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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-910 - Compiling information; reports; native plant surveys; investigations; technical advisory board

3-910.
Compiling information;  reports;  native plant surveys;  investigations;  technical advisory board
A. At the request of any person,  including a state or federal agency,  and if the person provides the department with a suitable description of the land in question,  the director may enter into agreements with any such person to conduct native plant surveys on the applicable private or state land. Unless the survey is limited to the simple determination of whether or not protected species exist on the land,  the department may collect fees as reimbursement for the services which are reasonably based on the time factor,  vegetation density and acreage. Notwithstanding section 35-148,  subsection A,  the director shall deposit any monies received under this subsection in the fund established by section 3-913.
B. The director by rule may require written reports from persons engaged in salvaging or harvesting protected native plants as to the location and quantities of protected native plants and their parts which have been salvaged or harvested under this chapter. The director by rule may make the filing of these reports a condition to the issuance or renewal of any permits,  tags,  seals or receipts provided for in this chapter.
C. The department may conduct investigations of the status of all species of native plants in order to develop information relative to population distribution,  habitat needs,  limiting factors and other biological data and to determine measures and requirements,  including transplantation and propagation,  necessary for their conservation or survival. If protected native plants or significant communities of such plants are vulnerable to depletion from their collection or harvest as a commercial resource,  the department may collect statistical information and conduct investigations to determine what harvests are sustainable without depleting the plants or plant communities or destroying significant habitat provided by such plants or plant communities.
D. The director may appoint,  utilize and contract with a technical advisory board,  serving without compensation,  to annually review the number of permits and tags issued in order to assess whether plant species,  communities or populations are being depleted and recommend revisions to the protected plant categories. The board shall consist of representatives of the scientific community,  including the botanical and zoological fields,  and representatives from the native plant industries,  including salvage,  revegetation,  propagation,  landscaping and harvesting concerns.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-911 - Conservation and public education

3-911.
Conservation and public education
A. The department may conserve the highly safeguarded native plants including the use,  and encouraging the use,  of all methods and procedures that are necessary to bring the highly safeguarded native plants to the point where they are no longer in need of federal protection as endangered or threatened plants or state protection as highly safeguarded native plants. These methods and procedures include all activities associated with scientific resource management such as research,  census,  law enforcement,  habitat protection and maintenance,  propagation and transplantation.
B. The department shall encourage commercial businesses engaged in land development or other activities conducted on private land to salvage protected native plants to the greatest extent feasible.
C. The department may produce,  and collect reasonable fees for,  seminars,  courses,  pamphlets and other educational programs and publications concerning the effect,  intent and interpretation of this chapter,  the identification,  nature or condition of protected native plants and the feasibility and techniques for their conservation and salvage for presentation and dissemination to:
1. State agencies and political subdivisions,  including state and local law enforcement agencies and counties or municipalities which have enacted or consider enacting ordinances preserving protected native plants.
2. Real estate and other commercial businesses engaged in land development and other activities conducted on private land.
3. Landowners and the public at large.
4. Persons or entities that are convicted of violating this chapter or rules and ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter and that are ordered by the court to attend educational classes or programs as part of their sentences.
D. Notwithstanding section 35-148,  subsection A,  the director shall deposit any monies received under this section in the trust fund established by section 3-913.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-912 - Rules; additional notice requirements

3-912.
Rules;  additional notice requirements
A. The director shall adopt rules to enforce this chapter pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6.
B. In addition to the notice requirements prescribed in title 41,  chapter 6,  at least thirty days before any hearing at which a new rule or a change in a rule will be considered the department shall send a copy of the notice by first class mail to persons or entities requesting notice pursuant to section 3-904,  subsection E.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-913 - Fiscal provisions; fees; Arizona protected native plant trust fund

