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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1702 - Stock crossings required in fences enclosing rights of way; violation; classification

3-1702.
Stock crossings required in fences enclosing rights of way;  violation;  classification
A. A railroad fencing its right of way shall leave an opening at least once every three miles in an accessible place for stock to pass through. The opening shall be at least sixty feet wide,  with cattleguards at each end,  and fences shall be run to the guards. Cattleguards and wing fences shall be placed on either side of the openings,  sufficient to prevent cattle entering upon the right of way enclosed. Places where the railroad runs over trestles or bridges sufficiently high for cattle to go under shall be left unfenced.
B. A railroad violating any provision of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1703 - Liability for injury to livestock on unfenced railroad; contributory negligence

3-1703.
Liability for injury to livestock on unfenced railroad;  contributory negligence
A. When livestock is injured or killed by a locomotive or cars on the line of a railroad unfenced by good and sufficient fence or other barrier sufficient to turn livestock,  the railroad is liable in damage to the owner of the livestock unless it is shown that the owner or his agent or servant immediately contributed to the killing or injury of the livestock.
B. Livestock straying,  or grazing unattended by a herder,  upon unfenced parts of the railroad is not contributory negligence of the owner.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1704 - Liability of railroad for negligent injury of certain animals; injury or death as prima facie evidence of negligence; liability of owner for intentional damage

3-1704.
Liability of railroad for negligent injury of certain animals;  injury or death as prima facie evidence of negligence;  liability of owner for intentional damage
A. A railroad which negligently injures or kills a horse,  jack,  jenny,  mule,  cow or other domestic animal,  by running a locomotive or cars against the animal is liable to the owner of the animal for the damages sustained by the owner by reason thereof. The killing or injury of the animal is prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of the railroad.
B. If the owner or person in charge of the animals listed in subsection A drives them upon the railroad track or tracks with intent to thereby injure the animal or animals,  the owner is liable for all damage occasioned thereby.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1741 - Federal cooperation and agreements

3-1741.
Federal cooperation and agreements
A. The director may,  for the purpose of eradicating tuberculosis of cattle in the state,  cooperate with the animal and plant health inspection service of the United States department of agriculture. The director may,  on behalf of the state,  accept cooperative agreements promulgated by the Arizona department of agriculture under authority of the acts of Congress to effect the eradication of tuberculosis in cattle.
B. The associate director may,  as necessary to effectuate the terms of cooperative agreements,  appoint veterinary inspectors to act with and under direction of the state veterinarian.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1742 - Entry upon premises to inspect animals; condemnation of diseased animals

3-1742.
Entry upon premises to inspect animals;  condemnation of diseased animals
A. The state veterinarian and inspectors may enter any place where an animal may be and take custody of the animal to examine it for contagious disease,  including tuberculosis. Custody may be retained for the purpose of applying the tuberculin test to the animal.
B. If the animal reacts to the test,  the inspecting officer may immediately condemn the animal and order it destroyed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1771 - Definitions

3-1771.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Associate director"  means the associate director of the division.
2. " Calfhood vaccination"  means an official vaccination given to a female dairy or beef type animal at the age prescribed by the director.
3. " Dairy herd"  means one or more dairy animals.
4. " Division"  means the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture.
5. " Official vaccination"  means a calfhood vaccination that is registered with the division,  with a vaccine approved by the director on the state veterinarian's recommendation,  and properly identified as such,  given to a dairy type or beef animal at the age prescribed by the director and administered by a licensed veterinarian.
6. " Person"  includes an individual,  firm,  corporation,  company or association.
7. " Reactor"  means an animal afflicted with brucellosis as determined by a test approved by the director,  except an officially calfhood vaccinated animal under the age prescribed by the director on the state veterinarian's recommendation.
8. " Ultimate consumer"  means the person drinking or consuming milk or milk products.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1772 - Raw milk; registering and testing herd of producer

