In 2021, the state of Utah passed legislation that will prohibit the use of battery cages in egg production in the state. The law applies to farm owners and operators, meaning any person that owns a controlling interest in a farm or controls the operations of a farm. In 2024, the legislation was updated to say that by January 1, 2030, a farm owner or operator cannot knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure:  that is not a cage-free housing system or that has less than the amount of usable floor space per hen as required by the 2017 edition of the United Egg Producers' Animal Husbandry Guidelines for U.S. Egg-Laying Flocks: Guidelines for Cage-Free Housing.  

The law explicitly prohibits the use of battery and colony cages, and the implementation of cage-free housing systems, after January 1, 2030. If the Utah Department of Agriculture finds that a farm owner or operator is in violation of this law, the individual may face a fine of up to $100 per violation, and if the problems persist, it may lead to a permanent injunction and removal of the animals.