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Utah Code Title 4. Utah Agricultural Code § 4-1-110. Growing or storing food for personal or family use

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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.

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