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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 5 - ARIZONA CITRUS RESEARCH COUNCIL › Section R3-9-506 - Grants

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A. Definitions.
1. "SACRC" means the Arizona Citrus Research
				Council.
2. "SAuthorized signature"
				means the signature of an individual authorized to receive funds on behalf of
				the applicant and responsible for the execution of the applicant's
				project.
3. "SAwardee" means a
				successful applicant to whom the ACRC awards grant funds for research on a
				specific project.
4. "SGovernmental
				unit" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee,
				institution, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official
				of the executive branch or corporation commission of this state, another state,
				or the federal government.
5.
				"SGrant" means an award of financial support to an applicant according to
				A.R.S. §
										3-468.02(B) and
				(C)(5).
6. "SGrant award agreement" means a document
				advising the applicant of the amount of money awarded following receipt by the
				ACRC of the applicant's signed acceptance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-601 - Definitions

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"Act" means A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 1.
"Auditor" or "Inspector" means a state or federal
				  agricultural regulatory agency or their designee(s), or a private entity
				  contracted by the Committee to perform inspections authorized by the
				  Act.
"Best practices" means the "Commodity Specific Food Safety
				  Guidelines for the Production and Harvest of Lettuce and Leafy Greens, as
				  amended by the Committee. This document is incorporated by reference and is
				  available for review online at the Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
				  website and at the Arizona Department of Agriculture, 1688 W. Adams Street,
				  Phoenix, Arizona 85007.
"Committee" means the Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee
				  established pursuant to the Marketing Agreement.
"LGMA" or "Marketing Agreement" means the Arizona Leafy Green
				  Products Shipper Marketing Agreement approved pursuant to the Act. This
				  document is incorporated by reference and is available for review online at the
				  Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement website and at the Arizona Department
				  of Agriculture, 1688 W. Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007.
"SOP" means standard operating procedure.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-602 - Best Practices; LGMA Compliance

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A. Signatories shall comply with the best
				practices, maintain a trace-back system, and be subject to periodic audit by an
				auditor.
B. Signatories shall only
				buy, consign, or otherwise accept or handle leafy green products (grown in
				Arizona) from a shipper or producer who is in compliance with the best
				practices (including recordkeeping requirements), maintains a trace-back
				system, and is subject to periodic audit by an auditor.
C When the best practices require a SOP,
				there shall be an appropriate SOP and that SOP shall be followed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-603 - Service Mark Usage

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A. A
				signatory's compliance with the LGMA and
				R3-9-602
				is a condition precedent and subsequent to the signatory's privilege to use the
				service mark.
B. An authorized
				signatory may use the service mark on all bills of lading and on other
				documents.
C. A signatory shall:
1. Use the service mark without reference to
				a private brand or label.
2.
				Provide reasonable assurances that the signatory has a system in place to
				comply with this Section, maintain records sufficient to audit the system for
				the duration of the LGMA, and make those records available to the Committee
				upon request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-604 - Loss of Use of Service Mark

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A A
				signatory shall lose the privilege to use the service mark if the signatory:
1 Commits a flagrant violation or repeated
				major deviation,
2 Fails to comply
				with
				R3-9-603,
3 Has not paid assessments due for the prior
				fiscal year, or
4 Withdraws from
				participation in the LGMA pursuant to Article XVI, Section C of the
				LGMA.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-605 - Violation Levels; Repeated Violations

