State Pet Trust Statutes
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Updated August 17, 2009

Note:  All statutes must be verified to make certain they have not been amended or repealed.

  1. Alabama  [based on UTC § 408]

  2. Alaska  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  3. Arizona  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  4. Arkansas [based on UTC § 408]

  5. California

  6. Colorado  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  7. Connecticut

  8. Delaware

  9. District of Columbia  [based on UTC § 408]

  10. Florida  old; new, effective July 1, 2007 [based on UTC § 408]

  11. Hawaii [based on UPC § 2-907]

  12. Idaho

  13. Illinois  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  14. Indiana

  15. Iowa

  16. Kansas  [based on UTC § 408]

  17. Maine  [based on UTC § 408]

  18. Maryland [based on UTC § 408]

  19. Michigan  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  20. Missouri  [based on UTC § 408]

  21. Montana  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  22. Nebraska  [based on UTC § 408]

  23. Nevada

  24. New Hampshire  [based on UTC § 408]

  25. New Jersey

  26. New Mexico  [based on UTC § 408]

  27. New York

  28. North Carolina  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  29. North Dakota [based on UTC § 408; effective August 1, 2007]

  30. Ohio [based on UTC § 408]

  31. Oregon  [based on UTC § 408]

  32. Pennsylvania [based on UTC § 408]

  33. Rhode Island

  34. South Carolina [based on UTC § 408]

  35. South Dakota [based on UPC § 2-907]

  36. Tennessee  [based on UTC § 408]

  37. Texas

  38. Utah  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  39. Vermont [based on UTC § 408]

  40. Virginia [based on UTC § 408]

  41. Washington

  42. Wisconsin  [allowed, but unenforceable]

  43. Wyoming  [based on UTC § 408]

Proposed State Legislation:

       [none of which I am aware]

Proposed Federal Legislation:

    H.R. 1796 (introduced May 10, 2001) to amend the Internal Revenue Code to treat charitable remainder pets trusts in a similar manner as charitable remainder annuity trusts and charitable remainder unitrusts.  H.R. 1796 is often referred to as the Morgan Bill after Rep. Earl Blumenauer's pet collie.