Title 11 — Counties

The board of supervisors may either: 1. Establish and maintain, within the county, a county free library district in the manner and with the powers prescribed in this article and title 48, chapter 24. 2. Establish, operate and maintain a county free library system using county ge…

A. After the establishment of a free county library district as provided in this article and title 48, chapter 24, article 1, the governing body of any incorporated city or town in the county may notify the board of supervisors that the city or town desires to become a part of th…

A. Instead of establishing a separate county free library, the board of supervisors may enter into a contract under this section with any of the following: 1. The board of library trustees or other authority in charge of the free public library of a city or town, and the board of…

A. The board of library examiners is established consisting of the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records, who shall serve as the ex officio chairperson, the librarian of the university of Arizona, the librarian of the Phoenix public library and two co…

A. Upon establishment of a county free library, the board of supervisors shall appoint a county librarian to serve at the pleasure of the board. B. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of county librarian unless prior to appointment he has received from the b…

A. The county free library shall be under the general supervision of the board of supervisors, which may make general rules and regulations regarding the policy of the county free library, and establish, upon recommendation of the county librarian, branches and stations throughou…

A. All county free libraries established under this article shall be under the general supervision of the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. The director or an assistant to the director shall periodically visit the libraries and inquire into their…

The county librarian shall, on or before July 31 of each year, report to the board of supervisors and to the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records on the condition of the county free library for the year ending on the preceding June 30. The report, in…

Funds of the county free library district, whether derived from taxation or otherwise, shall be deposited with the county treasurer. They shall constitute a separate fund, called the county free library district fund, and shall be used for the county free library. Each claim agai…

A. The board of supervisors acting as the board of directors of the county free library district may receive, on behalf of the county, any gift, bequest or devise for the county free library, or for any branch or subdivision thereof. B. The title to the property used by the count…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Governing body" means the board of supervisors of a county, or the council or other governing body of a municipality, as the case may be. 2. "Municipality" means an incorporated city or town. 3. "Public park" means a par…

A. Notwithstanding the ten-year limitation prescribed in section 11-256, a county or municipality may purchase, enter into contracts to purchase, acquire by lease or sublease and lease or sublet for any term, or obtain by gift or accept by grant from the United States or other go…

A. The governing body of a county or municipality may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States, a state, the governing body of another county or municipality, or a private legal entity, within or without the state, for the establishment, development, maintenance …

A. A county may establish a parks and recreation department. The board of supervisors may establish a county parks commission or may supervise and control all county parks and recreation programs. If the board of supervisors elects to supervise and control county parks and recrea…

A. The commission shall supervise and control all county parks and all county recreational programs and establish and supervise law enforcement training programs for park rangers empowered to apprehend rule violators under section 11-938. B. The commission may: 1. Direct the appo…

The acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces or areas constitutes a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced. For the purposes of this section, "open space lands or open area" means any space or area characte…

Prior to final adoption, amendment or repeal by the commission of any rule, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon for the purpose of gaining public acceptance of the adoption, amendment or repeal of the rule. The commission shall publish one notice in a newspaper of …

The governing body of a county or municipality may levy a tax for the acquisition and maintenance of public parks in the manner provided by law for the levy of taxes for other county or municipal purposes, or it may appropriate otherwise unappropriated funds for such purpose.

County parks rangers are authorized to take any person before a magistrate within the county in which the offense is committed for a violation of any of the rules and regulations passed pursuant to this article, but any person apprehended for violating any of the rules or regulat…

Park rangers, in addition to the duties imposed by the parks commission, shall have authority to execute all warrants issued for a violation of any of the rules and regulations adopted by the parks commission, and may execute subpoenas issued in any matter arising under this arti…

A person who violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

A. A county through its board of supervisors or through a duly authorized and established parks and recreation department pursuant to section 11-934 may establish a county parks operation and enhancement fund for the purpose of operating and enhancing facilities and services at e…

For the purposes of this article, "public agency" includes: 1. The federal government or any federal department or agency. 2. Indian tribes. 3. This state or any other state. 4. All departments, agencies, boards and commissions of this state or any other state. 5. Counties. 6. Sc…

A. If authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies, two or more public agencies or public procurement units by direct contract or agreement may contract for services or jointly exercise any powers common to the contracting parties and may enter into agreements with o…

A. In addition to other authority granted pursuant to this title, two or more public agencies may enter into contracts or agreements pursuant to this article for the joint purchasing of insurance, including prepaid legal insurance or reinsurance, or to pool retention of their ris…

A. If public agencies identified in subsection B of this section form a separate legal entity pursuant to section 11-952, the entity has the common powers specified in the agreement and may exercise them in a manner or according to the method provided in the agreement. Notwithsta…

Any public agency entering into an agreement or contract pursuant to this article may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give or otherwise supply for the benefit of the joint or cooperative undertaking such services or personnel as may be within its legal power to furnish.

