The Legislature is committed to maintaining Utah's status as the go-to state for late-night punchlines. Utah's latest hero is Sen. Margie Dayton, her wildlife birth control law is going to allow John Stewart and Letterman to furlough their gag writers for a week.

Under SB13, which awaits Gov. Huntsman's signature, only state wildlife officials would be allowed to give animals birth control. So don't even think about handing out condoms to those randy mountain goats in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Some hunting groups fear animal rights groups will begin giving birth control to big game to drive their populations down to the point that they will be protected from hunting.

Now, PETA volunteers will have to talk rutting Utah game animals into practicing abstinence (it works so well for teenagers). Animal family planning activists can take comfort that roofies probably are also covered by Margie's Law as "a chemical or organic substance that pacifies, sedates or immobilizes" a game animal.