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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 9 - INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS › Section R3-11-904 - Rehearing or Review of Decisions

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A. Except as provided in subsection (F), a
				party who is aggrieved by a decision issued by the Board may file with the
				Board, not later than 30 days after service of the decision, a written motion
				for rehearing or review of the decision specifying the grounds for rehearing or
				review. For purposes of this Section, a decision is considered to have been
				served when personally delivered to the party's last known address or mailed by
				certified mail to the party or the party's attorney.
B. A party filing a motion for rehearing or
				review under this rule may amend the motion at any time before it is ruled upon
				by the Board. Other parties may file a response within 15 days after the date
				the motion for rehearing or review is filed. The Board may require that the
				parties file supplemental memoranda explaining the issues raised in the motion
				and may permit oral argument.
C.
				The Board may grant a rehearing or review of the decision for any of the
				following causes materially affecting the party's rights:
1. Irregularity in the proceedings of the
				Board or an abuse of discretion, which deprived the party of a fair
				hearing;
2. Misconduct of the Board
				or its hearing officer or the prevailing party;
3. Accident or surprise that could not have
				been prevented by ordinary prudence;
4. Newly-discovered material evidence that
				could not with reasonable diligence have been discovered and produced at the
				original hearing;
5. Excessive or
				insufficient penalties;
6. Error in
				the admission or rejection of evidence or other errors of law occurring at the
				administrative hearing; or
7. That
				the findings of fact or decision is not supported by the evidence or is
				contrary to law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 9 - INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS › Section R3-11-905 - Depositions, Issuance of Subpoenas, Service

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A. A party desiring to take the deposition of
				a witness who is unable to attend a hearing before the Board shall submit a
				request to take a deposition of an unavailable witness to the Board.
1. If the Board grants the request to take a
				deposition of an unavailable witness, the party may proceed to take the
				deposition of the witness by complying with the Arizona Rules of Civil
				Procedure.
2. The Board may, in its
				discretion, designate the time and place before whom the deposition may be
				taken.
3. The party requesting the
				deposition shall bear the expense of the deposition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1001 - Definitions

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In this Article:
"Animal remains" means the body or part of the body of a dead
				  animal in any stage of decomposition.
"Authorizing agent" means an individual legally entitled to
				  authorize the cremation of animal remains.
"Communal cremation" means remains from multiple animals are
				  in the cremation chamber without any form of separation or identification
				  during the cremation process.
"Cremated remains or ashes" means the residual of animal
				  remains recovered after completion of the cremation process.
"Cremation chamber" means the enclosed space within which
				  the cremation process takes place.
"Individual cremation" means the remains of each animal are
				  separated and placed in a mapped location in the cremation chamber during the
				  cremation procedure.
"Major changes in the scope of animal crematory services," as
				  used in A.R.S. §
									32-2292(C),
				  means an increase or decrease in the number of retorts or the addition of
				  services offered or provided by an animal crematory licensed under this
				  Article.
"Operator" means the individual who is responsible for the
				  day-to-day operation of an animal crematory licensed under this Article.
"Owner" means the person named under A.R.S. §
									32-2292(B)(2).
"Private cremation" means the remains of only one animal are
				  placed in the cremation chamber.
"Process" means to reduce identifiable bone fragments
				  remaining after cremation to unidentifiable cremated remains.
"Renewal period" means the two years between January 1 of an
				  odd-number year and December 31 of an even-numbered year.
"Responsible Owner" means the the person designated by the
				  crematory owner to be responsible to the Board for the operation of the animal
				  crematory.
"Retort" means the machine used to cremate animal
				  remains.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1002 - Obtaining an Animal Crematory License

