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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2604 - Publications; membership in professional organizations

3-2604.
Publications;  membership in professional organizations
A. The department may publish at such times and in such form as the director deems proper:
1. Information concerning the sale of commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable,  but the information concerning production and use of commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds shall not disclose the operations of any one person.
2. Reports of chemists' findings based on official samples of each brand of commercial feed and customer-formula feed sampled and analyzed as compared to the guaranteed chemical analysis for each such feed.
B. The director may authorize employees of the department to:
1. Join and subscribe to any state,  district,  regional or national organization or publications relating to sale and distribution of or control of sale and distribution of commercial feeds.
2. Attend state,  district,  regional and national meetings relating to sale and distribution or control of sale and distribution of commercial feeds.
C. Expenses authorized by this section shall be paid from and limited by the commercial feed trust fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2605 - Inspection; official samples; analysis; report

3-2605.
Inspection;  official samples;  analysis;  report
A. The director,  who may act through an authorized agent,  shall sample,  inspect,  analyze and test commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds distributed within the state at such time and place and to such an extent as the director deems necessary to determine whether or not such feeds are in compliance with the provisions of this article. The director,  individually or through an agent,  may enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to feeds,  facilities,  vehicles and records subject to the provisions of this article and the rules adopted by the director. If the owner of any factory,  warehouse or establishment,  or an agent,  refuses to admit the director or an agent to inspect in accordance with this subsection,  the director may obtain from any state court a warrant directing such owner or an agent to submit the premises described in such warrant to inspection.
B. The methods of sampling and analyzing shall be those adopted by the director.
C. The director,  in determining for administrative purposes whether or not a commercial feed or customer-formula feed is deficient in any component,  shall be guided solely by the official sample as defined in section 3-2601 and obtained and analyzed as provided in subsection B of this section.
D. When the inspection and analysis of an official sample indicate a commercial feed or customer-formula feed has been adulterated or misbranded,  the results of the analysis shall be forwarded immediately by the department to the distributor and the purchaser. Upon receipt of a request within thirty days after transmitting the results of the analysis,  the department shall furnish to the registrant a portion of the sample concerned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2606 - Inspection fees; quarterly statement by distributor; retention of records

3-2606.
Inspection fees;  quarterly statement by distributor;  retention of records
A. An inspection fee at the rate of fifteen cents per ton shall be paid to the department on commercial feeds distributed in this state by any person licensed pursuant to section 3-2609 subject to the following:
1. If more than one distributor is involved in the chain of distribution the one who sells directly to the ultimate consumer or to a distributor exempted from a license is responsible for submitting the tonnage report and payment of inspection fees.
2. Distributors exempt from a license are not responsible for the filing of tonnage reports or the payment of the inspection fees for products purchased from a licensee and sold in the form in which received.
3. No inspection fees are required for commercial feeds sold or exchanged between licensed manufacturers for further manufacturing or processing,  or for commercial feeds on which the inspection fee has been paid by a previous manufacturer or distributor in the chain of distribution.
4. The minimum inspection fee is two dollars for each calendar quarter.
5. The inspection fee on distillers grain is prorated according to the moisture content. If the moisture content of the distillers grain is fifty per cent or less,  the fee applies to the full weight. If the moisture content is over fifty per cent,  the fee applies to the percentage of the weight that is dry content. For the purposes of this paragraph,  " distillers grain"  means the cereal by-product of the distillation process.
B. The director,  after a hearing,  may decrease or increase the inspection fee provided in this section,  except that the rate shall not exceed thirty cents per ton.
C. Each person who is liable for the payment of such fee shall:
1. File,  not later than the last day of January,  April,  July and October of each year,  a quarterly statement,  setting forth the number of net tons of commercial feeds distributed in this state during the preceding calendar quarter. Upon filing the statement such person shall pay the inspection fee at the rate stated in subsection A of this section. Inspection fees that are due and owing and have not been remitted to the department within thirty days following the date due shall have a penalty fee of ten per cent or ten dollars,  whichever is larger,  added to the amount due when payment is finally made. The assessment of this penalty fee shall not prevent the director from taking other actions as provided in this article.
2. Keep such records as may be necessary or required by the director to indicate accurately the tonnage of commercial feed distributed in this state. The director may examine such records to verify statements of tonnage. Failure to make an accurate statement of tonnage or to pay the inspection fee or comply as provided in this section shall constitute cause for cancellation of any or all commercial feed licenses on file for the distributor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2607 - Commercial feed trust fund; exemption

