{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-303","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 11-46-303","heading":"Community cats.","body":"(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.\n(2) A community cat is:\n(a) exempt from licensing requirements and feeding bans; and\n(b) eligible for release from an animal shelter prior to the mandatory five-day hold period in Section 11-46-103.\n(3) Community cat sponsors or caretakers do not have custody, as defined in Section 76-13-202, 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 13, Offenses Involving Cruelty to Animals.\n(4) Sterilization and vaccination records shall be maintained for a minimum of three years and be available to an animal control officer upon request.","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-S303.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"a100919ef3d6752d2531917a112a3244cc60bc49a3d1b725aebecabd19f10cd7","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-302","next":"us-ut/utah-code-11-46-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}