9 chapters · 261 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 37-1301 Arizona department of forestry and fire management; state forester; appointment; qualifications
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A. The Arizona department of forestry and fire management is established to provide for land management and the prevention and suppression of wildland fires on state land and on private property located outside of cities and towns. B. The governor shall appoint a state forester p…
A.R.S. § 37-1302 Powers and duties of state forester; rules; legislative presentation; report; acceptance of federal law
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A. The state forester is designated as the agent of this state and shall administer this chapter. The state forester shall: 1. Exercise and perform all powers and duties vested in or imposed on the Arizona department of forestry and fire management. 2. Adopt rules necessary to di…
A.R.S. § 37-1303 Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands; exemption
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A. The state forester shall have authority to prevent, manage or suppress any wildfires on state and private lands located outside incorporated municipalities and, if subject to cooperative agreements, on other lands located in this state or in other states, Mexico or Canada. If …
A.R.S. § 37-1304 Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel
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A. The state forester may establish state forestry administrative districts in all eligible areas of this state. B. The state forester shall establish an equipment program in order to supply the forestry administrative districts. Equipment shall be supplied through both the feder…
A.R.S. § 37-1305 Emergencies; prohibiting fireworks; liabilities and expenses; fire suppression revolving fund
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A. On request of the state forester, the governor may authorize the state forester to incur liabilities for suppressing wildland fires and responding to other unplanned all-risk activities from unrestricted monies in the state general fund whether or not the legislature is in ses…
A.R.S. § 37-1306 Cooperative forestry fund; purpose; exemption
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A. The cooperative forestry fund is established. The state forester shall administer the fund. B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state forester shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in this fund all monies appropriated to this fund and monies r…
A.R.S. § 37-1307 State fire safety committee; members; terms; powers and duties; compensation; fire watch requirements
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A. The state fire safety committee is established consisting of nine members who are appointed for three-year terms by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. The governor may remove any member from the committee for incompetency, improper conduct, disability or neglect of duty.…
A.R.S. § 37-1308 Fire detection, prevention and suppression training for ranchers and landowners; immunity
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A. To ensure that ranchers and landowners in this state are adequately equipped to protect their own property and neighboring property from forest and range fires, the Arizona department of forestry and fire management shall develop a program to train individual or groups of ranc…
A.R.S. § 37-1309 Nonnative vegetation species eradication fund; department duties; grants; annual report
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B. The Arizona department of forestry and fire management shall: 1. Coordinate with the Arizona state land department on projects conducted on state trust land pursuant to this section. 2. Coordinate with the Arizona game and fish department on projects conducted pursuant to this…
A.R.S. § 37-1310 Emergency medical services on federal lands; payment; requirements; definition
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A. Subject to legislative appropriation, the state forester shall process and pay to a fire district with a population of less than five thousand inhabitants claims for expenses incurred in responding to emergency medical services calls on federal lands as follows: 1. The fire di…
A.R.S. § 37-1311 Wildfire mitigation plan; hearing; rules; fees; definitions
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A. The state forester shall review and approve a submitted wildfire mitigation plan if the state forester finds that the wildfire mitigation plan: 1. Complies with title 30, chapter 7, article 1 or title 40, chapter 8, article 1 and any other applicable rules. 2. Is reasonable co…
A.R.S. § 37-1361 Enactment of compact
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The compact for interstate cooperation on forests is enacted into law as follows: Compact for interstate cooperation on forests I. If federal law permits the forestry agency of two or more party states to assume any delegated agency role in performing any forestry management func…
A.R.S. § 37-1371 Enactment of compact; authority to join
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Article I The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and control of forest fires in the great plains region of the United States by maintaining adequate forest firefighting services by the member states and by providing for reciprocal aid in fighting forest fi…
A.R.S. § 37-1381 Office of the state fire marshal; purpose; assistant director; qualifications
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To promote public health and safety and to reduce hazards to life, limb and property, the office of the state fire marshal is established within the Arizona department of forestry and fire management. The office shall perform its duties by performing inspections and fire investig…
A.R.S. § 37-1382 Deputy fire marshals and assistants; appointment; duties; recovery of costs
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A. With the approval of the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal may: 1. Hire deputy fire marshals who shall have knowledge in the field of fire safety and hire such other assistants and employees as are necessary to properly discharge th…
A.R.S. § 37-1383 Powers and duties; construction plans and specifications; permit applications; arson investigators
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A. Under the authority and direction of the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal or a deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector who is acting at the direction of the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal shal…
A.R.S. § 37-1384 Inspection; consent; search warrant
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A. The assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal, a deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector may investigate fire damage and shall carry out periodic inspection programs of buildings and premises to examine or inspect for fire hazards. B. In carrying ou…
A.R.S. § 37-1385 School protection; definition
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A. The assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or an assistant fire inspector shall enforce rules and regulations for establishing programs for evacuating school buildings and for instructing all students in public and private schools as to…
A.R.S. § 37-1386 Construction of article; hazardous materials; electronic filing
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A. This article does not prohibit cities subject to this article, towns or volunteer fire districts from enacting ordinances, resolutions, rules or regulations with regard to fire protection or prevention pursuant to other provisions of law or charter, provided such ordinances, r…
A.R.S. § 37-1387 Arson detection reward fund; administration; purpose; receipts and disbursements
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A. The arson detection reward fund is established and shall be administered within the guidelines of this section and rules of the office of state fire marshal. B. The advisory committee on arson prevention established by the office of the state fire marshal shall provide rewards…
A.R.S. § 37-1388 Fire protection systems; definitions
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A. All backflow prevention equipment installed on class 1 and class 2 fire protection systems shall comply with state fire code standards. B. Check valve assemblies installed on class 1 or class 2 fire protection systems as backflow protection equipment pursuant to this section s…
A.R.S. § 37-1389 Substitute refrigerants; approval by administrator
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A person shall not use, sell or offer to sell a product intended for use as a refrigerant for any motor vehicle, residential, commercial or industrial air conditioning system, refrigerator or other cooling or heating device unless it has been approved for use by the administrator…
A.R.S. § 37-1390 Safety standards in fire training
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All training provided by the state forester shall comply with the safety standards prescribed by the national fire protection association and the occupational safety and health administration regulations of this state.