3-2607.
Commercial feed trust fund;  exemption
A. The commercial feed trust fund is established for the exclusive purpose of implementing,  continuing and supporting the agricultural program established by this article. All monies collected under this article shall be deposited in the trust fund.
B. The director shall administer the trust fund as trustee. Each year the director shall distribute not more than fifty thousand dollars from the trust fund to execute the ALIRT agreement.
C. The state treasurer shall accept,  separately account for and hold in trust any monies deposited in the state treasury,  that are considered to be trust monies as defined in section 35-310 and that shall not be commingled with any other monies in the state treasury except for investment purposes. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest any trust fund monies deposited in the state treasury as provided by sections 35-313 and 35-314.03,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the trust fund.
D. The beneficiary of the trust is the agricultural program established by this article. The trust fund shall be used solely for the purposes of this article on the order of the director.
E. The commercial feed trust fund is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing appropriations. Surplus monies,  including any unexpended and unencumbered balance at the end of the fiscal year,  do not revert to the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2609 - Licensing

3-2609.
Licensing
A. No person may manufacture or distribute commercial feed in this state without a commercial feed license from the division,  except that no license is required of persons distributing only:
1. Commercial feeds to licensed manufacturers for further manufacturing.
2. Packaged commercial feed in the original packages or containers of a licensee as packaged and labeled by the licensee.
3. Bulk commercial feed in the form received from a licensee and labeled as required with label information furnished by the licensee,  except for net weight statement.
B. Applications for a license shall be made on forms prescribed by the department listing each business location used in the manufacture or distribution of commercial feed in this state and such other information the department requires. Applications shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars per year for each separate place of business used in the manufacture of commercial feed in this state. Applications of manufacturers or distributors having no established place of business in this state,  but otherwise subject to a license under this section,  shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars per year. All licenses issued through 1998 expire on the last day of February of the following year. Beginning in 1999,  the director may provide by rule for licenses having a term of one or more years and may prescribe the date on which licenses expire. Licenses are not transferable and no credit or refund may be granted for licenses held for less than a full license term. No new business locations may be put into operation during the term of the license without the payment of an additional fee of ten dollars for each new location.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2610 - Labeling

3-2610.
Labeling
A. A commercial feed,  except a customer-formula feed,  shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:
1. The net weight.
2. The product name and the brand name,  if any,  under which the commercial feed is distributed.
3. The guaranteed analysis,  stated in such terms as the director by rule determines,  is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by the association of official analytical chemists.
4. The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. The director by rule may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function or may exempt such commercial feeds,  or any group of such feeds from this requirement of an ingredient statement if the director finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers.
5. The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.
6. Adequate directions for use or precautionary statements for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use.
B. A customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label,  delivery slip or other shipping document bearing the following information:
1. Name and address of the manufacturer.
2. Name and address of the purchaser.
3. Date of delivery.
4. The product name and brand name,  if any,  and the net weight of shipment.
5. Adequate directions for use or precautionary statements for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2611.01 - Maximum acceptable levels of aflatoxin; ammoniation of cottonseed and cottonseed products to reduce aflatoxin content

