Death row inmates in Utah can now be executed by firing squad if the state runs out of lethal injection drugs.
Governor Gary Herbert said he finds the method "a little bit gruesome", but that it gives the state a fallback execution method.
"We regret anyone ever commits the heinous crime of aggravated murder to merit the death penalty, and we prefer to use our primary method of lethal injection when such a sentence is issued," a spokesman for the Governor said.
"However, when a jury makes the decision and a judge signs a death warrant, enforcing that lawful decision is the obligation of the executive branch."
The measure's approval illustrates the frustration of some states over bungled executions and shortages of lethal injection drugs.
Utah is one of several seeking new forms of capital punishment after a botched Oklahoma lethal injection last year.
Opponents say it is barbaric and makes the state look bad.
Ralph Dellapiana, director of Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, said: "It's an embarrassment to Utah.
"We should be taking the moral lead on this. You can't be both pro-life and pro-death."
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