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2021 Utah Code
Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 110 - Growing or storing food for personal or family use.
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UT Code § 4-1-110 (2021)
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Effective 5/12/2020
4-1-110. Growing or storing food for personal or family use.
Amended by Chapter 326, 2020 General Session
4-1-110. Growing or storing food for personal or family use.
- (1) As used in this section, "family food" means food owned by an individual that is intended for the individual's consumption, or for consumption by members of the individual's immediate family, that:
- (a) is legal for human consumption;
- (b) is lawfully possessed; and
- (c) poses no risk:
- (i) to health;
- (ii) of spreading plant pest infestation; or
- (iii) of spreading agricultural disease.
- (2) Family food that is grown by an individual on the individual's property is not subject to local or federal regulation if growth of the family food:
- (a) does not negatively impact the rights of adjoining property owners; and
- (b) complies with the food safety requirements of this title.
- (3) A government entity may not confiscate family food described in Subsection (2) or family food that is stored by the owner in the owner's home or dwelling.
- (4)
- (a) If any provision of this section or the application of any provision of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this section shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
- (b) The provisions of this section are severable.
Amended by Chapter 326, 2020 General Session
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