Arizona Revised Statutes Title 3. Agriculture § 3-525.03. Inventory of farms; covered farms; information requirements; qualified exemptions

A. The department shall maintain an inventory of farms in this state that are subject to the requirements of this article.

B. A farm having average annual sales during the previous three-year period of twenty-five thousand dollars or more on a rolling basis, adjusted annually according to annual changes in the GDP price deflator as defined in § 41-563, is a covered farm for the purposes of this section.

C. Each covered farm as described in subsection B of this section shall submit information requested by the associate director not later than October 1 of each year. The associate director shall prescribe the manner and form for submission, including electronic submission, requiring only the minimum information considered necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article. A farm shall notify the department within sixty days after a material change to any of the information previously submitted during the year.

D. A farm that does not meet the requirements of subsection B of this section is not a covered farm and is not subject to the requirements of this article.

E. The associate director may issue a qualified exemption from the requirements of this article to a covered farm that satisfies the requirements, terms and conditions prescribed in 21 Code of Federal Regulations section 112.5. To obtain a qualified exemption, a farm that is eligible for a qualified exemption under this subsection must comply with all of the following: