Arizona Revised Statutes Title 3. Agriculture § 3-2090. Exemptions

A. Retailers selling meat or meat food products to the ultimate consumer shall be exempt from the provisions of § 3-2088. The department of health services shall regulate the sale of meat and meat food products on the retail level pursuant to § 36-136.

B. Slaughtering or processing establishments operating under the supervision of the United States department of agriculture shall be exempt from those portions of this chapter relating to plant and equipment inspections, ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections and disposal of carcasses, but slaughtering or processing establishments shall comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to licensing fees charged to such establishment as well as the requirements relating to brand inspection.

C. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prevent incorporated cities or towns from charging their customary license fees to slaughtering establishments, processors, wholesalers, jobbers or peddlers of meat and meat food products.