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UT Code § 4-26-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 26 - Enclosures and Fences|Section 104 - Fencing for bison.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-26-104. Fencing for bison.  Perimeter fencing intended to hold bison shall meet the following minimum standards:  (1) fence sections and gates shall:   (a) reach a height of at least eight feet above ground level; and     (b) be constructed in a mesh pattern consisting of:   (i) hi-tensile steel wire of at least 14-1/2 gauge;     (ii) a maximum mesh size of six inches by six inches; or     (iii) a material with the strength equivalent of the material described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii);         (2) fence posts shall:   (a)   (i) be constructed of treated wood at least four inches in diameter; and     (ii) be constructed of a material with the strength equivalent of the material described in Subsection (2)(a)(i);       (b) reach a height of at least six feet, two inches above ground level;     (c) have at least two feet of length below ground level;     (d) be installed at intervals of no more than 20 feet; and     (e) if located on a corner or connected to a gate, be braced with wood or the strength equivalent of wood; and       (3) fence stays shall:   (a) be constructed of treated wood or steel;     (b) be installed at intervals of no more than 10 feet from any fence post; and     (c) reach a height of at least six feet, two inches above ground level.      Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Livestock Markets."  Enacted by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-102. Definitions.  For the purpose of this chapter:  (1) "Consignor" or "shipper" means any person who consigns, ships, or delivers livestock to a livestock market for storage, handling, or sale.     (2)   (a) "Livestock market" means a public market place consisting of pens or other enclosures where all classes of livestock or poultry are received on consignment and kept for subsequent sale, either through public auction or private sale.     (b) "Livestock market" does not include:   (i) a place used solely for liquidation of livestock by a farmer, dairyman, livestock breeder, or feeder who is going out of such business; or     (ii) a place where an association of livestock breeders or an individual livestock breeder offers registered livestock or breeding sires for sale and assumes all responsibility for the sale, guarantees title to the livestock or sires sold, and arranges with the department for brand inspection of all animals sold.         (3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 104 - Department authorized to make and enforce rules.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-104. Department authorized to make and enforce rules.  The department is authorized, subject to Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to make and enforce such rules necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 105 - License required -- Application -- Fee -- Expiration -- Renewal.

 Effective 5/12/2020  4-30-105. License required -- Application -- Fee -- Expiration -- Renewal.    (1)   (a) No person may operate a livestock market in this state without a license issued by the department.     (b) Application for a license shall be made to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and the application shall specify:   (i) if the applicant is an individual, the name, address, and date of birth of the applicant; or     (ii) if the applicant is a partnership, corporation, or association, the name, address, and date of birth of each person who has a financial interest in the applicant and the amount of each person's interest;     (iii) a certified statement of the financial assets and liabilities of the applicant detailing:   (A) current assets;     (B) current liabilities;     (C) long-term assets; and     (D) long-term liabilities;       (iv) a legal description of the property where the market is proposed to be located, the property's street address, and a description of the facilities proposed to be used in connection with the property;     (v) a schedule of the charges or fees the applicant proposes to charge for each service rendered; and     (vi) a detailed statement of the trade area proposed to be served by the applicant, the potential benefits which will be derived by the livestock industry, and the specific services the applicant intends to render at the livestock market.         (2)   (a) Upon receipt of a proper application, payment of a license fee in an amount determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2), the commissioner, if satisfied that the convenience and necessity of the industry and the public will be served, shall issue a license allowing the applicant to operate the livestock market proposed in the application valid through December 31 of the year in which the license is issued, subject to suspension or revocation for cause.     (b) A livestock market license is annually renewable on or before December 31 of each year upon the payment of an annual license renewal fee in an amount determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2).       (3) No livestock market original or renewal license may be issued until the applicant has provided the department with a certified copy of a surety bond filed with the United States Department of Agriculture as required by the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, 7 U.S.C. Section 181 et seq.    Amended by Chapter 154, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 106 - Hearing on license application -- Notice of hearing.

 Effective 7/1/2021  4-30-106. Hearing on license application -- Notice of hearing.    (1) Upon the filing of an application, the department shall set a time for hearing on the application in the city or town nearest the proposed site of the livestock market and cause notice of the time and place of the hearing together with a copy of the application to be forwarded by mail, not less than 15 days before the hearing date, to the following:   (a) each licensed livestock market operator within the state; and     (b) each livestock or other interested association or group of persons in the state that has filed written notice with the department requesting receipt of notice of such hearings.       (2) Notice of the hearing shall be published 14 days before the scheduled hearing date:   (a) in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation within the city or town where the hearing is scheduled; and     (b) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601.      Amended by Chapter 84, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 107 - Guidelines delineated for decision on application.

