Utah Code 17B-2a-703. Additional mosquito abatement district powers
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In addition to the powers conferred on a mosquito abatement district under Section 17B-1-103, a mosquito abatement district may:
(1) take all necessary and proper steps for the extermination of mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, and other insects:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-703
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Mosquito abatement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a mosquito abatement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section
17B-1-103 , that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:(31)(a) this chapter; or(31)(b)(31)(b)(i) this chapter; and(31)(b)(ii)(31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;(31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;(31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or(31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102- 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
(1)(a) within the district; or(1)(b) outside the district, if lands inside the district are benefitted;(2) abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water and other breeding places for mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects anywhere inside or outside the state from which mosquitos migrate into the district;(3) enter upon territory referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) in order to inspect and examine the territory and to remove from the territory, without notice, stagnant water or other breeding places for mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects;(4) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Special District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;(5) make a contract to indemnify or compensate an owner of land or other property for injury or damage that the exercise of district powers necessarily causes or arising out of the use, taking, or damage of property for a district purpose; and(6) in addition to the accumulated fund balance allowed under Section 17B-1-612, establish a reserve fund, not to exceed the greater of 25% of the district’s annual operating budget or $50,000, to pay for extraordinary abatement measures, including a vector-borne public health emergency.