UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 72. Transportation Code |
Chapter 7. Protection of Highways Act |
Part 3. Highway Damage Liability |
§ 72-7-305. Driving animals over highways -- Liability for damages.
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(1) Except for a livestock highway, a person who drives a herd of domestic animals over a public highway is liable for any damage done by the animals in destroying the banks or rolling rocks into or upon the highway. (2) The damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by a highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session