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A.A person shall not provide or represent to
				provide animal cremation services before submitting to the Board an application
				and the fee required under subsection (B).
B.To obtain an animal crematory license, the
				Responsible Owner of an animal crematory shall:
1. Submit an application, using a form
				obtained from the Board, which provides, but is not limited to, the following
				information:
a. Name of the animal
				crematory;
b. Address of the fixed
				location of the animal crematory;
c. Name of the person owning the animal
				crematory :
i. If the owner
				is an individual, that individual's name;
ii. If the owner is a partnership, the names
				of all partners; and
iii. If the
				owner is corporation or another business form, the names of all individuals
				owning at least 10 percent of the business;
d. For each individual identified under
				subsection (B)(1)(c):
i. Residential address;
				and
ii Documentation of
				citizenship or alien status, specified under A.R.S. §
												41-1080(A),
				indicating the individual's presence in the U.S. is authorized under federal
				law.
e. Names of all operators;
f. A description of all
				services that will be provided or offered by the animal crematory;
g. A
				description of the animal crematory premises;
h. A description of any
				cremation equipment; and
k. Name
				and signature of the Responsible Owner;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1003 - Renewing an Animal Crematory License

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A.An animal crematory license expires on
				December 31 of every even-numbered year.
B. A Responsible Owner that fails to submit a
				renewal application and the fee required under
				R3-11-1004(2)
				to the Board on or before December 31 of an even-numbered year shall cease
				providing animal cremation services until a renewal application is
				submitted.
C.To renew an animal
				crematory license, the Responsible Owner shall submit to the Board, between
				October 1 and December 31 of an even-numbered year:
1. A renewal application that provides the
				following information:
a. Name of the animal
				crematory;
b. Address of the fixed
				location of the animal crematory;
c. Name of the owner of
				the animal crematory:
i. If the owner is an
				individual, that individual's name;
ii. If the owner is a partnership, the names
				of all partners; and
iii. If the
				owner is corporation or another business form, the names of all individuals
				owning at least 10 percent of the business;
d. For individuals named under subsection
				(C)(1)(c), if the documentation previously submitted under
				R3-11-1002
				(B)(1)(d)(ii) was a limited form of work authorization issued by the federal
				government, evidence that the work authorization has not expired;
e.
				Names of all operators; and
f. Signature of
				the Responsible Owner; and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1004 - Fees

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Under the authority provided by A.R.S. §
									32-2207(9),
				  the Board establishes and shall collect the following fees:
1. Animal crematory license: $400;
2. Renewal of an animal crematory license:
				$400;
3. Penalty for license
				renewal after January 31 following expiration: $100; and
4. Duplicate license: $10.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1005 - Minimum Standards for an Animal Crematory

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The owner shall ensure that:
1. The animal crematory complies with all
				federal, state, and local laws;
2.
				The animal crematory is at a fixed location;
3. The retort is constructed to withstand
				temperatures high enough to reduce animal remains to bone fragments yet protect
				persons and property from damage from excessive heat or harmful
				emissions;
4. The retort is
				shielded from public view;
5. The
				retort is competently installed. If the retort is installed in Arizona after
				the effective date of this Article, the retort shall be installed according to
				the manufacturer's recommendations and in accordance with all state, federal,
				and local laws and ordinances;
6.
				If the retort is inside a building:
a. It is
				vented to the outside of the building; and
b. There is adequate exhaust to prevent heat
				buildup;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1006 - Minimum Operating Standards for an Animal Crematory

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The owner shall ensure that:
1. The animal crematory accepts delivery of
				animal remains only from:
a. The owner of the
				animal remains;
b. An animal
				shelter or humane society;
c. A
				veterinarian licensed under this Chapter;
d. An individual or entity with whom the
				animal crematory has a written contract regarding collection, pick-up, or
				delivery services;
e. An
				authorized agent of a person described under subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d);
				or
f. A state, county, city, or
				other corporation authorized to remove dead animals.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1007 - Written Procedures Required

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A.The Responsible Owner shall ensure that the
				animal crematory has written procedures regarding the manner in which:
1. Animal remains are identified from the
				time the animal crematory accepts delivery of the animal remains until the
				cremated remains are released according to instructions from the authorizing
				person or agent;
2. Authorization
				to cremate is obtained and documented;
3. The cremation chamber is loaded and
				unloaded;
4. Cremated remains are
				processed;
5. Cremated remains,
				including unclaimed cremated remains, are returned to the authorized agency or
				disposed of; and
6. Records are to
				be completed and maintained for three years from the date of service.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1008 - Recordkeeping Requirements

