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AZ Rev Stat § 3-382 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-382 - Program structure; responsibilities

3-382.  Program structure;  responsibilities A. The integrated pest management program shall include programs for pest management and the impact of pest management in the following areas,  listed in order of priority: 1. Cotton,  grain and forage production. 2. Livestock,  fruit,  nut,  vegetable and ornamentals production. B. The integrated pest management program shall: 1. Develop systematic insect,  disease and weed pest management strategies for use on farms in this state which integrate management tactics into environmentally compatible and economically sound systems to be used by producers,  extension personnel and private enterprise. 2. Obtain information regarding crop,  animal and stored grain pest occurrence and severity,  pesticide usage,  other pest management strategies used,  effective pest monitoring techniques and scouting intervals and the effectiveness of producers' current pest control practices. 3. Determine the most effective,  low cost methods and organizational structures for delivering integrated pest management systems to individual farming operations. 4. Investigate alternative pest management tactics such as biological and cultural control and plant resistance and determine how to integrate these tactics with chemical control and horticultural practices. 5. Determine accurate and time efficient sampling procedures and forecasting methods which can be utilized by private consultants or through cooperative extension. 6. Determine the economic relationship of pest incidence to yield or quality loss. 7. Develop nonpesticide methods of pest management in the areas of cultural practices,  biological control and crop resistance. 8. Integrate the proper timing,  selection and use of pesticides into overall management programs. 9. Aid growers in executing the most optimal crop protection program by providing them with timely reports on pest presence and population density levels,  forecasted pest occurrences,  crop growth,  weather and other environmental information and by providing the most current interpretation of the data. 10. Act as a training mechanism for individuals at all levels of operation. C. Wherever possible the director shall encourage,  and if an adequate scientific and economic basis exists,  may require,  applicators,  pest control advisors and growers to pursue integrated pest management techniques.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-383 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-383 - Powers

3-383.  Powers The director may contract with any university or community college in this state for the planning,  design and implementation of an integrated pest management program in this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-401 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-401 - Definitions

3-401.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Affected commodity"  means the specific citrus,  fruit or vegetable that is regulated pursuant to article 2 or 4 of this chapter and that is subject to the marketing agreement or order or the proposed marketing agreement or order. 2. " Affected person"  means a producer or shipper of an affected commodity. 3. " Associate director"  means the associate director of the citrus,  fruit and vegetable division of the department. 4. " Marketing agreement"  or " agreement"  means an agreement that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is entered into by the director pursuant to this article. 5. " Marketing commission"  or " commission"  means the marketing commission established under section 3-413. 6. " Marketing committee"  or " committee"  means a marketing committee established by a marketing agreement according to section 3-426. 7. " Marketing order"  or " order"  means an order that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is issued by the director pursuant to this article. 8. " Person"  means any individual,  firm,  corporation,  trust,  association or partnership. 9. " Producer"  means a person that has a financial interest in producing or causing citrus,  fruit or vegetable commodities to be produced for market in commercial quantities. 10. " Shipper"  means a person that engages in shipping,  transporting,  selling or marketing citrus,  fruits or vegetables under the shipper's own registered trademark or label or a person that first markets the fruits or vegetables for the producer. 11. " Volume"  means cartons or the equivalent weight of Arizona-grown products marketed in the preceding marketing season. 12. " Written assent"  means a signed statement of an affected person consenting to the terms of a marketing order.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-402 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-402 - Policy or purpose

3-402.  Policy or purpose Marketing agricultural products of this state is in the public interest. The policy and purpose of this article are to promote the general welfare of this state by enabling and encouraging fresh fruit and vegetable producers and shippers to help themselves. This state will benefit by ensuring the availability of high quality fruit and vegetables and in establishing orderly,  equitable,  efficient and unhampered marketing,  grading and standardizing of the commodities as well as providing for research,  promotion and educational programs involving fresh fruit and vegetables.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-403 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-403 - Exemptions