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A. Violations of
				R3-9-602
				fall into four levels: flagrant violations, major deviations, minor deviations,
				and minor infractions. The Committee or its designee shall determine the level
				of a violation consistent with this Section.
B. A flagrant violation occurs when a
				signatory buys, consigns, or otherwise accepts or handles a leafy green product
				and knows or should have known the product was grown, packed, shipped,
				processed or handled in violation of
				R3-9-602
				and the violation:
1. Significantly increases
				the risk of delivering unsafe product into commerce;
2. Affects the integrity of the LGMA's food
				safety program; or
3. In the
				Committee's judgment, merits more serious treatment than a major deviation
				based on the consideration of, as relevant:
a. The position of the employee responsible
				for the violation,
b. Whether the
				employee responsible for the violation knowingly committed the
				violation,
c. The circumstances
				surrounding the violation,
d.
				Whether the signatory took prompt corrective action,
e. Whether the signatory has committed the
				same or a similar violation previously, and
f. Any other relevant facts.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS › Article 6 - LEAFY GREENS FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE › Section R3-9-606 - Corrective Action Plans

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A A
				signatory who commits a flagrant violation, major deviation, or minor deviation
				shall correct the violation and submit a corrective action plan to the
				Committee or its designee within five business days of receipt of the audit
				report noting the violation. If the Committee or its designee rejects the
				corrective action plan, the signatory has 24 hours to submit a revised
				corrective action plan.
B In the
				case of a flagrant violation or major deviation, once the Committee or its
				designee accepts the signatory's corrective action plan, an auditor shall
				perform an unannounced audit of the signatory within three business
				days.
C The signatory shall comply
				with the corrective action plan.
D
				Notwithstanding subsection (A), in the case of a violation that creates an
				immediate danger to public health, the signatory shall submit a correction
				action plan immediately and take necessary action to minimize the threat to
				public health.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 1 - LICENSING FEES › Section R3-10-101 - Citrus Fruit Dealer or Shipper Licensing Fee

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A person may not transact business as a citrus fruit dealer
				  or shipper without first obtaining a license as provided in Arizona Revised
				  Statutes, Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 2. For fiscal year 2022, license fee
				  shall be determined according to the annual gross sales based on the dealer's
				  or shipper's previous fiscal year as follows:
1. If the annual gross sales are $500,000 or
				more, the annual fee is $112.50.
2.
				If the annual gross sales are between $200,000 and $500,000, the annual fee is
				$75.
3. If the annual gross sales
				are $200,000 or less, the annual fee is $37.50.
4. If the person was not in business the
				previous fiscal year, the annual fee is $37.50.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 1 - LICENSING FEES › Section R3-10-102 - Fruit and Vegetable Dealer or Shipper Licensing Fee

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A person shall not act as a fruit or vegetable dealer or
				  shipper without first obtaining a license as provided in Arizona Revised
				  Statutes, Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 4. For fiscal year 2022, application for
				  the license shall be filed with the supervisor and accompanied by a license fee
				  determined according to the annual gross sales based on the dealer's or
				  shipper's previous fiscal year as follows:
1. If the annual gross sales are $500,000 or
				more, the annual fee is $125.
2. If
				the annual gross sales are $200,000 and $500,000, the annual fee is
				$87.50.
3. If the annual gross
				sales are $200,000 or less, the annual fee is $50.
4. If the person was not in business the
				previous fiscal year, the annual fee is $50.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 2 - PRODUCE SAFETY › Section R3-10-201 - Definitions

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In addition to the terms defined under A.R.S. §§
									3-481 and
				  3-525, these words
				  and phrases are defined for use in Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter,
				  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Adequate" means that which is needed to
				accomplish the intended purpose in keeping with good public health
				practice.
2. "Adequately reduce
				undesirable microorganisms of public health significance" means reduce the
				presence of such undesirable microorganisms to an extent sufficient to prevent
				illness.
3. "Agricultural water"
				means water used in either:
a. Covered
				activities on covered produce where water is intended to, or is likely to,
				contact covered produce or food contact surfaces, including water used in all
				growing activities, such as irrigation water applied using direct water
				agricultural methods, water used for preparing crop sprays, and water used for
				growing sprouts; or
b. Harvesting,
				packing and holding activities, such as water used for washing or cooling
				harvested produce and water used for preventing dehydration of covered
				produce.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R3-10-301 - Definitions