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A.The
				Responsible Owner shall ensure that records containing the following
				information are maintained for three years:
1. For the cremation of individual animal
				remains:
a. Last name of the owner of the
				animal;
b. Name of the
				animal;
c. Description of the
				animal, including its weight;
d.
				Name of the individual, facility, or organization from which the animal was
				received;
e. Authorization to
				cremate;
f. Date of cremation and
				in which retort the cremation occurred; and
g. Date and manner of disposition of cremated
				remains;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1009 - Change in Responsible Owner

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Under A.R.S. §
									32-2292(D),
				  a hange of Responsible Owner , cancels a license and the Responsible Owner
				  shall:
1. Submit the cancelled license
				to the Board within 20 days after the the change in Responsible Owner;
				and
2. Ensure that animal cremation
				services are not provided until an application and fee are submitted under
				R3-11-1002.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 11 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board › Article 10 - ANIMAL CREMATORY MINIMUM STANDARDS › Section R3-11-1010 - Change in Operator

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Within 30 days after a change in operator, the Responsible
				  Owner shall provide a written notice to the Board that includes:
1. Name of the licensed animal
				crematory;
2. Animal crematory
				license number;
3. Name of the
				former operator;
4. Name of the new
				operator;
5. Date on which the new
				operator assumed responsibility for the animal crematory; and
6. An affirmation, signed by the Responsible
				Owner, that the new operator received training in the safe and proper operation
				of the cremation chamber and the written procedures required under
				R3-11-1007.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section R3-12-101 - Definitions

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In this Chapter, the following definitions apply unless the
				  context requires otherwise:
"Arizona State Fair Games Inspector" or "Inspector" means any
				  person employed by the Director to enforce this Chapter. The term includes the
				  Midway Coordinator, the person employed by the Director to coordinate midway
				  rides, concessions, and games and assist in placing equipment assigned to the
				  midway.
"Board" means the Arizona Exposition and State Fair
				  Board.
"Concession" means any business that sells merchandise or
				  services, conducts games, or provides other entertainment regulated by the
				  Board.
"Concessionaire" means any person who owns, operates, or
				  leases a concession and includes any person acting as an agent of the
				  concessionaire.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Board or a
				  Deputy Director if the Executive Director is unable to act.
"Game" means any concession that accepts payment for
				  providing an activity of amusement.
"Location" means the stall, stand, booth, or site from which
				  the concessionaire operates or sells merchandise or services, conducts games,
				  or provides other entertainment.
"Person" has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. §
									1-215.
"Player" means any person who plays a game at the Fair,
				  whether or not the person is attempting to win a prize.
"Prize" means an item won by a player after successful
				  completion of a game's activity.
"State Fair" or "Fair" means the Arizona State Fair, an
				  annual exposition conducted by the Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 2 - GAME DESCRIPTIONS AND STANDARDS › Section R3-12-201 - Hoop or Ring Toss Games

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A. In
				General. A player tosses each hoop or ring over a target. The object of the
				game is for the hoop or ring to land on the target, with a portion of the
				target passing through the hoop or ring.
B. Specific Standards. A concessionaire
				shall:
1. Advise the player regarding the
				extent of the target that must pass through the hoop or ring; and
2. Ensure that hoops or rings of the same
				color at a location are the same size or advise the player of different sizes
				by posting signs or using color codes to denote different sizes.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 2 - GAME DESCRIPTIONS AND STANDARDS › Section R3-12-202 - Dart Games

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A.
				General Standards. A concessionaire shall:
1.
				Ensure that the target area for metal-tip dart games is made of material that
				will accept and retain a metal tip dart;
2. Use darts with metal, velcro, or suction
				cup tips;
3. Ensure that darts are
				thrown by hand or propelled by a mechanical device;
4. Place the target at the back of the
				location, at least 3 feet but not more than 15 feet from the foul
				line;
5. Ensure that the target is
				stationary at all times; and
6.
				Construct the location in a manner that prevents darts from reaching adjoining
				locations or aisles.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 2 - GAME DESCRIPTIONS AND STANDARDS › Section R3-12-203 - Ball Toss Games

