(1) The commission may provide ARD Funds to agriculture producers to provide emergency disaster relief based on unusual or extraordinary circumstances such as flood, drought, or other natural disasters if:
- (a) an authorized federal, state, or county entity, including the Utah governor's office, declared an emergency or natural disaster within the prior six months;
- (b) the commission establishes parameters of the emergency loan program in policies and procedures;
- (c) the commission or a UCC subcommittee approves the loans; and
- (d) the objectives of the loan program are consistent with state law.
- (2) The commission may exempt emergency loans from the requirements in Subsection R64-1-3(7).
- (3) A person may not use emergency loan funds for a project that the commission normally approves under the ARDL program.
KEY: loans, agricultural grants, ARDL, emergency loans
Date of Last Change: May 8, 2026
Notice of Continuation: May 14, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-18-105