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AZ Rev Stat § 48-311 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-311 - Alternative plan; resolution; contents; limitation as to lands included

48-311.  Alternative plan;  resolution;  contents;  limitation as to lands included A. If the board of directors of a district elects to avail itself of the alternative plan,  it shall adopt a resolution which shall be spread in full upon the record of the board's proceedings and shall contain: 1. A legal description,  by tracts,  parcels or lots,  of the lands to be included in the proceeding. 2. A declaration that noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses,  specified by name,  have been found on the lands. 3. A declaration that the existence of the noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses thereon constitutes a nuisance and menace to other lands within the district. 4. A declaration that the noxious weeds,  vines,  shrubs or grasses shall be immediately eradicated,  and if not,  the district will proceed with the eradication. 5. The time and place when the board will hear objections of any owner of the lands and reasons why the district should not proceed with the eradication of the noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses and with the assessment of the cost of the removal or eradication against the several tracts,  parcels or lots of land affected. B. The resolution may embrace any number of contiguous tracts,  parcels or lots of land,  but each shall be separately described.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-312 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-312 - Alternative plan; notice of hearing; form and contents; posting

48-312.  Alternative plan;  notice of hearing;  form and contents;  posting A. Not less than five nor more than fifteen days before the date set for the hearing,  the board shall cause a notice to be conspicuously posted in at least three places not more than five hundred feet apart upon the property described. The notice shall briefly set forth the adoption of the resolution and the date thereof,  together with a statement of every material matter embodied therein,  including notice of the time,  place and purpose of the meeting of protest,  and that unless the noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses are immediately removed and eradicated the district will proceed with their removal. B. The notice shall be headed in capital letters not less than one inch in height,  " Notice to destroy noxious weeds."  The inspector or other person posting the notices shall make return to the board giving the date the notices were posted.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-313 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-313 - Alternative plan; hearing; jurisdiction; decision conclusive

48-313.  Alternative plan;  hearing;  jurisdiction;  decision conclusive At the time and place stated in the notice,  the board of directors shall hear protests against the proposed action,  and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon conclusion of the hearing the board,  by motion or resolution,  shall allow or overrule any or all objections whereupon it shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed with the work of eradication,  and the decision of the board shall then be final and conclusive.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-314 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-314 - Alternative plan; order for eradication; costs as claim against district

48-314.  Alternative plan;  order for eradication;  costs as claim against district A. After final action,  or in case no objections are received,  the board may order its inspector to enter upon the premises described and eradicate the noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses thereon. The inspector and his assistants are authorized to enter upon private property for that purpose. B. The costs of eradication shall constitute a valid claim against the antinoxious weed district and shall be paid as other claims against the district are paid.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-315 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-315 - Alternative plan; right of owner to eradicate weeds

48-315.  Alternative plan;  right of owner to eradicate weeds A property owner shall have the right to eradicate noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses at his own expense if done prior to the commencement of work by the inspector,  and if done to the satisfaction of the inspector and the board of directors,  no costs or assessments shall accrue against the particular tracts,  parcels or lots of land upon which the noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines or grasses have been eradicated.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-316 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-316 - Alternative plan; accounting of costs of eradication by district; report

48-316.  Alternative plan;  accounting of costs of eradication by district;  report A. The inspector shall keep an accurate account of the cost of work done by him or under his supervision and the expense incurred on each tract,  parcel or lot of land,  and shall render an itemized report thereof in writing to the board. B. A copy of the report shall be posted in the office of the board and a copy served upon the owner of each tract,  parcel or lot of land affected,  if the owner can be found within the county.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-317 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-317 - Alternative plan; hearing on report of costs; amendments or modifications; confirmation

48-317.  Alternative plan;  hearing on report of costs;  amendments or modifications;  confirmation A. At a time fixed by the board,  not less than three days after filing the inspector's report,  the board shall meet to discuss the report and hear objections or complaints thereto made by the owners of property liable to assessment. B. After hearing the objections,  if any,  and making amendments to or modifications of the report as the board deems proper,  the board shall,  by motion or resolution,  confirm the report.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-318 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-318 - Alternative plan; costs as special assessment and lien of district; collection

48-318.  Alternative plan;  costs as special assessment and lien of district;  collection A. The cost,  when fixed and determined under the alternative plan for eradication of noxious weeds,  shrubs,  vines and grasses,  shall constitute special assessments and a lien of the district against the respective tracts,  parcels or lots of land described. B. The assessments shall then be certified by the board of directors to the county treasurer who shall add them to the next regular statements for other property taxes levied against the respective tracts,  parcels or lots of land described,  and who shall collect the amounts so assessed and levied at the time and in the manner,  and subject to the same procedure and penalties for delinquency,  as other property taxes.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-319 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-319 - Tax for enforcement expenses; assessment and collection

