Arizona Laws 41-1028. Incorporation by reference
A. An agency may incorporate by reference in its rules, and without publishing the incorporated matter in full, all or any part of a code, standard, rule or regulation of an agency of the United States or of this state or a nationally recognized organization or association, if incorporation of its text in agency rules would be unduly cumbersome, expensive or otherwise inexpedient.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1028
- Agency: means any board, commission, department, officer or other administrative unit of this state, including the agency head and one or more members of the agency head or agency employees or other persons directly or indirectly purporting to act on behalf or under the authority of the agency head, whether created under the Constitution of Arizona or by enactment of the legislature. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
- Code: means the Arizona administrative code, which is published pursuant to section 41-1011. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
- Rule: means an agency statement of general applicability that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice requirements of an agency. See Arizona Laws 41-1001
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The reference in the agency rules shall fully identify the incorporated matter by location, date and otherwise and shall state that the rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter.
C. An agency may incorporate by reference such matter in its rules only if the agency, organization or association originally issuing that matter makes copies of it readily available to the public for inspection and reproduction.
D. The rules shall state where copies of the incorporated matter are available from the agency issuing the rule and from the agency of the United States or this state or the organization or association originally issuing the matter.
E. An agency may incorporate later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter only after compliance with the rule making requirements of this chapter.