Part 1 Administration and Board 4-24-101 – 4-24-105
Part 2 Brand 4-24-201 – 4-24-205
Part 3 Inspections 4-24-301 – 4-24-309
Part 4 Sale, Transfer, and Travel 4-24-401 – 4-24-406
Part 5 Unlawful Acts and Penalties 4-24-501 – 4-24-506

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 24 - Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-Theft Act

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • 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.
  • Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Apiary equipment: means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appliance: means any apparatus, tool, machine, or other device used to handle or manipulate bees, wax, honey, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Article: means bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bedding: means a:
    (a) quilted, packing, mattress, or hammock pad; or
    (b) mattress, boxspring, comforter, quilt, sleeping bag, studio couch, pillow, or cushion made with a filling material that can be used for sleeping or reclining. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Bee: means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Board: means the Utah Fire Prevention Board created in Section 53-7-203. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
  • Brand: means an identifiable mark, including a tattoo or cutting and shaping of the ears or brisket area, applied to livestock that is intended to show ownership and the mark's location. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Cannabinoid processor license: means a license that the department issues to a person for the purpose of processing a cannabinoid product. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Cannabinoid product: means a product that:
    (a) contains or is represented to contain one or more naturally occurring cannabinoids;
    (b) contains less than the cannabinoid product THC level, by dry weight;
    (c) contains a combined amount of total THC and any THC analog that does not exceed 10% of the total cannabinoid content; and
    (d) does not exceed a total of THC and any THC analog that is greater than:
    (i) 5 milligrams per serving; and
    (ii) 150 milligrams per package. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Carcass: means any part of the body of an animal, including entrails and edible meats. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • CBD: means the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 13956-29-1. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Code: means :
    (a) the State Construction Code; or
    (b) an approved code. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
  • Colony: means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Consumer: means a person who purchases, rents, or leases an article for the article's intended, everyday use. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • 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.
  • Correct: means conformance to applicable requirements of this chapter. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Disease: means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103, except as provided in:
    (a) 4; and
    (b) Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
  • Division: means the State Fire Marshal Division created in Section 53-7-103. See Utah Code 15A-1-402
  • Domesticated elk: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-39-102. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • 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.
  • Factory built housing: means a manufactured home or mobile home. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Filling material: means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, down, shoddy, hair, or other material, or a combination of materials, whether loose or in bags, bales, batting, pads, or other prefabricated form that is, or can be, used in bedding, upholstered furniture, or quilted clothing. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Hide: means any skins or wool removed from livestock. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Hive: means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • HUD Code: means the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, as issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and published in 24 C. See Utah Code 15A-2-102
  • HUD Code: means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Industrial hemp: means any part of a cannabis plant, whether growing or not, with a concentration of less than 0. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Industrial hemp laboratory permit: means a permit that the department issues to a laboratory qualified to test industrial hemp. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Industrial hemp product: means a product made by processing industrial hemp plants or industrial hemp parts. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Industrial hemp retailer permit: means a permit that the department issues to a retailer who sells any viable industrial hemp seed or cannabinoid product. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • IRC: means the edition of the International Residential Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103. See Utah Code 15A-2-102
  • 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.
  • Key participant: means any of the following:
    (a) a licensee;
    (b) an operation manager;
    (c) a site manager; or
    (d) an employee who has access to any industrial hemp material with a THC concentration above 0. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Label: means the display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon a tag or upon the immediate container of a bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Laboratory permittee: means a person possessing an industrial hemp laboratory permit that the department issues under this chapter. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • 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
  • Legislative action: includes legislation that:
    (a) adopts a State Fire Code;
    (b) amends a State Fire Code; or
    (c) repeals one or more provisions of a State Fire Code. See Utah Code 15A-1-402
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Licensee: means a person possessing a cannabinoid processor license that the department issues under this chapter. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Livestock: means cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, goats, or hogs. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Livestock market: means a public market place consisting of pens or other enclosures where cattle, calves, horses, or mules are received on consignment and kept for subsequent sale, either through public auction or private sale. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Local regulator: is a s defined in Section 15A-1-202. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Manufacture: means to make, process, or prepare from new or secondhand material, in whole or in part, a bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material for sale. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Manufactured home: means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the HUD Code, in one or more sections, that:
    (a) in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet; and
    (b) is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • Mobile home: means a transportable factory built housing unit built before June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the HUD Code. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
  • New material: includes :
    (i) by-products from a textile mill using only new raw material synthesized from a product that has been melted, liquified, and re-extruded; and
    (ii) down and feather that has been sterilized in accordance with the department's rules made under Sections 4-10-103 and 4-10-113. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Non-compliant material: means :
    (a) a hemp plant that does not comply with this chapter, including a cannabis plant with a concentration of 0. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Open range: means land upon which cattle, sheep, or other domestic animals are grazed or permitted to roam by custom, license, lease, or permit. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Organization: means a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Package: means a commodity put up or packaged before sale in either wholesale or retail saleunits. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • Package: means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Parasite: means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • 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.
