Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 23A > Chapter 13 > Part 2 - Migratory Bird Production Area

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Association: means two or more operators organized to receive notification of excavation activities in the state, as provided by Section 54-8a-9. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Board: means the Underground Facilities Damage Dispute Board created in Section 54-8a-13. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Emergency: means an occurrence or suspected natural gas leak necessitating immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential public services. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• 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.
• excavation: means an operation in which earth, rock, or other material on or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, explosives, or demolition. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Excavator: means any person that excavates or conducts excavation activities. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• 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 :
       (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
• Migratory bird: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 23A-13-101
• Migratory bird production area: means an area of land that is:
       (2)(a) created under this chapter; and
       (2)(b) used according to the description in Subsections 23A-13-201(1)(b)(iii)(A) and (B). See Utah Code 23A-13-101
• Operator: means a person that owns, operates, or maintains an underground facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5