3-913.
Fiscal provisions;  fees;  Arizona protected native plant trust fund
A. The department shall collect nonrefundable fees for issuing permits,  tags,  seals and receipts under this article,  except for scientific purposes,  from landowners moving protected plants from one of their properties to another,  or from the independent owner of residential property of ten acres or less if no such plants are to be offered for sale.
B. The director shall establish the amount of the fee by rule to reasonably reflect the cost to the department for administering this chapter or to reflect the value of the service,  permit,  tag,  seal or receipt,  including at least the following amounts:
1. For cereus giganteus (saguaro),  at least three dollars for each plant.
2. For native plants that the director determines to be useful for revegetation and that cannot be salvaged economically at a higher fee,  at least twenty-five cents per plant.
3. For all other native plants,  at least two dollars for each plant.
4. For all receipts for live harvest restricted native plants cut or removed for wood,  at least one dollar per cord.
5. For a permit for the by-products or fiber of harvest restricted native plants,  at least one dollar per ton.
C. The Arizona protected native plant trust fund is established for the exclusive purpose of implementing,  continuing and supporting the program established by this chapter. All fees and other monies collected under this chapter except civil penalties assessed pursuant to section 3-933 or 3-934 shall be deposited in the trust fund. 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. The beneficiary of the trust is the program established by this chapter. The trust fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of this chapter on the order of the director. 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 › § 3-915 - Exemptions

3-915.
Exemptions
A. This chapter does not apply to existing canals,  laterals,  ditches,  electrical transmission and distribution facilities,  rights-of-way and other facilities,  structures or equipment owned,  operated,  used or otherwise possessed by public service corporations and special districts established under title 48,  chapter 11,  12,  17,  18,  19,  21 or 22.
B. This chapter does not apply to normal and routine maintenance of improvements which may cause the incidental or unavoidable destruction of native plants.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-931 - Enforcement powers and procedures

3-931.
Enforcement powers and procedures
A. An employee,  officer or agent of the department may enter in or on any premises or other place,  train,  vehicle or other means of transportation within or entering this state,  if he has reason to believe there is present or on such premises or means of transportation a protected native plant taken,  transported or possessed in violation of this chapter.
B. A power granted pursuant to this chapter to any person may be exercised by a deputy,  inspector or agent of the authorized person. A person who is authorized to enforce this chapter,  including an employee of a state,  the United States or an Indian tribe with which cooperative agreements have been made by the director,  has powers of a peace officer to enforce this chapter. It is unlawful to interfere with or hinder the actions of a peace officer or an officer or employee of the department in the enforcement of this chapter.
C. In the enforcement of this chapter,  a peace officer or an officer or employee of the department may make arrests without warrant for a violation of this chapter which he may witness and may confiscate,  or seize by the attachment of a " warning hold"  notice,  any protected native plant found without a valid and properly affixed tag and seal when required by this chapter,  or any plant by-product,  fiber or wood from protected native plants found in the possession of a person without a valid receipt if a receipt is required under this chapter. It is unlawful to move or otherwise handle or dispose of any protected plant or part of a plant held under a " warning hold"  notice,  except with the express written permission of the enforcing officer,  and for the specified purpose. Plants,  by-products,  fiber or wood confiscated under this subsection,  if not released to the person from whom they were seized before such time,  shall be disposed of by the department or pursuant to court order at the conclusion of the proceedings.
D. Devices,  equipment or vehicles used in the illegal taking,  transportation,  destruction or mutilation of protected native plants may be seized by a peace officer or officer of the department on a temporary basis,  not to exceed one working day,  to permit the protected native plants or parts of plants involved in the illegal act to be moved to a secure location.
E. An officer,  employee or agent of the department who is duly authorized to enforce this chapter,  in addition to peace officers,  may enforce title 41,  chapter 4.1,  article 4 and sections 13-3702 and 13-3702.01. Such an officer,  employee or agent may make an arrest without warrant for violations witnessed by the officer,  employee or agent and may confiscate archaeological and other specimens or objects if unlawfully excavated or collected.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-932 - Violation; classification; penalties

