Whenever the following words or terms are used in this code, they shall have such meanings herein ascribed to them, unless the context makes such meaning repugnant thereto:
AGENT: A person acting on behalf of another with authority conferred, either expressly or by implication.
BOARD: The board of county commissioners of the county of Duchesne. "All its members" or "all board members" means the total number of board members holding office.
CODE: The county code of Duchesne County.
COUNTY: Duchesne County, state of Utah.
FEE: A sum of money charged by the county for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation or other activity subject to county regulation, authorization or limitation.
LAW: Denotes applicable federal law, the constitution and statutes of the state of Utah, the ordinances of the county and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
LICENSE: The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
MONTH: A calendar month.
NUISANCE: Anything offensive to the sensibilities of reasonable persons, or any act or activity creating a hazard which threatens the health and welfare of inhabitants of the county, or any activity which by its perpetuation can reasonably be said to have a detrimental effect on the property of a person or persons within the county.
OATH: Includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
OCCUPANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or any part of such building or land whether alone or with others.
OFFENSE: Any act forbidden by any provision of this code or the omission of any act required by the provisions of this code.
OPERATOR: The person who is in charge of any operation, business or profession.
OWNER: As applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or lessee of the whole or of a part of such building or land.
PERSON: Any public or private corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, government or any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Includes every description of money, goods, chattels, effects, evidence of rights in action and all written instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or diminished and every right or interest therein.
PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING: Next before and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY: Means and includes real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY: Means and includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
RETAILER: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things direct to the consumer.
RIGHT OF WAY: The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway or other property.
SIDEWALK: That portion of a street between the curb lines and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The state of Utah.
STREET: Means and includes all streets, highways, avenues, lands, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in the county which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.
TENANT, OCCUPANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or any part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
WHOLESALER: The terms "wholesaler" and "wholesale dealer", as used in this code, unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things to persons who purchase for the purpose of resale.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING: May include printing and any other mode of representing words and letters, but when the written signature of any person is required by law to any official or public writing or bond, it shall be in the proper handwriting of such person, or in case such person is unable to write, by such person's proper mark.
YEAR: A calendar year. (1998 Code § 1.04.010; amd. 2010 Code)