Section R3-2-701. Department Livestock Inspection

A.      A Division employee shall inspect range cattle, as defined in R3-2-702(A), at a ranch if the owner or agent is:

1.        Moving cattle out-of-state,

2.        Transferring cattle ownership, or

3.        Shipping cattle for custom slaughter.

B.       A Division employee shall inspect cattle at a feedlot or dairy if the cattle are being shipped for custom slaughter.

C.      The Department shall not issue a self-inspection certificate to an owner, agent, or operator of a ranch, dairy, or feedlot if that individual has been convicted of a felony under A.R.S. Title 3 within the three-year period before the date on the self-inspec- tion application. A Division employee shall inspect livestock if an applicant is denied self-inspection authority.

D.      During fiscal year 2016, livestock officers and inspectors shall collect from the person in charge of cattle, dairy cattle, or sheep inspected a service charge of $10 plus the per head inspection fee set out in A.R.S. § 3-1337 for making inspec- tions for the transfer of ownership, sale, slaughter or transpor- tation of the animals.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 19, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section R3-2-701 renumbered from Section R3-9-701 (Supp. 91- 4). Section R3-2-701 repealed; new Section R3-2-701 adopted effective February 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-1). Error in subsection (A)(3) corrected under R1-1-109, filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 18, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R.

513, effective April 6, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by

exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1331, effective June 29,

2010 (Supp. 10-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 17

A.A.R. 1756, effective July 20, 2011 (Supp. 11-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2060, effective August 2, 2012 (Supp. 12-3). Amended by

exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 3127, effective Septem- ber 14, 2013 (Supp. 13-3). Amended by exempt rulemak-

ing at 20 A.A.R. 2449, effective July 24, 2014 (Supp. 14- 3). Amended by exempt rulemaking pursuant to Laws 2015, Ch. 10, § 14, at 21 A.A.R. 2404, effective July 3,

2015 (Supp. 15-3).