  • Permittee: means a person possessing a permit that the department issues under this chapter. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means :
    (a) an individual, partnership, association, firm, trust, limited liability company, or corporation; and
    (b) an agent or employee of an individual, partnership, association, firm, trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Pest: means an organism that:
    (a) inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or
    (b) may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quilted clothing: means a filled garment or apparel, exclusive of trim used for aesthetic effect, or a stiffener, shoulder pad, interfacing, or other material that is made in whole or in part from filling material and sold or offered for sale. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Raise: means :
    (a) to hold a colony of bees in a hive for the purpose of pollination, honey production, or study, or a similar purpose; and
    (b) when the person holding a colony holds the colony or a package of bees in the state for a period of time exceeding 30 days. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • reclaimed material: means material that would have otherwise been disposed of as waste or used for energy recovery, but instead is collected and used as a material input, in lieu of new primary material, as defined by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • recycled material: means material that has been reprocessed from reclaimed material by means of an accepted manufacturing process and made into a final product or into a component for incorporation into a product as defined by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Repair: means to restore, recover, alter, or renew bedding or upholstered furniture for a consideration. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Retailer: means a person who sells bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material to a consumer for use primarily for personal, family, household, or business purposes. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Secondhand: means an article or filling material, or portion of an article or filling material, that has previously been used. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • sell: means to offer or expose for sale, barter, trade, deliver, consign, lease, or give away any bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • 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
  • State Construction Code: means the State Construction Code adopted by:
    (a) Chapter 2, Adoption of State Construction Code;
    (b) Chapter 2a, Tall Wood Buildings of Mass Timber Construction Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code;
    (c) Chapter 3, Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code;
    (d) Chapter 4, Local Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code; and
    (e) Chapter 6, Additional Construction Requirements. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
  • State Fire Code: means the State Fire Code adopted by Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Sterilize: means to disinfect, decontaminate, sanitize, cleanse, or purify as required by Section 4-10-113. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Tag: means a card, flap, or strip attached to an article for the purpose of displaying information required by this chapter or under rule made pursuant to it. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Terminal disease: means a pest, parasite, or pathogen that will kill an occupant colony or subsequent colony on the same equipment. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • THC: means a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 1972-08-3. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • THC analog: means a substance that is structurally or pharmacologically substantially similar to, or is represented as being similar to, delta-9-THC. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • total THC: means the sum of the determined amounts of delta-9-THC, tertrahydrocannabinolic acid, calculated as "total THC = delta-9-THC + (THCA x 0. See Utah Code 4-41-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Upholstered furniture: means portable or fixed furniture, except fixed seats in motor vehicles, boats, or aircraft, that is made in whole or in part with filling material, exclusive of trim used for aesthetic effect. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Used: means an article that has been sold to a consumer and has left the store. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Weight: means net weight, unless the label declares that the product is sold by drained weight, in which case "weight" means net drained weight. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • Weights and measures: means the instruments or devices used for weighing or measuring, including an appliance or accessory associated with the instrument or device. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • Weights and measures registration: means the issuance of a certificate by the commissioner to a weights and measures user. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • Weights and measures user: means a person who uses weights and measures in trade or commerce. See Utah Code 4-9-102
  • Wholesaler: means a person who offers an article for resale to a retailer or institution rather than a final consumer. See Utah Code 4-10-102
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5