Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024
Section R51-2-3 - DefinitionsA. "Adjudicative Proceeding" means a department action or proceeding that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including all Department actions to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend the authority, right, or license; and judicial review of all actions. Any matters not governed by Title 63G, Chapter 4 shall not be included within this definition.B. "Department" means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.C. "Staff" means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food staff.D. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.E. "Person" means an individual group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, political subdivision or its units, governmental subdivisions or its units, public or private organization or entity of any character, or other agency.F. "Presiding Officer" means the Commissioner or an individual or body of individuals designated by the Commissioner, by the Department's rules, or by statute to conduct a particular adjudicative proceeding.G. "Party" means the Department or other person commencing an adjudicative proceeding, all respondents, and all persons authorized by statute or agency rule to participate as parties in an adjudicative proceeding.H. "Respondent" means any person against whom an adjudicative proceeding is initiated, whether by the Department or any other person.I. "Application" means any application for a license, permit or certification.J. "Applicant" is a person filing an application.K. The meaning of any other words used herein relating to agriculture shall be as defined in Title 4, or any rules promulgated thereunder.