3-1772.
Raw milk;  registering and testing herd of producer
A. A person producing raw milk or raw milk products for sale to the ultimate consumer for human consumption shall register with the division the location and number of dairy cattle or goats supplying raw milk or milk products.
B. Cows or goats producing raw milk as prescribed in subsection A of this section shall be tested for tuberculosis at least annually,  and the milk from such cows or goats shall be tested for brucellosis by the ring test method at least once each month,  and all adult animals shall be blood tested for brucellosis annually. Cows or goats which do not test negative for tuberculosis or brucellosis as provided in this section shall be dealt with by the division as provided in sections 3-1205,  3-1742 and 3-1773.
C. The testing provided for in subsection B of this section shall be at the expense of the owner of the cows or goats.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1773 - Brucellosis test and vaccinations

3-1773.
Brucellosis test and vaccinations
A. Female dairy and beef calves may be officially vaccinated at the age prescribed and as directed by the director.
B. All dairy herds of cattle and goats shall be tested for brucellosis at intervals as prescribed by the director.
C. The testing as provided for in subsection B shall be made at the expense of the owner of the stock to the extent of the ordinary labor involved in the testing of the cattle. The remainder of expense for veterinary and laboratory services performed by state or federal agencies shall be the obligation of the state or federal government as funds are made available.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1774 - Disposition of reactors

3-1774.
Disposition of reactors
A reactor shall be identified by having a " B"  brand at least two inches square on the left jaw and by official reactor tag in the left ear and may be disposed of as follows:
1. Sold for slaughter at an establishment having municipal,  state or federal meat inspection.
2. Shall be sold for interstate movement under existing rules and regulations of the U.S. department of agriculture.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-1776 - Violations; classification

3-1776.
Violations;  classification
A person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and punishable as provided by law:
1. Offers for sale,  trade or other disposition a known brucellosis reactor except as provided in this article.
2. Removes or causes to be removed a reactor brand or tag.
3. Violates any provision of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2002 - Application for license to slaughter

3-2002.
Application for license to slaughter
Every person,  including an exempt slaughterer,  before he begins or carries on the slaughter of livestock,  sheep,  goats or swine for compensation,  shall make written application to the division for a license to slaughter,  stating that the applicant will comply with the law and will not slaughter animals,  or sell,  exchange,  or expose for sale the meat thereof,  except in conformity with the law relating thereto and the rules of the director.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2003 - Grant of licenses; fees; expiration date

3-2003.
Grant of licenses;  fees;  expiration date
A. The division may grant a license to slaughter livestock,  sheep,  goats or swine as set forth in the license issued on payment of the fees.
B. The fees shall be as follows:
1. For not to exceed forty-five head of livestock,  and not to exceed fifty-five head of sheep,  goats or swine in one calendar year,  $5.
2. For more than forty-five and not to exceed one hundred fifty head of livestock and more than forty-five and not to exceed one hundred sixty head of sheep,  goats or swine in one calendar year,  $15.
3. For more than one hundred fifty head of livestock and more than one hundred sixty head of sheep,  goats or swine in any one calendar year,  $80.
C. Licenses issued under this section expire on December 31 of the year in which they are issued.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2004 - Place of slaughter

3-2004.
Place of slaughter
Every person licensed to slaughter livestock,  sheep,  goats,  swine,  horses,  mules or other equines for sale or exchange shall slaughter animals in an established and recognized slaughterhouse kept by the licensee for that purpose,  or in a slaughterhouse established by the authorities of a city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2005 - Licensee's record of animals purchased or slaughtered; monthly copy for the department; violation; classification

3-2005.
Licensee's record of animals purchased or slaughtered;  monthly copy for the department;  violation;  classification
A. Every person licensed to slaughter livestock,  sheep,  goats,  swine or equines shall keep an accurate record in a book maintained for that purpose of all such animals purchased or slaughtered. The record shall include a description of all animals purchased or slaughtered,  the marks and brands,  if any,  the name and residence of the person from whom purchased and the date of such purchase. The licensee shall at the end of each month make a true copy of the record for that month,  which he shall keep on his premises for one year.
B. A person who knowingly fails to keep the record required by this section,  or who refuses to exhibit it to an inspector or other authorized representative of the department who demands that it be exhibited,  is guilty of a petty offense.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2006 - Preslaughter brand inspection of hides

