Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 10 > Part 4 - Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Biological agent: means any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, that is capable of causing:
       (1)(a) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
       (1)(b) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or material of any kind; or
       (1)(c) deleterious alteration of the environment. See Utah Code 76-10-401
• Bodily injury: means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Delivery system: means :
       (2)(a) any apparatus, equipment, device, or means of delivery specifically designed to deliver or disseminate a biological agent, toxin, or vector; or
       (2)(b) any vector. See Utah Code 76-10-401
• Hoax weapon of mass destruction: means any device or object that by its design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to be or to contain, or is represented to be, constitute, or contain, a weapon of mass destruction as defined in this section, but which is, in fact, an inoperative facsimile, imitation, counterfeit, or representation of a weapon of mass destruction which does not:
       (3)(a) meet the definition of a weapon of mass destruction; or
       (3)(b) actually contain or constitute a weapon, biological agent, toxin, vector, or delivery system prohibited by this section. See Utah Code 76-10-401
• Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Possess: means to have physical possession of or to exercise dominion or control over tangible property. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Serious bodily injury: means bodily injury that creates or causes serious permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or creates a substantial risk of death. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• 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
• Toxin: means the toxic material of plants, animals, microorganisms, viruses, fungi, or infectious substances, or a recombinant molecule, whatever its origin or method of production, including:
       (4)(a) any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced by a living organism; or
       (4)(b) any poisonous isomer or biological product, homolog, or derivative of the substance under Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 76-10-401
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Vector: means a living organism, or molecule, including a recombinant molecule, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, capable of carrying a biological agent or toxin to a host. See Utah Code 76-10-401
• Weapon of mass destruction: means :
            (6)(a)(i) any item or instrumentality that is designed or intended to cause widespread death or serious bodily injury to multiple victims;
            (6)(a)(ii) any item or instrumentality that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors;
            (6)(a)(iii) any disease organism, including any biological agent, toxin, or vector which is used or intended to be used as a weapon;
            (6)(a)(iv) any item or instrumentality that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life and that is used or intended to be used as a weapon; or
            (6)(a)(v) any substance or material or combination which has been prepared or altered for use in the creation of a weapon described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (iv). See Utah Code 76-10-401