2006 Utah Code - 17-41-101 — Definitions.

     17-41-101.   Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) "Advisory board" means:
     (a) for an agriculture protection area, the agriculture protection area advisory board created as provided in Section 17-41-201; and
     (b) for an industrial protection area, the industrial protection area advisory board created as provided in Section 17-41-201.
     (2) (a) "Agriculture production" means production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock, and livestock products.
     (b) "Agriculture production" includes the processing or retail marketing of any crops, livestock, and livestock products when more than 50% of the processed or merchandised products are produced by the farm operator.
     (3) "Agriculture protection area" means a geographic area created under the authority of this chapter that is granted the specific legal protections contained in this chapter.
     (4) "Applicable legislative body" means:
     (a) with respect to a proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection area:
     (i) the legislative body of the county in which the land proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located, if the land is within the unincorporated part of the county; or
     (ii) the legislative body of the city or town in which the land proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located; and
     (b) with respect to an existing agriculture protection area or industrial protection area:
     (i) the legislative body of the county in which the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located, if the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is within the unincorporated part of the county; or
     (ii) the legislative body of the city or town in which the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located.
     (5) "Crops, livestock, and livestock products" includes:
     (a) land devoted to the raising of useful plants and animals with a reasonable expectation of profit, including:
     (i) forages and sod crops;
     (ii) grains and feed crops;
     (iii) livestock as defined in Subsection 59-2-102(26)(d);
     (iv) trees and fruits; or
     (v) vegetables, nursery, floral, and ornamental stock; or
     (b) land devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments or other compensation under a crop-land retirement program with an agency of the state or federal government.
     (6) "Industrial protection area" means a geographic area created under the authority of this chapter that is granted the specific legal protections contained in this chapter.
     (7) (a) "Municipal" means of or relating to a city or town.
     (b) "Municipality" means a city or town.
     (8) "Planning commission" means:
     (a) a countywide planning commission if the land proposed to be included in the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is within the unincorporated part of the

county and not within a township;
     (b) a township planning commission if the land proposed to be included in the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is within a township; or
     (c) a planning commission of a city or town if the land proposed to be included in the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is within a city or town.
     (9) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, school district, or special district.
     (10) "Proposal sponsors" means the owners of land in agricultural production or industrial use who are sponsoring the proposal for creating an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, respectively.
     (11) "State agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
     (12) "Unincorporated" means not within a city or town.

Amended by Chapter 194, 2006 General Session