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This bill makes a series of housekeeping updates to laws governing the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. It creates a new dedicated fund, supported by inspection fees, to pay for equipment used in the state's weights and measures program (which ensures scales, pumps, and similar devices are accurate), and it caps how much money in the Agriculture Resource Development Fund can be used for disaster relief loans at 10% of the fund's balance and outstanding loans, unless the Legislature specifically appropriates additional money for that purpose. The bill narrows the legal definition of a livestock "brand" by removing tattoos and the brisket area as recognized identifying marks, and it gives the agriculture commissioner authority, with commission approval, to remove a conservation district board member for cause. It also eliminates the requirement that farmers register their farm names with the state, shifts responsibility for publishing an annual report on the agricultural water optimization grant program from the Division of Water Rights to the Department of Agriculture and Food, and allows (rather than requires) farmers applying for water optimization grants to consult with the Division of Water Rights about whether a water rights change application is needed before finishing their application.