Arizona § 3-563 Tax, license or fee against producers and purchasers prohibited

Arizona Statutes

§ 3-563 — Tax, license or fee against producers and purchasers prohibited

Arizona § 3-563

Title 3Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 3MARKETING AND PRODUCE SAFETY

Art. 7Sale of Food Products by Producers

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 3-563 (2026).

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A.A tax, license or fee may not be imposed or levied on or demanded or collected from:

1.A producer for a sale of a food product.

2.A purchaser of a food product from a producer.

B.A penalty or punishment may not be imposed on account of the sale of a food product, except for a violation of laws providing for inspection.

C.A municipal ordinance that seeks to impose or subject a producer, or a purchaser of a food product from a producer, to a tax, license or fee is void, except that all such products in common with similar products offered for sale by persons not the producers thereof are subject to inspection. A municipal ordinance providing for inspection is not valid unless it applies in the same manner and terms to other persons offering similar products for sale.

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A. A tax, license or fee may not be imposed or levied on or demanded or collected from:

1. A producer for a sale of a food product.

2. A purchaser of a food product from a producer.

B. A penalty or punishment may not be imposed on account of the sale of a food product, except for a violation of laws providing for inspection.

C. A municipal ordinance that seeks to impose or subject a producer, or a purchaser of a food product from a producer, to a tax, license or fee is void, except that all such products in common with similar products offered for sale by persons not the producers thereof are subject to inspection. A municipal ordinance providing for inspection is not valid unless it applies in the same manner and terms to other persons offering similar products for sale.