Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 10 - Bedding, Upholstered Furniture, and Quilted Clothing Inspection Act

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Article: means bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Bedding: means a:
       (2)(a) quilted, packing, mattress, or hammock pad; or
       (2)(b) mattress, boxspring, comforter, quilt, sleeping bag, studio couch, pillow, or cushion made with a filling material that can be used for sleeping or reclining. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Brand: means an identifiable mark, including a tattoo or cutting and shaping of the ears or brisket area, applied to livestock that is intended to show ownership and the mark's location. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• City: means a municipality that is classified by population as a city of the first class, a city of the second class, a city of the third class, a city of the fourth class, or a city of the fifth class, under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• 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.
• Consumer: means a person who purchases, rents, or leases an article for the article's intended, everyday use. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Domesticated elk: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-39-102. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• 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.
• Expressive activity: means :
       (1)(a) peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking;
       (1)(b) distributing literature;
       (1)(c) carrying a sign; or
       (1)(d) signature gathering or circulating a petition. See Utah Code 11-61-102
• Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Filling material: means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, down, shoddy, hair, or other material, or a combination of materials, whether loose or in bags, bales, batting, pads, or other prefabricated form that is, or can be, used in bedding, upholstered furniture, or quilted clothing. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• Label: means the display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon a tag or upon the immediate container of a bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• 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
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Livestock: means cattle, calves, horses, mules, or sheep. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• Livestock market: means a public market place consisting of pens or other enclosures where cattle, calves, horses, or mules are received on consignment and kept for subsequent sale, either through public auction or private sale. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• Manufacture: means to make, process, or prepare from new or secondhand material, in whole or in part, a bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material for sale. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Municipality: means :
       (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
       (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
       (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• New material: includes :
            (7)(b)(i) by-products from a textile mill using only new raw material synthesized from a product that has been melted, liquified, and re-extruded; and
            (7)(b)(ii) down and feather that has been sterilized in accordance with the department's rules made under Sections 4-10-103 and 4-10-113. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• 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.
• Open range: means land upon which cattle, sheep, or other domestic animals are grazed or permitted to roam by custom, license, lease, or permit. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• Organization: means a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, or town. See Utah Code 11-61-102
• Political subdivision: means :
            (1)(a)(i) a city or town; or
            (1)(a)(ii) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of businesses in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-66-101
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public building: means a building or permanent structure that is:
            (5)(a)(i) owned, leased, or occupied by a political subdivision or a subunit of a political subdivision;
            (5)(a)(ii) open to public access in whole or in part; and
            (5)(a)(iii) used for public education or political subdivision activities. See Utah Code 11-61-102
• Public grounds: includes sidewalks, streets, and parks. See Utah Code 11-61-102
• Quilted clothing: means a filled garment or apparel, exclusive of trim used for aesthetic effect, or a stiffener, shoulder pad, interfacing, or other material that is made in whole or in part from filling material and sold or offered for sale. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• reclaimed material: means material that would have otherwise been disposed of as waste or used for energy recovery, but instead is collected and used as a material input, in lieu of new primary material, as defined by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• recycled material: means material that has been reprocessed from reclaimed material by means of an accepted manufacturing process and made into a final product or into a component for incorporation into a product as defined by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Repair: means to restore, recover, alter, or renew bedding or upholstered furniture for a consideration. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Retailer: means a person who sells bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material to a consumer for use primarily for personal, family, household, or business purposes. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Secondhand: means an article or filling material, or portion of an article or filling material, that has previously been used. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• sell: means to offer or expose for sale, barter, trade, deliver, consign, lease, or give away any bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
       (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
       (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
       (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Sterilize: means to disinfect, decontaminate, sanitize, cleanse, or purify as required by Section 4-10-113. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Tag: means a card, flap, or strip attached to an article for the purpose of displaying information required by this chapter or under rule made pursuant to it. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Upholstered furniture: means portable or fixed furniture, except fixed seats in motor vehicles, boats, or aircraft, that is made in whole or in part with filling material, exclusive of trim used for aesthetic effect. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Used: means an article that has been sold to a consumer and has left the store. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Wholesaler: means a person who offers an article for resale to a retailer or institution rather than a final consumer. See Utah Code 4-10-102
• Woman: means an adult human female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5