upon:
A. Demonstrating sufficient knowledge of the species so as to be an expert in the
care and control of the species:
B. Presenting proof of adequate primary caging appropriate for the species and a
sufficient secondary system of confinement so as to prevent unauthorized access to the
animal and to prevent the animal's escape;
C. Presenting proof that adequate measures have been taken to prevent the animal
from becoming a threat to the health and safety of the community;
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D. Presenting a plan of action in the event of the animal's escape. The director may
consult with a review board comprising federal, state, and local public health authorities
in considering the request for a dangerous animal permit;
E. Presenting proof of required, if any, state or federal permits;
F. Presenting proof of liability insurance in an amount of at least three hundred
thousand dollars ($300,000.00).
For the purpose of this section, to demonstrate "sufficient knowledge" of a species, a
person must show that he/she has specialized knowledge of a species to provide for its basic
needs to maintain the animal's health, welfare and confinement. The director may consider the
person's experience, education, apprenticeship or by examination administered by the office of
animal services when determining that a person has sufficient knowledge of a species.
SECTION 7. Section 8.04.405 shall be, and hereby is, enacted as follows:
8.04.405: TETHERING OF ANIMALS —EXEMPTIONS:
The provisions of Section 8.04.400(C) will not apply in the following circumstances:
A. The owner or handler has been mandated by animal services to keep the animal properly
restrained at all times by the use of a tether or other means of containment.
B. The owner or handler has a animal that is registered as a dangerous animal under Section
8.04.125 of these ordinances.
C. The owner or handler of an animal has made application with animal services for an
extension to the maximum tethered hours in Section 8.04.400(C). The application has passed
review and inspection. Written notice has been given to the owner or handler of the approved
extension.
D. The owner or handler has attached the animal to a running line, pulley or trolley system.
The animal shall not be tethered to the running line, pulley or trolley system by means of a
choke collar, choke chain or pinch collar.
E. The owner or handler has tethered the animal pursuant to the requirements of a park,
camping or recreational area.
F. The owner or handler has tethered the animal while actively engaged in the business of
shepherding or herding cattle, sheep or other livestock or conduct that is directly related to
the business of cultivating agriculture products if the restraint is reasonably necessary for the
safety of the animal.
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G. The owner or handler is actively engaged in a lawful licensed hunting activity.
SECTION 8. Chapter 8.15 shall be, and hereby is, enacted as follows:
CHAPTER 8.15
ENFORCEMENT, HEARING PROCESS, NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS
AND PENALTIES
8.15.010 VIOLATION OF TITLE—PENALTIES
8.15.020 ISSUANCE OF CRIMINAL CITATION—NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS
AND STIPULATION
8.15.030 VIOLATION—PROCEDURE FOR COURT ORDERS
8.15.040 PICK UP ORDERS
8.15.050 REPEATED VICIOUS ANIMAL VIOLATIONS - OWNER DEBARMENT
8.15.060 SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION—VICIOUS ANIMALS
8.15.070 PERMIT; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION
8.15.080 CITY ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
8.15.010 VIOLATION OF TITLE—PENALTIES:
A. Any person who violates any mandate or prohibition contained in this title shall be
penalized according to the provisions of this title or the provisions of§ 1.12.050 of the Salt
Lake City Code.
B. Any notice of violation issued pursuant to this title shall subject the person to a
processing fee established in accordance with § 3.20.010 of the Salt Lake City Code and as
set forth in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule.
8.15.020 ISSUANCE OF CRIMINAL CITATIONS —NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS AND
STIPULATION:
A. A peace officer or animal control officer is authorized to issue a criminal citation to any
person upon a charge of violation any provisions of this title. The form of the citation, and
proceedings to be handled upon the basis of the citation, shall conform to the provisions of
the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, including, but not necessarily limited to Section 77-7-
18 through 77-7-22, Utah Code Ann. (1953) as amended.
B. 1. Where violations of any applicable sections of this title are observed, an
animal control officer may, in lieu of issuance of the criminal citation and, with
consent of the person charged with a violation, issue a notice of violation to any
person so charged.
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2. A notice of violation and stipulation is an office of animal services
determination, with the consent of the person charged, to forgo the criminal
citation and enter into a contractual stipulation to resolve the issue.