3-403.  Exemptions This article shall not apply to article 2.1,  4.2 or 4.3 of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-404 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-404 - Marketing order and marketing agreement programs

3-404.  Marketing order and marketing agreement programs A. A marketing order or marketing agreement applies to all producers and shippers included under the terms of the order or agreement. B. A marketing order or marketing agreement may: 1. Provide for establishing standards for the quality,  condition,  size or maturity of a commodity marketed in or shipped outside this state. Standards shall not be less than the standards provided by articles 2 and 4 of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to those articles. 2. Provide for establishing,  and verifying compliance with,  food safety standards. 3. Provide for plans to conduct programs for advertising and sales promotion. 4. Provide for research studies to improve production,  distribution and marketing. 5. Provide for educational programs designed to inform producers and shippers about quality improvement or about practices,  procedures and methods used in production,  processing and marketing. 6. Provide for research and educational programs concerning health,  food,  nutritional,  therapeutic and dietetic qualities or for developing new food products or new uses for agricultural products. 7. Provide programs to control and eradicate insects,  disease and parasites. 8. Provide for establishing and regulating the use of an official brand,  trade name or label. 9. Provide programs to gather and disseminate weather data to producers. 10. Provide for developing and funding programs,  jointly or cooperatively,  with public or private organizations,  including funding marketing information services. 11. Authorize persons to participate in hearings regarding agricultural chemicals that are used by the affected commodity.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-405 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-405 - Contents of a marketing order

3-405.  Contents of a marketing order A. A marketing order shall: 1. Describe the territory of this state to be regulated by the marketing order. 2. State the type of marketing order program. 3. Establish a marketing commission,  prescribe the number of commission members and specify an official name of the commission. 4. State the maximum rate of assessments in amounts sufficient to cover all expenses of the marketing order if assessments are required. 5. State whether the marketing order applies to producers or shippers,  or both. If the marketing order applies to shippers only,  shippers shall pay any assessments owing and shall not charge producers any assessments for the marketing order. If the marketing order applies to both producers and shippers,  the shippers shall not charge producers any assessments that the shipper is required to pay pursuant to the marketing order. 6. Apply uniformly to all persons of the same category. 7. State whether the costs of the public meeting and referendum or written assent procedures shall be reimbursed by any assessments received if the marketing order is approved. 8. State the amount of time an inspector may hold a lot found to be in violation of the marketing order and specify the time period allowed to recondition a product pursuant to section 3-420. B. The marketing order may apply to more than one commodity and may include any other relevant information.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-406 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-406 - Initiation of the marketing order process

3-406.  Initiation of the marketing order process A. To initiate or substantially change a marketing order,  an affected person shall file a petition with the department signed by ten per cent of producers or shippers,  or both producers and shippers,  of the affected commodity that is the subject of the proposed marketing order. The petition shall state: 1. The affected commodity to be regulated by the marketing order. 2. A description of the territory of this state to be regulated by the proposed marketing order. 3. The category of persons to be regulated by the marketing order. 4. A draft of the proposed marketing order. 5. The proposed method of voting. 6. Any other relevant information. B. Within thirty days after receiving the petition,  the department shall initiate developing a department list and shall prepare a budget to handle the petition. The department shall require a deposit from the petitioners to cover the costs of the public meeting and referendum or written assent procedures. The deposit may be reimbursed by any assessments received if the marketing order is approved.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-407 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-407 - Official department list

3-407.  Official department list A. The department shall compile a list for the purposes of notice and referendum or written assent procedures. The list shall include the names and addresses of all affected persons and the quantity of the affected commodity produced or shipped by the affected person in the two years preceding the notice or for a lesser time if the affected person has not produced or shipped the affected commodity for the preceding two years. B. In compiling the list,  the department may use records required to be kept by shippers and records reported to citrus,  fruit and vegetable standardization by producers and shippers pursuant to articles 2 and 4 of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to those articles. The department may also notify known affected persons and may request them to respond within fifteen days after the notice with any additional necessary information. C. Information compiled by the department concerning individual totals of the affected commodity produced or shipped are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure. D. The list is conclusive in determining whether a marketing order has been approved by referendum or written assent,  but an affected person who is not on the department list may register with the department and vote in a referendum or file a written assent if the person submits satisfactory evidence to the department to verify that the affected person is qualified to vote.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-408 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-408 - Public meeting; notice

