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Utah's animal fighting laws would be updated under this bill in several ways. For dog fighting, the bill defines "dog fighting paraphernalia" (items like treadmills, breaking sticks, or "cat mills" used to train dogs to fight) and clarifies that possessing such equipment along with a dog is evidence of a violation if there's proof the equipment is being used for fight training; the crime remains a third-degree felony with fines up to $25,000. The bill also expands the crime of attending a dog fight to include causing or allowing a minor to attend one, and makes similar updates to game fowl fighting law, adding a requirement that a person act "intentionally or knowingly" to be guilty of promoting, owning, training, or profiting from fowl fighting, while confirming that lawfully breeding, selling, or possessing fowl remains legal. Finally, the bill creates a new class B misdemeanor for attending a game fowl fight or being present during preparations for one, mirroring the existing dog fighting attendance crime, including a prohibition on causing or allowing a minor to attend.