Eagle Mountain, UT Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

010 by conduct, not breed: an animal with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked and cause injury to or endanger humans or other domestic animals, one that attacks without provocation, or one trained or used as a fighting animal; the definition expressly does not apply to dogs owned or used by a government entity. 160 then makes possession of a vicious dog unlawful unless it is restrained, confined, or muzzled so it cannot bite or attack, and declares a vicious dog held in violation a public nuisance whose continued possession is itself unlawful.

The section sets two concrete confinement standards for any dog declared fierce, dangerous, or vicious: it must be kept in a heavy gauge wire dog run at least six feet high with a secure ceiling and floor, and it must be kept on a leash and properly muzzled whenever it is out of that kennel. The department may impound a vicious dog held in violation and dispose of it humanely after five working days, giving the owner time to bring the dog into compliance. 170 makes it a Class B misdemeanor for an owner who knows an animal's vicious propensities to willfully let it go at large or keep it without ordinary care if it then injures a person or animal.