3-2006.
Preslaughter brand inspection of hides
A. Every person licensed as an exempt slaughterer of livestock,  sheep,  goats or equines shall,  before slaughter,  notify the nearest livestock officer of the location of the slaughter and the time it is proposed to slaughter the animals.
B. Livestock shall not be slaughtered until the animals have been inspected,  unless inspection before slaughter is waived by the associate director. When livestock are slaughtered,  the livestock officer shall inspect the hides for brands and marks,  and tag or mark the same in the manner established by the division,  unless such tagging or marking is waived by the associate director.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2007 - Purchase of uninspected hide; classification; exception

3-2007.
Purchase of uninspected hide;  classification;  exception
It is unlawful to purchase or otherwise acquire possession of a hide of any livestock until the hide has been inspected for brands and marks. Possession of an untagged or unmarked hide upon which the tagging or marking has not been waived by the director is a class 2 misdemeanor unless the person possessing the hide can show that it was taken from an animal owned by him at the time of slaughter or after death,  or that he had written authority from the owner to remove the hide from the carcass.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2008 - Receiving uninspected hides for transportation; sale of uninspected hides; classification

3-2008.
Receiving uninspected hides for transportation;  sale of uninspected hides;  classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to receive for transportation hides of livestock until they have been brand inspected,  and it is unlawful for any person to sell hides of livestock until they have been brand inspected,  unless such brand inspection is waived by the director.
B. A person violating this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2009 - Transfer of license without fee

3-2009.
Transfer of license without fee
If a person who is a licensee under this article sells or otherwise disposes of the person's slaughtering business,  together with the goodwill thereof,  and the purchaser or transferee continues the business at the same location,  substantially in the same manner and under the same business name as it was conducted by the seller,  the license of the original licensee may be transferred to the new owner without payment of a license fee if the new owner submits to the division an affidavit stating,  under penalty of perjury,  that the new owner will comply with the law and will not slaughter animals or sell,  exchange or expose meat for sale except according to law and the rules of the director.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2010 - Identification of animals with drug residue; violation; classification

3-2010.
Identification of animals with drug residue;  violation;  classification
A. The owner of an animal which has been treated with an antibiotic which has a specific withdrawal period shall not market the animal for slaughter or through a livestock auction unless either:
1. The stated withdrawal period has expired.
2. The animal is identified and the restrictions disclosed to all potential buyers.
B. A producer who has been notified and is currently under United States department of agriculture restrictions for residue violations shall disclose that fact and identify animals he markets. Such a producer may certify that the animal has undergone the prescribed withdrawal period required for slaughter.
C. The identification prescribed by subsections A and B shall accompany the animal for at least thirty days or until it is slaughtered.
D. The division shall determine the method for identifying animals as required by this section.
E. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2011 - Slaughter of animals by producer or owner for own use; inspection of hides; violation; classification

3-2011.
Slaughter of animals by producer or owner for own use;  inspection of hides;  violation;  classification
A. Producers or owners who slaughter livestock,  sheep,  goats,  swine or equines for the purpose of using the meat for food for themselves,  their immediate family or employees,  and not for sale,  shall not be required to procure a special permit or a license to slaughter as required by this article,  but the whole hide of all livestock so slaughtered,  except swine,  shall be hung in a conspicuous place on the premises of the producer or owner and kept there until the hide has been inspected and marked or tagged by a livestock officer. The meat from the livestock so slaughtered shall not be removed from the premises of the producer or owner without being stamped " not for sale"  by the livestock officer.
B. A person other than the owner or producer who slaughters livestock described in subsection A shall keep the whole hide of all livestock so slaughtered except swine until the hide has been inspected and marked or tagged by a livestock officer and the meat from the livestock so slaughtered has been stamped " not for sale"  by the livestock officer.
C. Every person who slaughters livestock of another as described in subsection B shall be licensed pursuant to rules of the director.
D. A person failing to comply with this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2012 - Secreting hide; defacement of mark or brand; classification