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A.
				General Standards. A concessionaire shall ensure that:
1. Each ball used at a location is the same
				weight and size; and
2. Targets are
				either of identical weight and size or color-coded to show target differences,
				or any target difference is described on a sign.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 2 - GAME DESCRIPTIONS AND STANDARDS › Section R3-12-204 - Shooting Games

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A. In
				General. A player uses a weapon to shoot a target at the rear of the location.
				The target may be stationary or mobile.
B. Game Descriptions and Specific Standards
1. Shoot-Out-The-Star or Machine Gun. A
				concessionaire provides a player with an automatic air pellet gun and 100
				pellets to shoot at a star-shaped target. If the player shoots out the entire
				target, the player wins the designated prize. The concessionaire shall ensure
				that the star is not more than 1 and 1/4 inch from point to point.
2. Water Racer. The game involves group
				competition. A player wins a prize based on the number of players competing.
				Each player, using a water pistol, shoots water into a target. Water striking
				the target causes a balloon to inflate or advances an object to ring a bell.
				The player who bursts the balloon or rings the bell first is the
				winner.
3. Rapid Fire. The game
				involves group competition. Each player uses an electronic pistol to shoot at a
				target. Hits on the target increase the player's score. The first player to
				reach a predetermined score is the winner.
4. Cork Gallery. A player uses a cork gun to
				shoot at targets located on a shelf. If the player knocks a target over or off
				the shelf, the player wins a prize. The prize is based on the target knocked
				over or off the shelf or on the number of targets knocked over or off the
				shelf. A concessionaire shall ensure that the base of each target has a uniform
				shape, front and rear.
5. Gun Ball.
				A player shoots balls at stationary targets in the location. The player wins by
				knocking down all the targets. A concessionaire shall ensure that:
a. The balls are of identical size and
				weight; and
b. The targets are of
				identical size and weight.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 2 - GAME DESCRIPTIONS AND STANDARDS › Section R3-12-205 - Coin Games

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A. In
				General. A player uses a token or coin of U.S. denomination. The player pitches
				or tosses the coin so that it lands and remains on or in a target within the
				location. The target may be stationary or mobile.
B. Game Descriptions and Specific Standards
1. Spot Pitch or Lucky Strike. A player
				pitches a coin at colored spots located on a table in the center of the
				location. If the player pitches the coin so that it either touches or stays
				inside of a spot, the player wins the designated prize.
2. Plate Pitch. A player pitches a coin onto
				a glass plate. If the coin remains on the plate, the player wins the designated
				prize.
3. Glass Pitch. A player
				pitches a coin into or onto bowls, ashtrays, dishes, or glasses. If the coin
				remains in one of the top "target" glass items, the player wins that
				item.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-301 - Safety

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A. A concessionaire
				shall:
1. Operate a concession in a safe
				manner; and
2. Use equipment that
				is in good, safe operating condition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-302 - Posting Prizes and Game Standards

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A. For every game a concessionaire shall
				conspicuously post, during all times of operation, a sign stating:
1. The price of the game;
2. Clear game instructions and standards;
				and
3. The exact task the player is
				required to complete to win the designated prize.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-303 - Prizes

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A. A concessionaire
				shall display all prizes while the game is open to the public.
B. A concessionaire shall not:
1. Award prizes that are not
				displayed;
2. Award cash
				prizes;
3. Buy back for cash or any
				combination of prizes, articles, tickets, numbers, or other medium of exchange,
				any prize won by a player at the Fair; or
4. Offer the following merchandise prizes:
a. Weapons of any kind, such as firearms,
				knives, whips, martial art items, bike chains, studded jewelry and accessories,
				water pistols or guns, or pea or bean shooters;
b. Fireworks of any kind;
c. Handcuffs or fingercuffs;
d. Melted glass bottles;
e. Items that are inconsistent with the
				state's interest in providing entertainment for families and
				children;
f. Eyeglasses, other than
				sunglasses;
g. Medicine or drugs of
				any kind; or
h. Fowl or animals,
				except goldfish.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-304 - Valuable Prize Limit

