R64-1-4. Emergency Loan Program

(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.