3-408.  Public meeting;  notice A. A public meeting on the petition shall be held within sixty days after the department receives the petition. B. Notice shall be sent to all affected persons on the department list and interested parties five to thirty days before the date of the public meeting. The notice shall state the time,  date and place of the public meeting,  the territory and commodity affected by the proposed marketing order and that the department will receive evidence and testimony concerning the department list and the proposed marketing order. C. The director,  or the director's designee,  shall conduct the public meeting and shall receive evidence and testimony concerning the proposed marketing order,  the accuracy of the department list and the preferred method of voting on the proposed marketing order. The director or designee may receive evidence and testimony regarding the period of time required for filing written assents and any other relevant matters. D. The department may hold more than one public meeting if the affected commodity is grown in more than one area of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-409 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-409 - Findings

3-409.  Findings A. Based on testimony received at the public meeting,  the director may recommend to the petitioners that the proposed marketing order be modified. If the petitioners make any substantial changes to the proposed marketing order after the public meetings,  there shall be at least one additional public meeting to receive evidence and testimony regarding the revised marketing order. If the petitioners make only technical changes to the proposed marketing order,  no additional public meeting is required. B. The director shall approve the marketing order if the director finds: 1. The same marketing agreement or marketing order program is not in effect for the affected commodity in the territory described by the proposed marketing order. 2. The marketing order complies with this article. 3. The costs of administering the proposed marketing order are met by the proposed assessment,  if an assessment is necessary. C. The director shall issue a decision to be mailed to all persons appearing at the public meeting within twenty days after the conclusion of all public meetings. The decision shall state the director's findings,  the method of voting on the proposed marketing order and a summary of the evidence and testimony presented at the public meetings.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-410 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-410 - Election procedures

3-410.  Election procedures A. For an election conducted by referendum,  each affected person entitled to vote on the department list shall receive a ballot. The ballot shall state or be accompanied by the text of the proposed marketing order,  the date the ballot must be received by the department and the address to which the ballot shall be returned. The return date shall be between fifteen and thirty days after it is sent by the department. B. For an election conducted by written assents,  each written assent shall specify that the written assent is being filed for the proposed marketing order,  shall be dated and signed and shall clearly state the name,  representative capacity and address of the person filing the written assent. C. Each person entitled to vote shall have one vote. If the proposed marketing order program regulates both producers and shippers,  a person who is both a producer and shipper is entitled to one vote for each category. D. If both producers and shippers are to be regulated under the marketing order,  voting shall be conducted independently for each category. The marketing order must be separately approved by each category to be effective for the category. E. Within ten days after the date for returning ballots for a referendum or within ten days after the close of the period for filing written assents,  the department shall certify the election results. The department may not disclose how a particular person voted but shall disclose who voted and the total number of votes cast favoring the marketing order and the total number of votes cast opposing the marketing order. F. If approved,  the marketing order is effective a minimum of five days after the notice is mailed to every affected person and to every person who requests notification.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-411 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-411 - Adoption of a marketing order

3-411.  Adoption of a marketing order A. If an election is conducted by a referendum,  the marketing order shall be adopted or substantially changed if either: 1. Forty per cent of persons by volume or by number entitled to vote cast ballots and at least sixty-five per cent by number and fifty-one per cent by volume assent to the proposal. 2. Forty per cent of persons by volume or by number entitled to vote cast ballots and at least fifty-one per cent by number and sixty-five per cent by volume assent to the proposal. B. If an election is conducted by filing written assents,  the marketing order shall be adopted or substantially changed if at least sixty-five per cent by number and fifty-one per cent by volume file a written assent to the proposed marketing order or at least fifty-one per cent by number and sixty-five per cent by volume file a written assent to the proposed marketing order.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-413 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-413 - Marketing commission; appointment; term