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These words are defined for use in this Article, unless the
				  context otherwise requires:
1.
				"Fruit":
a. Means the edible reproductive
				body of a seed plant or tree nut and the harvestable or harvested part of a
				plant developed from a flower; and
b. Includes apples, oranges and
				almonds.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R3-10-302 - Applicability

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A. Articles 2
				through 17 of these rules apply to primary production farms and secondary
				activities and require appropriate measures to minimize the risk of serious
				adverse health consequences or death from the use of, or exposure to, covered
				produce, including those measures reasonably necessary to prevent the
				introduction of known or reasonably foreseeable hazards into covered produce,
				and to provide reasonable assurances that the produce is not adulterated under
				Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act on account of such
				hazards.
B. The goal of Articles 2
				through 17 of this Chapter is to achieve compliance through education, training
				and alternative enforcement approaches in order to address present violations
				and prevent future violations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R3-10-303 - Food Safety; Covered Produce

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A.
				Unless specifically excluded by R3-10-304, the following is subject to the
				requirements of Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter:
1. Food that is covered produce;
2. A produce raw agricultural commodity that
				is grown domestically; and
3. A
				produce raw agricultural commodity that will be imported or offered for import
				in any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the
				Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R3-10-304 - Food Safety; Covered Produce; Exclusions

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A. The following produce is not covered by
				Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter:
1.
				Produce that is rarely consumed raw, specifically: asparagus, beans (such as
				black, great Northern, kidney, lima, navy, pinto), sugar beets (including
				garden roots and tops), cashew, sour cherries, chickpeas, cocoa beans, coffee
				beans, collards, sweet corn, cranberries, dates, dill seeds and weed,
				eggplants, figs, ginger, hazelnuts, horseradish, lentils, okra, peanuts,
				pecans, peppermint, potatoes, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, and
				water chestnuts;
2. Produce that is
				produced by an individual for personal consumption or produced for consumption
				on the farm or another farm under the same management; and
3. Produce that is not a raw agricultural
				commodity.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 3 - PRODUCE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R3-10-305 - Designated Representative; Notice Requirements to the Department

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A. The owner,
				operator, lessee or agent in charge of a farm shall notify the Department of
				the name, email address and telephone number of the farm's designated
				representative.
B. The farm may
				notify the Department of an alternate designated representative that can be
				contacted if the farm's designated representative is unavailable.
C. If the designated representative
				terminates employment or no longer functions as the designated representative
				of the farm, the owner, operator, lessee or agent in charge of the farm shall
				select another designated representative within 30 days and notify the
				Department of the replacement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-401 - Definitions

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These words are defined for use in this Article, unless the
				  context otherwise requires:
1. "Food
				sales" include sale of produce, processed food, hay, and commodities such as
				food grains, dairy and livestock.
2. "Qualified end-user," with respect to a
				food, means the consumer of the food, where the term "consumer" does not
				include a business; or a restaurant or retail food establishment, as those
				terms are defined in
				21 CFR
				1.227 that is located either:
a. In the same state or the same Indian
				reservation as the farm that produced the food; or
b. Not more than 275 miles from the farm that
				produced the food. 3. "Services" include activities related to covered produce
				such as harvesting, packing, holding or cooling.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-402 - Inventory of Farms; Form; Electronic Submission

