2025 bills / H.B. 559

H.B. 559 Local Agritourism Ordinance Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Doug Owens

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee (stopped here)
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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This bill would require every city, town, and county in Utah to adopt a local ordinance on agritourism. That ordinance would list which agritourism activities are allowed or restricted on farms and other agricultural businesses, and set rules for those activities.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • requires each municipality and county to enact an ordinance that:
  • specifies which agritourism activities are permitted or restricted on an agricultural enterprise
  • describes regulations that apply to various agritourism activities
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