A.R.S. § 37-1391 Cease and desist order; law enforcement procedures; violation; civil penalty
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A. If the state forester, the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal or a deputy fire marshal has reasonable cause to believe that any person has committed or is committing a violation of this article, any rule adopted pursuant to this article or any order iss…
A.R.S. § 37-1401 Definitions
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(Conditionally Rpld.) In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agent" means a person who is authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes. 2. "Cigarette" means any roll of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco wr…
A.R.S. § 37-1402 Test method and performance standard; civil penalty; reports
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(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Except as provided in subsection I of this section, cigarettes may not be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless both of the following occur: 1. The cigarettes are tested pursuant to the …
A.R.S. § 37-1403 Certification; product change; fee
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(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Each manufacturer shall submit to the office of the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification: 1. Has been tested pursuant to section 37-1402. 2. Meets the performance standards prescribed in sect…
A.R.S. § 37-1404 Markings; requirements; office of the state fire marshal approval
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(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A manufacturer shall mark cigarettes that are certified pursuant to section 37-1403 to indicate compliance with section 37-1402. The marking shall be in at least eight-point type and shall consist of either: 1. Modification of the product UPC code to incl…
A.R.S. § 37-1405 Civil penalties; seizure
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(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A manufacturer, wholesaler, agent or other person or entity that knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of section 37-1402 is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed one hundred dollars for each pack…
A.R.S. § 37-1406 Implementation; rulemaking; inspection of cigarettes; definitions
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(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The office of the state fire marshal shall implement this article pursuant to the implementation and substance of the New York fire safety standards for cigarettes in section 156-c of the New York executive law and part 429 of title 19 of the New York Cod…
A.R.S. § 37-1407 Inspection
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(Conditionally Rpld.) To enforce this article, the attorney general and the office of the state fire marshal under the authority and direction of the state forester, or their employees, may examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control…
A.R.S. § 37-1408 Sale outside of state
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(Conditionally Rpld.) This article does not prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of section 37-1402 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside of the Unite…
A.R.S. § 37-1409 State preemption
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The legislature finds that the safety standards prescribed in this article are of statewide concern. This article preempts regulation by a political subdivision of this state regarding the cigarette ignition propensity safety standards prescribed in this article.
A.R.S. § 37-1421 Definition of trampoline court
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "trampoline court": 1. Means a commercial facility with a defined area composed of one or more trampolines, a series of trampolines, a trampoline court foam pit or a series of trampoline court foam pits. 2. Does not include:…
A.R.S. § 37-1422 Duties; fund
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A. The state forester shall: 1. Administer and enforce this article, including adopting rules necessary to administer and enforce this article. 2. Establish fees for the initial registration and renewal of registration of trampoline courts in amounts to be determined by the state…
A.R.S. § 37-1423 Registration; renewal
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A. At least thirty days before operation an owner or operator of a trampoline court must register with and submit to the state forester all of the following: 1. An application for registration on a form prescribed by the state forester and the fee prescribed by section 37-1422. 2…
A.R.S. § 37-1424 Trampoline court owners and operators; requirements; denial of entry; rules
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A. A trampoline court owner or operator shall: 1. Have the trampoline court inspected at least once each year by an insurer or an inspector with whom the insurer has contracted. If an inspection reveals that any component of the trampoline court does not substantially meet the Am…
A.R.S. § 37-1425 Enforcement
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A. The state forester may determine compliance with this article, prohibit the operation of any trampoline court that is not in compliance with this article and institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this article. B. On request, the owner or operator …
A.R.S. § 37-1426 Trampoline court regulation; state preemption
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The regulation of trampoline courts is of statewide concern. The regulation of trampoline courts pursuant to this article is not subject to further regulation by a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state.