48-319.  Tax for enforcement expenses;  assessment and collection A. The board of supervisors of a county in which a noxious weed district has been established,  at the time of its annual meeting for the purpose of fixing the county tax levy for the ensuing year,  shall provide for such additional taxes as will be necessary to defray the expenses of enforcing the provisions of this article. B. The tax levy shall be assessed and shall be a lien against lands,  and collected from the holders of title or evidence of title to lands within the district on the basis of acreage owned,  and shall be collected and enforced as other taxes.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-320 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-320 - Violations; classification

48-320.  Violations;  classification An owner,  lessee,  tenant or person in charge of premises which have been quarantined under the provisions of this article,  who fails to obey the quarantine and any person who interferes with the officers,  agents or employees of the district in the discharge of their duty,  is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-321 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-321 - Reimbursement for county services

48-321.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to an antinoxious weed district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-322 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-322 - Dissolution of district

48-322.  Dissolution of district A. When a majority of the resident holders of title or evidence of title,  including entrymen of lands of the United States or of this state,  to lands in a district petition the board of supervisors to call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the district a proposal to vote on the dissolution of the antinoxious weed district,  setting forth in the petition that all indebtedness of every nature whatsoever has been fully satisfied and paid,  the board of supervisors shall,  if it is satisfied that all indebtedness has been fully satisfied,  call an election to decide the question of the proposed dissolution. The election shall be called,  held and conducted and the results determined in the same manner as the election for the organization of the district. B. If the result of the election is in favor of the dissolution,  the board of supervisors shall make and enter an order upon its records,  and certify and record such order as upon organization of the district. C. The order of dissolution of the board of supervisors shall require the assets of the district other than cash be sold by the sheriff of the county in which the district is situated in the manner provided by law for the sale of property on execution. The proceeds of the sale,  together with monies on hand in the treasury of the district,  shall,  after payment of all costs and expenses of the dissolution of the district and sale of its assets,  be paid to the treasurer of the county and placed to the credit of the school district or districts in which such district is situated.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-401 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-401 - Definitions

48-401.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Appliance"  means any article,  thing or conveyance used in growing,  handling or processing of crops. 2. " Crop"  means any similar forage crop,  tree fruit crop,  vegetable crop or field and includes any appliance used in the handling thereof. 3. " Director"  means one or all the board of directors of a pest control district established pursuant to this article. 4. " District"  means a pest control district established pursuant to the provisions of this article and includes the governing body of the district and all its authorized personnel. 5. " Pest"  means any form of animal or plant life detrimental to agriculture. 6. " Petition"  means the petition to the board of supervisors made pursuant to this article for formation or dissolution of a pest control district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-402 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-402 - Petition to form district; contents of petition

48-402.  Petition to form district;  contents of petition A. Any group of fifteen or more persons or any number of persons who own at least seventy-five per cent of the acreage of the proposed district,  who are the owners of any crop being grown within this state may petition to the board of supervisors of the county in which the crop is being grown for the formation of a pest control district for the purpose of preventing the establishment or eradicating any pest not of common occurrence on the crop within the district. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments which shall be duplicates,  except for the signature,  address,  and acreages of the crop of the signers. B. The petition shall include: 1. The name of the crop for which the district is requested. 2. The name of the pest,  the establishment of which is to be prevented,  or eradication of which is sought. 3. The boundaries of the district requested. 4. The name and address of each signer of the petition;  acreage and varieties of the crop enumerated in the petition owned by him,  together with the owner's valid signature. 5. A list of the proposed directors of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-403 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-403 - Notice of hearing on petition; certification of enumerated pest by state entomologist

48-403.  Notice of hearing on petition;  certification of enumerated pest by state entomologist A. Upon receipt of the petition,  the board of supervisors shall set a date for the hearing thereof not less than sixty nor more than one hundred twenty days from the date of receipt thereof and shall have published the notice of purpose,  date,  time and place of the hearing in the same manner in which other public hearings before the board are published. B. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall compare the signatures,  addresses and acreage of the crop set forth in the petition with the county assessment roll and shall certify to the board of supervisors its adequacy. C. The board of supervisors may request a certification from the Arizona department of agriculture that the pest enumerated in the petition is not of common occurrence within the boundaries of the district requested,  and the receipt of such certification by the board of supervisors shall be prima facie evidence that the pest is not of common occurrence within the boundaries of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-404 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-404 - Hearing; election; form of ballot; qualifications of electors

