Wildlife Diseases - Authority & Jurisdiction - Arizona

A. If a wildlife disease is suspected or documented in freeranging or captive wildlife, the director may issue orders that are necessary to minimize or eliminate the threat from the disease.; A. In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 4. “Commission” means the Arizona game and fish commission. 5. “Department” means the Arizona game and fish department. ; H. The director, by rule, shall: 1. Define and prescribe reasonably necessary measures for detecting, reporting, preventing and controlling communicable and preventable diseases. The rules shall declare certain diseases reportable. The rules shall prescribe measures, including isolation or quarantine, that are reasonably required to prevent the occurrence of, or to seek early detection and alleviation of, disability, insofar as possible, from communicable or preventable diseases. The rules shall include reasonably necessary measures to control animal diseases transmittable to humans.; In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the department of health services. 2. “Director” means the director of the department of health services.;

Citation:  A.R.S. § 17-250; A.R.S. § 17-101; A.R.S. § 36-136; A.R.S. § 36-131;