Title 36 — Public Health and Safety

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "APA 87-1" means the American pyrotechnics association standard 87-1, standard for construction and approval for transportation of fireworks, novelties and theatrical pyrotechnics, December 1, 2001 version. 2. "Consumer f…

A. Except as otherwise provided by this article, it is unlawful to sell, offer or expose for sale, use, explode or possess any fireworks. B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit or restrict the manufacture or possession, by a qualified pyrotechnic expert, of aerial set…

A. Each governing body may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for granting permits for supervised public displays of fireworks within its jurisdiction, by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks and other organizations and groups. B. Application for a permit shall …

The governing body shall require each permittee to give a satisfactory bond in a principal amount not less than five hundred dollars, conditioned upon payment of all damages which may be caused to persons or property by reason of the display.

A. This article does not prohibit: 1. The sale at wholesale by a resident wholesaler, dealer or jobber of fireworks that are not prohibited by this article. 2. The sale of fireworks to bona fide wholesalers, dealers or jobbers that are to be and are shipped directly out of the st…

A. The sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks are of statewide concern. The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their sale or use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except as follows: 1. In a county with a popul…

A. The Arizona highway patrol or any sheriff or other peace officer shall seize, remove or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all fireworks or combustibles offered or exposed for sale, stored or possessed in violation of this article. B. In addition to the persons …

A. A person violating a provision of this article is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars. B. A person who uses fireworks or permissible consumer fireworks on preservation lands owned by a city or town that has purchased more than fifteen thousand acres of land for …

A. The office of the state fire marshal shall adopt rules pursuant to title 41, chapter 6 to carry out this article, including a rule that adopts the national fire protection association code for the manufacture, transportation, storage and retail sales of fireworks and pyrotechn…

A. The office of the state fire marshal may impose a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for each incident of prohibited use of fireworks on state land in violation of this article. B. The assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal shall deposit, pursuant to sec…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Cylinder" means a portable container that is constructed to United States department of transportation specifications that has less than two hundred thirty-nine pounds of water capacity and that is capable of storing liq…

Any gas appliances installed or placed in tourist courts, camps, hotels and lodging houses after June 26, 1952 shall bear the seal of approval of the American gas association and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations applicable to the appliance.

A. Gas appliances designed for space heating or water heating installed or placed in tourist courts, camps, hotels and lodging houses after June 26, 1952 shall be connected to an effective vent or flue leading to the outside air not less in size than the vent collar on the applia…

All gas appliances and vents and flues with which they are connected shall be maintained in good repair by the owner of the premises unless there is a specific agreement to the contrary between the owner and the occupant, and the gas distributor as such shall not be responsible f…

A. A person, other than the owner of a liquefied petroleum gas container or a person authorized in writing by the owner, shall not: 1. Fill or refill a liquefied petroleum gas container with liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas or compound. 2. Evacuate a liquefied petroleum g…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede or reduce the requirements of an ordinance or code of an incorporated city or town on the same subject.

A person failing to comply with the requirements of this article or violating any of its provisions is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Hazardous locations" means those structural elements, glazed or to be glazed, in buildings used as dwellings for one or more families or persons, commercial buildings, industrial buildings and public buildings, known as …

A. Each light of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, fabricated or sold for use in a hazardous location, or installed in such a location, within the state of Arizona shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic ma…

It shall be unlawful for any material supplier, contractor, subcontractor or any person other than an employee of the foregoing, who is responsible for installation of glazing materials, to knowingly install, cause to be installed or consent to the installation of glazing materia…

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

This article does not supersede any city, town or county ordinance which is greater than the standards provided in this article, nor does this article prohibit such city, town or county from inspecting pursuant to the provisions of this article or its ordinances, provided any cit…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Approved smoke detector" means an electronic device powered by batteries or alternating current that is capable of sensing visible or invisible products of combustion, that sounds an alarm audible in all sleeping areas o…

A. An approved smoke detector shall be installed during construction in each new residential housing unit in this state. An approved smoke detector shall be installed in each existing residential housing unit in this state which does not comply with the requirements of this secti…

This article does not supersede any city, town or county ordinance which is equal to or greater than the standards prescribed in this article, nor does this article prohibit a city, town or county from inspecting pursuant to its ordinance.

This article does not apply to: 1. Manufactured homes as defined in section 41-4001 that were manufactured from and after June 15, 1976. 2. Factory-built buildings as defined by section 41-4001 that display a certificate from the Arizona department of housing.

A. The doors of all school houses, churches, theaters, public auditoriums and other public buildings shall be constructed so they may open outward. All screens, bars or other coverings of windows of such buildings, other than a place of legal imprisonment or confinement, shall be…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Approved smoke detector" means an electronic device powered by batteries or alternating current that is capable of sensing visible or invisible products of combustion, that sounds an alarm audible in all sleeping areas o…

An approved smoke detector shall be installed in each guest unit in a motel or hotel which is not equipped with automatic fire extinguishing equipment.

This article does not supersede any city, town or county ordinance which is equal to or greater than the standards prescribed in this article, nor does this article prohibit a city, town or county from inspecting pursuant to its ordinance.

A person who abandons, discards, stores or keeps in any place accessible to children, or who, as the owner, lessee or manager, permits to remain on premises under his control, in any place accessible to children, a refrigerator, icebox, freezer cabinet or similar container, of a …

A person who scatters, throws, places or leaves in or about a house or building used or occupied as the residence of any other person, or in or about a yard, lawn or enclosure connected therewith, a sample of any drug, medicine or substance injurious to health, is guilty of a cla…

A. The department is authorized to develop and conduct local programs for the prevention, detection and treatment of lead-based paint poisoning, subject to legislative appropriation. Such authorization shall include: 1. Educational programs intended to communicate the health dang…

The director shall adopt rules and regulations establishing an effective procedure under which all physicians licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 14 or 17 shall report to the department all analyses of blood samples which indicate significant levels of lead. The regulation…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Apply lead-based paint to any interior surface of residential housing or a public building and to the exteriors and porches of such housing and buildings in any area which is readily accessible to children under seven years of age. 2.…

A. The director may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary and feasible to implement the purposes of this article. B. No person shall interfere, obstruct or hinder an authorized representative of the department in the performance of his duty to administer the provis…

In addition to the remedies provided in this article, the director, with the assistance of the attorney general, may apply to the superior court for injunctive relief.

A. A swimming pool, or other contained body of water that contains water eighteen inches or more in depth at any point and that is wider than eight feet at any point and is intended for swimming, shall be protected by an enclosure surrounding the pool area, as provided in this se…

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. 3. "Risk assessment" means a procedure that produces a quantitative or qualitative estimate of p…

A. The department shall establish an environmental exposure risk assessment program. The program shall: 1. Analyze public health risks associated with environmental exposures. 2. Provide for an independent evaluation and assessment of different strategies to reduce or prevent pub…

A. The risk assessment fund is established. The director of the department of health services shall administer the fund. The fund consists of monies from the following sources: 1. Legislative appropriations. 2. Risk assessment fees collected pursuant to section 36-1692. 3. Gifts,…

A. Beginning January 1, 2020, a person, local government or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless otherwise required by law or federal regulation. B. Beginning Januar…