3-2012.
Secreting hide;  defacement of mark or brand;  classification
A person who knowingly secretes a hide of livestock,  or who,  before a hide is inspected,  knowingly obliterates or defaces any mark or brand on a hide,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2013 - Slaughter of animals for compensation without license; classification

3-2013.
Slaughter of animals for compensation without license;  classification
A person slaughtering any livestock,  sheep,  goats,  swine,  horses,  mules or other equines,  for compensation without first procuring a license to slaughter as provided in this article,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2014 - Limitation

3-2014.
Limitation
A. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or repeal any provision of title 36,  chapter 8,  article 1,  relating to adulteration and misbranding.
B. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or repeal any provision of title 36,  chapter 1,  relating to local boards and departments of health and the department of health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2015 - Cooperation with federal government

3-2015.
Cooperation with federal government
A. The director may cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in order to administer the provisions of this chapter in conjunction with the federal meat inspection act. Such cooperative efforts may include assistance in planning and otherwise developing the state program,  technical and laboratory assistance and training and financial and other aid for the administration of the cooperative effort.
B. For the purposes prescribed by the terms of subsection A,  the department may accept and expend federal funds.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2016 - Methods of slaughtering which are humane

3-2016.
Methods of slaughtering which are humane
No method of slaughtering or handling in connection with slaughtering shall be deemed to comply with the public policy of the state of Arizona unless it is humane. Either of the following two methods of slaughtering and handling are hereby found to be humane:
1. In the case of cattle,  calves,  horses,  mules,  sheep,  swine,  and other livestock,  all animals are rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical,  chemical or other means that is rapid and effective,  before being shackled,  hoisted,  thrown,  cast,  or cut.
2. By slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2017 - Exemption

3-2017.
Exemption
A. No slaughterer,  packer or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method,  provided,  that the chief state veterinary meat inspector may,  by administrative order,  exempt from compliance with this article,  for a period not to exceed one year after the effective date of this article,  any slaughterer,  packer or stockyard operator if he finds that an earlier compliance would cause such person an undue hardship.
B. No person slaughtering or butchering any livestock for his own use shall be subject to any of the provisions of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2041 - Chief veterinary meat inspector; appointment of inspectors; qualifications; bond

3-2041.
Chief veterinary meat inspector;  appointment of inspectors;  qualifications;  bond
A. The associate director,  with the approval of the director,  shall employ an Arizona licensed veterinarian as chief veterinary meat inspector. The chief veterinary meat inspector must have at least four years' experience of meat inspection work in slaughtering establishments. The duties of the chief veterinary meat inspector shall be to supervise the state meat inspection service and enforce and efficiently carry out the provisions of this chapter,  so as to assure the public that only pure and wholesome meats are offered for sale.
B. Upon qualification by the chief veterinary meat inspector,  the associate director,  with the director's approval,  shall employ veterinary meat inspectors and lay meat inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief veterinary meat inspector and who shall conduct antemortem and postmortem inspections,  enforce sanitary requirements,  perform other duties necessary to conduct proper meat inspection and carry out the provisions of this chapter. The director may also assign personnel from the office of inspections to perform inspections under this chapter under the supervision of the chief veterinary meat inspector.
C. An inspector assigned to a slaughtering establishment with state meat inspection service shall neither be related to the management of such establishment nor have a financial interest therein.
D. Each inspector shall take the oath of office.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2042 - Inspection stamps and establishment numbers

3-2042.
Inspection stamps and establishment numbers
A. The division shall provide meat inspection stamps and assign establishment numbers to all slaughtering establishments which have been approved and granted state meat inspection service by the division,  and the stamps shall contain the words " Arizona inspected and passed"  or " Arizona inspected and condemned" . The division shall also provide meat inspection stamps and assign establishment numbers to all meat processors which have been approved in accordance with the requirements as provided in section 3-2054,  and the stamps shall also contain the words " Arizona inspected and passed"  or " Arizona inspected and condemned" . The inspection stamps shall be designed so as not to be in conflict with the inspection stamps of the United States department of agriculture.
B. Approved slaughtering establishments with state meat inspection service and establishment numbers,  and meat processors with assigned establishment numbers,  shall use the inspection stamps on their processed meats and meat food products offered for sale.
C. The meat inspection stamps shall at all times be under the immediate jurisdiction of the meat inspector.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2043 - Assignment of inspectors

