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.
4.
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).
