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Utah Senate Bill SB0298

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah Senate Bill SB0298 Compare Versions

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33 Mowing Ordinance Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay
7-House Sponsor: Casey Snider
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill enacts provisions related to municipal and county regulation of golf courses.
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1717 Highlighted Provisions:
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1919 This bill:
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2121 ▸ defines terms;
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2323 ▸ prohibits a municipality or county from enacting an ordinance that prohibits or restricts
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25-golf course maintenance between the hours of Ĥ→ [5] 5:30 ←Ĥ a.m. and 10 p.m.;
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25+golf course maintenance between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.; and
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2927 ▸ provides that a municipality or county may prohibit or restrict golf course maintenance
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3129 during certain hours for a golf course that is owned by the municipality or county.
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3331 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3533 None
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3735 Other Special Clauses:
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3937 None
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4139 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4341 ENACTS:
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4543 10-8-85.11, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4745 17-50-342, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5149 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5351 Section 1. Section 10-8-85.11 is enacted to read:
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5553 10-8-85.11 . Golf courses -- Limitations on municipal ordinances restricting golf
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5755 course maintenance.
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5957 (1) As used in this section:
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6159 (a) "Golf course" means:
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6361 (i) a privately owned golf course that is located, in whole or in part, within municipal
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6563 boundaries; or
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6865 (ii) a golf course located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries, that is
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7068 owned by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity.
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7270 (b) "Maintenance operations" means mowing, trimming, or related activities necessary
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7472 for the routine upkeep of golf course grounds.
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7674 (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a municipality may not enact or enforce an
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7876 ordinance that prohibits or restricts a golf course from conducting maintenance
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8280 (3) A municipality may prohibit or restrict maintenance operations at any time if the golf
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8482 course is owned by the municipality.
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8684 Section 2. Section 17-50-342 is enacted to read:
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8886 17-50-342 . Golf courses -- Limitations on county ordinances restricting golf
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9088 course maintenance.
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9290 (1) As used in this section:
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9492 (a) "Golf course" means:
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9694 (i) a privately owned golf course that is located, in whole or in part, within an
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9896 unincorporated area of the county; or
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10098 (ii) a golf course located, in whole or in part, within an unincorporated area of the
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102100 county, that is owned by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity.
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104102 (b) "Maintenance operations" means mowing, trimming, or related activities necessary
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106104 for the routine upkeep of golf course grounds.
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108106 (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a county may not enact or enforce an ordinance
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110108 that prohibits or restricts a golf course from conducting maintenance operations between
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112-the hours of Ĥ→ [5] 5:30 ←Ĥ a.m. and 10 p.m.
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114112 (3) A county may prohibit or restrict maintenance operations at any time if the golf course
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116114 is owned by the county.
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118116 Section 3. Effective Date.
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120118 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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