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A. A
				concessionaire with a valuable prize may request authorization from the Board
				to limit the number of valuable prizes any player may win to one prize from
				each game location during each day of the Fair. The concessionaire shall make
				the request before the Fair opens. The Board shall authorize the valuable prize
				limit if:
1. The wholesale value of the prize
				is $25.00 or more; and
2. The prize
				is won by successfully completing the game's activity once.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-305 - Lease Standards

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A. A
				person shall not operate a concession at the Fair without first leasing a
				location for the concession from the Board.
B. An applicant shall provide a document,
				incorporated by a reference in the lease, that lists the dollar value and total
				number of each type of prize merchandise that will be offered at the
				Fair.
C. An applicant shall provide
				a document, incorporated by a reference in the lease, that lists all prices
				that will be charged for merchandise, services, games, or other entertainment
				provided to patrons of the Fair.
D.
				Any person may apply to lease a location at the Fair for a game. An applicant
				shall send a letter to the Board that contains the name of the game, a
				description of the game, location requirements, the exact location for all game
				components, the applicant's name and address, and a current photograph of the
				stand. A lease is nontransferable. The lease for each game applies only to the
				concessionaire who enters into the lease.
E. The Board shall determine the rent to be
				paid under each game concession lease and ensure that this dollar amount is
				specified in the lease. For front stand games, the rent is computed by
				multiplying the footage requirements for the front of the game space by a
				dollar amount determined by the Board and adding any insurance and utility
				costs. For center stand games, the rent is computed by multiplying the footage
				requirements for the front and one side of the game space by a dollar amount
				determined by the Board and adding any insurance and utility costs. The Board
				shall not use less than a 10-foot minimum footage requirement in its rent
				calculations.
F. A separate lease
				is required for each game concession at the Fair unless:
1. All games are in the same
				location;
2. The games are not
				separated by a wall or partition;
3. The games are identical;
4. The prizes for each game are identical;
				and
5. The price for each game is
				identical;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-306 - Uniforms

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A concessionaire shall supply uniforms for agents. A
				  concessionaire shall ensure that agents keep the uniforms in a clean and
				  serviceable condition and wear the uniforms during the hours of the
				  Fair.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-307 - Concession Location

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A concessionaire shall not sell merchandise or services,
				  conduct games, or provide other entertainment more than four feet from the
				  concession location.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-308 - Sound Control

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A concessionaire operating any loudspeaker at the Fair shall
				  control the volume so that the loudspeaker does not interfere with other
				  concessions or adversely affect Fair patrons. For the game concession area, the
				  maximum decibel level for a loudspeaker is 90.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 12 - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board › Article 3 - CONCESSIONAIRES › Section R3-12-309 - Height and Line Designation

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A concessionaire shall designate a line behind which players
				  stand to play a game. If the game is trailer mounted, an Inspector shall
				  designate the height of the base on which the game is set, based upon safety
				  considerations of
				  R3-12-301 and fairness to
				  the player.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-101 - Definitions

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A. The definitions
				in A.R.S. §
									32-701
				apply to this chapter.
B. In this
				chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Contested case" means any proceeding in
				which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to
				be determined by any agency after an opportunity for hearing.
2. "CPE" or "continuing professional
				education" means attending classes, writing articles, conducting or teaching
				courses, and taking self-study courses if the activities contribute to
				maintaining and improving of professional competence in accounting.
3. "Facilitated State Board Access (FSBA)"
				means the sponsoring organization's process for providing the Board access to
				peer review results via a secured website.
4. "Party" means each person or agency named
				or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled, as of right, to be
				admitted as a party.
5. "Peer
				review" means an assessment, conducted according to
				R4-1-454(A),
				of one or more aspects of the professional work of a firm.
6. "Peer review program" means the sponsoring
				organization's entire peer review process, including but not limited to the
				standards for administering, performing and reporting on peer reviews,
				oversight procedures, training, and related guidance materials.
7. "Person" may include any individual, and
				any form of corporation, partnership, or professional limited liability
				company.
8. "Principal place of
				business" means the office designated by the individual as the principal
				location for the individual's practice of accounting.
9.
				"Sponsoring organization" means a Board-approved professional society, or other
				organization approved by the Board responsible for the facilitation and
				administration of peer reviews through use of its peer review program and peer
				review standards.
10. "Upper level course" means a course taken beyond
				the basic level, after any required prerequisite or introductory accounting
				course and does not include principles of accounting or similar introductory
				accounting courses.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-102 - Powers of the Board: Applicability; Excuse; Extension

