Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 44 > Part 2 - Nuisance Actions

• Agricultural operation: includes an agricultural protection area established under Title 17, Chapter 41, Agriculture, Industrial, or Critical Infrastructure Materials Protection Areas. See Utah Code 4-44-102
• 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
• 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.
• motor fuel: means any combustible liquid or vapor used to power a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle engine. See Utah Code 4-33-103
• Nuisance: means anything that is injurious to health, indecent, offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. See Utah Code 4-44-102
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Property: includes both real and personal property. 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