48-404.  Hearing;  election;  form of ballot;  qualifications of electors A. The board of supervisors shall hear the petition in accordance with the notice,  hearing all persons in favor of or against the formation of the district and shall determine the adequacy of the petition. B. If the board of supervisors determines that the petition is adequate they shall call an election within ninety days,  which election shall be held in the same manner as other county elections and may be held with or in conjunction with another county election. C. The board of directors of a corporation shall,  by resolution entered upon its minutes,  designate a member of the board who may vote for the corporation. Written notice of the name of the person authorized to vote for the corporation shall forthwith be given to the board of supervisors by the corporation. D. Only those electors who make affidavit at the time of voting that they are of record the owner of one or more acres of the crop enumerated in the petition shall be entitled to vote or to hold office as director. Nonresident owners may vote and hold office as director. E. The ballot shall be substantially as follows:  " In favor of the formation of Pest Control District ( ) Against the formation of Pest Control District ( ) Acres of enumerated crop I own ( ) Names of proposed directors: ( ) __________________________________________ ( ) __________________________________________ ( ) __________________________________________ ( ) __________________________________________ ( ) __________________________________________ ( )  Signature _____________________"  F. There shall be not less than five proposed directors and additional spaces shall be provided for additional names to be entered by the voter should he choose.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-405 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-405 - Canvass of election; order declaring formation of district

48-405.  Canvass of election;  order declaring formation of district A. The canvass of election shall be conducted by the board of supervisors at its next regular meeting after the election has been held,  and if a majority or more of the owners of the crop mentioned voting are in favor of the formation of the district and they own sixty per cent or more of the acreage of the crop voting within the proposed district,  then the board of supervisors shall proclaim the district formed and five directors elected and shall notify the five candidates for director receiving the greatest number of votes that they have been elected directors of the " (name of district) pest control district" . B. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall file a certified copy of the order of the board of supervisors' proclamation forming the district with the county recorder and with the secretary of state.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-406 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-406 - Amendment of district boundaries

48-406.  Amendment of district boundaries A. At any time after the district has been proclaimed,  the owner of any crop for which the district has been proclaimed whose land is contiguous to the exterior boundaries of the district may request the board of supervisors to amend the boundaries of the district to include such owner's property. B. If the board of supervisors determines that the inclusion of such land will benefit both the owner and the district,  the inclusion shall be made by order of the board of supervisors.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-407 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-407 - Directors; term; qualifications; first meeting

48-407.  Directors;  term;  qualifications;  first meeting A. The term of office of director shall be for two years after election and until his successor has qualified,  provided that,  if during his term of office he sells or otherwise disposes of the crop mentioned in the proclaimed district,  his term shall automatically expire and a vacancy shall exist in the directors. If for any reason a vacancy exists in the directors,  the board of supervisors shall appoint a director who is the owner of the crop mentioned in the proclaimed district to fill the unexpired term. B. To qualify as director every person so elected or appointed shall file an oath of office with the clerk of the board of supervisors in the same manner as all other county officers. C. Within ten days after their election and qualification,  the directors shall meet and elect one of their number chairman and one of their number vice chairman and one of their number secretary whose duties shall be those commonly performed by such officers.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-409 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-409 - Powers of district

48-409.  Powers of district A. The district under the police powers of the state shall have the right of entry and egress as to any property within the district for the purpose of inspecting or treating any plant,  article or thing for the presence of any of the pests enumerated in the proclaimed district,  and may enter upon any property adjacent to the district which might be a breeding place for the pest sought to be controlled or eradicated. B. The district may in a summary manner destroy any plant,  article or thing within the district found to be infested with a pest enumerated in the proclaimed district,  and shall recompense the owner of any such plant,  article or thing in the amount of its market value,  which value is to be established by an appraisal board of three disinterested persons prior to its destruction. The board of supervisors shall appoint such an appraisal board upon request of the district. C. The district may fumigate,  disinfect,  spray or otherwise treat any plant,  appliance,  article or thing which might cause the introduction of any enumerated pest into the district. The expense of fumigation or treatment shall be paid from district funds when the article or thing is within the district. Otherwise the expense shall be paid by the person desiring to bring the article or thing into the district. D. The district may levy an assessment of not more than twenty-five dollars per acre to carry out the purposes of this article,  which assessment shall be collected by the county tax collector in the same manner and at the same time as other county taxes are collected,  provided that the district has notified the county assessor by March 1 of each year of the amount of the assessment. Delinquent assessments shall become a lien on the property of the owner thereof ninety days after the due date and shall be collected in the same manner as other county tax liens. E. All funds collected by the tax collector under this article shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the district. F. All funds shall be withdrawn by warrant of the district,  signed by the president and secretary of the board of directors of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-410 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-410 - Dissolution of district

48-410.  Dissolution of district A. Districts may be dissolved by an order of the board of directors of the district or dissolved in the same manner as they were initiated. After an order of the board has been made dissolving a district,  the board of supervisors shall succeed to all the powers of the district until the obligations and disposal of district assets have been fully satisfied. B. If any funds remain in the district fund after dissolution and satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and sale of district property,  the remainder shall be credited to each owner of property in the former district in proportion to the assessment last paid by him.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-411 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-411 - Non-agriculture lands exempt

48-411.  Non-agriculture lands exempt No non-agriculture lands shall be subject to the provisions of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-412 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-412 - Reimbursement for county services

48-412.  Reimbursement for county services Services provided by a county to a pest control district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.