Utah Code 4-17-102. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)	“Commission” means the county legislative body of each county of this state.

Agriculture: means the science and art of the production of plants and animals useful to man, including the preparation of plants and animals for human use and disposal by marketing or otherwise. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's representative. See Utah Code 4-17-102
County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, poultry, domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102, or any other domestic animal or domestic furbearer raised or kept for profit. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Noxious weed: means any plant the commissioner determines to be especially injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property. See Utah Code 4-17-102
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	“Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner’s representative.

(3)

“County noxious weed” means any plant that is:

(a)	not on the state noxious weed list;

(b)	especially troublesome in a particular county; and

(c)	declared by the county legislative body to be a noxious weed within the county.

(4)	“Noxious weed” means any plant the commissioner determines to be especially injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session