Ariz. Admin. Code § 3-2-1003

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

Section R3-2-1003 - General Licensing Provisions

A. An applicant for a license to operate an aquaculture facility or a fee fishing facility, or to operate as an aquaculture processor or aquaculture transporter shall provide the following information on a form furnished by the Department:

1. Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, association, or other type of organization;

2. The name and address of the applicant;

3. A corporation shall specify the date and state of incorporation;

4. The principal name of the business, and all other business names that may be used;

5. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the applicant's authorized agent;

6. The street address or legal description of the location of the facility to be licensed; and

7. The signature of the person designated in subsection (A)(5), and the date the application is completed for submission to the Department.

B. The Department shall grant a license when all conditions are met and assign a Department establishment number to each facility.

C. All licenses expire on December 31 for the year issued.

D. A licensee shall advise the Department in writing of any change in the information provided on the application during the license year. This information shall be provided within 30 calendar days of the change.

E. To prevent the spread of diseases and causative agents listed in R3-2-1009, the Department may inspect and take samples from any facility or shipment being transported. A licensee shall notify the Department within 72 hours of becoming aware of the presence of any disease or causative agent listed in R3-2-1009. Aquatic animals found to be infected with a disease or causative agent listed in R3-2-1009 are prohibited from interstate or intrastate movement without prior written Department approval.

F. The Department shall quarantine or seize aquatic animals, alive or dead, plants, or products for examination or diagnostic study when there is a potential for spread of a disease or causative agent listed in R3-2-1009, or any other disease or causative agent that could constitute a threat to aquatic animals or plants of the state. The Department shall issue a written notice to the licensee specifying:

1. The reason for the Department's action; and

2. The licensee's right to request a hearing as prescribed in A.R.S. § 3-2906.

G. A licensee shall conspicuously mark all quarantined aquatic products and quarantined areas in a manner specified by the Department.

H. A licensee shall pay all diagnostic, quarantine, and destruction costs.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-2-1003

Adopted effective May 3, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 4043, effective November 9, 2002 (Supp. 02-3).