Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 23 > Chapter 13 - General Provisions

• Address: includes :

  (i)	a post office box number;

  (ii)	a rural free delivery route number; and

  (iii)

  a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Affiliate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 16-10a-102. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it. Announcement date: when used in reference to a business combination, means the date of the first public announcement of the final, definitive proposal for the business combination. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Aquaculture facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-37-103. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Aquatic wildlife: means species of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic insects, or amphibians. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Articles of incorporation: include : (a)  amended and restated articles of incorporation; (b)  articles of merger; and (c)  a document of a similar import to those described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b). See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Associate: when used to indicate a relationship with a person, means: (a)  a corporation or organization of which the person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of voting stock; (b)  a trust or other estate in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which the person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (c)  a relative or spouse of the person, or any relative of the spouse, who has the same home as the person. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Assumed corporate name: means a name assumed for use in this state by a foreign corporation pursuant to Section 16-10a-1506 because its corporate name is not available for use in this state. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Beneficial owner: when used with respect to stock, means a person: (a)  that, individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates, beneficially owns the stock, directly or indirectly; (b)  that, individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates, has: (i)  the right to acquire the stock: (A)  whether the right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, pursuant to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether or not in writing; or (B)  upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants, or options, or otherwise, except that a person may not be considered the beneficial owner of stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by the person or an affiliate or associate of the person until the tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (ii)  the right to vote the stock pursuant to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether or not in writing, except that a person may not be considered the beneficial owner of any stock under this Subsection (4)(b)(ii) if the agreement, arrangement, or understanding to vote the stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made in accordance with the applicable regulations under the Exchange Act and is not then reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act, or any comparable or successor report; or (c)  that has an agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether or not in writing, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting, except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), or disposing of the stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, the stock. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Big game: means species of hoofed protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Business combination: when used in reference to any domestic corporation and an interested shareholder of the corporation, means: (a)  a merger or consolidation of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation with: (i)  the interested shareholder; or (ii)  any other corporation, whether or not that corporation is an interested shareholder of the corporation, that is, or after the merger or consolidation would be, an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; (b)  any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions, to or with the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder of assets of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation: (i)  having an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of the aggregate market value of all the assets, determined on a consolidated basis, of the corporation; (ii)  having an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the corporation; or (iii)  representing 10% or more of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the corporation; (c)  the issuance or transfer by the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of any stock of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation that has an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the corporation to the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder except pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights to purchase stock offered, or a dividend or distribution paid or made, pro rata to all shareholders of the corporation; (d)  the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation proposed by, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether or not in writing, with, the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; (e)  any reclassification of securities, including a stock split, stock dividend, or other distribution of stock in respect of stock, or any reverse stock split, or recapitalization of the corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the corporation with any subsidiary of the corporation, or any other transaction, whether or not with, into, or otherwise involving the interested shareholder: (i)  proposed by, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding, whether or not in writing, with, the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; and (ii)  that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of voting stock or securities convertible into voting stock of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation that is directly or indirectly owned by the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments; or (f)  a receipt by the interested shareholder or an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, except proportionately as a shareholder of the corporation, of a loan, advance, guarantee, pledge, or other financial assistance or any tax credit or other tax advantage provided by or through the corporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Bylaws: includes amended bylaws and restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Certificate of registration: means a paper-based or electronic document issued under this title, or any rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board granting authority to engage in activities not covered by a license, permit, or tag. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Common stock: means stock other than preferred stock. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Corporate name: means : (a)  the name of a domestic corporation or a domestic nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation; or (b)  the name of a foreign corporation or a foreign nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or document of similar import. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Deliver: includes delivery by mail or another means of transmission authorized by Section 16-10a-103, except that delivery to the division means actual receipt by the division. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Distribution: means the following by a corporation to or for the benefit of its shareholders in respect of any of the corporation's shares: (i)  a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property, other than a corporation's own shares; or (ii)  incurrence of indebtedness by the corporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit that: (a)  is not a foreign corporation; and (b)  is incorporated under or subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Domicile: means the place: (i)  where an individual has a fixed permanent home and principal establishment; (ii)  to which the individual if absent, intends to return; and (iii)  in which the individual, and the individual's family voluntarily reside, not for a special or temporary purpose, but with the intention of making a permanent home. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Endangered: means wildlife designated as endangered according to Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Exchange Act: means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Fee fishing facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-37-103. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Feral: means an animal that is normally domesticated but has reverted to the wild. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Fishing: means to take fish or crayfish by any means. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Game: means wildlife normally pursued, caught, or taken by sporting means for human use. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Guide: means a person who receives compensation or advertises services for assisting another person to take protected wildlife, including the provision of food, shelter, or transportation, or any combination of these. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Individual: means : (a)  a natural person; (b)  the estate of an incompetent individual; or (c)  the estate of a deceased individual. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Interested shareholder: when used in reference to a domestic corporation, means a person, other than the corporation or a subsidiary of the corporation, that: (i)  is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation; or (ii)  is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the five-year period immediately before the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. mailing: means deposit, deposited, or depositing in the United States mail, properly addressed, first class postage prepaid, and includes registered or certified mail for which the proper fee is paid. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Market value: when used in reference to stock or property of a domestic corporation, means: (a)  in the case of stock: (i)  the highest closing sale price during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of the stock on the composite tape for New York stock exchange-listed stocks; (ii)  if the stock is not quoted on the composite tape or listed on the exchange described in Subsection (11)(a)(i), the highest closing sale price during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act on which the stock is listed; or (iii)  if no quotation is available under Subsection (11)(a)(i) or (ii), the fair market value on the date in question of a share of the stock as determined by the board of directors of the corporation in good faith; and (b)  in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of the property on the date in question as determined by the board of directors of the corporation in good faith. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Natural flowing stream: includes perennial or intermittent water flows in a: (i)  realigned or modified channel that replaces the historic, natural flowing stream channel; and (ii)  dredged natural flowing stream channel. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Nonresident: means a person who does not qualify as a resident. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Notice: is a s provided in Section 16-10a-103. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Permit: means a paper-based or electronic document, including a stamp, that grants authority to engage in specified activities under this title or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the foregoing. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Possession: means actual or constructive possession. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Preferred stock: means a class or series of stock of a domestic corporation that under the bylaws or articles of incorporation of the corporation: (a)  is entitled to receive payment of dividends before any payment of dividends on some other class or series of stock; or (b)  is entitled in the event of a voluntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation to receive payment or distribution of a preferential amount before a payment or distribution is received by some other class or series of stock. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Principal office: means the office, in or out of this state, designated by a domestic or foreign corporation as its principal office in the most recent document on file with the division providing the information, including: (a)  an annual report; (b)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (c)  a notice of change of principal office. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Private fish pond: means a pond, reservoir, or other body of water, including a fish culture system, located on privately owned land where privately owned fish: (i)  are propagated or kept for a private noncommercial purpose; and (ii)  may be taken without a fishing license. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Private stocking: means an authorized release of privately owned, live fish in the waters of the state not eligible as a private fish pond under Section 23-15-10 or aquaculture facility or fee fishing facility under Title 4, Chapter 37, Aquaculture Act. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Proceeding: includes : (a)  a civil suit; (b)  arbitration or mediation; and (c)  a criminal, administrative, or investigatory action. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Proclamation: means the publication used to convey a statute, rule, policy, or pertinent information as it relates to wildlife. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Protected wildlife: means wildlife as defined in Subsection (54), except as provided in Subsection (38)(b). See Utah Code 23-13-2 Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received by: (a)  the corporation at its: (i)  registered office in this state; or (ii)  principal office; (b)  the secretary of the corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or (c)  another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Registered office: means the office within this state designated by a domestic or foreign corporation as its registered office in the most recent document on file with the division providing that information, including: (a)  articles of incorporation; (b)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (c)  a notice of change of registered office. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Resident: means a person who: (i)  has been domiciled in the state for six consecutive months immediately preceding the purchase of a license; and (ii)  does not claim residency for hunting, fishing, or trapping in any other state or country. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Sell: means to offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade, or the act of selling, bartering, exchanging, or trading. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Shareholder: means : (i)  the person in whose name a share is registered in the records of a corporation; or (ii)  the beneficial owner of a share to the extent recognized pursuant to Section 16-10a-723. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Short-term fishing event: means an event when privately acquired fish are held or confined for a period not to exceed 10 days for the purpose of providing fishing or recreational opportunity and where no fee is charged as a requirement to fish. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Spotlighting: means throwing or casting the rays of any spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on any highway or in any field, woodland, or forest while having in possession a weapon by which protected wildlife may be killed. See Utah Code 23-13-2 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Stock: means : (a)  a stock or similar security, a certificate of interest, any participation in a profit sharing agreement, a voting trust certificate, or a certificate of deposit for stock; (b)  a security convertible, with or without consideration, into stock; (c)  a warrant, call, or other option or privilege of buying stock without being bound to do so; or (d)  any other security carrying a right to acquire, subscribe to, or purchase stock. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Tag: means a card, label, or other paper-based or electronic means of identification used to document harvest of protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Take: means to: (a)  hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture, possess, angle, seine, trap, or kill any protected wildlife; or (b)  attempt any action referred to in Subsection (48)(a). See Utah Code 23-13-2 Threatened: means wildlife designated as such pursuant to Section 3 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Trapping: means taking protected wildlife with a trapping device. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Voting group: means all shares of one or more classes or series that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Voting stock: means shares of capital stock of a corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. See Utah Code 16-10a-1802 Wildlife: means : (a)  crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish; (b)  mollusks; and (c)  vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23-13-2 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5