A. The associate director, with the approval of the director, shall employ a state dairy supervisor to enforce the provisions of this article. The supervisor shall recommend to the director for adoption rules deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions thereof.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-603

  • Associate director: means the associate director of the division. See Arizona Laws 3-601
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the Arizona department of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 3-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Producer: means a person that produces milk from cows and whose bulk milk is received, acquired or handled by a handler. See Arizona Laws 3-601
  • Supervisor: means the state dairy supervisor employed pursuant to section 3-603. See Arizona Laws 3-601
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The supervisor shall be a person who has experience in the dairy industry and must possess technical and educational qualifications or practical experience in producing, handling and testing milk and in other matters relating to the dairy industry.

C. If the production of papers, books and records relating to any matter under investigation is deemed advisable, the director may apply to the superior court in any county for an order requiring the production of the papers, books and records. If the court is satisfied that the papers, books and records are pertinent to and helpful in the matter under investigation, their production shall be ordered.

D. A complaint filed with the department charging noncompliance with or violation of any provision of this article shall be in writing and signed by the complainant, but a complaint by a producer relating to the accuracy of a butterfat, bacterial or other test directly affecting the price received by the complainant need not be in writing.