3-2611.01.
Maximum acceptable levels of aflatoxin;  ammoniation of cottonseed and cottonseed products to reduce aflatoxin content
A. Commercial feed and whole cottonseed that contain three hundred parts per billion of aflatoxin or less are not considered to be adulterated for purposes of feeding animals other than animals whose milk is intended for human consumption.
B. Commercial feed and whole cottonseed that contain twenty parts per billion of aflatoxin or less are not considered to be adulterated for purposes of feeding animals whose milk is intended for human consumption.
C. Whole cottonseed and cottonseed products containing aflatoxin may be ammoniated under processes approved by the director to reduce the aflatoxin content to maximum acceptable levels as determined by the director. Whole cottonseed and cottonseed products that are intended for ammoniation,  that are being ammoniated or that are actually ammoniated to acceptable levels according to the results of an analysis filed with the director are not considered to be adulterated under state law. The ammoniated cottonseed and cottonseed products may be used as animal feeds,  including feed for animals whose milk is intended for human consumption.
D. Ammoniation may take place at the same location where the cottonseed or cottonseed product is to be fed.
E. After the ammoniation process is completed and before any sale,  transfer,  distribution,  mixing,  processing or feeding of the ammoniated cottonseed or cottonseed product,  an analysis shall be performed on a sample,  drawn according to sampling methods approved by the director,  by a laboratory certified by the state agricultural laboratory to determine whether the ammoniation has reduced the aflatoxin content to acceptable levels. If the written results of the analysis indicate that the aflatoxin content has been reduced to acceptable levels for those animals to which it is intended to be fed and the labeling so indicates,  the ammoniated cottonseed or cottonseed product may then be used as animal feed. The laboratory performing the analysis and the person ordering the analysis shall retain the written results of the analysis for at least three years. The person ordering the analysis shall:
1. File a copy of the analysis with the director.
2. Provide a copy of the analysis to any purchaser or transferee,  if the ammoniated whole cottonseed or the ammoniated cottonseed product is sold,  transferred or distributed after the analysis.
F. The director shall adopt rules permitting ammoniation and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2612 - Adulteration; penalties payable to customer; hearing; definitions

3-2612.
Adulteration;  penalties payable to customer;  hearing;  definitions
A. With respect to the level of aflatoxin present,  if the examination of labeling or the analysis of an official sample of any whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed shows mislabeling pursuant to section 3-2610 as determined by the director or adulteration pursuant to section 3-2611 as determined by the director,  the following provisions shall apply:
1. The customer is entitled to a refund from the seller of the purchase price of the lot upon return of any delivered and unused portion of that lot. The customer may cancel the order for undelivered whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed without penalty or damages.
2. A penalty in an amount equal to twice the selling price of the whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed shall be assessed,  whether or not payment for that lot has actually been made.
B. All penalties assessed under this section shall be paid by the seller to the customer of the whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed within thirty days of the date of notice from the director to the seller by certified return receipt mail. The seller or the seller's representative shall obtain a receipt from the customer and promptly forward a copy to the director. If the customer cannot be found,  the amount of the penalty shall be paid to the department for deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
C. The director shall designate as an official sample a sample taken by a customer or the customer's representative if the director is satisfied that the sample has been taken in accordance with the method of sampling established pursuant to section 3-2605,  subsection B.
D. Any person who is adversely affected by a decision of the director under this section may request a hearing pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.
E. For purposes of this section:
1. " Analysis"  means analysis performed in accordance with the methods of testing established pursuant to section 3-2605,  subsection B.
2. " Customer"  means the ultimate purchaser,  whether or not payment has actually been made if some or all of the whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed has been delivered to the purchaser or the purchaser's representative.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2613 - Misbranding

3-2613.
Misbranding
No person shall distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed or customer-formula feed shall be deemed misbranded:
1. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
2. If it is distributed under the name of another feed.
3. If it is not labeled as required in section 3-2610 and in rules prescribed under this article.
4. If it purports to be or is represented as a feed ingredient,  or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a feed ingredient,  unless such feed ingredient conforms to the definition of its identity,  if any,  prescribed by rule of the director. The director in adopting such rules shall give due regard to commonly accepted definitions such as those issued by the association of American feed control officials.
5. If any word,  statement or other information required,  by or under authority of this article,  to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as compared with other words,  statements,  designs or devices in the labeling,  and in such terms as to cause it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2614 - Cease and desist orders

