THE DEVELOPMENT OF
UTAH LIVESTOCK LAW 1848-1896 BY LEVI S . P E T E R S O N
The cow or horse or sheep was a piece of ambulatory property. Looking much like any other of its kind, it had to be protected against loss and confused identity. Having value, it had to be protected against theft. Being prone to wander, it had to be kept from trespass and destruction of agricultural property. Thus arose in Utah's territorial period a considerable body of livestock law which may be divided into three general groups: laws disposing of grazing lands; laws establishing and ensuring the ownerMr. Peterson is a candidate for the doctorate in English at the University of Utah. His dissertation will be a study of law and lawlessness in the novel of the American West. Research for this article was done under a Graduate Research Fellowship for 1963-64 from the University of Utah Research Fund.
