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URBAN FARMING ASSESSMENT ACT AMENDMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson

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Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies the Urban Farming Assessment Act.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     provides that a county may limit an authorization of urban farming to either
13     cultivating crops or engaging in livestock production or may allow both; and
14          ▸     makes technical changes.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          59-2-1714, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 360
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 59-2-1714 is amended to read:
25          59-2-1714. County regulation.
26          (1) A county in this state may adopt an ordinance, authorizing residents of the county
27     to:
28          [(1)] (a) participate in urban farming; and
29          [(2)] (b) utilize the provisions of this part [as described in this part].
30          (2) (a) In adopting the ordinance, a county may limit urban farming to:
31          (i) cultivating food or other marketable crop; or
32          (ii) engaging in livestock production, including grazing.
33          (b) If the county ordinance does not limit urban farming, the county authorizes urban
34     farming by either cultivating food or other marketable crop or engaging in livestock
35     production, including grazing.