3-2614.
Cease and desist orders
If the director or an authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe a commercial feed or customer-formula feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this article or any of the rules adopted under this article,  the director may issue and enforce a written or printed cease and desist order warning the distributor not to dispose of the feed in any manner until permission is given by the director or a court of competent jurisdiction. The director shall release the commercial feed or customer-formula feed subject to the order when the provisions and rules have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in the order have been paid. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days,  the director may begin proceedings for condemnation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2615 - Seizure, condemnation and sale of noncomplying feed

3-2615.
Seizure,  condemnation and sale of noncomplying feed
Any lot of commercial feed or customer-formula feed not in compliance with the provisions of this article shall be subject to seizure upon complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the feed is located. If the court finds the commercial feed or customer-formula feed is in violation of this article and orders the condemnation of the feed,  it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the feed and the laws of the state,  but the court shall not order the disposition of the feed without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the feed or for permission to process or relabel the feed to comply with the requirements of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2616 - Violations; notice; criminal classification; injunctive relief; exceptions

3-2616.
Violations;  notice;  criminal classification;  injunctive relief;  exceptions
A. If it appears from the examination of any whole cottonseed,  commercial feed or customer-formula feed that any of the provisions of this article or the rules adopted under this article have been violated,  the director shall pursue one or more of the following courses of enforcement:
1. The director may cause notice of the violation to be given to the licensee or person responsible for placing the feed on sale. Any person so notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under such rules as are prescribed by the director. If the director finds after such hearing,  either in the presence or absence of the person so notified,  that any of the provisions of this article or rules adopted under this article have been violated,  the director may certify the facts to the county attorney.
2. The director may request the county attorney to initiate criminal prosecution. Each county attorney to whom any such violation is reported shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.
3. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this article or the rules adopted under this article,  or who impedes,  obstructs,  hinders or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent the director or the director's duly authorized agent in the performance of the director's duty under the provisions of this article,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
4. In all prosecutions under this article involving the composition of a lot of commercial feed or customer-formula feed,  a certified copy of the official analysis signed by the director or the director's agent shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the composition of the feed.
5. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the director or the director's representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings minor violations of this article if the director believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
6. The director may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule adopted under this article notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.
B. Any monies collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
C. The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
1. Bulk commercial or customer formula feeds which are not adulterated pursuant to section 3-2611 and supplied for consumption on the premises owned or controlled by a commercial feedlot or commercial livestock operation.
2. Hay,  straw,  shover,  silage,  cobs,  husks,  hulls,  chemical compounds or substances and whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds which are not adulterated pursuant to section 3-2611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2641 - Marking and labeling egg mash containers; violation; classification

3-2641.
Marking and labeling egg mash containers;  violation;  classification
A. It is unlawful to sell,  offer or expose for sale,  chicken or hen food,  commonly known as egg mash,  unless each original container has attached thereto a plainly marked tag,  not less than two and one-half by five inches in size,  on which is distinctly printed the analysis,  guaranteed by the manufacturer,  of the ingredients thereof.
B. A person violating this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2661 - Definitions

3-2661.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Associate director"  means the associate director of the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture.
2. " Garbage"  means waste consisting in whole or in part of animal waste resulting from handling,  preparing,  cooking and consuming of foods,  including the offal from animal or poultry carcasses or parts thereof.
3. " Person"  means the state,  any municipality,  political subdivision,  institution,  public or private corporation,  individual partnership or other entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2663 - Revocation or refusal of permit

3-2663.
Revocation or refusal of permit
Upon determination that any person having a permit under this article,  or who has applied for a permit hereunder has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this article,  or any of the rules adopted under this article,  the associate director may revoke such permit or refuse to issue a permit to such applicant.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2664 - Permit to feed garbage to swine; exception

