Utah Code Title 72. Transportation Code § 72-9-501. Construction, operation, and maintenance of ports-of-entry by the department--Function of ports-of-entry--Checking and citation powers of port-of-entry agents

(1)(a) The department shall construct ports-of-entry for the purpose of checking motor carriers, drivers, vehicles, and vehicle loads for compliance with state and federal laws including laws relating to:

(b) The ports-of-entry shall be located on state highways at sites determined by the department.

(2)(a) The ports-of-entry shall be operated and maintained by the department.

(b) A port-of-entry agent or a peace officer may check, inspect, or test drivers, vehicles, and vehicle loads for compliance with state and federal laws specified in Subsection (1).

(3)(a) A port-of-entry agent or a peace officer, in whose presence an offense described in this section is committed, may:

(b) This section does not grant actual arrest powers as defined in Section 77-7-1 to a port-of-entry agent who is not a peace officer or special function officer designated under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications.

(4)(a) A port-of-entry agent, a peace officer, or the Division of Wildlife Resources may inspect, detain, or quarantine a conveyance or equipment in accordance with Sections 23A-10-301 and 23A-10-302.

(b) The department is not responsible for decontaminating a conveyance or equipment detained or quarantined.

(c) The Division of Wildlife Resources may decontaminate, as defined in Section 23A-10-101, a conveyance or equipment at the port-of-entry if authorized by the department.