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A. An owner, operator, lessee or designated
				representative of a farm subject to Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter shall
				annually submit the following information on a form obtained from the
				Department:
1. Farm or business name, physical
				address, mailing address, email address and telephone number;
2. The name, email address and telephone
				number or numbers of the farm's designated representative and alternate
				designated representative, if applicable;
3. Type or types of business of the farm,
				such as grower, grower-shipper, harvester, packer, holder or cooler;
4. Types of crops grown, harvested, packed,
				held or cooled, such as leafy greens, citrus, melons, tree fruit, or
				vegetables;
5. Whether crops are
				grown, harvested, packed, held or cooled on a seasonal basis or
				year-round;
6. The average annual
				produce sales or income derived from services rendered during the last three
				years, including whether the amount was less than $25,000, $25,000 to $250,000,
				$250,000 to $500,000, or greater than $500,000;
7. Whether all produce sales are directly to
				consumers, restaurants, or retail food establishments that are within 275 miles
				of the farm or all sales are within the State of Arizona;
8. Whether during the previous three-year
				period the average food sales from the farm, such as processed food, hay,
				dairy, livestock or food grains, were less than $500,000; and
9. Whether the operation participates in any
				other food safety program, such as the Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing
				Agreement, Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices, Good
				Manufacturing Practices, Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices, Safe Quality
				Food certification or other recognized food safety programs.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-403 - Covered Farm; Exclusion

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A farm or mixed-type facility with an average annual monetary
				  value of produce, as "produce" is defined in Section R3-10-201, sold during the
				  previous three-year period, of more than $25,000 on a rolling basis, adjusted
				  for inflation using 2011 as the baseline year for calculating the adjustment,
				  is a "covered farm" subject to Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter. A covered
				  farm subject to Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter shall comply with all
				  applicable requirements when conducting a covered activity on covered
				  produce.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-404 - Covered Farm; Qualified Exemption; Modifications

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A. A farm is eligible for a qualified
				exemption and associated modified requirements in a calendar year if both of
				the following apply:
1. During the three-year
				period preceding the applicable calendar year, the average annual monetary
				value of the food the farm sold directly to qualified end-users during such
				period exceeded the average annual monetary value of the food the farm sold to
				all other buyers during that period; and
2. The average annual monetary value of all
				food that the farm sold during the three-year period preceding the applicable
				calendar year was less than $500,000, adjusted for
				inflation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-405 - Qualified Exemption; Eligibility; Modification Requirements

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A. If a farm is
				eligible for a qualified exemption in accordance with R3-10-404, the farm is
				subject to this Article and Articles 2, 3, 14, 16 and 17 of this
				Chapter.
B. In addition, the farm
				is subject to the following modified requirements:
1. When a food packaging label is required on
				food that would otherwise be covered produce under the Federal Food, Drug, and
				Cosmetic Act or its implementing regulations, the farm shall include
				prominently and conspicuously on the food packaging label the name and the
				complete business address of the farm where the produce was grown;
2. When a food packaging label is not
				required on food that would otherwise be covered produce under the Federal
				Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the farm shall prominently and conspicuously
				display, at the point of purchase, the name and complete business address of
				the farm where the produce was grown, on a label, poster, sign, placard, or
				documents delivered contemporaneously with the produce in the normal course of
				business, or, in the case of internet sales, in an electronic notice;
				and
3. The complete business
				address to be included in accordance with the requirements of subsections B (1)
				and (2) shall include the street address or post office box, city, state, and
				zip code for domestic farms, and comparable full address information for
				foreign farms.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-406 - Qualified Exemption; Maintenance of Records

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If the farm is eligible for a qualified exemption in
				  accordance with R3-10-404:
1. The farm
				shall establish and keep records required under this article in accordance with
				the requirements of article 14 of this Chapter, except that the requirement in
				R3-10-1402(A)(4), for a signature or initial of the person performing the
				activity is not required for sales receipts kept in the normal course of
				business. The receipts shall be dated as required under
				R3-10-1402(A)(4).
2. The farm shall
				establish and keep adequate records necessary to demonstrate that the farm
				satisfies the criteria for a qualified exemption that are described in
				R3-10-404, including a written record reflecting that an annual review and
				verification of the farm's continued eligibility for the qualified exemption
				has been performed.
3. The farm
				shall establish and keep adequate records necessary to demonstrate that the
				farm satisfies the criteria for a qualified exemption that are described in
				R3-10-504, Article 7 of this Chapter, R-3-10-807 and R3-10-1115.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 4 - PRODUCE SAFETY COVERED FARM AND QUALIFIED EXEMPTION › Section R3-10-407 - Compliance Dates; Covered Farms; Agricultural Water