3-932.
Violation;  classification;  penalties
A. A person commits theft of protected native plants if,  without the express consent of the landowner,  the person knowingly removes or destroys any protected native plants from private or state land. Theft of protected native plants with a value of:
1. One thousand five hundred dollars or more is a class 4 felony.
2. At least seven hundred fifty dollars but less than one thousand five hundred dollars is a class 5 felony.
3. At least five hundred dollars but less than seven hundred fifty dollars is a class 6 felony.
4. Less than five hundred dollars is a class 1 misdemeanor.
B. A knowing violation of this chapter involving either the misuse of permits,  tags,  seals,  or receipts,  or the collection,  salvage,  harvest,  transportation or possession of protected plants without any required permits,  tags,  seals or receipts is a class 1 misdemeanor. A subsequent conviction for a violation of this subsection is a class 6 felony.
C. All other violations of this chapter are class 3 misdemeanors except that if a prior conviction is a class 3 misdemeanor,  a subsequent conviction is a class 2 misdemeanor,  and if a prior conviction is a class 2 misdemeanor,  a subsequent conviction is a class 1 misdemeanor.
D. From and after June 30,  1990,  on conviction of any violation of this chapter the director may request of the court that the convicted person,  or a responsible person from a convicted entity,  be ordered to attend educational classes or programs pursuant to section 3-911,  subsection C.
E. On conviction of a violation of this chapter,  the director may also request of the court as a provision of the sentence,  the revocation of all permits issued to the person convicted and the permittee shall be required to surrender any unused tags or seals or receipts to the division,  and the division shall not issue new or additional permits to the permittee for a period of one year from the date of conviction. The director may further request of the court that the sentence include a provision prohibiting a person convicted of a violation of this chapter from engaging in the salvage of protected native plants or acting as agent for any other permittee for a period of up to one year. In considering any such request to revoke or deny permits or prohibit work in salvage or with another permittee the court shall consider:
1. The nature of the offense.
2. The nature of any prior convictions.
3. The overall performance record by the convicted party in terms of its violations of this chapter compared to its efforts to salvage native plants as intended by this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-933 - Violation; civil penalty

3-933.
Violation;  civil penalty
A. The knowing violation of this chapter or a rule,  order or ordinance issued or adopted under this chapter is punishable by a civil penalty in an amount of not more than five thousand dollars.
B. The director may bring an action in superior court in the county in which a violation of this chapter or any rule or order is alleged to have occurred. On the finding of a knowing violation by the defendant in any such action the court may impose the civil penalty provided by this section in an amount as it deems appropriate for each violation.
C. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
D. All civil penalties assessed pursuant to 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 › § 3-934 - Injunction; violation; civil penalty

3-934.
Injunction;  violation;  civil penalty
A. The department's legal counsel,  on request of a private party or the director,  or the county attorney of the county in which a violation of this chapter or any rule or order issued or adopted under section 3-912 or 3-914 is alleged to have occurred may bring an action in the county requesting the court to enjoin or otherwise restrain the defendant from further violations of this chapter or the rule or order. If the alleged violation occurs through the actions of a state agency,  the agency may be made a party defendant.
B. A person who violates an order or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this section,  in addition to any other penalty or remedy for contempt of court,  shall forfeit and pay to this state a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation as the court deems just and proper. For purposes of this section,  the superior court in the county issuing any order or injunction retains jurisdiction. The attorney general or legal counsel for the department acting in the name of this state may petition for recovery of civil penalties pursuant to this section. All civil penalties assessed pursuant to 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 › § 3-1001 - Arizona exposition and state fair board; members; appointment; terms; vacancy; removal; oath; bond; meetings; report

3-1001.
Arizona exposition and state fair board;  members;  appointment;  terms;  vacancy;  removal;  oath;  bond;  meetings;  report
A. There shall be an Arizona exposition and state fair board consisting of five members appointed by the governor. Each member shall serve for a term of five years. No more than three of such members shall be of the same political party. No more than two of such members shall be from any one county. One of the members shall be knowledgeable and have not less than five years' experience in accounting,  one member shall be knowledgeable and have not less than five years' experience in finance or business management and another member shall be knowledgeable and have not less than five years' experience in agriculture and another member shall be knowledgeable and have not less than five years' experience in the field of promotions or public relations. Appointment to fill a vacancy resulting otherwise than from expiration of term shall be for the unexpired term. A vacancy shall result when a member is absent from two consecutive regular meetings,  except in the event of sickness of the member. A board member may be removed by the governor for cause.
B. Each member of the board shall take the oath of office.
C. The board shall hold no less than four regular meetings each year and special meetings as designated by the chairman. In May of each year the board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman. The executive director shall designate an employee of the board to act as its recording secretary.
D. Within three weeks after the end of each calendar month the board shall prepare a report signed by the chairman which shall be transmitted to the governor and the joint legislative budget committee. The report shall contain full financial data for the preceding month,  including funds received and disbursed,  assets and liabilities,  profit and loss,  and a full and detailed account of its transactions. In addition,  the report shall include a copy of the minutes of all regular and special meetings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1002 - Compensation of members; personal interest in contracts prohibited; classification