Except for the right of joint exercise of powers granted in this article, the provisions of this article shall be cumulative and supplemental and nothing contained in this article shall be so construed as to authorize any public agency to exercise any power or engage in any busin…

A. The chief law enforcement officer or the officer's designee from two or more cities, towns, Indian tribes or counties in this state may establish a joint powers public safety committee for the purpose of facilitating the sharing of criminal justice information between law enfo…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Acquiring agency" means the state, any department, agency, board or commission of the state, counties, school districts, cities, towns, all municipal corporations, any other political subdivision of the state and any oth…

A. Programs or projects undertaken by an acquiring agency shall be planned in a manner that both: 1. Recognizes, at an early stage in the planning of the programs or projects and before the commencement of any actions which will cause displacements, the problems associated with t…

A. The displacing agency, as a part of the cost of the project, shall make a payment to a displaced person, business or farm operation, on proper application to the acquiring agency, for: 1. Actual reasonable expenses in moving himself and his family, business, farm operation or …

A. In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this article, the displacing agency shall make an additional payment of not more than thirty-one thousand dollars to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by the displaced person for at…

A. In addition to the payments authorized by sections 11-963 and 11-964, the acquiring agency as a part of the cost of the project, after the date of payment of the purchase price or the date of deposit in court of funds to satisfy the award or compensation in a condemnation proc…

A. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this article, a displacing agency shall make a payment to or for any person who is displaced from any dwelling and who is not eligible to receive a payment under section 11-964 if the dwelling was actually and lawfully occupied by…

Any displaced person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this article, or the amount of a payment, may have his application reviewed by the chief executive officer of the acquiring agency whose decision shall be final.

A. The state and its departments, agencies, boards and commissions as acquiring agencies shall adopt rules implementing this article by compliance with title 41, chapter 6. B. Counties, school districts, cities and towns, municipal corporations and other political subdivisions of…

No payment received by a displaced person under this article shall be considered as income for the purposes of the provisions of title 43 relating to the taxation of income, nor shall such payments or real property purchased with such payments or the payment for the real property…

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as creating in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain any element of damages not in existence on May 13, 1972.

A. If a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available and the displacing agency determines that the dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the displacing agency may take any …

A. The court having jurisdiction of a proceeding instituted by an acquiring agency to acquire real property by condemnation shall award the owner of any right to, title to or interest in the real property an amount that will reimburse the owner for the owner's reasonable costs, d…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the acquiring agency acquires any interest in real property, it shall also acquire the same interest in all buildings, structures or other improvements located upon the real property so acquired and which will be removed from such…

A. This article shall apply to all acquiring, displacing or lead agencies when real property or improvements thereon are acquired or are to be acquired for a project for which federal financial assistance is to defray all, or part of, the costs of such project. B. In addition to …

A. In addition to authority granted pursuant to other provisions of law or city charter, any city, town, county, special health care district organized pursuant to title 48, chapter 31, political subdivision entity or other political subdivision that is located in a county with a…

In section 13-1208 and in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Animal" means any animal of a species that is susceptible to rabies, except man. 2. "At large" means being neither confined by an enclosure nor physically restrained by a leash. 3. "County board of…

A. The state veterinarian, employed pursuant to section 3-1211, shall designate the type or types of antirabies vaccines that may be used for vaccination of animals, the period of time between vaccination and revaccination and the dosage and method of administration of the vaccin…

A. The department of health services shall regulate the handling and disposition of animals other than livestock that have been bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal or are showing symptoms suggestive of rabies. B. The department of health services may require the county en…

A. Each county board of supervisors may: 1. Designate or employ a county enforcement agent. If such designation or employment is not made, the county sheriff shall be the county enforcement agent, but nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent the county board of supervis…

A. A county board of supervisors that establishes a civil penalty for violating an animal statute or ordinance may appoint one or more hearing officers to hear and determine such cases. The board may appoint a county employee to serve as hearing officer in addition to his other w…

A. The county enforcement agent shall: 1. Enforce the provisions of this article, county ordinances adopted under this article and municipal ordinances which the board of supervisors has contracted to enforce. 2. Issue citations for the violation of the provisions of this article…