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A. The compliance date for covered farms
				subject to the requirements of Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter is
				calculated on a rolling basis during the previous three-year period, determined
				by the average annual monetary value of food sales and services rendered, as
				follows:
1. By January 26, 2018, all farms
				that sold more than $500,000;
2. By
				January 28, 2019, small farms that sold more than $250,000 but not more than
				$500,000; and
3. By January 27,
				2020, very small farms that sold not more than $250,000.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 5 - PRODUCE SAFETY PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING › Section R3-10-501 - Qualifications and Training for Personnel

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All of the following requirements apply regarding
				  qualifications and training for personnel who handle or contact covered produce
				  or food contact surfaces:
1. All
				personnel, including temporary, part time, seasonal, and contracted personnel
				who handle or contact covered produce or food contact surfaces, or who are
				engaged in the supervision of those personnel shall receive adequate training,
				as appropriate to the person's duties. Training shall be required prior to
				personnel handling or contacting covered produce or food contact surfaces, and
				periodically thereafter, at least once annually;
2. All personnel, including temporary, part
				time, seasonal, and contracted personnel, who handle covered produce or food
				contact surfaces, or who are engaged in the supervision of those personnel,
				shall have a combination of education, training, and experience necessary to
				perform the person's assigned duties in a manner that ensures compliance with
				Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter;
3. Training shall be conducted in a manner
				that is easily understood by personnel being trained; and
4. Training shall be repeated as necessary
				and appropriate in light of observations or information indicating that
				personnel are not meeting standards established in this Article and Articles 6
				through 14 of this Chapter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 5 - PRODUCE SAFETY PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING › Section R3-10-502 - Training; Covered Activity; Minimum Requirements

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A. At a minimum, all personnel who handle or
				contact covered produce or food contact surfaces during covered activities or
				who supervise the conduct of the activities shall receive training that
				includes all of the following:
1. Principles
				of food hygiene and food safety;
2.
				The importance of health and personal hygiene for all personnel and visitors,
				including recognizing symptoms of a health condition that is reasonably likely
				to result in contamination of covered produce or food contact surfaces with
				undesirable microorganisms of public health significance; and
3. The standards established in this article
				and Articles 6 through 14 of this Chapter that are applicable to the employee's
				job responsibilities.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 5 - PRODUCE SAFETY PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING › Section R3-10-503 - Supervision; Identified Personnel

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The farm shall assign or identify a person or persons to be
				  responsible for its operations to ensure compliance with the requirements of
				  Articles 2 through 17 of this Chapter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 5 - PRODUCE SAFETY PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING › Section R3-10-504 - Required Training; Recordkeeping

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A. The farm shall establish and keep records
				required under this article in accordance with the requirements of Article 14
				of this Chapter.
B. The farm shall
				establish and keep records of training that document the required training of
				personnel, including the date of training, topics covered, and the persons
				trained.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 6 - PRODUCE SAFETY HEALTH AND HYGIENE › Section R3-10-601 - Prevention Measures; Ill or Infected Persons

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A. The farm shall take measures to prevent
				contamination of covered produce and food contact surfaces with undesirable
				microorganisms of public health significance from any person with an applicable
				health condition.
B. The farm shall
				take all of the following measures to satisfy the requirements of subsection
				(A):
1. Excluding any person from working in
				any operations that may result in contamination of covered produce or food
				contact surfaces with undesirable microorganisms of public health significance
				when the person, by medical examination, the person's acknowledgement, or
				observation, is shown to have, or appears to have, an applicable health
				condition;
2. Instructing personnel
				to notify their supervisor or a responsible party if they have, or if there is
				a reasonable possibility that they have an applicable health condition;
				and
3. The person may return to
				work when the person's health condition no longer presents a risk to public
				health.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 6 - PRODUCE SAFETY HEALTH AND HYGIENE › Section R3-10-602 - Covered Personnel; Hygienic Practices

