Utah § 4-3-607 - Department rulemaking -- Fees -- Penalties and enforcement.
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§ 4-3-607. Department rulemaking -- Fees -- Penalties and enforcement.
Effective 5/6/2026 4-3-607.
Department rulemaking -- Fees -- Penalties and enforcement.
(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:
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