Arizona Revised Statutes Title 49. The Environment § 49-202.01. Surface water quality general grazing permit; best management practices for grazing activities; definition

A. As part of the duties established pursuant to § 49-203, subsection A, paragraph 4, the director shall implement a surface water quality general grazing permit consisting of voluntary best management practices for grazing activities.

B. The terms and conditions of the surface water quality general grazing permit shall be voluntary best management practices that have been determined by the committee to be the most practical and effective means of reducing or preventing the nonpoint source discharge of pollutants into WOTUS by grazing activities.

C. In adopting voluntary grazing best management practices, the committee shall consider:

D. For the purposes of this section, “grazing activities” means the feeding of all classes of domestic ruminant and nonruminant animals on grasses, forbs and shrubs in Arizona watersheds.