Ariz. Admin. Code § 3-2-702

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

Section R3-2-702 - Livestock Self-inspection

A. Definitions.

"Dairy" means an owner or agent of a place or premise where one or more lactating animals are kept for milking purposes and from which a part or all of the milk is provided, sold, or offered for sale that meets both of the following conditions: the livestock is not permitted to range and the dairy is permitted by the Department. If these conditions are met, then a Division employee may grant the applicant dairy status.

"Description" means sex, breed, color, and markings, as applicable to the type of livestock.

"Exhibition" means an event including a fair, show, or field day that has as its primary purpose the opportunity for a member of a livestock organization, including 4-H and FFA, to display an animal raised by the individual in a judged competition.

"Feedlot" means an operator of a beef cattle feedlot or feed yard in which the livestock is not permitted to range and that is licensed by the Department. If these conditions are met, then a Division employee may grant the applicant feedlot status.

"Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, and swine.

"Livestock broker" means an owner or agent who engages in the business of buying and selling livestock and has immediate possession of the livestock for 10 days or less in which the livestock is not permitted to range. If these conditions are met, then a Division employee may grant the applicant livestock broker status.

"Non-range" means any owner or agent of an enclosed property that is 100 acres or less that meets all of the following conditions: the fence enclosing the livestock is well maintained, the livestock is not permitted to range, and the owner or agent of the livestock lives where the livestock are kept. If these conditions are met, then a Division employee may grant the applicant non-range status.

"Range" means every character of lands, enclosed or unenclosed, outside of cities and towns, upon which livestock is permitted by custom, license or permit to roam and feed. A.R.S. § 3-1201(7)

"Range cattle" means cattle customarily permitted to roam upon the ranges of the state, whether public domain or in private control, and not in the immediate actual possession or control of the owner although occasionally placed in enclosures for temporary purposes. A.R.S. § 3-1201(8)

B. Application.

1. Owners or agents of livestock or feedlot operators shall request a book of self-inspection certificates from the Department. The applicant shall submit a written application form obtained from the Department and provide the following information:

a. Name, mailing address, physical address, telephone number, and email address;

b. Name of business and type of livestock operation;

c. Whether the applicant has been convicted of a violation of A.R.S. Title 3, or a violation of A.R.S. Title 13 related to livestock within the past five years, and if so, the case number, court, charge, and sentence;

d. Recorded brand number;

e. Individual(s) designated to sign self-inspection certificates, if applicable; and

f. Signature and date.

2. The holder of a self-inspection book shall advise the Department within 30 days of any change to the information provided on an application form.

3. The holder of a self-inspection book shall renew registration with the Department every three years from the date the initial or renewal application form is signed.

4. If a holder with self-inspection privileges has been convicted of a criminal violation under A.R.S. Title 3, or a violation of Title 13 related to livestock, that holder shall notify the Department immediately and their privileges shall be revoked.

5. Prior to a department employee issuing a book of self-inspection certificates, the owner shall submit the following payment amount and the department shall receive the payment in full prior to issuing the book:

a. $25.00 for a twenty five page feedlot or livestock broker book;

b. $20.00 for a twenty page dairy book; or

c. $10.00 for a ten page non-range, range, sheep, goat, or swine book.

C. Self-inspection certificate.

1. An owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator shall provide the following information, as applicable, on a self-inspection certificate whenever livestock subject to self-inspection are moved or ownership is transferred:

a. Name, address, and signature, of the owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator;

b. Date of the shipment or transfer of ownership;

c. If moved, location from which and to which the livestock are moved, including the name of the auction, feedlot, arena, slaughter establishment, pasture, or other premises, and physical location;

d. Name of transporter;

e. Number and description of livestock;

f. Official identification of each dairy cattle and sexually intact cattle over 18 months of age shipped out of state and back tag numbers of culled dairy cattle;

g. Brand number, expiration date, and location;

h. Name and address of buyer;

i. Number of head of cattle sold for which Beef Council fees are payable under A.R.S. §§ 3-1236 and 3-1238.

2. The owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator shall complete a self-inspection certificate, except when livestock are subject to inspection by a Division employee under R3-2-701, and distribute copies of the certificate as follows:

a. One copy and any fees that are owed under subsection (C)(1)(i) shall be sent to the Department within 10 days after the end of the month in which it was used ;

b. If the livestock are shipped, the original certificate shall accompany the livestock whenever they are in transit and one copy shall be retained by the person transporting the livestock; or

c. If ownership of the livestock is transferred without shipment, two copies shall be provided to the new owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator; and one copy shall be retained by the seller.

3. A certificate may be used once to either transfer livestock ownership or to move livestock to a specific destination. If the livestock are diverted to a destination other than that stated on the self-inspection certificate, the certificate is void. The owner or agent of livestock, or feedlot operator shall complete a new certificate and send both the voided and new certificates to the Department within 10 days after the end of the month in which the certificates are used or voided.

4. An owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator shall use a self-inspection certificate only with a shipment of livestock matching the description for which the certificate is issued and only for the self-inspection issued date. If any of the information on the self-inspection certificate changes, the certificate is void and the owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator shall complete a new certificate.

5. An altered, erased, completed but unused, or defaced self-inspection certificate is void. A voided certificate shall be returned to the Department within 10 days after the end of the month in which it is voided.

6. Upon request, certificates shall be returned to the Department by the owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator. If an operation licensed for self-inspection is sold, leased, transferred, or otherwise disposed of, the owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator shall notify the Department and return all self-inspection certificates to the Department within 30 days of the transaction.

7. If the owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator cannot find an unused or used certificate, they must sign an affidavit provided by the Department verifying the certificate is lost and cannot be found. New certificates will not be issued until the signed affidavit has been received by the Department.

D. Sale of livestock. A seller shall document a sale by completing a self-inspection certificate as prescribed in subsection (C) and providing a bill of sale to the purchaser as required under A.R.S. § 3-1291.

E. Feedlot receiving form.

1. The operator of a feedlot shall document receipt of in-coming cattle on a form obtained from the Department. The operator shall include the following information on the form:

a. Name of feedlot and location;

b. Month and year for which report is made;

c. Number of cattle received, date received, and name and address of owner;

d. Description of the cattle;

e. If not Arizona native cattle, the import permit and Certificate of Veterinary Inspection numbers;

f. If native Arizona cattle, self-inspection certificate number or Department inspection certificate number; and

g. Pen number to which cattle are initially assigned.

2. The operator shall return the completed form within 10 days after the end of the month of the reporting period.

F. Quarantine. Livestock under quarantine by the Department shall not be shipped or sold by use of a self-inspection certificate.

G. Violations. The Department shall process violations of this Section as prescribed under A.R.S. § 3-1203(D).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-2-702

Adopted effective August 19, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section R3-2-702 renumbered from Section R3-9-702 (Supp. 91-4). Section R3-2-702 repealed; new Section R3-2-702adopted effective February 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 513, effective April 6, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 2400, effective 8/6/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 781, effective 6/8/2020.