3-2664.
Permit to feed garbage to swine;  exception
A. No person shall feed garbage to swine without first obtaining a permit from the associate director. All permits shall be renewed during January of each year.
B. This article shall not apply to any person who feeds only his own household garbage to swine which are raised for his own use.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2665 - Application for permit; fee

3-2665.
Application for permit;  fee
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to feed garbage to swine shall make written application to the associate director in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the director. At the time of filing the application the applicant shall pay to the department a permit fee in the sum of five dollars. All money derived from fees shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2666 - Permit for removal of swine from premises

3-2666.
Permit for removal of swine from premises
Before removal of any swine from the premises where swine are fed on garbage,  a permit shall be obtained from the state veterinarian or his authorized representative for the removal of the swine. A permit for the removal of dead swine which are to be processed by rendering shall not be required.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2667 - Cooking or other treatment of garbage

3-2667.
Cooking or other treatment of garbage
All garbage,  regardless of previous processing,  shall before being fed to swine be thoroughly heated to at least two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit or the boiling point for at least thirty minutes,  unless treated in some other manner which shall be approved in writing as being equally effective for the protection of public health and the prevention of the spread of disease among livestock.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2668 - Inspection and investigation of garbage treatment; records

3-2668.
Inspection and investigation of garbage treatment;  records
A. An authorized representative of the director may enter at any time upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the treating of garbage to be fed to swine as required by this article.
B. Any authorized representative of the director may examine any records or memoranda pertaining to the feeding of garbage to swine and may require maintenance of records relating to the operation of equipment for and procedure of treating garbage to be fed to swine. Copies of such records shall be submitted to the department on request.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2669 - Violation; classification

3-2669.
Violation;  classification
A person who violates any provision of this article,  fails to perform any duty imposed by it or violates any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. In addition,  such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Each day the violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2691 - Definitions

3-2691.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Fresh meat"  means meat of a horse,  mule,  ass,  burro,  cow,  sheep or goat,  and includes any product containing any such meat.
2. " Slaughterhouse"  or " establishment"  means a house or place in which horses,  asses,  mules,  burros,  cows,  sheep or goats are slaughtered,  packed or processed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2692 - Decharacterization of fresh meat to be used as animal food

3-2692.
Decharacterization of fresh meat to be used as animal food
Fresh meat intended for use as food for animals and not inspected for human consumption shall be decharacterized by the addition of charcoal at the ratio of one pound of charcoal to each one hundred pounds of fresh meat,  the charcoal being uniformly mixed throughout the fresh meat.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2693 - Inspection of establishments selling meat for animal food

3-2693.
Inspection of establishments selling meat for animal food
The associate director may inspect any establishment from which there is being sold or offered for sale any meat or meat food product intended for use as food for animals,  and if found not decharacterized as provided in section 3-2692,  the meat or meat food product may be condemned and disposed of under the supervision of an inspector.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2694 - Violation; classification

3-2694.
Violation;  classification
A. A person selling or offering for sale fresh meat intended for use as food for animals without complying with the provisions of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
B. A person or operator of a slaughterhouse or establishment who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2695 - Collecting dead stock by tallow and rendering companies

3-2695.
Collecting dead stock by tallow and rendering companies
A. Any person,  tallow company or rendering plant removing dead stock to its place of business shall make a report on a form provided by the department and pursuant to rules the director may prescribe to prevent the use of these animals or the products of these animals for human food purposes. On this report the driver or person in charge of the truck working out of the plant,  or the person receiving the call to collect the dead stock,  shall show the following information and any other information as the director may prescribe by rule:
1. Date of removal.
2. Name,  address and telephone number,  if any,  of the person requesting removal of dead stock,  and of the owner of the stock,  if known.
3. Location and description of dead stock.
4. Name of the company receiving the dead stock.
5. Name of the person making the report.
6. Date of the report.
B. The original of the report shall be submitted to the department.
C. No meat or meat food product processed or packed by any rendering plant or tallow company shall be traded or sold for human or animal consumption except meat from dead livestock processed for use as animal food under rules prescribed by the director and sterilized meat scrap or tankage that may be used as animal feed supplement in compliance with federal regulations.
D. Notwithstanding title 36,  chapter 8,  article 1,  prohibiting the use of meat from an animal that has died other than by slaughter for animal food,  any such meat may be used for animal food if processed as provided in subsection C.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2901 - Definitions

