As used in this section, "agricultural operation" means private property used for the production of livestock, poultry, livestock products, or poultry products.
(b)
Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-101 apply to this section.
(2)
An actor commits agricultural operation interference if the actor:
(a)
without consent from the owner of the agricultural operation, or the owner's agent, knowingly or intentionally records an image of, or sound from, the agricultural operation by leaving a recording device on the agricultural operation;
(b)
obtains access to an agricultural operation under false pretenses;
(c)
(i)
applies for employment at an agricultural operation with the intent to record an image of, or sound from, the agricultural operation;
(ii)
knows, at the time that the actor accepts employment at the agricultural operation, that the owner of the agricultural operation prohibits the employee from recording an image of, or sound from, the agricultural operation; and
(iii)
while employed at, and while present on, the agricultural operation, records an image of, or sound from, the agricultural operation; or
(d)
without consent from the owner of the operation or the owner's agent, knowingly or intentionally records an image of, or sound from, an agricultural operation while the person is committing criminal trespass, as described in Section 76-6-206, on the agricultural operation.
(3)
(a)
A violation of Subsection (2)(a) is a class A misdemeanor.
(b)
A violation of Subsection (2)(b), (c), or (d) is a class B misdemeanor.
Section 76-6-112 ("Agricultural operation interference -- Penalties.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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