State Pet Trust Statutes

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Updated July 23, 2008

Note:  All statutes must be verified to make certain they have not been amended or repealed.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. District of Columbia  [based on UTC § 408]

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

  9. Hawaii [based on UPC § 2-907]

  10. Idaho

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

  12. Indiana

  13. Iowa

  14. Kansas  [based on UTC § 408]

  15. Maine  [based on UTC § 408]

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

  17. Missouri  [based on UTC § 408]

  18. Montana  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  19. Nebraska  [based on UTC § 408]

  20. Nevada

  21. New Hampshire  [based on UTC § 408]

  22. New Jersey

  23. New Mexico  [based on UTC § 408]

  24. New York

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

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

  27. Ohio [based on UTC § 408]

  28. Oregon  [based on UTC § 408]

  29. Pennsylvania [based on UTC § 408]

  30. Rhode Island

  31. South Carolina [based on UTC § 408]

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

  33. Tennessee  [based on UTC § 408]

  34. Texas

  35. Utah  [based on UPC § 2-907]

  36. Virginia [based on UTC § 408]

  37. Washington

  38. Wisconsin  [allowed, but unenforceable]

  39. Wyoming  [based on UTC § 408]

Proposed State Legislation:

       Maryland [based on UTC § 408; has passed Senate]

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.