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A. Personnel who work in an operation in
				which covered produce or food contact surfaces are at risk of contamination
				with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards shall use hygienic practices while
				on duty to the extent necessary to protect against contamination.
B. The hygienic practices that personnel use
				to satisfy the requirements of subsection (A) when handling or contacting
				covered produce or food contact surfaces during a covered activity shall
				include all of the following:
1. Maintaining
				adequate personal cleanliness to protect against contamination of covered
				produce and food contact surfaces;
2. Avoiding contact with animals other than
				working animals, and taking appropriate steps to minimize the likelihood of
				contamination of covered produce when in direct contact with working
				animals;
3. Washing hands
				thoroughly, including scrubbing with soap or other surfactant, as appropriate,
				and water that is either from a municipal water source or is running water that
				has no detectable generic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in 100 milliliters (mL) of
				agricultural water used to wash hands (the use of untreated surface water is
				prohibited), and drying hands thoroughly using single-service towels, sanitary
				towel service, electric hand dryers, or other adequate hand drying devices on
				all of the following occasions:
a. Before
				starting work;
b. Before putting on
				gloves;
c. After using the
				toilet;
d. Upon return to the work
				station after any break or other absence from the work station;
e. As soon as practical after touching
				animals, including livestock and working animals, or any waste of animal
				origin; and
f. At any other time
				when the hands may have become contaminated in a manner that is reasonably
				likely to lead to contamination of covered produce with known or reasonably
				foreseeable hazards.
4.
				If gloves are used in handling covered produce or food contact surfaces, gloves
				shall be maintained in an intact and sanitary condition and shall be replaced
				when the gloves are no longer in an intact and sanitary condition;
5. Removing or covering hand jewelry that
				cannot be adequately cleaned and sanitized during periods in which covered
				produce is manipulated by hand; and
6. Not eating, chewing gum, or using tobacco
				products in an area used for a covered activity. Drinking beverages is
				permitted in designated areas as determined by the farm.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 6 - PRODUCE SAFETY HEALTH AND HYGIENE › Section R3-10-603 - Contamination Prevention; Visitors

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A. The farm shall make visitors aware of
				policies and procedures to protect covered produce and food contact surfaces
				from contamination by people and take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure
				that visitors comply with the farm's policies and procedures.
B. The farm shall make toilet and
				hand-washing facilities accessible to visitors.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 7 - PRODUCE SAFETY AGRICULTURAL WATER › Section R3-10-701 - Agricultural Water; Incorporation of Federal Regulations

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A. The Department incorporates by reference
				21 CFR 112, Subpart E, as adopted in 80 FR 74353 on November 27, 2015, amended
				in 84 FR 9706 on March 18, 2019, and no later amendments or editions.
B. These Sections establish standards for
				agricultural water quality used by farms and as amended, provide delayed
				compliance dates for farms based on their size. The incorporated material is on
				file with the Arizona Department of Agriculture at 1688 W. Adams Street,
				Phoenix, AZ 85007.
C. The
				incorporated material, developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
				Department of Health and Human Services, is available from the U.S. Government
				Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401-001. The
				incorporated material can be ordered online by visiting the U.S. Government
				Online Bookstore at
https://bookstore.gpo.gov
or is
				available free of charge at
http://gpo.gov
(electronic code of federal regulations).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE › Section R3-10-801 - Definitions