 Effective 5/12/2020  4-30-107. Guidelines delineated for decision on application.    (1) The department, in determining whether to approve or deny the application, shall consider:   (a) the applicant's proven or potential ability to comply with the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 221 through 229b;     (b) the financial stability, business integrity, and fiduciary responsibility of the applicant;     (c) the livestock marketing benefits which potentially will be derived from the establishment and operation of the public livestock market proposed;     (d) the need for livestock market services in the trade area proposed;     (e) the adequacy of the livestock market location and facilities proposed in the application, including facilities for health inspection and testing;     (f) whether the operation of the proposed livestock market is likely to be permanent; and     (g) the economic feasibility of the proposed livestock market based on competent evidence.       (2) Any interested person may appear at the hearing on the application and give an opinion or present evidence either for or against granting the application.    Amended by Chapter 154, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 108 - Transfer of livestock market license permitted -- Conditions.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-108. Transfer of livestock market license permitted -- Conditions.    (1) No livestock market license is transferable to another person without the prior approval of the commissioner.     (2) A change in the membership of a partnership or association, or the sale or transfer of a 25% or greater interest in the stock ownership of a corporate livestock market shall be considered a transfer of the livestock market license and is subject to the requirements of this section.     (3) Application to allow transfer of a livestock market license shall be made to the department on a form prescribed and furnished by the department.     (4) The commissioner may grant a transfer of the license:   (a) if the proposed transferee meets all the requirements specified for an original license in Section 4-30-105; and     (b) based on the criteria specified in Section 4-30-107.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 109 - Financial responsibility.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-109. Financial responsibility.  Each livestock market shall maintain a financial condition of total assets in excess of total liabilities, including total current assets in excess of total current liabilities. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 110 - Custodial accounts for trust funds.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-110. Custodial accounts for trust funds.    (1)   (a) Each payment that a livestock buyer makes to a livestock market selling on commission is a trust fund.     (b) Funds deposited into custodial accounts are trust funds.       (2) Each livestock market engaged in selling livestock on a commission or agency basis shall establish and maintain a separate bank account designated as "custodial account for shippers' proceeds," or some similar identifying designation, to disclose that the depositor is acting as a fiduciary and that the funds in the account are trust funds.     (3)   (a) The livestock market shall deposit into its custodial account before the close of the next business day after the livestock is sold:   (i) the proceeds that have been collected from the sale of the livestock; and     (ii) an amount equal to the proceeds receivable from the sale of livestock that are due from:   (A) the livestock market;     (B) any owner, officer, or employee of the livestock market; and     (C) any buyer to whom the livestock market has extended credit.         (b) The livestock market shall thereafter deposit into the custodial account all proceeds collected until the account has been reimbursed in full and shall, before the close of the seventh day following the sale of livestock, deposit an amount equal to all the remaining proceeds receivable regardless of whether the proceeds have been collected by the livestock market.       (4) The custodial account shall be drawn on only:   (a) for payment of the net proceeds to the consignor or shipper, or to any person that the livestock market knows is entitled to payment;     (b) to pay lawful charges against the consignment of livestock which the market agency shall, in its capacity as agent, be required to pay; and     (c) to obtain any sums due the livestock market as compensation for its services.       (5)   (a) Each livestock market shall keep accounts and records that will disclose at all times the handling of funds in the custodial account.     (b) Accounts and records shall at all times disclose the name of the consignors and the amount due and payable to each from funds in the custodial account.       (6) The custodial account shall be established and maintained in a bank whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 111 - Weighman license required -- Application -- Fee -- Bond -- Expiration -- Renewal.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-111. Weighman license required -- Application -- Fee -- Bond -- Expiration -- Renewal.    (1)   (a) No person may act as a weighman at a livestock market without a license from the department.     (b) Application for a weighman's license shall be made to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department.     (c) Upon receipt of a proper application, payment of a license fee in an amount determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2), and deposit of either a corporate surety bond or trust fund agreement with the department in the principal amount of $1,000, the commissioner shall issue a license allowing the applicant to act as a weighman through December 31 of the year in which the license is issued, subject to suspension or revocation for cause.     (d) A weighman's license is annually renewable on or before December 31 of each year upon the payment of an annual license renewal fee in an amount determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2).       (2)   (a) Each weighman's surety bond shall be written by a surety licensed under the laws of Utah and name the state, as obligee, for the use and benefit of persons who consign livestock to a livestock market.     (b) The bond shall further be conditioned for the faithful and accurate weighing of livestock consigned to a livestock market and for the payment of court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party incident to any suit brought upon the bond.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-30-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 30 - Livestock Markets|Section 112 - Suspension or revocation of license -- Grounds.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-30-112. Suspension or revocation of license -- Grounds.  The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any livestock market or livestock market weighman who:  (1) violates any provision of this chapter or any rule made under this chapter; or     (2) engages in any fraudulent or deceitful activity.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 101 - Title.

4-31-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Control of Animal Disease."  Enacted by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 102 - Dead domestic animals -- Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of them -- Liability for costs.

