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Utah House Bill HB0510

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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1-Enrolled Copy H.B. 510
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33 Agricultural Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
7-Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
7+Senate Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill creates a requirement for the Department of Agriculture and Food to study issues
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1717 related to local food availability.
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1919 Highlighted Provisions:
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2121 This bill:
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23-▸ defines "local food";
23+▸ defines "local food supply";
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2525 ▸ requires the Department of Agriculture and Food (department) to study the barriers and
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2727 gaps related to increasing the availability of local food in the state, including issues
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2929 related to:
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3131 ● the intrastate food supply;
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3333 ● crop production and optimization;
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3535 ● the agricultural workforce; and
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3737 ● the capital funding of local food production;
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3939 ▸ requires the department to report the findings and recommendations of the study to the
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4141 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and
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4343 ▸ implements a sunset date for the study.
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4545 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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4747 None
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4949 Other Special Clauses:
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5151 None
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5353 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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5555 AMENDS:
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5757 63I-2-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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59-ENACTS: H.B. 510 Enrolled Copy
59+ENACTS:
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6161 4-2-1101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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6565 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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6768 Section 1. Section 4-2-1101 is enacted to read:
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7071 Part 11. Agricultural Studies
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7273 4-2-1101 . Local food study.
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7475 (1) As used in this section, "local food" means an agricultural product that is:
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7677 (a) produced, processed, and distributed for sale or consumption within the state; and
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7879 (b) sold to an end consumer within the state.
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8081 (2)(a) The department shall study the barriers and gaps related to increasing local food
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8283 availability in the state, including analysis of:
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8485 (i) the intrastate food supply chain;
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8687 (ii) crop production and optimization;
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88-(iii) the agricultural workforce;
89+(iii) the agricultural workforce; Ĥ→ [ and] ←Ĥ
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90-(iv) the capital funding of local food production; and
91+(iv) the capital funding of local food production Ĥ→ [.] ;
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93+and
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95+(v) federal and state regulatory burdens on local food production. ←Ĥ
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92-(v) federal and state regulatory burdens on local food production.
97+(b) The department shall seek input from a wide range of stakeholders for the study
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94-(b) The department shall seek input from a wide range of stakeholders for the study
99+described in Subsection (2)(a), including a diverse group of the state's agricultural
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96-described in Subsection (2)(a), including a diverse group of the state's agricultural
101+producers based on geography, operation size. and operation type.
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98-producers based on geography, operation size. and operation type.
103+(3) The study described in Subsection (2) shall:
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100-(3) The study described in Subsection (2) shall:
105+(a) research the production costs and economic impacts for agricultural operators to:
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102-(a) research the production costs and economic impacts for agricultural operators to:
107+(i) voluntarily seek to implement or explore various crop types, including the
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104-(i) voluntarily seek to implement or explore various crop types, including the
109+production costs to, and economic impacts on, agricultural operators that seek out
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106-production costs to, and economic impacts on, agricultural operators that seek out
111+assistance to incorporate new traditional or alternative crop types into an existing
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108-assistance to incorporate new traditional or alternative crop types into an existing
113+operation; and
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110-operation; and
115+(ii) maintain, modernize, and upgrade equipment;
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112-(ii) maintain, modernize, and upgrade equipment;
117+(b) research the barriers to entry associated with careers in agriculture by reviewing:
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114-(b) research the barriers to entry associated with careers in agriculture by reviewing:
119+(i) existing challenges;
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116-(i) existing challenges;
121+(ii) available career development and hiring resources;
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118-(ii) available career development and hiring resources;
123+(iii) programs in other states that support individuals interested in pursuing careers in
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120-(iii) programs in other states that support individuals interested in pursuing careers in
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122-agriculture;
127+(iv) opportunities for new agricultural producers to use the expertise and capital of
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124-(iv) opportunities for new agricultural producers to use the expertise and capital of
129+existing agricultural producers; and
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126-existing agricultural producers; and
131+(v) the potential for creating a small farm incubator program;
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128-(v) the potential for creating a small farm incubator program;
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133+(c) research gaps in the state's food supply chain with respect to local food, including:
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131-(c) research gaps in the state's food supply chain with respect to local food, including:
135+(i) aggregation;
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133-(i) aggregation;
138+(ii) distribution;
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135-(ii) distribution;
140+(iii) storage; and
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137-(iii) storage; and
142+(iv) processing; and
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139-(iv) processing; and
144+(d) propose potential funding solutions to address the issues identified by the
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141-(d) propose potential funding solutions to address the issues identified by the
146+department's research under this Subsection (3), including recommendations for:
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143-department's research under this Subsection (3), including recommendations for:
148+(i) potential grant programs;
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145-(i) potential grant programs;
150+(ii) potential investment by private capital; and
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147-(ii) potential investment by private capital; and
152+(iii) available funding from state and federal sources.
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149-(iii) available funding from state and federal sources.
154+(4)(a) The department shall report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
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151-(4)(a) The department shall report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
156+Environment Interim Committee at or before the committee's June 2026 interim
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153-Environment Interim Committee at or before the committee's June 2026 interim
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155-meeting.
160+(b) The report described in Subsection (4)(a) shall include:
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157-(b) The report described in Subsection (4)(a) shall include:
162+(i) research findings related to each study item described in Subsection (3); and
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159-(i) research findings related to each study item described in Subsection (3); and
164+(ii) policy solutions related to each study item described in Subsection (3).
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161-(ii) policy solutions related to each study item described in Subsection (3).
166+(c) The report described in Subsection (4)(a) may include recommendations for
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163-(c) The report described in Subsection (4)(a) may include recommendations for
168+legislation and legislative appropriations.
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165-legislation and legislative appropriations.
170+Section 2. Section 63I-2-204 is amended to read:
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167-Section 2. Section 63I-2-204 is amended to read:
172+63I-2-204 . Repeal dates: Title 4.
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169-63I-2-204 . Repeal dates: Title 4.
174+(1) Section 4-2-1101, Local food study, is repealed July 1, 2026.
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171-(1) Section 4-2-1101, Local food study, is repealed July 1, 2026.
176+[(1)] (2) Section 4-11-117, Beekeeping working group -- Development of standards, is
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173-[(1)] (2) Section 4-11-117, Beekeeping working group -- Development of standards, is
178+repealed May 1, 2025.
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175-repealed May 1, 2025.
180+[(2)] (3) Subsection 4-41a-102(6), regarding the Cannabis Research Review Board, is
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177-[(2)] (3) Subsection 4-41a-102(6), regarding the Cannabis Research Review Board, is
182+repealed July 1, 2026.
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179-repealed July 1, 2026.
184+[(3)] (4) Section 4-46-104, Transition, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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181-[(3)] (4) Section 4-46-104, Transition, is repealed July 1, 2024.
186+Section 3. Effective date.
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183-Section 3. Effective date.
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185188 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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