Ariz. Admin. Code § 3-10-402

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R3-10-402 - Inventory of Farms; Form; Electronic Submission

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.

B. The information required in subsection (A) shall be submitted annually to the Associate Director not later than October 1 of each year. If there is a material change to the information required in subsection (A), the owner, operator lessee or designated representative of the farm shall notify the Department within 60 days after the change.

C. The information required in subsection A may be submitted to the Department electronically.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-10-402

Adopted by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 681, effective 8/20/2019.