3. The use by the office of animal services of a notice of violation and stipulation,
in lieu of issuing a criminal citation, is intended to provide an equitable and
uniform method for administering and resolving disputes between the office of
animal services and parties alleged to have violated this title.
4. In the interest of promoting uniformity in administering and resolving animal
services related disputes, any penalties agreed upon in connection with notices of
violation and stipulations under this section shall generally conform to the penalty
ranges set forth in a written policy prepared by animal services and available to
the public. However, in rare instances and for demonstrable good cause the
animal services officer may permit a deviation from these penalty ranges if he or
she finds compliance to be impractical or unnecessary or that such deviation
furthers justice or the purposes of the office of animal services. In appropriate
circumstances, such deviation may include merely issuing a verbal warning to the
offending party and foregoing the imposition of any penalties. The procedures set
forth herein will be liberally construed to secure a just, speedy, and economical
determination of all issues presented to the office of animal services.
5. The notice of violation shall state, with reference to the pertinent sections of
this title, the violation which must be remedied by the person charged and shall
set forth a compliance date by which the violator must comply with any remedial
requirements in the notice. The notice of violation shall also include the amount
of an administrative processing fee to be paid to the office of animal services by
the person charged in the notice of violation.
6. Refusal to execute the waivers defined herein, refusal or nonpayment of the
administrative processing fee, or failure to comply with the notice of violation and
stipulation by the deadline set as the compliance date may result in the issuance of
a criminal citation to the person charged.
7. Upon reaching an agreement as to the issues, requirements and penalties (if
any), the office of animal services designee shall prepare a settlement agreement
and shall submit the agreement to the parties for approvals and signature. The
director or designee may sign for the office of animal services. After signing a
settlement agreement, the parties waive all rights to further hearings or appeals
unless the terms are not honored, in which case the director or designee may issue
a criminal citation or either party may seek enforcement in court.
8.15.030 VIOLATION —PROCEDURE FOR COURT ORDERS:
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Pursuant to state laws and rules of procedure, court orders pursuant to this title shall be
obtained upon the director or designee petitioning the court for the desired action and providing
notice, together with supporting affidavits to be served on the party against whom the action is
taken in accordance with state laws and rules of procedure.
8.15.040 PICK UP ORDERS:
The director or designee may petition the court for a"pick up order" for an animal within
the premises of and under the control of a person who is in violation of this title. This process
may be used for, but is not limited to, picking up animals pursued but not captured by an animal
control officer, nuisance animals or for any other violation of these ordinances.
8.15.050 REPEATED VICIOUS ANIMAL VIOLATIONS - OWNER DEBARMENT:
When any person who owns or has custody of animals is found to have violated any law
or ordinance regarding harboring a potentially dangerous, dangerous, or vicious animal or
regarding animal neglect or cruelty more than two times in a five year period, that person may be
debarred from receiving a license under Chapter 8.04 of these ordinances. Notice of debarment
shall be served on the person in a written order issued by the director. Debarment may be for a
period of up to five years. Appeal of a debarment order shall be made using the same two-part
procedural process outlined in Section 8.15.070 of these ordinances. Any person who has been
debarred and who subsequently owns or has custody of an animal requiring licensure under
Chapter 8.04 in violation of a debarment order is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
8.15.060 SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION—VICIOUS ANIMALS:
A. Upon the occurrence of circumstances resulting in the seizure of an animal by animal
services, the procedures governing the potential classification and disposition of the animal
shall be conducted as set forth in this section.
B. The office of animal services shall prepare written criteria or standards to objectively
evaluate the facts and circumstances surrounding a bite or other animal attack. The
evaluation criteria shall include bite or attack severity, observed animal behavior, animal
history, animal owner's background or history, and such other circumstances as may be
appropriate, based on current professional standards. Aggravating and mitigating
circumstances for each evaluation criteria shall be rated on a numerical scale in such a way
that all circumstances and facts may be objectively calculated in determining the severity of
the animal attack, the nature of the animal's behavior, and the appropriate response by animal
services.
