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Utah Code § 4-3-607

Department rulemaking -- Fees -- Penalties and enforcement

Enacted by Chapter 450, 2026 General Session

(1)

(a) Rules made by the department, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, shall include rules regarding:

(i) permits;

(ii) building and premises requirements;

(iii) sanitation and operating requirements, including bulk milk tank requirements;

(iv) additional tests;

(v) use of a third-party testing laboratory within or outside of the state;

(vi) frequency of inspections, including random cooler checks;

(vii) recordkeeping; and

(viii) packaging and labeling.

(b) The department may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding the standards of identity for a raw milk product.

(c) A producer operating under Section 4-3-608 or 4-3-609 is exempt from a rule made by the department under this part.

(2)

(a) The department may establish and collect a fee in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for the testing or an inspection conducted in accordance with this part.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 63J-1-504, the department shall retain the fee imposed under this Subsection (2) as a dedicated credit and may only use the fee to administer and enforce this part.

(3)

(a) If the Department of Health and Human Services or the department links a producer's raw milk or raw milk product to a foodborne illness outbreak and the department finds that the producer has violated this part, the department may impose upon the producer the following administrative penalties:

(i) upon the first violation, a penalty of no more than $300;

(ii) upon a second violation, a penalty of no more than $750; and

(iii) upon a third or subsequent violation, a penalty of no more than $1,500.

(b) The department may impose the penalties described in Subsection (2)(a) in addition to:

(i) suspending a permit under Section 4-3-605; or

(ii) issuing a cease and desist order under Section 4-3-606.

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