53-5a-203. Prohibition on enforcement.
(1) A law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision is prohibited from implementing, enforcing, assisting, or cooperating in the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.
(2) An employee of the state or a political subdivision may not expend public funds or allocate public resources for the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsectionor, this section does not prohibit or otherwise limit a law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision from: (1) (2) cooperating, communicating, or collaborating with a federal agency if the primary purpose of the cooperation is not the investigation or enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories; serving on or participating in: a federal law enforcement task force or program if: investigation and prosecution of state or federal firearms regulations are part of the duties of the task force or program; or the law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of the political subdivision is compensated by federal funds; or a state law enforcement task force or program that: receives federal funding; or has participation from federal law enforcement officials; or referring an investigation to a federal law enforcement agency if the law enforcement officer, state employee, or political subdivision employee reasonably believes that a federal law regarding firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories has been violated.
(4) This section does not apply to: a law enforcement officer or state employee employed by or assisting: the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section; 53-10-201 the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section; or 53-6-103 the Utah National Guard or the Utah State Defense Force created in; or Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act an individual who: is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D; or is assisting another individual that is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D.