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A. This chapter applies to all actions and
				proceedings of the Board and is deemed part of the record in every action or
				proceeding without formal introduction or reference. All parties are deemed to
				have knowledge of this chapter, which the Board shall make available on the
				Board's website.
B.The Board, when
				within the Board's jurisdiction, may, in the interest of justice, excuse the
				failure of any person to comply with any part of this chapter.
C.The Board, or in case of an emergency, the
				President or Executive Director, when within the Board's jurisdiction, may
				grant an extension of time to comply with this chapter .
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-104 - Board Records; Public Access; Copying Fees

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A. The Board shall maintain all records,
				subject to A.R.S. Title 39, Chapter 1, reasonably necessary or appropriate to
				maintain an accurate knowledge of the Board's official activities including,
				but not limited to:
1. Applications for CPA
				certificates and supporting documentation and correspondence;
2. Applications to take the Uniform Certified
				Public Accountant Examination;
3.
				Registration for registrants;
4.
				Documents, transcripts, and pleadings relating to disciplinary proceedings and
				to hearings on the denial of a certificate; and;
5. Investigative reports; staff memoranda;
				and general correspondence between any person and the Board, members of the
				Board, or staff members.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-113 - Meetings

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The Board
				  and Board committees shall conduct meetings in accordance with the current
				  edition of Robert's Rules of Order if the rules are compatible with the laws of
				  the state of Arizona or the Board's own resolutions regarding meetings.
1. Regular and special meetings of the Board
				for the purpose of conducting business shall be called by the President or a
				majority of the board members.
2.
				Regular and special meetings of the committees shall be called by the
				chairperson or a majority of the committee members.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-115 - Accounting and Auditing and Tax Advisory Committees

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A.The Board may appoint advisory committees
				concerning accounting reports, taxation and other areas of public accounting as
				the Board deems appropriate. The committees shall evaluate investigation files
				referred by the Board, hold voluntary informal interviews and make advisory
				recommendations to the Board concerning settlement, dismissal or other
				disposition of the reviewed matter.
B.The Board, in its discretion, may accept,
				reject, or modify the recommendation of the advisory committee .
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-115.01 - Law Review Advisory Committee

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A.The Board may appoint an advisory committee
				to assist in the evaluation of statutory and regulatory provisions. The
				committee shall make advisory recommendations to the Board.
B.The Board, in its discretion, may accept,
				reject, or modify the recommendations of the advisory committee.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-115.02 - Continuing Professional Education Advisory Committee

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A.The Board may appoint an advisory committee
				to assist in the evaluation of CPE. The committee shall make advisory
				recommendations to the Board concerning the following:
1. CPE programs;
2. A registrant's satisfaction of CPE
				requirements; and
3. A registrant's
				compliance with disciplinary orders requiring CPE.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-115.03 - Peer Review Oversight Advisory Committee

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A. The Board may appoint an advisory
				committee to monitor and conduct the peer review program. Upon appointment the
				committee shall:
1. Make advisory
				recommendations to the Board concerning peer review, and
2. Monitor the peer review program and report
				to the Board on its effectiveness.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-115.04 - Certification Advisory Committee

