Uniform Trust Act
§ 7738. Trust for care of animal - UTC 408
Effective November 4, 2006
(a) Creation and termination.--A trust may be created to provide for the
care of an animal alive during the settlor's lifetime. The trust
terminates upon the death of the animal or, if the trust was created to
provide for the care of more than one animal alive during the settlor's
lifetime, upon the death of the last surviving animal.
(b) Enforcement.--A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by
a person appointed in the trust instrument or, if no person is so
appointed, by a person appointed by the court. A person having an
interest in the welfare of the animal may request the court to appoint a
person to enforce the trust or to remove a person appointed.
(c) Limitation.--Property of a trust authorized by this section may be
applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court
determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount
required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the trust
instrument, property not required for the intended use must be
distributed to the settlor if then living, otherwise to the settlor's
successors in interest.