3-1002.
Compensation of members;  personal interest in contracts prohibited;  classification
A. Board members shall not receive compensation for their services.
B. No board member or employee shall,  either directly or indirectly,  have any financial interest in a contract made by the board.
C. A person violating any provisions of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1003 - Arizona exposition and state fair board; powers and duties; compensation of employees

3-1003.
Arizona exposition and state fair board;  powers and duties;  compensation of employees
A. The Arizona exposition and state fair board shall:
1. Have exclusive custody and direction of all state fair property,  construct and maintain necessary improvements in connection therewith,  and assist in raising funds therefor.
2. Direct and conduct state fairs,  exhibits,  contests and entertainments for the purposes of promoting and advancing the pursuits and interests of the several counties and of the state,  and of producing sufficient revenue to defray the expenses incurred by the board in conducting such events.
3. Charge entrance fees and gate money,  and temporarily lease stalls,  stands,  booths and sites for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred.
4. Give prizes or premiums for exhibits and contests which are presented or sponsored by the board in connection with the annual state fair.
5. Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  employ an executive director,  coliseum manager and comptroller.
6. Delegate to the executive director any of the administrative functions,  powers or duties that the board believes the executive director can competently,  efficiently and properly perform.
7. When necessary in connection with business of the board,  appoint fair or ground marshals with the authority of peace officers.
8. Have the power to promote,  co-promote or lease the state fairgrounds for such events,  exhibitions,  entertainments or other purposes it deems proper.
9. Have power to accept donations of money or other property from any source,  and expend them in accordance with directions of the donor. Monies received pursuant to this paragraph shall not be placed in the general fund.
10. Adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
11. Prohibit the issuance of a free pass,  ticket or box to any person for any activity at the Arizona coliseum and exposition center,  except that this paragraph shall not apply to the state fair and any lessees of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center.
B. The board may exempt from subsection A,  paragraphs 2 and 3 such educational,  agricultural and mineral exhibits as in its opinion are in the best interest of the state and not contrary to any outstanding obligations the board might have incurred.
C. Compensation of all employees shall be as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1003.01 - Qualifications of executive director, coliseum manager, and comptroller

3-1003.01.
Qualifications of executive director,  coliseum manager,  and comptroller
A. The executive director shall be qualified by having at least five years' experience in,  and a working knowledge of,  coliseum or similar auditorium type operational management,  including fair,  agricultural and livestock exposition experience.
B. The coliseum manager shall be qualified by having at least four years' experience as manager or assistant manager of a coliseum or similar auditorium type of operation.
C. The comptroller shall be qualified preferably as a certified public accountant with at least five years' experience in general accounting including cost accounting and budgetary proceedings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1003.02 - Duties of the executive director and comptroller

3-1003.02.
Duties of the executive director and comptroller
A. The executive director shall be:
1. The chief executive and administrative officer of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center,  including the Arizona state fair.
2. Responsible for organizing and prescribing the duties of all positions and departmental units in the Arizona coliseum and exposition center,  including the coliseum manager and comptroller. The executive director shall:
(a) With the advice and consent of the board,  appoint either the coliseum manager or the comptroller as deputy director to perform the functions,  powers and duties of the executive director if the executive director is unable to act.
(b) Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4 and,  as applicable,  article 5,  appoint or remove in the manner prescribed by law such personnel considered necessary for the efficient work of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center.
3. Required to make and submit to the board monthly reports covering all activities of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center.
B. In addition to other duties assigned by the executive director,  the comptroller shall:
1. Act as the fiscal agent with complete authority to process all cash receipts.
2. Assume responsibility for the maintenance of satisfactory internal accounting controls which are required for the preservation of assets.
3. Control all books,  records or other data required for preparation of a complete financial statement of the activities of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center.
4. Maintain cost factors and accounting records which are sufficient in scope to clearly reflect all profits and losses.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1004 - Contracts with federal agencies

