Utah Code 4-4-104. Unlawful acts specified
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or expose for sale for human consumption any egg:
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-4-104
- Adherent yolk: means the yolk has settled to one side and become fastened to the shell. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Albumen: means the white of an egg. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Black rot: means the egg has deteriorated to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Black spot: means mold or bacteria have developed in isolated areas inside the shell. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Blood ring: means bacteria have developed to such an extent that blood is formed. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Moldy: means mold spores have formed within the shell. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Small producer: means a producer of shell eggs:(11)(a) having less than 3,000 layers; and(11)(b) who is exempt from 21 C. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- white rot: means putrid or rotten. See Utah Code 4-4-103
- Wholesale: means , with respect to the sale of an egg by an egg producer, the transfer for sale or sale of an egg to a person other than the end consumer, including a retailer or an industrial or business purchaser. See Utah Code 4-4-103
(1)(a) that is addled or moldy or that contains black spot, black rot, white rot, blood ring, adherent yolk, or a bloody or green albumen; or(1)(b) without a sign or label that conforms to the standards for display and grade adopted by the department.
(2) For the purpose of bulk wholesale, it is unlawful for a small producer to commingle or combine eggs from a source other than the small producer’s operation.
(3) Nothing in this section prohibits the sale of a denatured egg.