UtahUtah food producers may use representatives for direct sales
Utah law allows food producers to use contracted representatives for direct sales and exempts home cooks' food sales from state sales tax.
What it does
A producer may use a contracted representative to sell or deliver homemade food directly to consumers. The producer keeps ownership unless both agree to share or transfer it.
Home cooks' sales of food, ingredients, and prepared food are exempt from state sales tax.
Direct-sale farmers markets may sell only food that has not been inspected or approved by a state or local authority. When linked to a regular farmers market, the two areas must be separate and marked.
Argument forProducers could reach more customers by paying a representative to sell or deliver homemade food while keeping ownership unless they agree otherwise.
Argument againstConsumers may have less information about how homemade food was handled because qualifying sales can happen without state or local inspection.
More detail
A producer or contracted representative may sell, deliver, or offer homemade food directly to a consumer. This covers homemade food produced and sold in Utah directly to an informed final consumer. The producer must meet the chapter's requirements, and the food must be produced and sold in Utah for personal or home consumption to a consumer who knows it has not been inspected. The producer and representative may agree to share or transfer ownership. These provisions took effect May 6, 2026.
Sales of food by a home cook are exempt from state sales tax. This covers food, food ingredients, and prepared food sold by a home cook. A home cook prepares the food only in a private, noncommercial home kitchen. This provision took effect July 1, 2026.
Direct-sale farmers markets selling homemade food must limit sales to uninspected products; associated market areas must be separate and marked. This concerns direct-sale farmers markets selling homemade food under this chapter. The separation and marking rules apply when the direct-sale market is associated with a regular farmers market. These provisions took effect May 6, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 25Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 13Senate/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 13Senate/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 11Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Mar 6Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Mar 6Bill Received from Senate for EnrollingMinor
- Mar 5Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Mar 5House/ to Senate
- Mar 5House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 5House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Mar 5House/ uncircled
- Mar 4House/ circled
- Mar 4House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Mar 4House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Mar 4House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Mar 2House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- Mar 2House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Feb 28House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Feb 26House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]Minor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Feb 26House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 26Senate/ to House
- Feb 26Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 26Senate/ uncircled
- Feb 26LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0217S01
- Feb 26LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0217S01
- Feb 25Senate/ circled
- Feb 25Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 24Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Senate/ substituted
- Feb 24Senate/ uncircled
- Feb 23LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0217S01
- Feb 23LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0217S01
- Feb 20Senate/ circled
- Feb 20Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 4Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 4Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Feb 3Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Jan 30Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Jan 30LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0217
- Jan 29Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 29Senate/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Jan 28LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0217
- Jan 28LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0217
- Jan 28Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 28Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
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