3-2901.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Aquaculture"  or " aquaculture facility"  means the controlled propagation,  growth and harvest of aquatic animals or plants,  including fish,  amphibians,  shellfish,  mollusks,  crustaceans,  algae and vascular plants.
2. " Aquatic animal or plant"  means a cultured aquatic wildlife or plant propagated or maintained in an aquaculture facility for distribution or sale.
3. " Aquatic products"  means aquatic animals and plants,  or their by-products,  that are produced,  grown,  managed,  harvested or marketed.
4. " Aquatic wildlife"  means amphibians,  fish,  mollusks,  crustaceans and soft shelled turtles found in a state of nature.
5. " Associate director"  means the associate director of the division.
6. " Container"  means any restrictive enclosure used to contain aquatic products for handling,  packing or shipping.
7. " Division"  means the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture.
8. " Fee fishing"  means removing aquatic animals by any harvesting method from a privately controlled body of water as authorized by a direct or indirect payment of a fee.
9. " Lot"  means one or more consolidated containers identified as a single item or unit.
10. " Owner"  means the person in possession of and legally entitled to dispose of aquatic products.
11. " Person"  means an individual,  partnership,  corporation,  group,  company,  society or association.
12. " Processor"  means a person who receives and cleans,  reshapes or containerizes live or dead aquatic animals or plants for distribution or resale.
13. " Propagate"  means to breed or reproduce aquatic animals or plants or cause aquatic animals or plants to breed or reproduce.
14. " Supervisor"  means the supervisor of aquaculture or the supervisor's authorized representative.
15. " Transporter"  means a person that transports live aquatic animals or plants to persons who are licensed to resell,  process or stock aquatic animals or plants.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2902 - Supervisor of aquaculture

3-2902.
Supervisor of aquaculture
The associate director,  with the approval of the director,  may employ a supervisor of aquaculture. The supervisor shall:
1. Qualify by taking and filing the official oath of office.
2. Possess qualifications consistent with the responsibilities of his position,  including:
(a) A baccalaureate degree in a field directly related to aquaculture,  or the equivalent practical experience.
(b) Supervisory experience in aquaculture or similar related fields.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2903 - Regulatory powers of the director

3-2903.
Regulatory powers of the director
The director may:
1. Regulate the transportation,  possession,  sale,  processing and fee fishing of aquatic animals and plants and establish licensing categories and programs for these activities as provided by this article.
2. Adopt rules as necessary to administer and enforce this article,  including rules relating to:
(a) Container labels,  bills of lading,  bills of sale and similar documents that identify contents,  quality and quantities of aquatic products,  including the names,  addresses and other identification of shippers,  producers and buyers of aquatic products.
(b) Identification of aquatic animals that are transported whole by the consumer from a fee fishing facility.
3. Cooperate with agencies of the United States and of this state to promote the exchange of information and avoid unnecessary duplication of services and regulation. The director shall ensure that the rules adopted under this article shall not impair enforcement of restricted live wildlife rules as promulgated pursuant to title 17.
4. Cooperate with agencies of the United States and this state and universities and other academic and research institutions to promote research and the exchange of information to support and promote the interests of aquaculture.
5. Establish programs to publicize and promote the development of the aquaculture industry in this state.
6. Establish a schedule of fees to compensate for the expense of administering this article,  including personnel costs. The amount of each fee shall be set according to the cost of the specific activity for which the fee is imposed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2904 - Quality and disease control

3-2904.
Quality and disease control
The director shall adopt rules and guidelines to control the quality of and diseases in aquatic animals and plants. The rules may include:
1. Routine monitoring and diagnostic procedures.
2. Criteria for quarantine,  condemnation or destruction requirements.
3. Waiting periods between diagnosis and destruction.
4. Methods of destruction and sanitation.
5. Procedures and standards for compensation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2905 - Inspections and certification of facilities

