Bill > HB0346

This bill modifies existing Utah law regarding the Department of Agriculture and Food's functions, powers, and duties, with a specific focus on changing language related to financial account reviews. The bill updates terminology, replacing "audited" with "reviewed" for marketing order board of control accounts, which means these accounts will now undergo a less intensive financial examination. The bill makes several minor linguistic adjustments, such as replacing "according to" with "in accordance with" when referencing administrative rulemaking procedures. The changes also clarify and slightly modify the department's existing responsibilities, which include promoting agricultural interests, managing livestock disease prevention, issuing marketing orders, establishing product standards, and performing various regulatory and administrative functions. The bill sets its effective date as May 7, 2025, and represents a technical update to the department's operational guidelines, ensuring more precise and current language in the state's agricultural regulatory framework.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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