Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE
Section R12-4-426 - Possession of Nonhuman Primates

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 12-4-426

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. A person is prohibited from possessing a nonhuman primate, unless authorized under a special license or lawful exemption.

B. A person shall not import a nonhuman primate into this state unless:

1. A person lawfully possessing a nonhuman primate shall ensure the primate is tested and reported to be free of any zoonotic disease that poses a serious health risk as determined by the Department. Zoo-notic diseases that pose a serious health risk include, but are not limited to:

a. Tuberculosis;

b. Simian Herpes B virus;

c. Simian Immunodeficiency Virus;

d. Simian T Lymphotropic Virus; and

e. Gastrointestinal pathogens such as, but not limited to, Shigella, Salmonella, E. coli, and Giardia.

2. A qualified person, as determined by the Department, performs the test and provides the test results; and

3. The tests required under subsection (B)(1) are:

a. Conducted no more than 30 days before the person imports the nonhuman primate; and

b. The person submits the results to the Department prior to importation.

C. A person lawfully possessing the nonhuman primate shall contain the primate within the confines of the person's private property or licensed facility.

D. A person possessing a nonhuman primate may only transport the primate by way of a secure cage, crate, or carrier. A person possessing a primate shall only transport the primate to the following locations:

1. To or from a licensed veterinarian;

2. Into or out of the state for lawful purposes.

E. A person lawfully possessing a nonhuman primate that bit, scratched, or otherwise exposed a human to pathogenic organisms, as determined by the Department, shall ensure the primate is examined and laboratory tested for the presence of pathogens as follows:

1. The Department shall prescribe examinations and laboratory testing for the presence of pathogens.

2. The person shall have the non-human primate examined by a state licensed veterinarian who shall perform any examinations or laboratory tests as directed by the Department.
a. The licensed veterinarian shall provide the laboratory results to the Department within 24 hours of receiving the results.

b. The Department shall notify the exposed person and the Department of Health Services, Vector Borne and Zoo-notic Disease Section within 10 days of receiving notice of the test results.

3. The person possessing the nonhuman primate shall pay all costs associated with the examination, laboratory testing, and maintenance of the primate.

F. A person lawfully possessing a nonhuman primate shall ensure a primate that tests positive for a zoonotic disease that poses a serious health risk to humans, or is involved in more than one incident of biting, scratching, or otherwise exposing a human to pathogenic organisms, is maintained in captivity or disposed of as directed in writing by the Department.

G. A zoo license holder or a person using nonhuman primates at a research facility, as defined under R12-4-401, possessing a primate that bit, scratched, or otherwise exposed a human to pathogenic organisms shall quarantine and test the primate in accordance with procedures approved by the Department.

H. A person lawfully possessing a nonhuman primate is subject to the requirements established under R12-4-428.

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