Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 4a - Confinement of Egg-laying Hens

• Affected entity: means :

  (i)	a county of the first or second class in whose unincorporated area the area proposed for annexation is located;

  (ii)	a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class in whose unincorporated area the area proposed for annexation is located, if the area includes residents or commercial or industrial development;

  (iii)

  a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, or special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, whose boundary includes any part of an area proposed for annexation;

  (iv)	a school district whose boundary includes any part of an area proposed for annexation, if the boundary is proposed to be adjusted as a result of the annexation; and

  (v)

  a municipality whose boundaries are within 1/2 mile of an area proposed for annexation. See Utah Code 10-2-401 Agricultural discharge: means the release of agriculture water from the property of a farm, ranch, or feedlot that: (i)  pollutes a surface body of water, including a stream, lake, pond, marshland, watercourse, waterway, river, ditch, or other water conveyance system; (ii)  pollutes ground water; or (iii)  constitutes a significant nuisance to urban land. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Agricultural operation: means a farm, ranch, or animal feeding operation. See Utah Code 4-18-103 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 Annexation petition: means a petition under Section 10-2-403 proposing the annexation to a municipality of a contiguous, unincorporated area that is contiguous to the municipality. See Utah Code 10-2-401 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Best management practices: means practices, including management policies and the use of technology, used by each sector of agriculture in the production of food and fiber that are commonly accepted practices, or that are at least as effective as commonly accepted practices, and that: (a)  protect the environment; (b)  protect human health; (c)  ensure the humane treatment of animals; and (d)  promote the financial viability of agricultural production. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Cage-free housing system: includes , to the extent the system is a system described in Subsection (1)(a) and is not excluded by Subsection (1)(c), a multi-tiered aviary, partially slatted system, single-level all-litter floor system, and any future system that is a system described in Subsection (1)(a) and is not excluded by Subsection (1)(c). See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Certified agricultural operation: means an agricultural operation that is certified under the Utah Agriculture Certificate of Environmental Stewardship Program in accordance with Section 4-18-107. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Certified conservation planner: means a planner of a state conservation district, or other qualified planner, that is approved by the commission to certify an agricultural operation under the Utah Agriculture Certificate of Environmental Stewardship Program, created in Section 4-18-107. See Utah Code 4-18-103 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Colorado River Salinity Offset Program: means a program, administered by the Division of Water Quality, allowing oil, gas, or mining companies and other entities to provide funds to finance salinity reduction projects in the Colorado River Basin by purchasing salinity credits as offsets against discharges made by the company under permits issued by the Division of Water Quality. See Utah Code 4-18-201 Commission: means a boundary commission established under Section 10-2-409 for the county in which the property that is proposed for annexation is located. See Utah Code 10-2-401 Commission: means the Conservation Commission created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Commission: means the Conservation Commission created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109 Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's designee. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contiguous: means : (a)  if used to described an area, continuous, uninterrupted, and without an island of territory not included as part of the area; and (b)  if used to describe an area's relationship to another area, sharing a common boundary. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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. County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109 Egg-laying hen: means a female domesticated chicken kept for the purpose of commercial egg production. See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Eligible entities: means public, governmental, and private entities, including: (a)  conservation districts; (b)  producers; (c)  groups of producers; (d)  producer groups; (e)  producer cooperatives; (f)  water conservancy districts; (g)  American Indian Tribes; (h)  nonprofit entities; (i)  academic or research institutions and subdivisions of these institutions; (j)  the United States or any corporation or agency created or designed by the United States; or (k)  the state or any of the state's agencies or political subdivisions. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Enclosure: means a structure used to confine an egg-laying hen. See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Environmental benefits: means benefits to natural and agricultural resources and human health, including: (a)  improved air quality; (b)  surface or ground water quality and quantity; (c)  improved soil health, including nutrient cycling, soil fertility, or drought resilience; (d)  reductions in agricultural inputs; (e)  carbon sequestration or climate resilience; (f)  increased biodiversity; or (g)  improved nutritional quality of agricultural products. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts 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. Expansion area: means the unincorporated area that is identified in an annexation policy plan under Section 10-2-401. See Utah Code 10-2-401 Farm: means the land, buildings, support facilities, and other equipment that are wholly or partially used for the commercial production of animals or animal products used for food. See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fodder: means food for livestock. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Hydroponic: means a technique for growing plants without soil. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Incentives: means monetary incentives, including grants and loans, or non-monetary incentives, including equipment, technical assistance, educational materials, outreach, and market development assistance for market premiums or ecosystem services markets. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. 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 Land manager: means a manager of land where agricultural activities occur, including: (a)  a federal land manager; (b)  a lessee of federal, tribal, state, county, municipal, or private land where agricultural activities occur; or (c)  others as the department may determine. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. 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 Multi-tiered aviary: means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unfettered access to multiple elevated flat platforms that provide the egg-laying hens with usable floor space both on top of and underneath the platforms. See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Municipality: means : (a)  a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class; (b)  a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or (c)  a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 nutrient management plan: means a plan to properly store, handle, and spread manure and other agricultural byproducts to: (a)  protect the environment; and (b)  provide nutrients for the production of crops. See Utah Code 4-18-103 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. Partially slatted system: means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unfettered access to elevated flat platforms under which manure drops through the flooring to a pit or litter removal belt below. See Utah Code 4-4a-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. Peninsula: when used to describe an unincorporated area, means an area surrounded on more than 1/2 of its boundary distance, but not completely, by incorporated territory and situated so that the length of a line drawn across the unincorporated area from an incorporated area to an incorporated area on the opposite side shall be less than 25% of the total aggregate boundaries of the unincorporated area. See Utah Code 10-1-104 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 an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104 petitioner: means : (a)  one or more persons who: (i)  own title to real property within the area proposed for disconnection; and (ii)  sign a request for disconnection proposing to disconnect the area proposed for disconnection from the municipality; or (b)  the mayor of the municipality within which the area proposed for disconnection is located who signs a request for disconnection proposing to disconnect the area proposed for disconnection from the municipality. See Utah Code 10-2-501 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Program: means the Utah Soil Health Program created in Section 4-18-303. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. 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. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Single-level all-litter floor system: means a cage-free housing system bedded with litter where egg-laying hens have limited or no access to elevated flat platforms. See Utah Code 4-4a-102 Soil health: means the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. See Utah Code 4-18-302 Soil health practices: means those practices that may contribute to soil health, including: (a)  no-tillage; (b)  conservation tillage; (c)  crop rotations; (d)  intercropping; (e)  cover cropping; (f)  planned grazing; (g)  the application of soil amendments that add carbon or organic matter, including biosolids, manure, compost, or biochar; (h)  revegetation; or (i)  other practices the department determines contribute or have the potential to contribute to soil health. See Utah Code 4-18-302 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 technical standards: means a collection of best management practices that will protect the environment in a reasonable and economical manner for each sector of agriculture as required by this chapter. See Utah Code 4-18-103 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Sustainable agriculture: means agriculture production and practices that promote: (a)  the environmental responsibility of owners and operators of farms, ranches, and feedlots; and (b)  the profitability of owners and operators of farms, ranches, and feedlots. See Utah Code 4-18-103 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. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Unincorporated: means not within a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Unincorporated peninsula: means an unincorporated area: (i)  that is part of a larger unincorporated area; (ii)  that extends from the rest of the unincorporated area of which it is a part; (iii)  that is surrounded by land that is within a municipality, except where the area connects to and extends from the rest of the unincorporated area of which it is a part; and (iv)  whose width, at any point where a straight line may be drawn from a place where it borders a municipality to another place where it borders a municipality, is no more than 25% of the boundary of the area where it borders a municipality. See Utah Code 10-2-401 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Urban development: means : (i)  a housing development with more than 15 residential units and an average density greater than one residential unit per acre; or (ii)  a commercial or industrial development for which cost projections exceed $750,000 for all phases. See Utah Code 10-2-401 Usable floor space: includes both ground space and elevated level or nearly level flat platforms upon which hens can roost, but does not include perches or ramps. See Utah Code 4-4a-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 Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5