A. If an animal dies in the care of a veterinarian or an animal’s owner brings a dead animal to a veterinarian and the animal’s owner requests that the animal be buried, the veterinarian shall notify the owner if the burial is to be done in a landfill.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2240.01

  • Animal: means any animal other than human. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
  • Cremation: means the heating process that reduces animal remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
  • Crematory: means a building or portion of a building that is licensed pursuant to article 8 of this chapter and that houses a retort in which only animal remains are cremated. See Arizona Laws 32-2201
  • Veterinarian: means a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from a veterinary college. See Arizona Laws 32-2201

B. If the owner chooses cremation and a veterinarian offers cremation services, the veterinarian shall use a crematory licensed pursuant to article 8 of this chapter.

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