2025 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 13 - Offenses Involving Cruelty to Animals
Part 2 - Cruelty to Animal Offenses
Section 208 - Attending an organized animal fighting exhibition.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 76-13-208 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
76-13-208. Attending an organized animal fighting exhibition.
  • (1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-13-101, and 76-13-201 apply to this section.
  • (2)An actor commits attending an organized animal fighting exhibition if the actor is knowingly present:
    • (a) as a spectator at any place, building, or tenement where preparations are being made for an exhibition of the fighting of animals, as prohibited by Subsection 76-13-202(2)(d) or (e); or
    • (b) at an exhibition prohibited by Subsection 76-13-202(2)(d) or (e), regardless of whether an entrance fee has been charged.
  • (3)A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session
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