National Chart: Pet and Animal Trust in the United States

State Statute Effective Based on
Wisconsin Wis. Stat Section 701.11 1969 None
Montana Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 72-2-1017 1993, Amend 1995 UPC 2-907
Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat Section 14-2907 January 1, 1995 UPC 2-907
Colorado Colo. Rev. State Section 15-11-901 July 1, 1995 UPC 2-907
North Car N.C. Gen. State Section 36A-147 Oct 1, 1995 - Jan 1, 2006 UPC 2-907
New York N.Y. Est. Powers & Trust Law Section 7-8.1 1996 None
Alaska Alaska Stat. Section 13.12.907 1996 UPC 2-907
(Honorary trusts not enforceable for pet trusts)
Utah Utah Code Ann. Section 75-2-1001 July 1, 1998, Amend. 2003 UPC 2-907
Iowa Iowa Code Ann. Section 633A.2105 July1, 2000 None
Michigan Mich. Comp. Laws. Ann. Section 700.2722 April 1, 2000 UPC 2-907
Washington Wash. Rev. Code Sections 11.118.005 - .110 2001 None
Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. Section 128.308 2001 - Dec. 31, 2005 UPC 2-907
New Jersey N.J. State. Ann. Section 3B:11-38 July 10, 2001 None
Nevada Nevada State. Section 163.0075 October 1, 2001 None
Florida Fla. State. Ann Sec.737.116 Apr. 23, 2002 - Jn. 30, 2007 UPC 2-907
Kansas Kan. State. Ann. Section 58a-408 January 1, 2003 UTC 408
Wyoming Wyo. Stat. Ann. Section 4-10-409 July 1, 2003 UTC 408
New Mexico NM. Stat. Ann. Section 46A-4-408 July 1, 2003 UTC 408
Missouri Mo. Ann. Stat. Section 456.4-408 2004 UTC 408
Dist. of Col. D.C. Code Ann. Section 19-1304.08 March 10, 2004 UTC 408
Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. Section 35-15-408 July 1, 2004 UTC 408
New Hamp. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. Sec. 564-B:4-408 October 1, 2004 UTC 408
Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 30-3834 January 1, 2005 UTC 408
Illinois Ill. Comp. Stat. 76 ILCS 5/15.2 January 1, 2005 UPC 2-907
Hawaii Hawaii Stat. Sec. 560:7-501 June 24, 2005 UPC 2-907
Indiana Indiana Cod Sec. 30-4-2-18 July 1, 2005 None
Idaho Idaho Code Section 15-7-601 July 1, 2005 None
Maine Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-B, 408 July 1, 2005 UTC 408
RI R.I. Statutes Section 4-23-1 July 19, 2005 None
Arkansas Arkansas Code Sec. 28-73-408 September 1, 2005 UTC 408
* North Car N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 36C-4-408 January 1, 2006 UPC 2-907
* Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. Section 130.185 January 1, 2006 UTC 408
South Car. S.C. Code Section 67-7-408 January 1, 2006 UTC 408
Texas Tex. Prop. Code Section 112.037 January 1, 2006 None
S. Dakota S.D. Cod. Laws 55-1-21 - 55-1-22 February 22, 2006 UPC 2-907
Virginia Virginia Code Sec. 55-544.08 July 1, 2006 UTC 408
Penn Uniform Trust Act Sec. 7738 November 4, 2006 UTC 408
Ohio ORC Section 5804.08 January 1, 2007 UTC 408
Alabama Ala. Code Section 19-3B-408 January 1, 2007 UTC 408
* Florida Fla. State. Ann Sec. 736.0408 July 1, 2007 UTC 408
N. Dakota N.D. Cent. Code Sec. 59-12-08 August 1, 2007 UTC 408
Delaware Title 12, Sec. 12 Sec. 3555 August 1, 2008 None
California Cal. Prob. Code. Sec. 15212 January 1, 2009 None

* State with existing law passed new law

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