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Utah Code § 10-8-85.11

Golf courses -- Limitations on municipal ordinances restricting golf course maintenance

Enacted by Chapter 125, 2026 General Session

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Golf course" means:

(i) a privately owned golf course that is located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries; or

(ii) a golf course located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries, that is owned by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity.

(b) "Maintenance operations" means mowing or trimming grass as part of the routine upkeep of golf course grounds.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits a golf course from conducting maintenance operations between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.

(3) A municipality may prohibit or restrict maintenance operations at a golf course at any time if the golf course is owned by the municipality.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.