3-413.  Marketing commission;  appointment;  term A. The marketing commission is composed of three to nine members with rotating terms of three years. Two-thirds of the members shall be appointed collectively by the director and associate director,  from nominations of affected persons or representative commodity associations and one-third shall be selected by the other members of the marketing commission. B. Members shall be selected to represent areas of this state that produce the affected commodity on the basis of the volume of total production in this state for the affected commodity. C. The marketing commission shall be composed of persons who are regulated by the marketing order and shall include both producers and shippers if the marketing order regulates both categories. D. Commission members are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-416 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-416 - Indemnification of marketing commission or marketing committee members

3-416.  Indemnification of marketing commission or marketing committee members Each member or employee of a marketing commission or marketing committee is indemnified by the commission or committee against reasonable costs and expenses,  including attorney fees,  incurred by him in connection with any action,  suit or proceeding to which he may be a party by reason of being or having been a member or employee of the commission or committee,  except in relation to matters as to which he is adjudged in such action,  suit or proceeding to have acted in bad faith as a commission or committee member or employee. The right of indemnification is in addition to other rights to which the member or employee is entitled as a matter of law.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-417 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-417 - Assessments; collection; budget

3-417.  Assessments;  collection;  budget A. The annual assessment rate shall not exceed five per cent of the annual gross sales dollar value of the affected commodity determined by the preceding marketing season. Not more than two per cent of the annual gross sales dollar value of the affected commodity may be used to pay costs associated with administering the marketing order. Assessment rates may be set on a per carton or equivalent basis. B. Each marketing order shall state a method of collection. For the initial year,  an advance deposit of not more than ten per cent of the total assessments owing may be collected from affected persons based on the preceding marketing season. If the marketing order affects producers only or if the marketing order affects both producers and shippers,  the shipper shall withhold the assessments owed by the producer pursuant to the marketing order. The shipper is a trustee of the assessments until they are paid to the marketing commission. If the marketing order affects producers only,  a producer is responsible for paying the assessments unless the assessments are withheld for payment by the shipper. C. Each affected person shall keep a complete and accurate record of all of the affected commodity sold by the affected person. The records shall contain the information required to be kept for the citrus,  fruit and vegetable trust fund pursuant to articles 2 and 4 of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to those articles. D. Except for the first year of operation,  on or before July 1 of each year,  the marketing commission or marketing committee shall set an assessment according to the maximum rate of assessment established by this article,  the marketing order or marketing agreement. Before establishing the assessment rate,  the commission or committee shall establish an annual budget. The budget is effective on approval of the commission or committee. E. Title 41,  chapter 6 does not apply to setting and collecting the assessment under this section,  but the commission or committee shall provide fifteen days' advance notice of the meeting at which the assessment will be adopted and the amount of the proposed assessment. The commission or committee shall receive public testimony at the meeting regarding the assessment.
AZ Rev Stat § 3-418 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture|§ 3-418 - Failure to pay assessment; penalty; hearing; violation; classification

3-418.  Failure to pay assessment;  penalty;  hearing;  violation;  classification A. A person who is required to pay assessments pursuant to this article,  a marketing order or a marketing agreement and who fails to pay the assessments within sixty days after the billing shall be assessed a penalty of ten per cent of the amount of the total assessments owing and two per cent interest per month on the unpaid balance. The attorney general may collect assessments,  penalties and interest on the request of the marketing commission or marketing committee. B. The person who fails to pay the required assessments may request a hearing before the marketing commission or marketing committee acting as an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 to dispute or determine the amount of the assessments,  penalty or interest imposed. The commission or committee shall hold a hearing if requested. The commission or committee,  after the hearing,  shall enter its order determining the amount of any assessments,  penalty or interest. The person shall pay the assessments,  penalty and interest assessed within ten days after the notice of the commission's or committee's decision. C. A person who knowingly fails to pay or remit any monies due or collected as required in this article and the marketing order is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.