A. The director may cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in order to administer the provisions of this chapter in conjunction with the federal meat inspection act. Such cooperative efforts may include assistance in planning and otherwise developing the state program, technical and laboratory assistance and training and financial and other aid for the administration of the cooperative effort.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-2015

  • Department: means the Arizona department of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 3-101
  • Meat: means the edible part of the muscle of cattle, sheep, swine, goats or equines which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. For the purposes prescribed by the terms of subsection A, the department may accept and expend federal funds.

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