(1888 II) Compiled Laws of Utah, Volume II, 1888

Penal Code_page 653

CRUELTY TO AMIMALS 65 CRUELTY TO SECTIO TION Cruelty to animals in specified ways how punishable 4773 Misdemeanor to use or keep certain animals etc for purpose of fighting 4774 Other forms of cruelty to animals how punishable 4775 Proceedings against persons accused of violating these provisions 4776 Search warrants may be issued instruments of torture may be seized how disposed of 4772 when 1 Whoever 4777 Society for prevention of cru elty to animals may nominatedeputy sheriff when appointed his powers responsibility for his acts 4778 Duty of sheriff etc to prosecute cases arising under these provisions 4779 Duty of prosecuting attorney 4780 Definitions knowledge and acts of agents deemed those of principals when overdrives overloads drives crueity to overloaded overworks tortures torments deprives of necessary sustenance cruelly beats mutilates or cruelly kills or causes or procures to be so overdriven overloaded animals in specif ied ways how pun able ish driven when overloaded overworked tortured tormented deprived of necessary sustenance cruelly beaten mutilated or cruelly killed any animal and whoever having the charge or custody of any animal either as owner or otherwise inflicts unneces sary cruelty upon the same or wilfully fails to provide same with proper food drink shelter or protection from weather shall for every such offence be punished by prisonment in jail not exceeding three months or by fine the the imnot exceeding one hundred im dollars or by both such fine and prisonment Provided That nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to animals running at large upon the range 4773 2 Any person who shall keep or use any misdemeanor use or keep any bull bear dog cock or the purpose of fighting or baiting or astarget or to be other animal orfowl for purof fight shot at either for amusement or astest of skill in markspose To ete bull bear dog cock or other animal or fowl or bird for manship and any person who shall beparty to or be present asspectator at any such fighting baiting or shooting of any bear bull dog cock or other animal or fowl or bird and any person who shall rent any building shed room yard ground or premises for the purpose of fighting baiting or shooting any animal or fowl or bird as aforesaid or shall knowingly suffer or permit the use of any building shed