1. (1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-13-101, and 76-13-201 apply to this section.

2. (2) An actor commits allowing a vicious animal to go at large if:

   1. (a) the actor is an owner of a vicious animal, knowing the animal's propensities, and:

      1. (i) willfully allows the animal to go at large; or
      2. (ii) keeps the animal without ordinary care; and
   2. (b) the animal, while at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, causes injury to or the death of another animal or a human being who has taken reasonable precautions under the circumstances.

3. (3)

   1. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
   2. (b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the animal causes the death of a human being.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session