Arizona Administrative Code
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - CITRUS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION
Article 8 - PRODUCE SAFETY BIOLOGICAL SOIL AMENDMENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND HUMAN WASTE
Section R3-10-802 - Status of Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin; Requirements

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 3-10-802

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 52, December 27, 2024

A. A biological soil amendment of animal origin is treated if it has been processed to completion to adequately reduce undesirable microorganisms of public health significance in accordance with the requirements of R3-10-805, or, in the case of an agricultural tea, the biological materials of animal origin used to make the tea have been so processed, the water used to make the tea is not untreated surface water, and the water used to make the tea has no detectable generic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in 100 milliliters (mL) of water.

B. A biological soil amendment of animal origin is untreated if it either:

1. Has not been processed to completion in accordance with the requirements of R3-10-805, or in the case of an agricultural tea, the biological materials of animal origin used to make the tea have not been so processed, or the water used to make the tea is untreated surface water, or the water used to make the tea has detectable generic E. coli in 100 mL of water;

2. Has become contaminated after treatment;

3. Has been recombined with an untreated biological soil amendment of animal origin;

4. Is or contains a component that is untreated waste that the designated representative knows or has reason to believe is contaminated with a hazard or has been associated with foodborne illness; or

5. Is an agricultural tea made with biological materials of animal origin that contains an agricultural tea additive.

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