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Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code
Chapter 4a - Confinement of Egg-laying Hens
Section 106 - Enforcement.
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UT Code § 4-4a-106 (2025)
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Effective 5/5/2021
4-4a-106. Enforcement.
Enacted by Chapter 323, 2021 General Session
4-4a-106. Enforcement.
- (1) The department shall enforce this chapter.
- (2) A person subject to this chapter shall allow the department access during regular business hours to facilities and records pertinent to activities subject to this chapter.
- (3) The department shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules governing the inspection of farms to ensure compliance with this chapter.
- (4)
- (a) The department may use an inspection provider or process verification provider to ensure compliance with this chapter.
- (b) To rely on an inspection provider or process verification provider, the department must approve the specific inspection provider or process verification provider as competent to ensure compliance with this chapter.
- (5)
- (a) If the department determines that a person subject to this chapter is in violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with a written notice that:
- (i) describes each violation identified by the department; and
- (ii) states a reasonable deadline by which the person is required to cure the violation.
- (b) If a person who receives a notice issued under Subsection (5)(a) does not cure a violation identified in the notice before the deadline stated in the notice, the department may impose a civil fine of $100 per written notice, regardless of the number of violations identified in the notice.
- (c) If a violation is not cured after the department provides a person with written notice of the violation and a reasonable opportunity to cure, the department may seek a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction to prevent further violation of this chapter.
- (a) If the department determines that a person subject to this chapter is in violation of a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with a written notice that:
Enacted by Chapter 323, 2021 General Session
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