C. When an animal has been seized by the office of animal services, such office shall serve
written notice to the owner that a meeting with the director or designee shall be conducted on
a date no sooner than five business days from the date of the notice, at a date, time and place
designated in the notice. The purpose of the meeting shall be to discuss the facts and
circumstances of the matter and to give an opportunity to both the owner and the animal
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services representative to present those facts. Any complaints or other reports may be
reviewed and discussed and the animal attack evaluation form, where applicable, shall be
explained to the owner. This meeting is not considered a formal administrative hearing and
shall be conducted accordingly. Following the meeting, the director or designee shall issue
written findings regarding the meeting, including a decision regarding the disposition of the
animal, to be issued within two business days following the meeting.
D. The animal owner may appeal the written findings required in 8.15.060(c) by filing a
written request with animal services within five business days after such findings are issued.
If such an appeal is made, animal services shall conduct a formal administrative hearing as
set forth herein. The hearing will be conducted by a person trained or experienced in law,
mediation or arbitration, or animal services. Witnesses may be called and documents and
other evidence presented for admission. The Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence
shall be used as guidelines for the conduct of this hearing, but shall not be binding. A record
of the hearing shall be maintained. The hearing officer shall prepare written findings and a
decision within five business days of the hearing. No sooner than ten business days
following the issuance of the hearing officer's decision, the animal may be destroyed or
otherwise processed by animal services, including, but not limited to, the sale or other
placement of animals in circumstances of cruelty or neglect.
8.15.070: PERMIT; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION:
A. Grounds: A permit may be suspended or revoked or a permit application rejected on any
one or more of the following grounds:
1. Falsification of facts in a permit application;
2. Violation of any of the provisions of this title, or any other law or regulation
governing the establishment including health, noise, building and zoning
ordinances;
3. Conviction on a charge of cruelty to animals.
B. Procedure: If an inspection of any establishment required to be permitted under this title,
reveals a violation of this title, the inspector shall notify the permit holder or operator of such
violation by means of an inspection report accompanied by either a citation or a notice of
violation and stipulation. The inspection report shall:
1. Set forth the specific violation(s) found;
2. Establish a specific and reasonable period of time for the correction of the
violation(s) found;
3. State that failure to comply with any notice issued in accordance with the
provisions of this title may result in immediate suspension of the permit;
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4. State that an opportunity for a hearing upon any grievance the permitee or
operator may have concerning the inspection findings and corrections ordered
by the animal control officer will be provided if such permitee or operator files
a written request for a hearing with the office of animal services within five (5)
business days of the date of the inspection report. Compliance with the notice
will be stayed until the animal services director or designee has rendered a
decision on the matter.
C. Revocation or Suspension: Any permit granted under this title may be suspended or
revoked by the office of animal services for violations of any requirements of this title. A
minimum of five (5) business days' notice shall be given to the permittee, advising him or her
of the date and time for such hearing, and listing the cause or causes for such suspension or
revocation. A permitee aggrieved by the suspension or revocation of his/her permit may
petition the director for review of such grievance. Upon consideration of such grievance and
upon good cause showing, the director, or the director's designee, may, at his or her sole
discretion, uphold the suspension or revocation or reinstate the permit.
No new permit shall be issued to any person whose permit has been previously revoked
except upon application for a new permit, accompanied by the required application fee, and
unless and until all requirements of this title have been met.
D. A new permit shall not be issued to any person whose prior permit was suspended or
revoked by the office of animal services until the applicant has satisfied the director that
he/she has the means and the will to comply with the requirements of this title in the future.
An application for another permit must comply with the requirements for an application for
an initial permit, including application fee.
E. Notice Procedure: Notice provided for under this section shall be deemed to have been
properly served when the original of the inspection report form or other notice has been
delivered personally to the permit holder or person in charge, or such notice has been sent by
certified mail to the last known address of the permit holder. A copy of such notice shall be
filed with the records of the office of animal services.
8.15.080: CITY ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS:
The office of animal services has primary responsibility for enforcing the provisions of
this title. However, the City likewise has authority to enforce the provisions of this title, and
nothing set forth herein shall prevent the City from enforcing such ordinances if the office of
animal services is unwilling or unable to do so.
SECTION 9. Sections 8.04.180, 8.04.220, 8.04.500, 8.04.510, 8.04.520, 8.04.521, and
8.10.100 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be, and hereby are, repealed in their entirety.
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SECTION 10. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, tah this , day of May , 2014.
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