3-2043.
Assignment of inspectors
Slaughtering establishments granted state meat inspection service shall notify the chief veterinary meat inspector of their hours of slaughter,  and the chief veterinary meat inspector shall assign inspectors to said establishments to conduct meat inspection. The chief veterinary meat inspector may assign one inspector to conduct inspection at two or more slaughtering establishments having state meat inspection service where the animals slaughtered are less than one hundred head per week at each establishment. The hours of the day and the days of the week shall be satisfactorily arranged with the slaughtering establishments so that the inspector is present at each establishment during all periods of slaughter. Slaughtering establishments wishing to slaughter in excess of eight hours in any one day or slaughter on holidays or Sundays may do so,  and the chief veterinary meat inspector shall assign an inspector to conduct meat inspection. Slaughtering establishments shall pay fees to the department when such services are provided commensurate with actual wages incurred. No slaughtering establishment with state meat inspection service is permitted to slaughter any cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules or other equines unless there is an assigned inspector on the premises of the establishment during all periods of slaughter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2044 - Antemortem and postmortem inspection

3-2044.
Antemortem and postmortem inspection
A. Slaughtering establishments which have state meat inspection service shall have an " antemortem inspection" . The inspector assigned to the slaughtering establishment shall examine each animal immediately prior to slaughter for the purpose of eliminating all unfit animals and segregating,  for more thorough examination,  all animals suspected of being affected with a condition which might influence their disposition on postmortem inspection. The unfit animals shall not be permitted to enter the slaughtering department of the plant,  and the suspected animals shall not be permitted to enter the slaughtering department until they have been found by veterinary inspection to be fit for slaughter. The suspected animals that are permitted to be slaughtered shall be handled separate and apart from the regular kill and given a special postmortem examination.
B. Slaughtering establishments which have state meat inspection service shall have a " postmortem inspection" . The postmortem examination shall be made at the time the animals are slaughtered. The inspectors shall examine the cervical lymph glands,  the skeletal lymph glands,  the viscera and organs with their lymph glands,  and all exposed surfaces of the carcasses of all cattle,  calves,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules or other equines. The examination shall be conducted in the slaughtering department of the plant during the slaughtering operations.
C. The chief veterinary meat inspector or any of his deputies shall have a state or federal laboratory make pathogenic examination of animals or parts thereof for completion of antemortem or postmortem inspection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2045 - Condemnation and appeal

3-2045.
Condemnation and appeal
The inspector at slaughtering establishments with state meat inspection service shall condemn and so mark,  stamp or tag all diseased or otherwise unfit carcasses and parts of carcasses,  including the viscera. The condemned parts shall be removed from the slaughtering department of the plant in equipment designated for that purpose and shall be destroyed for food purposes under the supervision of the inspector. If any slaughtering establishment wishes to appeal a decision of an inspector as to carcasses or parts of carcasses which have been condemned,  the establishment may appeal the decision to the chief veterinary meat inspector. If such establishment is not satisfied and wishes to make a further appeal,  it may submit such appeal to the director. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  final decisions of the director are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2046 - Meat inspection rules; violation; classification

3-2046.
Meat inspection rules;  violation;  classification
A. The director shall adopt reasonable rules necessary to assure that all meat and meat products subject to inspection under this article which are to be sold or distributed for human consumption are free from unwholesome,  poisonous or other foreign substances and filth,  insects or disease causing organisms. The rules shall provide reasonably necessary measures governing the production,  processing,  labeling,  storing,  handling and transportation of such products. The rules shall prescribe minimum standards for the sanitary facilities and conditions which shall be maintained at any plant,  packing house or abattoir and in any truck or other vehicle in which meat or meat products are produced,  processed,  stored,  handled or transported.
B. The director upon the advice of the chief veterinary meat inspector shall adopt reasonable rules,  including,  but not limited to,  what the antemortem and postmortem inspection shall consist of,  to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall conform so far as possible to the rules governing meat inspection of the United States department of agriculture. To the extent deemed appropriate by the director the rules may incorporate by reference existing federal meat inspection regulations,  but in no case shall the rules exceed the requirements of the United States department of agriculture. All rules adopted to implement this section shall be adopted in compliance with title 41,  chapter 6.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2047 - Application for state meat inspection service

