Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 24 > Part 4 - Sale, Transfer, and Travel

• Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Apiary equipment: means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Bee: means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• 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
• Colony: means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• 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.
• County executive: means :
       (7)(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;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Disease: means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Hide: means any skins or wool removed from livestock. See Utah Code 4-24-102
• Hive: means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• 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
• Package: means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Parasite: means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Pest: means an organism that:
       (12)(a) inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or
       (12)(b) may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• Raise: means :
       (13)(a) to hold a colony of bees in a hive for the purpose of pollination, honey production, or study, or a similar purpose; and
       (13)(b) when the person holding a colony holds the colony or a package of bees in the state for a period of time exceeding 30 days. See Utah Code 4-11-102
• 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
• 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
• Terminal disease: means a pest, parasite, or pathogen that will kill an occupant colony or subsequent colony on the same equipment. See Utah Code 4-11-102