Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 65A > Chapter 8 > Part 3 - Heritage Trees

• Alter: means to change the configuration of a heritage tree by pruning, trimming, topping, cutting, or by any other means. See Utah Code 65A-8-302
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-8-302
• Division of Law Enforcement: means the division within the Department of Natural Resources created under Title 79, Chapter 2, Part 7, Division of Law Enforcement. See Utah Code 65A-1-1 v2
• Heritage tree: means any tree or group of trees designated as such by the division, in accordance with the following criteria:
       (3)(a) any live tree or group of trees indigenous to the state, or which has adapted exceptionally well to the climatic conditions of the state, or is one of a kind;
       (3)(b) any tree or group of trees that has exceptional national, state, or local historic significance;
       (3)(c) any tree or group of trees which has an exceptional size or exceptional form for its species;
       (3)(d) any tree or group of trees which has an exceptional age for its species; or
       (3)(e) any tree or group of trees in the state which is the sole representative of its species. See Utah Code 65A-8-302
• 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
• 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 any individual, partnership, corporation, or association. See Utah Code 65A-8-302
• 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.
• 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 lands: means all lands administered by the division. See Utah Code 65A-1-1