Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 18 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Adherent yolk: means the yolk has settled to one side and become fastened to the shell. See Utah Code 4-4-103
• 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.
• Agricultural discharge: means the release of agriculture water from the property of a farm, ranch, or feedlot that:
            (1)(a)(i) pollutes a surface body of water, including a stream, lake, pond, marshland, watercourse, waterway, river, ditch, or other water conveyance system;
            (1)(a)(ii) pollutes ground water; or
            (1)(a)(iii) constitutes a significant nuisance to urban land. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Agricultural operation: means a farm, ranch, or animal feeding operation. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Agriculture water: means :
       (3)(a) water used by a farm, ranch, or feedlot for the production of food, fiber, or fuel;
       (3)(b) the return flow of water from irrigated agriculture; or
       (3)(c) agricultural storm water runoff. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Albumen: means the white of an egg. See Utah Code 4-4-103
• Alternate: means a substitute for a district supervisor if the district supervisor cannot attend a meeting. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Animal feeding operation: means a facility where animals, other than aquatic animals, are stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Best management practices: means practices, including management policies and the use of technology, used by each sector of agriculture in the production of food and fiber that are commonly accepted practices, or that are at least as effective as commonly accepted practices, and that:
       (6)(a) protect the environment;
       (6)(b) protect human health;
       (6)(c) ensure the humane treatment of animals; and
       (6)(d) promote the financial viability of agricultural production. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• 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
• Cage-free housing system: includes , to the extent the system is a system described in Subsection (1)(a) and is not excluded by Subsection (1)(c), a multi-tiered aviary, partially slatted system, single-level all-litter floor system, and any future system that is a system described in Subsection (1)(a) and is not excluded by Subsection (1)(c). See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• Candling: means the act of determining the condition of an egg by holding it before a strong light in such a way that the light shines through the egg and reveals the egg's contents. See Utah Code 4-4-103
• Certified agricultural operation: means an agricultural operation that is certified under the Utah Agriculture Certificate of Environmental Stewardship Program in accordance with Section 4-18-107. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Certified conservation planner: means a planner of a state conservation district, or other qualified planner, that is approved by the commission to certify an agricultural operation under the Utah Agriculture Certificate of Environmental Stewardship Program, created in Section 4-18-107. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Commission: means the Conservation Commission created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• 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.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Egg-laying hen: means a female domesticated chicken kept for the purpose of commercial egg production. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• Enclosure: means a structure used to confine an egg-laying hen. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• End consumer: means a household consumer, restaurant, institution, or any other person who has purchased or received shell eggs for consumption. See Utah Code 4-4-103
• Farm: means the land, buildings, support facilities, and other equipment that are wholly or partially used for the commercial production of animals or animal products used for food. See Utah Code 4-4a-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
• Fodder: means food for livestock. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Hydroponic: means a technique for growing plants without soil. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• 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
• Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, poultry, domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102, or any other domestic animal or domestic furbearer raised or kept for profit. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Moldy: means mold spores have formed within the shell. See Utah Code 4-4-103
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Multi-tiered aviary: means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unfettered access to multiple elevated flat platforms that provide the egg-laying hens with usable floor space both on top of and underneath the platforms. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• nutrient management plan: means a plan to properly store, handle, and spread manure and other agricultural byproducts to:
       (10)(a) protect the environment; and
       (10)(b) provide nutrients for the production of crops. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Partially slatted system: means a cage-free housing system where egg-laying hens have unfettered access to elevated flat platforms under which manure drops through the flooring to a pit or litter removal belt below. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Pollution: means a harmful human-made or human-induced alteration to the water of the state, including an alteration to the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of water that harms the water of the state. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• 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
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Single-level all-litter floor system: means a cage-free housing system bedded with litter where egg-laying hens have limited or no access to elevated flat platforms. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• 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
• 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
• State technical standards: means a collection of best management practices that will protect the environment in a reasonable and economical manner for each sector of agriculture as required by this chapter. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Sustainable agriculture: means agriculture production and practices that promote:
       (17)(a) the environmental responsibility of owners and operators of farms, ranches, and feedlots; and
       (17)(b) the profitability of owners and operators of farms, ranches, and feedlots. See Utah Code 4-18-103
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Usable floor space: includes both ground space and elevated level or nearly level flat platforms upon which hens can roost, but does not include perches or ramps. See Utah Code 4-4a-102
• 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