3-2047.
Application for state meat inspection service
Any slaughtering establishment which wishes to conduct its slaughtering operations under state meat inspection service shall apply to the division for a license to slaughter as provided in section 3-2002. Establishments shall then make written application to the division requesting state meat inspection service. The associate director upon receipt of the application shall request the chief veterinary meat inspector to make an inspection of the premises of the slaughtering establishment making application. If the establishment is found clean and sanitary and meets the requirements of the provisions of this chapter,  the associate director shall authorize the granting of state meat inspection service to the applicant. The division shall then assign an official establishment number to the approved slaughtering establishment to be used to mark the meat of the carcass and parts of carcasses which are offered for sale.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2048 - Inspection of slaughtering establishments without state meat inspection service

3-2048.
Inspection of slaughtering establishments without state meat inspection service
The chief veterinary meat inspector or his deputies are authorized to inspect the premises of all other slaughtering establishments operating without state meat inspection service at any time during their slaughtering operations. At least two inspections shall be made each year and additional inspections may be made if it is deemed necessary. If any slaughtering establishment is found to be unsanitary or conducting its slaughtering operations in an unsanitary or unwholesome manner so as to endanger the public health,  or slaughtering animals unfit for human consumption,  the associate director may suspend or revoke the license to slaughter as provided in section 3-1206. This section shall not in any way alter the powers of the department of health services in connection with slaughtering establishments.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2049 - Inspection fees

3-2049.
Inspection fees
A. The cost of inspection shall be borne by this state,  except as provided in section 3-2015 and except that the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in establishments subject to the provisions of this chapter,  at such rates as the division may determine,  shall be borne by such establishments. Sums received by the department in reimbursement for sums paid out by it for such premium pay work shall be available to carry out the purposes of this section.
B. Any slaughtering establishment or meat processor may request in writing a hearing to determine the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the inspection fees required. A hearing officer shall conduct these hearings.
C. Inspection of meat and meat by-products for animal food which require a certificate or seal may be performed after payment of a reasonable fee.
D. All monies collected by the department shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2050 - Requirements for exempt processors

3-2050.
Requirements for exempt processors
All exempt processors shall be licensed by the division pursuant to section 3-2003 and shall operate in a clean and sanitary condition during all periods of operation. The following are the minimum requirements for such establishments:
1. Each establishment shall have sanitary floors impervious to water.
2. All outside windows and doors shall be screened adequately and effectively.
3. There shall be an adequate supply of potable water and it shall conform with the minimum requirements of the department of health services.
4. There shall be an adequate sewage disposal system of such a type as not to be a breeding place for flies and not to constitute a hazard or to endanger public health and it shall conform with the minimum requirements of the department of health services.
5. The establishment shall be kept in a sanitary condition during all periods of slaughter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2052 - Construction and remodeling of slaughtering establishments

3-2052.
Construction and remodeling of slaughtering establishments
A. Any person wishing to construct a slaughtering establishment and wishing to be granted state meat inspection service shall submit his proposed plant architectural drawings to the chief veterinary meat inspector who shall examine them and advise as to whether or not the plans meet the requirements of this chapter and whether they conform with the minimum requirements of the department.
B. Slaughtering establishments which have been granted state meat inspection service and which intend to do any remodeling of their slaughtering facilities shall submit their architectural drawings of such proposed remodeling to the chief veterinary meat inspector who shall examine them and advise as to whether or not the plans meet the requirements of this chapter and whether they conform with the minimum requirements of the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2053 - Slaughtering and mixing prohibition