3-1004.
Contracts with federal agencies
The board may apply to and contract with the United States or any department or agency thereof to obtain funds appropriated by the federal government. The contract shall not obligate the state to advance any funds other than from the Arizona coliseum and exposition center fund,  and funds so obtained shall be expended only for improvement of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center and facilities.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1006 - Change of name; body corporate

3-1006.
Change of name;  body corporate
A. Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of this chapter,  all of the powers and duties of the Arizona state fair commission are vested in the Arizona exposition and state fair board. Whenever the name " state fair commission"  or " commission" ,  denoting the Arizona state fair commission,  is used in any statute,  appropriation or budget,  it shall be held to include and mean the Arizona exposition and state fair board. The provisions of this chapter shall not annul or modify any lawful contract heretofore made and executed by the state fair commission,  including resolution number 102,  of the state fair commission,  the bonds issued thereunder,  and all of the terms and provisions of such resolution and bonds shall continue in full force and effect and are binding upon the Arizona exposition and state fair board.
B. The Arizona exposition and state fair board shall constitute a body corporate with the name of Arizona exposition and state fair board and by that name shall be known and shall have perpetual succession.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1007 - Additional powers

3-1007.
Additional powers
A. In addition to the powers which it may now have,  the Arizona exposition and state fair board shall have power:
1. To acquire by purchase or gift and to hold and dispose of personal property,  or rights or interest therein.
2. To construct all proper exhibition halls,  auditoriums and coliseums,  and to furnish and equip the same.
3. To borrow money and issue bonds payable solely from the net revenues derived from the operation of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center and all of the facilities thereof,  after providing for all expenses of operation and maintenance,  and to provide for the rights of the holders hereof. All such bond issues hereinafter approved by the board shall be subject to approval by the legislature.
B. All procurement pursuant to this section shall be made as prescribed in title 41,  chapter 23 unless otherwise provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1007.01 - Naming of coliseum or auditorium in honor of war veterans

3-1007.01.
Naming of coliseum or auditorium in honor of war veterans
The state fair commission shall designate and name the auditorium or coliseum now under construction in honor and memory of all Arizona war veterans. There shall be in the auditorium a display of flags,  trophies or war mementos.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1008 - Issuance of revenue bonds; provisions of bonds; sale

3-1008.
Issuance of revenue bonds;  provisions of bonds;  sale
A. Bonds issued under this article shall be authorized by resolution of the Arizona exposition and state fair board and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date of their issuance,  mature at such time or times during a period of not to exceed thirty years from date of issuance,  be in such denomination or denominations and in the form,  coupon,  registered,  or registered as to principal only,  carry the conversion or registration privileges,  have the rank or priority,  be executed in the manner,  payable in the medium of payment,  at the place or places and subject to the terms of redemption,  with or without premium,  as the resolution or the bonds so issued may provide. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary,  bonds issued pursuant to this section are negotiable.
B. The bonds shall provide that:
1. No holder may compel the state or any subdivision thereof to exercise its appropriation or taxing power.
2. The bond does not constitute a debt of the state and is payable only from revenues from the operation of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center and its facilities.
C. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale,  at not less than the par value thereof with all accrued interest to date of delivery. In the event such bonds are sold at public sale,  the Arizona exposition and state fair board shall call for bids by publishing a notice inviting proposals for the purchase of the bonds at least once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date fixed for sale of the bonds,  in a daily or weekly newspaper,  published and of general circulation in Maricopa county,  and designated for such purpose,  which notice shall be in the form the board shall prescribe. Pending preparation of the definitive bonds,  interim receipts or certificates may be issued to the purchaser of the bonds in the form and containing the provisions determined by the Arizona exposition and state fair board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1009 - Power to secure bonds

