{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-4-5-105","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 4-5-105","heading":"Inspection of premises and records -- Authority to take samples -- Inspection results reported.","body":"(1) An authorized agent of the department, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may:\n(a) enter at reasonable times a factory, farm, warehouse, or establishment in which food is manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce or after introduction into commerce;\n(b) enter a vehicle being used to transport or hold food in commerce;\n(c) inspect at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner a factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling located within the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle;\n(d) obtain samples necessary for the enforcement of this chapter if the department:\n(i) pays the posted price for the sample if requested to do so; and\n(ii) receives a signed receipt from the person from whom the sample is taken; and\n(e) have access to and copy all records of carriers in commerce showing:\n(i) the movement in commerce of food;\n(ii) the holding of food during or after movement in commerce; and\n(iii) the quantity, shipper, and consignee of food.\n(2) Evidence obtained under this section may not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom the evidence was obtained.\n(3) A carrier is subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of the carrier's receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of food in the usual course of business as a carrier.\n(4) After the inspection of a factory, warehouse, consulting laboratory, or other establishment and before leaving the premises, the authorized agent making the inspection shall give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a written report describing any conditions or practices observed by the agent during the inspection which, in the agent's judgment, indicate that a food in the establishment:\n(a) consists in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; or\n(b) has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby the food may have become contaminated with filth or been rendered injurious to health.\n(5) A copy of the report required under Subsection (4) shall be sent promptly to the department.\n(6) If the authorized agent making the inspection of a factory, warehouse, or other establishment has obtained a sample in the course of the inspection, the agent shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge:\n(a) a receipt describing the samples obtained; and\n(b) if an analysis is made of the sample for the purpose of ascertaining whether the food consists in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is otherwise unfit for food, a copy of the results of the analysis.","path":["Title 4 Utah Agricultural Code","Chapter 4-5 Utah Wholesome Food Act","Part 4-5-1 Administration"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter5/4-5-S105.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"65c7e311a07c451bf11bb3252e5ddc2a4fb5051f104de9729b9782ec36062db8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-4-5-104","next":"us-ut/utah-code-4-5-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}