Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-19 - Compliance Procedures
Section R68-19-4 - Citation

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-19-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The commissioner may enforce this rule by the issuance of a citation for violation, to secure payments of fines or the imposition of penalties.

(2) The citation shall include:

(a) the name, street address, city, state, zip-code, phone-number, and title or position of the person, business, organization, corporation, firm, or limited liability company being given the order;

(b) references to the statutes or rules violated;

(c) a brief statement of findings of fact as determined by the division;

(d) a penalty or fine amount;

(e) the signature of the division representative;

(f) a space or line for the signature of the person, although a signature is not needed if the person refuses; and

(g) a statement that a person is allowed to request an administrative hearing if the person feels that a citation was not warranted.

(3) Fine or penalty amounts shall be set by the department or the division, under the direction of the commissioner, for amounts up to $5,000 per violation, or if the citation involves a criminal proceeding, the person may be found guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(4) In accordance with Section 4-2-304, fine or penalty amounts per violation shall be: at most $500.

(5) If the citation is not paid within 15 days, it shall be two times the citation amount.

(6) If the citation is not paid within 30 days, it shall be four times the citation amount.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Utah may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.