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H.B. 18

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DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

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2003 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Craig W. Buttars

             5      Eli H. Anderson
             6      Glenn A. DonnelsonJames R. Gowans
Darin G. PetersonPeggy Wallace              7      This act modifies the Agricultural Product Dealer's Act by requiring the issuance of a
             8      Product of Agriculture Receipt to a producer by a dealer who receives a product of
             9      agriculture for sale, storage, or consignment from the producer.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      AMENDS:
             12          4-7-3, as last amended by Chapter 298, Laws of Utah 1999
             13          4-7-9, as last amended by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1990
             14      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             15          Section 1. Section 4-7-3 is amended to read:
             16           4-7-3. Definitions.
             17          As used in this chapter:
             18          (1) "Agent" or "broker" means any person who, on behalf of a dealer, purchaser, or
             19      livestock market, as defined in Section 4-30-1 , solicits or negotiates the consignment or
             20      purchase of any product of agriculture.
             21          (2) "Consignor" means any person who ships or delivers any product of agriculture to a
             22      dealer for storage, handling, or sale.
             23          (3) (a) "Dealer" means any person who:
             24          (i) receives any product of agriculture from any person for sale or storage on
             25      commission; and
             26          (ii) is entrusted with the possession, management, control, or disposal of any product
             27      of agriculture for the account of that person.



             28          (b) "Dealer" includes a livestock dealer.
             29          (c) "Dealer" includes a person who owns or leases a warehouse.
             30          (4) (a) "Immediate resale" means the resale of livestock within 60 days of purchase.
             31          (b) "Immediate resale" does not include the resale of livestock culled within 60 days
             32      that were purchased for feeding or replacement.
             33          (5) "Livestock" means cattle, swine, equines, sheep, camelidae, ratites, bison, and
             34      domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102 .
             35          (6) "Livestock dealer" means a person engaged in the business of purchasing livestock
             36      for immediate resale or interstate shipment for immediate resale.
             37          (7) "Producer" means any person who is primarily engaged in the business of raising
             38      any product of agriculture for profit.
             39          (8) "Product of agriculture" means any product useful to the human species which
             40      results from the application of the science and art of the production of plants and animals.
             41          (9) "Product of Agriculture Receipt" means a formal document issued by a dealer for
             42      any product of agriculture in accordance with Section 4-7-9 . The receipt is a fungible
             43      certificate of title and claim for the product of agriculture and may be used as cash or collateral.
             44          (10) "Warehouse" means every building, structure, yard, or other protected enclosure in
             45      which any product of agriculture is or may be stored.
             46          Section 2. Section 4-7-9 is amended to read:
             47           4-7-9. Dealers -- Records mandated -- Product of Agriculture Receipt -- Records
             48      subject to inspection.
             49          (1) Each dealer who receives any product of agriculture for sale, storage, or
             50      consignment shall promptly record:
             51          (a) the name and address of the consignor;
             52          (b) the date received;
             53          (c) the condition and quantity upon arrival;
             54          (d) the date of sale for account of the producer-consignor;
             55          (e) the sale price;
             56          (f) an itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the producer-consignor;
             57          (g) the lot number or other means used for identification of the product;
             58          (h) the nature and amount of any claims the dealer has against third persons for



             59      overcharges or damages; and
             60          (i) if the dealer has a direct or indirect financial interest in the business of the
             61      purchaser, or, if the purchaser has a similar financial interest in the business of the dealer, the
             62      name and address of the purchaser.
             63          (2) (a) The dealer shall provide a copy of the Product of Agriculture Receipt to the
             64      producer immediately upon delivery of the product.
             65          (b) The records required by this section shall be retained for a period of one year
             66      following the date of consignment and shall be available during business hours for inspection
             67      by the department.
             68          [(b)] (c) A consignor involved in a consignment subject to inquiry may inspect relevant
             69      records.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-20-02 4:26 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-12-02 3:36 PM


The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee recommended this
bill.

Mixed Membership Committee Note
    as of 12-12-02 3:36 PM


The Agricultural Sustainability Task Force recommended this bill.
    Membership:        12 legislators    9 non-legislators
    Legislative Vote:    9 voting for    0 voting against    3 absent


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