R3-2-701. Department Livestock Inspection

A. A Division employee shall inspect range cattle, as defined in R3-2-702(A), at a ranch if the owner or agent of livestock is: 1. Moving cattle out-of-state, 2. Transferring cattle ownership, or 3. Shipping cattle for custom slaughter. B. An owner or agent of cattle cannot be issued both non-range and range self-inspection certificates. C. With prior approval from a Division employee, livestock can be moved to a licensed custom slaughter facility using the livestock owner’s or agent’s or feedlot operator’s self-inspection certificate. A Division employee must validate the self-inspection certificate prior to slaughter. D. The Department shall not issue a self-inspection certificate to an owner or agent of livestock or feedlot operator if that individual has been convicted of a felony under A.R.S. Title 3 within the three-year period before the date on the self-inspection application. The Department may deny self-inspection to an applicant if within the five-year period before the date on the self-inspection application, the applicant was convicted of any A.R.S. Title 3 offense or an A.R.S. Title 13 offense related to livestock. A Division employee shall inspect livestock if an applicant is denied self-inspection authority. E. During fiscal year 2024, livestock officers and inspectors shall collect from the person in charge of cattle, dairy cattle, or sheep inspected a service charge of $10 plus the per head inspection fee set out in A.R.S. § 3-1337 for making inspections for the transfer of ownership, sale, slaughter or transportation of the animals.