3-2053.
Slaughtering and mixing prohibition
A. It is unlawful to slaughter horses,  mules or asses in the same slaughtering establishment as cattle,  sheep,  swine or goats,  or to bring horse meat or inedible meat or meat products into establishments where meat or meat food products are prepared for human consumption from the meat of cattle,  sheep,  goats or swine.
B. It is unlawful to add horse meat to meat or meat food products prepared from the meat of cattle,  sheep,  goats or swine.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2055 - Cooperation with other public health authorities

3-2055.
Cooperation with other public health authorities
A. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter the director shall request the advice of and consult with the sanitary engineer or other qualified employees of the department of health services and the state laboratory in matters relating to potability of water,  sewage systems and other sanitary conditions of slaughtering and meat processing establishments which might endanger public health.
B. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter,  the associate director shall require the chief veterinary meat inspector or any of his deputies to advise him when any licensee in the opinion of such inspector fails to meet the minimum requirements of the department. The associate director may make an inspection of such premises,  and if he confirms the findings of the chief veterinary meat inspector or the inspector's deputies,  the associate director shall serve notice that the licensee's license to slaughter,  state meat inspection service or assignment number will be suspended as provided in section 3-2096.
C. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter the director shall require the chief veterinary meat inspector,  or any of his deputies,  to advise the department of health services when any licensee,  in the opinion of such inspector,  fails to meet the minimum requirements of the department of health services. The department of health services may send its proper public health officer to make an inspection of such premises. If the department of health services inspector confirms the findings of the chief veterinary meat inspector or the inspector's deputies,  the associate director shall serve notice that the licensee's license to slaughter,  state meat inspection service or assignment number will be suspended as provided in section 3-2096.
D. The department shall cooperate with all state,  local and municipal health authorities in requiring all slaughtering establishments and meat processing plants to maintain sewage systems which shall not contaminate water supplies and shall not endanger public health.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2056 - Inspection of meat; reentry inspection

3-2056.
Inspection of meat;  reentry inspection
A. All meat sold within this state shall be inspected by the department or the United States department of agriculture.
B. All meat or meat food products which may be brought into any slaughtering,  meat canning,  salting,  packing,  rendering or similar establishment shall be inspected for wholesomeness,  cleanliness and markings by the agency or the United States department of agriculture before use. This inspection shall be made to all such products which,  after having been issued from any slaughtering,  meat canning,  salting,  packing,  rendering or similar establishment,  shall be returned to the same or to any similar establishment where such inspection is maintained.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2057 - Transportation of meat

3-2057.
Transportation of meat
No person,  firm or corporation shall,  with respect to any cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules,  or other equines,  or any carcasses,  parts of carcasses,  meat or meat food products of any such animals:
1. Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use as human food at any establishment preparing any such articles for intrastate commerce,  except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
2. Sell,  transport,  offer for sale or transportation,  or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce any such articles which are capable of use as human food and are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale,  transportation,  offer for sale or transportation or receipt for transportation,  or any articles required to be inspected under this title unless they have been so inspected and passed.
3. Do,  with respect to any such articles which are capable of use as human food,  any act while they are being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after such transportation,  which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such articles to be adulterated or misbranded.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2058 - Inspection of sanitation

3-2058.
Inspection of sanitation
The director shall cause to be made,  by experts in sanitation or by other competent inspectors,  such inspection of all slaughtering,  meat-canning,  salting,  packing,  rendering or similar establishments in which cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules and other equines are slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof are prepared for sale as may be necessary to determine the sanitary conditions of the establishment,  and to prescribe the rules of sanitation under which such establishments shall be maintained. If the sanitary conditions of any such establishment are such that the meat or meat food products are rendered adulterated,  the director shall refuse to allow such meat or meat food products to be labeled,  marked,  stamped or tagged as " inspected and passed."
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2081 - Licenses for sale or exchange of meat or poultry; fee; records kept by licensee; expiration of license; violation; classification

