This bill addresses issues related to the regulation, oversight, or encouragement of agriculture and food.
This bill:
- modifies the definition of "qualified veterinarian";
- changes references to the National Council on Weights and Measures;
- changes the Utah Fertilizer Act to the Utah Plant Food Act, including modifying definitions and making conforming references;
- repeals the Utah Agriculture Certificate of Environmental Stewardship Program;
- changes the time frames for annual fees under the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act;
- addresses the expiration of livestock brands;
- modifies information to be provided to operate a livestock market;
- amends the Domesticated Elk Act to address licensing, record retention, health information, and marking of domesticated elk;
- clarifies that money in the LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund Program is nonlapsing;
- changes the Agriculture Conservation Easement Account to an expendable special revenue fund;
- addresses use of money in the Agriculture Resource Development Fund to pay administrative costs;
- modifies the earmarking of sales and use taxes related to the Division of Conservation within the Department of Agriculture and Food;
- addresses grants under the agricultural water optimization program; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 3-1-4, 4-2-305, 4-2-901, 4-9-106, 4-9-107, 4-9-108, 4-9-109, 4-13-102, 4-13-103, 4-13-104, 4-13-105, 4-13-106, 4-13-108, 4-13-109, 4-13-110, 4-18-102, 4-18-103, 4-18-106, 4-23-107, 4-24-202, 4-30-105, 4-39-203, 4-39-205, 4-39-206, 4-39-301, 4-39-303, 4-39-304, 4-46-302, 4-46-304, 10-11-1, 59-12-103, 63J-1-602.2