{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 11-46-302","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In addition to the definitions in Sections 11-46-102 and 11-46-202, as used in this part:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(6) \"Feral\" has the same meaning as in Section 23A-1-101.\n(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.","path":["Title 11 Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units","Chapter 11-46 Animal Welfare Act","Part 11-46-3 Community Cat Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title11/Chapter46/11-46-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"64ec2302671be44ad55f2d226ba074c1f1ca31f3eeb45e9eefca155cb24653c6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}