Arizona Laws 3-1454. Standards of operations for feed lots
A. Owners and operators who are granted a feed lot license shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-1454
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Beef cattle: means cattle or calves grown primarily for meat production. See Arizona Laws 3-1451
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Feed lot: means either of the following:
(a) A beef cattle feed lot, or feed yard, having more than five hundred head of beef cattle at one time during the licensed year. See Arizona Laws 3-1451
- Operator: means the owner or the person having charge or control of a feed lot. See Arizona Laws 3-1451
1. Provide reasonable methods for the disposal of animal excrement.
2. Provide a chemical and scientific control procedure for prevention and eradication of pests.
3. Provide adequate drainage of surface waters falling upon the area occupied by such feed lots.
4. Provide adequate services for detection, control and treatment of beef cattle diseases.
5. Have available for use at all times mechanical means for scraping, cleaning and grading feed lots.
6. Conduct feed lot operations in conformity with established practices in the feed lot industry as approved by rules adopted by the director and in accordance with the standards set forth in this article.
B. The operation of any feed lot in compliance with the standards prescribed by subsection A and the rules adopted by the director and with a valid feed lot license shall be admitted as evidence in any action or hearing involving a claim that an operator is in violation of this article.