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Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-14-201

  • Bioprospecting: means the removal from a natural environment for research or commercial use of:
              (1)(a)(i) a naturally occurring microorganism, plant, or fungus; or
              (1)(a)(ii) information concerning a naturally occurring microorganism's, plant's, or fungus' physical or genetic properties. See Utah Code 65A-14-102
  • Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
     (1)(a) On and after July 1, 2011, before engaging in an act of bioprospecting, a person shall register with the division.
     (1)(b) A registration under this chapter expires on June 30 of each year.
(2) To register with the division or renew a registration, a person shall:

     (2)(a) submit a registration form created by the division in accordance with Subsection (3); and
     (2)(b) pay a fee established by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
(3) The division shall create, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a registration form for purposes of this chapter that includes:

     (3)(a) notice of the state‘s reservation of economic interests provided in Section 65A-14-202;
     (3)(b) a statement to be signed by a person who registers that states that the person agrees to negotiate as described in Section 65A-14-202; and
     (3)(c) a requirement that the person lists the locations at which the person anticipates bioprospecting during the 12-month period of the registration.