3-2905.
Inspections and certification of facilities
A. The department shall establish a schedule of periodic inspections of all licensed facilities to determine and verify compliance with this article and the rules adopted under this article. By applying for and obtaining a license under this article,  the licensee is deemed to consent to such periodic inspections. In addition,  the director or the director's authorized representative may enter private property at any reasonable time to inspect,  obtain factual data and otherwise ascertain compliance with or violations of this article. Inspections shall be on reasonable notice to the owner or manager of the facility unless reasonable grounds exist to believe that such notice would impair the enforcement of this article. If required by law,  the director shall obtain a warrant for such unscheduled entry and inspection.
B. On request,  and with payment of the prescribed fee,  the department shall physically inspect an aquatic animal facility for infectious diseases and causative agents. The inspector shall be approved by the director. If the inspector determines that the facility is free of restrictive infectious diseases and causative agents,  the inspector shall issue to the facility a certificate to that effect within ten days after completing the inspection. The certificate is valid for one year from the date of the inspection.
C. On request and without charge the department shall provide a certificate that an aquaculture facility has been inspected and certified free of restrictive diseases and causative agents within the preceding twelve months. Each shipment or lot shall be accompanied by a certificate identifying the shipment. This subsection does not apply to the transportation of live baitfish for personal use that complies with applicable rules of the game and fish commission.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2906 - Seizure and quarantine; hearing

3-2906.
Seizure and quarantine;  hearing
A. The department may seize,  hold,  quarantine or dispose of any lot of aquatic products that enters,  leaves or is transported in this state if the lot does not comply with this article,  rules adopted under this article or federal statutes or rules.
B. The owner of a lot of aquatic products that is seized,  held or quarantined under this section may request a hearing on the action pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. The hearing shall be held within ten days after receipt of the request. If evidence produced at the hearing shows that the action was unreasonable,  the lot shall be immediately released. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  any person who is adversely affected by the final administrative decision may seek judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6 in the county in which the lot is held.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2908 - Special licenses

3-2908.
Special licenses
A. The division may issue special aquaculture licenses for purposes of education and research institutional needs pursuant to rules adopted by the director. Special aquaculture licenses are not renewable and may be issued for not more than three year terms.
B. The fee prescribed by the director for a special license shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2910 - Unauthorized removal of aquatic animals or plants from aquaculture facility; classification

3-2910.
Unauthorized removal of aquatic animals or plants from aquaculture facility;  classification
A person who removes aquatic animals or plants by any method from an aquaculture facility without the consent of the owner or manager of the facility is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2911 - Cease and desist orders; hearing; subpoena; injunctions; revocation or suspension of license; probation

3-2911.
Cease and desist orders;  hearing;  subpoena;  injunctions;  revocation or suspension of license;  probation
A. If the associate director has reason to believe that a person is violating or has violated a provision of or rule adopted under this article or the conditions of a license issued under this article,  the associate director shall give the person written notice by certified mail that the person shall appear and show cause at a hearing conducted pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 not less than thirty days after the date of mailing the notice why the person should not be ordered to cease and desist from the violation. The notice shall inform the person of the date,  time and place of the hearing and the consequences of failure to appear.
B. At the hearing the administrative law judge shall issue a decision and order. The decision and order may take such form as the administrative law judge determines to be reasonable and appropriate and shall include a determination of violation,  a cease and desist order or the recommendation of a civil penalty.
C. If the person continues the violation after the administrative law judge has issued a final decision and order under subsection B,  the associate director may apply for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction from the superior court according to the Arizona rules of civil procedure. A decision to seek injunctive relief does not preclude other forms of relief or enforcement against the violator.
D. In addition or as an alternative to seeking injunctive relief under subsection C,  if the associate director finds that a licensee has violated or failed to comply with this article or a rule adopted under this article,  the associate director may:
1. Suspend the license for a definite period of time.
2. Revoke the license.
3. Place the person whose license has been suspended on probation. If the assistant director places the licensee on probation and allows the licensee to continue to operate,  that fact shall be entered into the records of the division relating to the suspension and probation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2912 - Civil penalties

