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Utah law would set new limits on when government-run animal shelters can euthanize dogs and cats. Under this bill, a shelter could only euthanize an animal that hasn't been adopted, transferred, placed in a community cat program, or reclaimed by its owner if no reasonable alternatives exist, and generally only after the required holding period has expired, other shelters and rescue groups that have asked to be notified are given notice, and those groups are given two business days to request and pick up the animal. Shelters would still be allowed to euthanize an animal sooner to prevent suffering from serious injury or illness, or if a dog has been legally declared dangerous or vicious, and shelters would not be required to notify or transfer animals to rescue groups whose current directors, officers, or employees have animal cruelty convictions, pending related charges, or are barred by court order from keeping animals. The bill also states that shelters are not liable for actions taken in good faith based on the information available to them at the time.