Arizona Laws 3-1374. Setting time for hearing on ownership of seized stock; issuance of summons
A. The clerk of the court or justice of the peace, as the case may be, after filing and docketing the report of seizure shall enter a brief statement of the seizure on the docket and set a time for hearing evidence of the ownership of the livestock, which shall be not less than ten and not more than twenty calendar days after the date the report is filed.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-1374
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Livestock: means cattle, equine, sheep, goats and swine, except feral pigs. See Arizona Laws 3-1201
- Livestock officer: means an animal health and welfare officer, animal health and welfare inspector or investigator employed by the department. See Arizona Laws 3-1201
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
B. The clerk or justice of the peace shall issue a summons directing all persons claiming all or part of the livestock to appear at the time set and offer proof of ownership.
C. The summons:
1. Shall be addressed to those whom it may concern.
2. Shall be accompanied by a copy of the report.
3. Shall be delivered to and served by the livestock officer who made the seizure or by a constable or sheriff of the county.
4. Is returnable and shall be heard as in civil actions.