3-1009.
Power to secure bonds
The Arizona exposition and state fair board,  in connection with the issuance of bonds and in order to secure the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon,  shall have power by resolution:
1. To fix and maintain fees,  rentals and other charges of stalls,  pens,  stables and rental of other buildings as may be on the fair grounds;  provided,  however,  that no fee shall be charged for exhibits during the state fair of agricultural,  dairy,  horticultural,  culinary,  apiary and handwork products of exhibitors at the state fair,  unless the same be for sale.
2. To provide that the bonds issued hereunder may be secured by a first,  exclusive and closed lien on the income and revenues derived from,  and shall be payable from,  fees,  rentals and other charges as set out in the preceding paragraph.
3. To covenant with or for the benefit of the holder or holders of bonds issued hereunder,  that so long as any of the bonds remain outstanding and unpaid,  the Arizona exposition and state fair board will prescribe service charges,  fees and rentals,  and will revise the same when necessary so that the project for which the bonds are issued shall always remain self-supporting,  with revenues sufficient:
(a) To pay when due all bonds and interest thereon.
(b) To provide for all expenses of operation,  maintenance,  expansion and replacement of facilities.
(c) To provide reasonable reserves for such purposes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1010 - Provision of bond resolution; covenants

3-1010.
Provision of bond resolution;  covenants
A. A resolution pertaining to issuance of bonds under this article may contain covenants as to:
1. The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of the bonds may be applied and to the use and disposition thereof.
2. The use and disposition of the revenues of the project for which the bonds are to be issued.
3. The issuance of other or additional bonds,  payable from the revenue received from the operation of the coliseum and exposition center and its facilities.
4. The operation and maintenance of the coliseum and exposition center and its facilities.
5. The insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance monies.
6. Books of account and the inspection and audit thereof.
7. The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the bonds,  or any proportion of them,  or a trustee therefor,  shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver,  who may enter and take possession of the coliseum and exposition center and its facilities,  operate and maintain it,  prescribe charges,  fees and rentals and collect,  receive and apply all revenues therefrom thereafter arising in the same manner as the Arizona exposition and state fair board itself might do,  until such time as the terms and conditions of the bonds are satisfied,  at which time the receiver shall return possession of the coliseum and exposition center and its facilities to the Arizona exposition and state fair board.
B. The provisions of this article and any such resolution shall be deemed a contract with the holders of the bonds,  and the duties of the Arizona exposition and state fair board under this article and resolution shall be enforceable by mandamus or other appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1011 - Validity of bonds

3-1011.
Validity of bonds
A. Bonds issued under this article and bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations,  notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon have ceased to be officers of the Arizona exposition and state fair board.
B. The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on or affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the construction,  acquisition,  improvement,  reconstruction or extension of the facilities of the coliseum and exposition center financed by the bonds or taken in connection therewith.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1012 - Prior lien of bonds

3-1012.
Prior lien of bonds
A. Except as otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds,  all bonds of the same issue under this article shall have a prior and paramount lien on the revenues of the Arizona coliseum and exposition center and its facilities for which the bonds have been issued over and ahead of bonds of an issue payable from that revenue which may be subsequently authorized,  and over and ahead of claims or other obligations of any nature against that revenue subsequently arising or subsequently incurred.
B. Bonds of the same issue issued under this article shall be equally and ratably secured,  without priority by reason of number,  date,  sale,  execution or delivery,  by a lien on the revenue in accordance with the terms of the resolution authorizing the bonds.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1082 - Cotton research and protection council; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation

3-1082.
Cotton research and protection council;  membership;  terms;  vacancy;  compensation
A. The cotton research and protection council is established and is composed of nine active cotton producers to be appointed by the governor. The members shall be appointed as follows:
1. Two each who are residents of:
(a) Maricopa county.
(b) Pinal county.
(c) The Yuma,  La Paz and Mohave counties area.
2. One each who is a resident of:
(a) Pima county.
(b) Cochise county.
(c) The Graham and Greenlee counties area.
B. The governor may consult with any recognized cotton producer organizations in this state in determining appointments to the council.
C. The term of office of council members is three years and expires on December 31 of the appropriate year,  but a member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and assumes office. A member is eligible for a second consecutive three-year term. A member who completes a second consecutive three-year term is ineligible for reappointment for at least one year. On the expiration of a term of a member or in the event of a vacancy,  a successor shall be appointed by the governor.
D. If the office of any council member becomes vacant,  the council shall notify the governor and the governor shall appoint a person to fill the remainder of the term. The office of any member shall be deemed vacant under any of the following circumstances:
1. The member is no longer an active cotton producer.
2. The member is unable to perform the duties of office.
3. The member has been absent from three consecutive council meetings if the absences have not been excused by the council.
4. The member has ceased to reside in the county or county area that the member was appointed to represent.
E. Members of the council are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1084 - Council staff; administrative services

