Utah legal term
Food in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Food” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Food” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Food" means: (1)(s)(i)(A) any nutrient or substance of plant, mineral, or animal origin other than a drug as specified in this chapter, and normally ingested by human beings; and (1)(s)(i)(B) foods for special dietary uses as exist by reason of a physical, physiological, pathological, or other condition including the conditions of disease, convalescence, pregnancy, lactation, allergy, hypersensitivity to food, underweight, and overweight; uses for supplying a particular dietary need which exist by reason of age including the ages of infancy and childbirth, and also uses for supplementing and (Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-101)
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