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These words are defined for use in this article, unless the
				  context otherwise requires:
1.
				"Agricultural tea":
a. Means a water extract
				of biological materials, excluding any form of human waste, produced to
				transfer microbial biomass, fine particulate organic matter and soluble
				chemical components into an aqueous phase;
b. Includes stabilized compost, manure,
				non-fecal animal byproducts, peat moss, pre-consumer vegetative waste, table
				waste, and yard trimmings;
c. Is
				held for longer than one hour before application; and
d. Is a soil amendment for purposes of this
				Article.
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A. A biological
				soil amendment of animal origin is treated if it has been processed to
				completion to adequately reduce undesirable microorganisms of public health
				significance in accordance with the requirements of R3-10-805, or, in the case
				of an agricultural tea, the biological materials of animal origin used to make
				the tea have been so processed, the water used to make the tea is not untreated
				surface water, and the water used to make the tea has no detectable generic
Escherichia coli
(
E. coli
) in 100 milliliters
				(mL) of water.
B. A biological soil
				amendment of animal origin is untreated if it either:
1. Has not been processed to completion in
				accordance with the requirements of R3-10-805, or in the case of an
				agricultural tea, the biological materials of animal origin used to make the
				tea have not been so processed, or the water used to make the tea is untreated
				surface water, or the water used to make the tea has detectable generic
E. coli
in 100 mL of water;
2. Has become contaminated after
				treatment;
3. Has been recombined
				with an untreated biological soil amendment of animal origin;
4. Is or contains a component that is
				untreated waste that the designated representative knows or has reason to
				believe is contaminated with a hazard or has been associated with foodborne
				illness; or
5. Is an agricultural
				tea made with biological materials of animal origin that contains an
				agricultural tea additive.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE › Section R3-10-803 - Handling, Conveying and Storing Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin

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A. Any
				biological soil amendment of animal origin shall be handled, conveyed and
				stored in a manner and location so that it does not become a potential source
				of contamination to covered produce, food contact surfaces, areas used for a
				covered activity, water sources, water distribution systems, and other soil
				amendments. Agricultural teas that are biological soil amendments of animal
				origin may be used in water distribution systems provided that all other
				requirements of this rule are met.
B. Any treated biological soil amendment of
				animal origin shall be handled, conveyed and stored in a manner and location
				that minimizes the risk of it becoming contaminated by an untreated or
				in-process biological soil amendment of animal origin.
C. If a person knows or has reason to believe
				that any biological soil amendment of animal origin may have become
				contaminated, it shall be handled, conveyed and stored as if it was
				untreated.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE › Section R3-10-804 - Prohibition of Application of Human Waste

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The farm may not use human waste for growing covered produce,
				  except sewage sludge biosolids used in accordance with the requirements of 40
				  CFR part 503(D), or equivalent regulatory requirements.
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A. Each
				of the following treatment processes are acceptable for a biological soil
				amendment of animal origin that the farm applies in the growing of covered
				produce, provided that the resulting biological soil amendments are applied in
				accordance with the applicable requirements of Section R3-10-806:
1. A scientifically valid controlled physical
				process, chemical process, biological process, or a combination of
				scientifically valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes
				that has been validated to satisfy the microbial standard in subsection (B),
				for
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes), Salmonella
species, and
E. coli
O157:H7; or
2. A scientifically valid controlled
				physical, chemical, or biological process, or a combination of scientifically
				valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes, that has been
				validated to satisfy the microbial standard in subsection (C), for
salmonella
species and fecal coliforms. Examples of
				scientifically valid controlled biological processes that meet the microbial
				standard in subsection (C), include both:
a.
				Static composting that maintains aerobic conditions at a minimum of 131° F
				(55° C) for three consecutive days and is followed by adequate curing;
				and
b. Turned composting that
				maintains aerobic conditions at a minimum of 131°F (55° C) for 15 days,
				which do not have to be consecutive, with a minimum of five turnings, and is
				followed by adequate curing.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE › Table 1

