Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 21 > Part 3 - Liability and Enforcement

• 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
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council: means the Utah Beef Council created in Section 4-21-103. See Utah Code 4-21-102
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• product of agriculture: means any product that is derived from agriculture, including any product derived from aquaculture as defined in Section 4-37-103. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• products of agriculture: means any product useful to the human species that results from the application of the science and art of the production of plants, minerals, and animals. See Utah Code 4-8-103
• 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