3-2912.
Civil penalties
A. The director may assess a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars per day of violation against any person who is determined pursuant to section 3-2911 to be in violation of this article,  the rules adopted pursuant to this article or the terms and conditions of a license issued under this article.
B. The director shall bring any action to recover the penalties under this section in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred.
C. In determining the amount of the penalty,  the court shall consider whether the violation was knowing or wilful,  the past conduct of the defendant,  whether the defendant should have been on notice of the violation,  whether the defendant has taken steps to cease,  remove or mitigate the violation and any other relevant information.
D. All monies collected as civil penalties under this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2913 - Aquaculture trust fund

3-2913.
Aquaculture trust fund
A. The aquaculture trust fund is established for the exclusive purpose of implementing,  continuing and supporting the agricultural program established by this article. The trust fund consists of revenues received from fees and all other sources under this article except civil penalties under section 3-2912. The monies collected constitute a separate and permanent fund for the use of the director in administering and enforcing this article.
B. The director shall administer the trust fund as trustee. The state treasurer shall accept,  separately account for and hold in trust any monies deposited in the state treasury,  which are considered to be trust monies as defined in section 35-310 and which shall not be commingled with any other monies in the state treasury except for investment purposes. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest any trust fund monies deposited in the state treasury as provided by sections 35-313 and 35-314.03,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the trust fund.
C. The beneficiary of the trust is the agricultural program established by this article.
D. Any monies remaining unexpended in the fund on June 30 each year shall be carried forward to the following year and do not revert to the state general fund. The director shall take that amount into account in computing and setting fees under this article for that year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-3101 - Definitions

3-3101.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Assistant director"  means the assistant director of the office of agricultural safety in the Arizona department of agriculture.
2. " De minimis violation"  means a condition or practice which,  although undesirable,  has no direct or immediate relationship to safety or health.
3. " Employee"  means any person performing agricultural services for an employer.
4. " Employer"  means any individual or type of organization,  including this state and its political subdivisions,  which has in its employ one or more individuals performing agricultural services for it in employment,  including self-employed persons.
5. " Interested party"  means the office and its agents,  the employer and the affected employees of the employer.
6. " Nonserious violation"  means a condition or practice in a place of employment which does not constitute a serious violation but which violates a standard or rule and has a direct or immediate relationship to safety or health,  unless the employer did not,  and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence,  know of the presence of the condition or practice.
7. " Office"  means the office of agricultural safety in the Arizona department of agriculture.
8. " Recognized hazard"  means an unsafe or unhealthful condition or practice recognized as such with respect to the standard of knowledge in the industry.
9. " Rule"  means a written rule of agricultural safety and health governing places of agricultural employment which is adopted pursuant to section 3-3106 or 3-3108,  exclusive of standards.
10. " Serious violation"  means a condition or practice in a place of agricultural employment which violates a standard or rule or section 3-3104,  subsection A and produces a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result,  unless the employer did not,  and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence,  know of the presence of such condition or practice.
11. " Standard"  means any agricultural safety and health standard which has been adopted and promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization or the federal government and has the same meaning as and includes the term " code" .
12. " Trainer"  means a person who is certified by the department pursuant to section 3-3125 for training individuals in agricultural health and safety standards.
13. " Workplace"  means a location or site where temporary or permanent work is conducted in connection with agriculture.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-3102 - Scope of chapter

3-3102.
Scope of chapter
The scope of this chapter is to regulate the safety and health of workers exposed to pesticides and any other safety and health issue not covered by the industrial commission by title 23,  chapter 2,  article 10 or any responsibilities required under the approved plan of the industrial commission in accordance with the United States department of labor,  section 18 of federal occupational safety and health act of 1970.