Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 38 > Part 2 - Events

• Commission: means the county legislative body of each county of this state. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Commission: means the Utah Horse Racing Commission created by this chapter. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's representative. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• County noxious weed: means any plant that is:
       (3)(a) not on the state noxious weed list;
       (3)(b) especially troublesome in a particular county; and
       (3)(c) declared by the county legislative body to be a noxious weed within the county. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• 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
• Noxious weed: means any plant the commissioner determines to be especially injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Race meet: means the entire period of time for which a licensee has been approved to hold horse races. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Racetrack facility: means a racetrack within Utah approved by the commission for the racing of horses, including the track surface, grandstands, clubhouse, all animal housing and handling areas, and other areas in which a person may enter only upon payment of an admission fee or upon presentation of authorized credentials. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Recognized race meet: means a race meet recognized by a national horse breed association. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• 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
• 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