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A.The Board may appoint an advisory committee
				to assist in the evaluation of applicants for the Uniform Certified Public
				Accountant Examination and for certified public accountant. The committee shall
				review applications, transcripts, and related materials, and make advisory
				recommendations to the Board concerning the qualifications of applicants for
				the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and for certification of
				certified public accountants.
B.The
				Board, in its discretion, may accept, reject, or modify the advisory
				recommendation in determining the qualifications of applicants.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-1-117 - Procedure: Witnesses; Service

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A.
				Pleadings; depositions; briefs; and related documents. A party shall print or
				type all pleadings, depositions, briefs, and related documents and use only one
				side of the paper.
B. Witness'
				depositions. If a party wants to take the oral deposition of a witness residing
				outside the state, the party shall file with the Board a petition for
				permission to take the deposition stating the name and address of the witness
				and describing in detail the nature and substance of the testimony expected to
				be given by the witness. The petition may be denied if the testimony of the
				witness is not relevant and material. If the petition is granted, the party may
				proceed to take the deposition of the witness by complying with the Arizona
				Rules of Civil Procedure. The party applying to the Board for permission to
				take a deposition shall bear the expense of the deposition.
C. Witness' interrogatories. A party desiring
				to take the testimony of a witness residing outside the state by means of
				interrogatories may do so by serving the adverse party as in civil matters and
				by filing with the Board a copy of the interrogatories and a statement showing
				the name and address of the witness. The adverse party may file in duplicate
				cross-interrogatories with a copy of the statement within 10 days following
				service on the adverse party. A party that objects to the form of an
				interrogatory or cross-interrogatory may file a statement of the objection with
				the Board within five days after service of the interrogatories or
				cross-interrogatories and may suggest to the Board any amendment to an
				interrogatory or cross-interrogatory. The Board may amend, add, or strike out
				an interrogatory or cross-interrogatory when the Board determines it is proper
				to do so.
1. Notwithstanding the fact that a
				party may petition for permission to take the oral deposition of a witness, the
				Board may require that the information be provided through written
				interrogatories and vice versa.
2.
				A party shall provide a copy of answers to the interrogatories to the Board
				within 45 days after the interrogatories are answered.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 2 - CPA EXAMINATION › Section R4-1-226.01 - Applications; Examination - Computer-based

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A. A person desiring to take the Uniform
				Certified Public Accountant Examination who is qualified under A.R.S. §
									32-723
				may apply by submitting an initial application. A person whose initial
				application has already been approved by the Board to sit for the Uniform CPA
				Examination may apply by submitting an application for re-examination.
1. The requirements for initial application
				for examination are:
a. A completed
				application for initial examination,
b. A $100 initial application fee if:
i. The applicant has not previously filed an
				application for initial examination in Arizona, or
ii. The Board administratively closed a
				previously submitted application, or
iii. The applicant has been previously denied
				by the Board.
c.
				University or college transcripts to verify that the applicant meets the
				educational requirements and if necessary for education taken outside the
				United States an additional course-by-course evaluation from the National
				Association of State Boards of Accountancy International Evaluation Services
				(NIES).
d. Other information or
				documents requested by the Board to determine compliance with eligibility
				requirements.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 2 - CPA EXAMINATION › Section R4-1-228 - Denial of Examination

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An applicant whose application for examination is denied by
				  the Board is entitled to a hearing before the Board or an ALJ.
1. Written application. The applicant shall
				file a notice of appeal under A.R.S. §
									41-1092.03
				within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial.
2. Hearing notice. The Board shall provide
				the applicant with notice of the hearing in the manner prescribed by A.R.S.
				§
									41-1092.05.
3. Conduct of hearing. The Board or the ALJ
				shall conduct the hearing in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6,
				Article 10 and applicable rules governing hearings.
4. Burden of persuasion. At the hearing, the
				applicant is the moving party and has the burden of persuasion.
5. Matters limited. At the hearing, the Board
				or ALJ shall limit the issues to those originally presented to the
				Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 2 - CPA EXAMINATION › Section R4-1-229 - Conditioned Credit