3-2081.
Licenses for sale or exchange of meat or poultry;  fee;  records kept by licensee;  expiration of license;  violation;  classification
A. A person,  firm or corporation that engages in the business of meat or poultry processing,  wholesaling,  storing in or for intrastate commerce,  transporting in intrastate commerce,  distributing,  jobbing or brokering other than canned meat or poultry or canned meat or poultry products,  except a home consumer,  shall,  before offering such meat or poultry or meat or poultry food products for sale or exchange,  after complying with the minimum requirements of the director,  procure a license from the division,  for which he shall pay an annual license fee of ten dollars for each place of business,  store,  stand,  market or vehicle in or from which the meat is to be sold or exchanged and shall keep a record of the name and address of each person from whom the licensee obtained such meat or meat food products,  the date of purchase,  quantity and kind of meat purchased and time and place of purchase. Upon request by an inspector or peace officer,  the licensee shall exhibit the record to him. The record shall be retained for one year.
B. All licenses issued under the provisions of this article shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued.
C. The following persons,  firms and corporations shall keep such records as will fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in their businesses and all persons,  firms and corporations subject to such requirements shall at all reasonable times upon notice by a duly authorized representative of the department afford such representative access to their places of business and opportunity to examine the facilities and inventory and to take reasonable samples of their inventory upon payment of the fair market value:
1. Any persons,  firms or corporations that engage in the business of slaughtering any cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules or other equines or preparing,  freezing,  packaging or labeling any carcasses or parts or products of carcasses of any such animals for use as human food or animal food.
2. Any persons,  firms or corporations that engage in the business of buying or selling as meat brokers,  wholesalers or otherwise or transporting or storing or importing any carcasses or parts or products of carcasses of any such animals.
3. Any persons,  firms or corporations that engage in business as renderers or engage in the business of buying,  selling,  transporting or importing any dead,  dying,  disabled or diseased cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules or other equines or parts of the carcasses of any such animals that died otherwise than by slaughter.
D. Any record required to be maintained by this section shall be maintained for such period of time as the director may by rules prescribe.
E. A person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2082 - Brand inspection of hides; violation; classification

3-2082.
Brand inspection of hides;  violation;  classification
A. The meat of livestock shall not be possessed,  sold,  offered for sale,  given or exchanged unless the whole hide of the animal has been inspected for marks and brands and the meat thereof stamped as provided in this section,  unless such hide inspection and meat stamping is waived by the director.
B. The hide of the animal shall be inspected for brands and marks and the hide marked as provided by the associate director so that it may be identified. The meat of the carcass shall be stamped " brand inspected"  upon the hind quarter,  side,  shoulder,  neck and shank of both sides of the carcass with a stamp adopted and furnished by the division.
C. This section shall not apply to producers who slaughter livestock for the purpose of using the meat as food for themselves or their immediate family or employees,  nor shall this section be construed to require that meat bearing a federal or state meat inspection stamp be stamped as provided in this section unless the possessor so desires.
D. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2083 - Authority of inspector to search for and seize unstamped meat

3-2083.
Authority of inspector to search for and seize unstamped meat
Inspectors may stop and search without warrant any vehicle,  and may search without warrant any container which the inspector suspects contains unstamped meat,  and if any is found it shall be taken by the inspector. Unless proof is submitted within twenty-four hours after such seizure which satisfies the inspector that the person from whom the meat was taken is the lawful owner thereof,  such meat shall be forfeited to the state and sold or disposed of by the agency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture › § 3-2084 - Detention of product

3-2084.
Detention of product
Whenever any carcass,  part of a carcass,  meat or meat food product of cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goats,  horses,  mules or other equines,  or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product,  or any dead,  dying,  disabled or diseased cattle,  sheep,  swine,  goat or equine is found by any authorized representatives of the department upon any premises where it is held for purposes of,  or during or after distribution in,  intrastate commerce,  and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food,  or that it has not been inspected,  in violation of this or any other state or federal law or that it has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of any such provisions,  it may be detained by such representative for a period of not to exceed twenty days,  pending action under section 3-2085 or notification of any federal,  state or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over such article or animal,  and shall not be moved by any person from the place at which it is located when so detained until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the division that the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.