 Effective 5/10/2016  4-31-102. Dead domestic animals -- Duty of owner to bury or otherwise dispose of them -- Liability for costs.    (1) An owner or other person responsible for a domestic animal that dies shall bury or dispose of the animal within a reasonable period of time after the owner or other person responsible for the animal becomes aware that the animal is dead.     (2) The owner of a dead bovine, horse, mule, goat, sheep, bird, or swine may bury the dead animal on the owner's property.     (3) If the owner or other person responsible for the dead animal cannot be found the county, city, or town within which the dead animal is found, shall, at the political subdivision's expense, bury the dead animal.     (4) A county, city, or town that incurs expense under this section is entitled to reimbursement from the owner of the dead animal.    Amended by Chapter 30, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 103 - Dead animals -- Deposit on another's land prohibited.

4-31-103. Dead animals -- Deposit on another's land prohibited.  A person may not deposit a dead animal upon the land of another person without the landowner's consent.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 104 - Penalty.

 Effective 5/10/2016  4-31-104. Penalty.  A person who violates Section 4-31-102 or 4-31-103 is guilty of an infraction. Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 105 - Outbreak of contagious or infectious disease -- Assistance of federal authorities.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-31-105. Outbreak of contagious or infectious disease -- Assistance of federal authorities.  If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious disease among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner may request the assistance of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in preventing the spread of the disease to other states. Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 106 - Epidemic of contagious or infectious disease -- Condemnation or destruction of infected or exposed livestock -- Destruction of other property.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-31-106. Epidemic of contagious or infectious disease -- Condemnation or destruction of infected or exposed livestock -- Destruction of other property.    (1) If there is an outbreak of contagious or infectious foreign animal disease of epidemic proportion among domestic animals in this state that imperils livestock, the commissioner, with approval of the governor, may condemn, destroy, or dispose of any infected livestock or any livestock exposed to the disease or considered by the commissioner capable of communicating the disease to other domestic animals.     (2) The commissioner may, with gubernatorial approval, condemn and destroy any barns, sheds, corrals, pens, or other property necessary to prevent the spread of contagion or infection.    Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 107 - Appraisal of fair market value before destruction.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-31-107. Appraisal of fair market value before destruction.    (1) Before any livestock or property is destroyed under Section 4-31-106, an appraisal of the fair market value of the livestock or other property shall be forwarded to the commissioner by a panel of three qualified appraisers appointed as follows:   (a) one by the commissioner;     (b) one by the owner of the livestock or other property subject to condemnation; and     (c) one by the appraisers specified in Subsections (1)(a) and (b).       (2) After review, the commissioner shall forward the appraisal to the board of examiners described in Subsection 63G-9-201(2) together with the commissioner's recommendation concerning the amount, if any, that should be allowed.     (3) Any costs incurred in the appraisal shall be paid by the state.    Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 108 - Euthanasia for postmortem examination.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-31-108. Euthanasia for postmortem examination.  The commissioner may order the euthanasia and postmortem examination of a diseased domestic animal if the exact nature of the animal's disease is not readily determined through other means. Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 109 - Department authorized to make and enforce rules concerning brucellosis, trichomoniasis, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in livestock.

 Effective 5/12/2015  4-31-109. Department authorized to make and enforce rules concerning brucellosis, trichomoniasis, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in livestock.    (1) The department may:   (a) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to control and eradicate brucellosis, trichomoniasis, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in livestock; and     (b) enforce the rules described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) The department shall, in making the rules described in Subsection (1)(a), protect against negative impact on the interstate or intrastate commerce of livestock that is transferred, sold, or exhibited.    Amended by Chapter 414, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-109.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 109.1 - Trichomoniasis fines.

 Effective 7/1/2017  4-31-109.1. Trichomoniasis fines.    (1) A person who knowingly sells a bull infected with trichomoniasis, other than to slaughter, without declaring the disease status of the animal shall be subject to citation and fines as prescribed by the department or may be called to appear before an administrative proceeding by the department, as established by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and Section 4-31-109.     (2) After May 15 of each calendar year, an owner of a bull that has not been tested for trichomoniasis may be fined $1,000 per bull.     (3) An owner of a bull that has not been tested for trichomoniasis and that has been exposed to female cattle may be fined $1,000 per animal regardless of the time of year.    Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 110 - Dairy cattle subject to inspection for disease.

4-31-110. Dairy cattle subject to inspection for disease.  The department may inspect a dairy animal in the state for tuberculosis or other infectious or contagious disease at a reasonable time and place.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 4-31-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code|Chapter 31 - Control of Animal Disease|Section 111 - Imported animals -- Health certificate.

4-31-111. Imported animals -- Health certificate.  Except as provided by rule made by the department, a person may not import an animal into this state unless the animal is accompanied by a health certificate that:  (1) meets the requirements of department rules; and     (2) is issued by a federally accredited veterinarian.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 331, 2012 General Session