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A. An applicant is
				allowed to sit for each section individually and in any order. An applicant is
				given conditioned credit for each section of the examination passed. A
				conditioned credit is valid for 18 months from the score release date of the
				examination. Upon written request to the Board and showing good cause, an
				applicant may be granted by the Board a 90-day extension to a conditioned
				credit.
B. Transfer of conditioned
				credit. The Board shall give an applicant credit for all sections of an
				examination passed in another jurisdiction if the credit has been conditioned.
				If an applicant transfers conditioned credit from another jurisdiction, the
				applicant shall pass the remaining sections of the examination within the
				18-month period from the score release date that the first section was passed.
				An applicant who fails to pass all sections of the Uniform CPA Examination
				within 18 months shall retake previously passed sections of the Uniform CPA
				Examination to ensure passage of all sections within an 18-month
				period.
C. Any candidate with
				Uniform CPA Examination credit or credits on January 1, 2024 will have such
				credit or credits extended to June 30, 2025.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 3 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section R4-1-343 - Education and Accounting Experience

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A. To demonstrate compliance with the
				experience requirements of A.R.S. §
									32-721(B),
				an applicant for certification by examination or grade transfer shall submit to
				the Board:
1. One or more certificates of
				experience, completed, signed and dated by an individual who:
a. Possesses personal knowledge of the
				applicant's work, and
b. Is able to
				confirm the applicant's accounting experience, and
c. Is a certified public accountant;
				or
d. Has accounting education and
				experience similar to that of a certified public accountant; and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 3 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section R4-1-344 - Denial of Certification, Firm Registration, or Reinstatement

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An applicant whose application for certification, firm
				  registration, or reinstatement of a certificate or registration is denied by
				  the Board is entitled to a hearing before the Board or an ALJ.
1. Written application. The applicant shall
				file a notice of appeal under A.R.S. §
									41-1092.03
				within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial.
2. Hearing notice. The Board shall provide
				the applicant with notice of the hearing in the manner prescribed by A.R.S.
				§
									41-1092.05.
3. Conduct of hearing. The Board or the ALJ
				shall conduct the hearing in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6,
				Article 10 and applicable rules governing hearings.
4. Burden of persuasion. At the hearing, the
				applicant is the moving party and has the burden of persuasion.
5. Matters limited. At the hearing, the Board
				or ALJ shall limit the issues to those originally presented to the
				Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 3 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section R4-1-345 - Registration; Fees

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A. Initial
				registration: After the Board approves an applicant's request for certification
				or firm registration, the registrant shall file a registration in a format
				prescribed by the Board and pay a registration fee under subsection
				(C).
B. Renewal registration: A
				registrant shall file an application for renewal registration in a format
				prescribed by the Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on the last business day of the
				month. A renewal registration is deemed filed on the date and time received in
				the Board office. The Board shall record the date and time either by electronic
				date stamp in Arizona time or on physical receipt in the board's office. The
				Board shall not accept a postmark as evidence of timely filing. It is the sole
				responsibility of the registrant to complete the renewal registration
				requirements at the following times:
1.
				Individual registrant: An individual registrant shall renew registration at the
				following times:
a. A registrant born in an
				even-numbered year shall renew registration during the month of birth in each
				even-numbered year.
b. A registrant
				born in an odd-numbered year shall renew registration during the month of birth
				in each odd-numbered year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 3 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section R4-1-346 - Notice of Change of Address

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Within 30 days of any email, business, mailing, or
				  residential change of address, a registrant shall notify the Board of the new
				  address by filling out the change of address form prescribed by the
				  Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 01 - BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Article 4 - REGULATION › Section R4-1-453 - Continuing Professional Education

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A. Measurement
				Standards. The Board shall use the following standards to measure the hours of
				credit given for CPE programs completed by an individual registrant.
1. CPE credit shall be given in one-fifth or
				one-half increments for periods of not less than one class hour except as noted
				in paragraph 8. The computation of CPE credit shall be measured as follows:
a. A class hour shall consist of a minimum of
				50 continuous minutes of instruction
b. A half-class hour shall consist of a
				minimum of 25 continuous minutes of instruction
c. A one-fifth class hour shall consist of a
				minimum of 10 continuous minutes of instruction.