4-3-502.  Exemption.

(1)  This chapter does not apply to milk or milk products produced on the farm if such milk or milk products are used by:

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-3-502

  • Cow-share program: means a program in which a person acquires an undivided interest in a milk producing hoofed mammal through an agreement with a producer that includes:
(a) a bill of sale for an interest in the mammal;
(b) a boarding arrangement under which the person boards the mammal with the producer for the care and milking of the mammal and the boarding arrangement and bill of sale documents remain with the program operator;
(c) an arrangement under which the person receives raw milk for personal use not to be sold or distributed in a retail environment or for profit; and
(d) no more than two cows, 10 goats, and 10 sheep per farm in the program. See Utah Code 4-3-102
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • (a)  the owner of the farm;

    (b)  a member of the owner’s immediate family;

    (c)  a participant in a cow-share program; or

    (d)  a member of a participant in a cow-share program’s immediate family.

    (2)  The department may not adopt a rule that restricts, limits, or imposes additional requirements on an individual obtaining:

    (a)  raw milk in accordance with the terms of a cow-share program agreement; or

    (b)  an interest in a cow-share program in accordance with the terms of the cow-share program agreement.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session