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For the microorganism
The microbial standard is
1.
L. monocytogenes
Not detected using a method that can detect one
							 colony forming unit (CFU) per 5 grams (or milliliter, if liquid is being
							 sampled) analytical portion.
2.
Salmonella
species
Not detected using a method that can detect three
							 most probable numbers (MPN) per 4 grams (or milliliter, if liquid is being
							 sampled) of total solids.
3.
E. coli
O157:H7
Not detected using a method that can detect 0.3 MPN
							 per 1 gram (or milliliter, if liquid is being sampled) analytical
							 portion.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE › Section R3-10-806 - Application Requirements; Minimum Application Intervals

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The farm shall apply the biological soil amendments of animal
				  origin specified in the first column of the table in this Section in accordance
				  with the application requirements specified in the second column of the table
				  in this Section and the minimum application intervals specified in the third
				  column of the table in this Section:
If the biological soil amendment of animal
							 origin is
Then the biological soil amendment of animal
							 origin must be applied
And then the minimum application interval
							 is
1. a. Untreated
In a manner that does not contact covered produce
							 during application and minimizes the potential for contact with covered produce
							 after application
[Reserved].
b. Untreated
In a manner that does not contact covered produce
							 during or after application
0 days.
2. Treated by a scientifically valid controlled
							 physical, chemical, or biological process, or combination of scientifically
							 valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes, in accordance
							 with the requirements of Section R3-10-805(A)(2), to meet the microbial
							 standard in Section R3-10-805(C).
In a manner that minimizes the potential for contact
							 with covered produce during and after application
0 days.
3. Treated by a scientifically valid controlled
							 physical, chemical, or biological process, or combination of scientifically
							 valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes, in accordance
							 with the requirements of R3-10-805(A)(1) to meet the microbial standard in
							 R3-10-805(B).
In any manner with no restrictions
0 days.
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If the biological soil amendment of animal
							 origin is
Then the biological soil amendment of animal
							 origin must be applied
And then the minimum application interval
							 is
1.a. Untreated
In a manner that does not contact covered produce
							 during application and minimizes the potential for contact with covered produce
							 after application
[Reserved].
1.b. Untreated
In a manner that does not contact covered produce
							 during or after application
0 days.
2. Treated by a scientifically valid controlled
							 physical, chemical, or biological process, or combination of scientifically
							 valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes, in accordance
							 with the requirements of Section
							 R3-10-805(A)(2),
							 to meet the microbial standard in Section
							 R3-10-805(C).
In a manner that minimizes the potential for contact
							 with covered produce during and after application
0 days.
3. Treated by a scientifically valid controlled
							 physical, chemical, or biological process, or combination of scientifically
							 valid controlled physical, chemical, or biological processes, in accordance
							 with the requirements of
							 R3-10-805(A)(1) to
							 meet the microbial standard in
							 R3-10-805(B).
In any manner with no restrictions
0 days.
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A. The farm shall establish and keep records
				required under this article in accordance with the requirements of Article 14
				of this Chapter.
B. For any
				biological soil amendment of animal origin the farm uses, it shall establish
				and keep the following records:
1. For a
				treated biological soil amendment of animal origin the farm receives from a
				third party, documentation, such as a certificate of conformance, at the time
				of delivery that both:
a. The process used to
				treat the biological soil amendment of animal origin is a scientifically valid
				process that has been carried out with appropriate process monitoring;
				and
b. The biological soil
				amendment of animal origin has been handled, conveyed and stored in a manner
				and location to minimize the risk of contamination by an untreated or in
				process biological soil amendment of animal origin.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION › Article 9 - PRODUCE SAFETY DOMESTICATED AND WILD ANIMALS › Section R3-10-901 - Domesticated and Wild Animals; Inclusion; Exclusion

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A. The requirements of this Article apply
				when a covered activity takes place in an outdoor area or a partially-enclosed
				building and when, under the circumstances, there is a reasonable probability
				that animals will contaminate covered produce.
B. The requirements of this article do not
				apply either:
1. When a covered activity
				takes place in a fully-enclosed building; or
2. To fish used in aquaculture
				operations.