10-8-85.11. Golf courses -- Limitations on municipal ordinances restricting golf course maintenance.
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Effective 5/6/2026
10-8-85.11. Golf courses -- Limitations on municipal ordinances restricting golf course maintenance.
(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Golf course" means:
(i)a privately owned golf course that is located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries; or
(ii)a golf course located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries, that is owned by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity.
(b)"Maintenance operations" means mowing or trimming grass as part of the routine upkeep of golf course grounds.
(2)Except as provided in Subsection
(3), a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits a golf course from conducting maintenance operations between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.
(3)A municipality may prohibit or restrict maintenance operations at a golf course at any time if the golf course is owned by the municipality.
Enacted by Chapter 125 , 2026 General Session