Utah Code 4-35-105. Commissioner to act upon declaration of a plant pest emergency

(1)	The commissioner initiates operations to control a plant pest in the designated area or upon declaration of an infestation emergency.

Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Committee: means the Decision and Action Committee created by this chapter. See Utah Code 4-35-102
Plant pest: means a biological agent that the commissioner determines to be a threat to agriculture in the state as described in Subsection 4-2-103(1)(k)(i). See Utah Code 4-35-102

(2)	The commissioner and the members of the committee may suspend or terminate control operations upon a determination that the operations will not significantly reduce the plant pest population in the designated emergency area.

Amended by Chapter 326, 2020 General Session