3-1084.
Council staff;  administrative services
A. The council may employ staff,  including a staff director,  at a rate of compensation determined by the council,  to serve at the pleasure of the council and shall prescribe the terms and conditions of employment of employees as necessary to perform the functions prescribed by this article.
B. All employees of the council are exempt from title 38,  chapter 4,  article 1 and title 41,  chapter 4,  articles 5 and 6 and are not under the jurisdiction of the department of administration.
C. The council may enter into interagency agreements with the department to provide necessary administrative services to the council,  including secretarial and other services necessary for the council to carry out its activities.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1085 - Cotton research and protection council fund; use by director

3-1085.
Cotton research and protection council fund;  use by director
A. The cotton research and protection council fund is established for the purpose of administering this article. The council shall administer the fund. The fund consists of penalties,  fees and other income collected pursuant to this article.
B. The director may request the use of fund monies for the nuisance abatement of upland cotton fields as provided for under the abatement provisions of sections 3-204,  subsection G and 3-205,  subsection G and the plow up of cotton fields under section 3-204.01. Monies distributed pursuant to this subsection shall be repaid to the fund within one calendar year after their disbursement,  but the council may extend the repayment period at its discretion and set the terms and conditions for repayment. The council may waive repayment of fund monies by the department.
C. The council may deposit monies from fees assessed pursuant to section 3-1086 in the fund.
D. The monies in the fund may be invested pursuant to section 35-313. Interest earned on these monies shall be credited to the fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1086.01 - Colored cotton fee

3-1086.01.
Colored cotton fee
A. On or before July 1 of each year:
1. The department shall submit a proposed budget to the council for enforcing rules regarding colored cotton production.
2. The council may assess a fee of not more than three dollars per bale of colored cotton produced in this state to provide sufficient monies to enforce the rules for colored cotton production. Before establishing the annual fee,  the council shall adopt a budget for colored cotton enforcement activities.
B. Cotton gins shall collect the fee and remit the monies to the council on or before April 1 of each year according to the procedures and on forms that the council prescribes.
C. A cotton producer is responsible for payment of the fee required by this section unless the fee is withheld for payment to the council by a gin.
D. Title 41,  chapter 6 does not apply to setting the fee under this section,  but the council shall provide sixty days' advance notice of the meeting at which the fee will be adopted and the amount of the proposed fee. The council shall receive public testimony at the meeting regarding the fee.
E. The council may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3 with the department to provide necessary enforcement services for colored cotton.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1087 - Deposit of fees; rebates; use of monies on termination

3-1087.
Deposit of fees;  rebates;  use of monies on termination
A. Monies collected pursuant to sections 3-1086,  3-1086.01 and 3-1086.02 shall be deposited and held in trust in the council's accounts and disbursed as approved by the council for the purposes prescribed in this article.
B. The council may use monies collected under section 3-1086 as a rebate to cotton producers to facilitate a program to provide incentives for the timely plow up of cotton fields according to the dates established by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 2,  article 1 of this title to maintain a host-free period. The council shall issue a rebate only on certification by the council that the cotton field has been plowed up. With the approval of the cotton producer,  the rebate may be assigned to a lending institution.
C. If the council is terminated,  any monies in the council's accounts shall be expended to meet existing legal obligations of the council. The council shall expend any remaining monies on any program consistent with this article.
D. The monies in the account may be invested pursuant to section 35-313. Interest earned on these monies shall be credited to the account.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1088 - Failure to pay fee; penalty; hearing; violation; classification

3-1088.
Failure to pay fee;  penalty;  hearing;  violation;  classification
A. A producer required to pay fees pursuant to section 3-1086 who fails to pay the fee shall be assessed a penalty of ten per cent of the total fee. The producer may request a hearing before the council to dispute or determine the amount of a fee or penalty imposed.
B. The council shall hold a hearing if requested and no fee or penalty may be paid until the council,  following the hearing,  enters its order determining the amount of any fee or penalty. The producer shall pay the fee and the penalty assessed within ten days of notice of the council's decision.
C. A person who knowingly fails to pay or remit any monies due or collected as required in this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1090 - Recommendation for termination of council; election

