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[Utah Code Table of Contents]
[TITLE 4. Table of Contents]
4-4-1 Department to establish egg grades and standards.
The department shall establish grades and standards of
quality, size, and weight governing the sale of eggs.
1979
4-4-2 Authority to make and enforce rules.
The department is authorized, subject to Title 63, Chapter
46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to make and enforce
such rules as in its judgment are necessary to administer
and enforce this chapter.
1995
4-4-3 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Addled" or "white rot" means putrid or rotten.
(2) "Adherent yolk" means the yolk has settled to one side and become fastened to the shell.
(3) "Black rot" means the egg has deteriorated to such an extent that the whole interior presents a blackened appearance.
(4) "Black spot" means mould or bacteria have developed in isolated areas inside the shell.
(5) "Blood ring" means bacteria have developed to such an extent that blood is formed.
(6) "Candling" means the act of determining the condition of an egg by holding it before a strong light in such a way that it shines through the egg and reveals its contents.
(7) "Mouldy" means mould spores have formed within the
shell.
1979
4-4-4 Unlawful acts specified.
It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Sell, offer, or expose any egg for sale for human consumption which is addled or mouldy, or which contains black spot, black rot, white rot, blood ring, adherent yolk, or a bloody or green white (albumen); or
(2) Sell, offer, or expose any egg for sale for human consumption without a sign or label which conforms to the standards for display and grade adopted by the department.
Nothing in this section, however, shall prohibit the sale
of denatured eggs.
1979
4-4-5 Maintenance of candling records - Inspection of records.
Every person who sells, offers, or exposes eggs for sale
or exchange shall maintain candling records as prescribed
by the department. All candling records shall be open for
examination by accredited inspectors or representatives of
the department at reasonable times.
1979
4-4-6 Retailers exempt from prosecution - Conditions for exemption.
No retailer is subject to prosecution under this chapter
if the retailer can establish that at the time the eggs were
purchased the seller guaranteed that the eggs conformed to
the grade and quality and size and weight stated in the purchase
invoice and that the eggs were labeled for sale by the retailer
in accordance with the purchase invoice; provided, that such
guaranty by the seller does not exempt a retailer from prosecution
if the eggs covered by the guaranty deteriorated to a lower
grade or standard through some action or inaction of the
retailer.
1979
