{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-11-1","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-11-1","heading":"Abatement of weeds, garbage, public nuisances, and hazardous materials -- Selection of service provider.","body":"(1) As used in this chapter, \"hazardous materials\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-6-902.\n(2) A municipal legislative body may:\n(a) designate and regulate the abatement of:\n(i) the growth and spread of injurious and noxious weeds;\n(ii) garbage and refuse;\n(iii) a public nuisance;\n(iv) an illegal object or structure; or\n(v) for a structure or any real property closed to occupancy or entry by a local health department, hazardous materials; and\n(b) appoint a municipal inspector for the purpose of carrying out and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n(3) A municipal legislative body may not:\n(a) prohibit an owner or occupant of real property within the municipality's jurisdiction, including an owner or occupant who receives a notice in accordance with Section 10-11-2, from selecting a person, as defined in Section 10-1-104, to provide an abatement service for injurious and noxious weeds, garbage and refuse, a public nuisance, or an illegal object or structure; or\n(b) require that an owner or occupant described in Subsection (3)(a) use the services of the municipal inspector or any assistance employed by the municipal inspector described in Section 10-11-3 to provide an abatement service described in Subsection (3)(a).\n(4) A municipality may require that an owner or occupant described in Subsection (3)(a) use the abatement services, as described in Section 10-11-3, of the municipal inspector, including the use of a certified decontamination specialist as described in Section 19-6-906, or any assistance employed by the municipal inspector if:\n(a) the municipality adopts an ordinance providing a reasonable period of time of at least 10 days for an owner or occupant to abate the owner's or occupant's property after receiving a notice described in Section 10-11-2; and\n(b) the owner or occupant fails to abate the property within the reasonable period of time and in accordance with the notice.\n(5) A municipality may require that an owner or occupant use the abatement services of a certified decontamination specialist to abate hazardous materials.\n(6) Nothing in this chapter may be construed:\n(a) as authorizing a municipality to regulate items that are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Food as provided in Section 4-2-305, including commercial feed, plant food, pesticides, and seeds; or\n(b) as limiting or abrogating the authority of a local health department under Section 19-6-905.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-11 Inspection and Cleaning"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter11/10-11-S1.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"94de21d8f2190802ca60a136658b54fa989c943c92d9dc9c54c43699703b4db1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-8-94","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-11-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}