Arizona Laws 44-1799.06. Contested actions; procedures
A. If a pet dealer contests a demand for remedies, the pet dealer may require the purchaser to produce the cat or dog for examination by a veterinarian who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 21 unless the cat or dog has died. The pet dealer shall pay the costs of examination.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-1799.06
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- File: when used in connection with information on any consumer, means all of the information on that consumer recorded and retained by a consumer reporting agency regardless of how the information is stored. See Arizona Laws 44-1691
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Pet dealer: means a person who owns a pet store. See Arizona Laws 44-1799
- Purchaser: means a person who purchases any cat or dog without intent to resell. See Arizona Laws 44-1799
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. If the purchaser and the pet dealer are unable to reach an agreement within thirty days after the pet dealer receives the veterinarian statement or the veterinarian receives the cat or dog for examination, whichever is later, the purchaser may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction or the parties may agree in writing to submit to binding arbitration.
C. The prevailing party in the action shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees if the other party acted in bad faith in seeking or denying the requested remedy.