R452-100-2. Requirements Museums Must Meet in Order to Be Considered Eligible for Application as a Certified Local Museum

(1) In order to apply for certified local museum designation, a museum shall:

(a) be located in Utah;

(b) be a nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(c) be organized on a permanent basis for educational or aesthetic purposes;

(d) have as its primary purpose the display or use of collections and exhibits;

(e) display objects to the public through facilities that it own or operates; and

(f) have at least one paid or unpaid staff member, or the equivalent, whose primary duty is the care, acquisition, or exhibition to the public of objects owned or used by the museum.

(2) A museum operated by a government entity need not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (1)(b).