Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 39 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• 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
• 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.
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Domesticated elk: means elk of the genus and species cervus elaphus, held in captivity and domestically raised for commercial purposes. See Utah Code 4-39-102
• Domesticated elk facility: includes an elk ranch. See Utah Code 4-39-102
• Elk ranch: means a facility where domesticated elk are harvested through typical hunting methods. See Utah Code 4-39-102
• 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.
• Fees: means the revenue collected by the United States secretary of interior from assessments on livestock using public lands. See Utah Code 4-20-102
• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• Grazing district: means an administrative unit of land:

  (a)	designated by the commissioner as valuable for grazing and for raising forage crops; and

  (b)

  that consists of any combination of the following: (i)  public lands; (ii)  private land; (iii)  state land; and (iv)  school and institutional trust land as defined in Section 53C-1-103. See Utah Code 4-20-102 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC 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 leases: means the sale or lease, respectively, of isolated or disconnected tracts of public lands by the United States secretary of interior. See Utah Code 4-20-102 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. 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 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. 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. Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Regional board: means a regional grazing advisory board with members appointed under Section 4-20-104. See Utah Code 4-20-102 Restricted account: means the Rangeland Improvement Account created in Section 4-20-105. See Utah Code 4-20-102 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 board: means the Utah Grazing Improvement Program Advisory Board created under Section 4-20-103. See Utah Code 4-20-102 Suspect domesticated elk: means a domesticated elk for which: (a)  the state veterinarian has determined that the following suggest that the domesticated elk may be infected with a disease spreading pathogen: (i)  unofficial test results; (ii)  laboratory evidence; or (iii)  clinical signs; and (b)  official laboratory results for a disease spreading pathogen: (i)  are inconclusive; or (ii)  have not been conducted. See Utah Code 4-39-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5