3-1090.
Recommendation for termination of council;  election
A. The council shall put to a vote of the cotton producers in this state the question of whether the council should recommend to the legislature that the council be terminated if either of the following occurs:
1. The council,  by a two-thirds vote of its membership,  determines that it is no longer in the best interest of the cotton industry of this state to continue the council and its programs.
2. On receipt by the council of a petition calling for the election signed by ten per cent or more of the contributing cotton producers in this state in the previous year,  which shall be signed not more than six months before its presentation to the council.
B. The ballot for an election called pursuant to subsection A shall be in such form as to record a yes or no answer to the question: " Shall the cotton research and protection council recommend to the legislature that the council and its programs be discontinued and terminated?"  If a majority of those producers voting votes yes,  the council shall recommend to the legislature that the council be terminated. If less than a majority of the producers voting votes yes,  another election shall not be conducted for at least two years. The council shall pay the expenses necessary to carry out the election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1201 - Definitions

3-1201.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Aquaculture"  means the controlled propagation,  growth and harvest of aquatic animals or plants,  including fish,  amphibians,  shellfish,  mollusks,  crustaceans,  algae and vascular plants.
2. " Associate director"  means the associate director of the division.
3. " Division"  means the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture.
4. " Equine"  means horses,  mules,  burros and asses.
5. " Livestock"  means cattle,  equine,  sheep,  goats and swine,  except feral pigs.
6. " Livestock officer"  means an animal health and welfare officer,  animal health and welfare inspector or investigator employed by the department.
7. " Poultry"  means any domesticated bird,  whether live or dead,  and includes chickens,  turkeys,  ducks,  geese,  guineas,  ratites and squabs.
8. " Range"  means every character of lands,  enclosed or unenclosed,  outside of cities and towns,  upon which livestock is permitted by custom,  license or permit to roam and feed.
9. " Range livestock"  means livestock customarily permitted to roam upon the ranges of the state,  whether public domain or in private control,  and not in the immediate actual possession or control of the owner although occasionally placed in enclosures for temporary purposes.
10. " Ratite"  means ostriches,  emus,  rheas and cassowaries.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1202 - Division council; members

3-1202.
Division council;  members
A. The animal services division council,  established pursuant to section 3-105,  shall be composed of members who are qualified electors. No more than three members from any one county may serve on the council at any time. The members shall represent the following categories:
1. The range cattle growing industry.
2. The cattle feeding industry.
3. Producing dairies.
4. The meat packing industry.
5. The sheep and goat industries.
6. The swine producing industry.
7. The equine industry.
8. The aquaculture industry.
9. The egg or poultry industry.
10. The hay or feed industry.
11. The ratite industry.
B. All members of the council shall be actively engaged in the type of business they represent. If a member acquires his representation through his affiliation with a corporation,  such member shall be actively engaged in a management position and his primary source of income shall be derived from the corporation. Members shall be appointed by the director pursuant to section 3-105.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1204 - Powers and duties relating to the sheep and goat industries

3-1204.
Powers and duties relating to the sheep and goat industries
A. The director or his authorized representative shall exercise general supervision over the sheep and goat industries of the state and shall do all things practicable to protect the industries from and to prevent disease among sheep and goats.
B. The director shall prepare and adopt necessary rules:
1. Governing the importation of sheep and goats into the state by carrier or trail to insure that the animals are free from infection.
2. For quarantine and dipping of sheep and goats infected with or which have been exposed to scab or scabies,  or other infectious or contagious disease.
3. For the speedy and effective suppression and eradication of disease among sheep or goats.
4. To prevent spreading or contracting of infectious or contagious diseases among sheep and goats,  including requirements for inspection of sheep or goats shipped or transported,  or to be shipped or transported by common carrier,  contract carrier,  private carrier or in any other manner whatever,  whether the shipping or transporting is in interstate or intrastate commerce,  or both,  and to require an owner,  before moving sheep or goats in such manner,  to furnish an inspection certificate in the form required by the director.
C. The director may establish as and declare to be an infected district any district wherein diseased or infected sheep or goats are found or have recently been grazed or driven. The director may order sheep or goats in the infected district or which are exposed to be moved,  treated,  disinfected or cured under quarantine regulations provided for by this title.