Arizona Laws 49-766. Agricultural landfills; notice
A. A single family residence located on a farm or ranch of more than forty acres in an unincorporated area may operate on site a landfill for the disposal of solid waste resulting from the residents’ household activities. The owner or operator of the farm or ranch shall comply with all of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-766
- Household hazardous waste: means solid waste as described in 40 C. See Arizona Laws 49-701
- On site: means the same or geographically contiguous property that may be divided by public or private right-of-way if the entrance and exit between the properties are at a crossroads intersection and access is by crossing the right-of-way and not by traveling along the right-of-way. See Arizona Laws 49-701
- Person: means any public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society of persons, the federal government and any of its departments or agencies, this state or any of its agencies, departments, political subdivisions, counties, towns or municipal corporations, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 49-701
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. The landfill does not violate the floodplain provisions of section 49-772, subsection C or the wetland provisions of section 49-772, subsection D.
2. The owner or operator submits to the local board of supervisors a location map and a written, general description of the landfill by October 21, 1994, or if solid waste disposal begins after April 24, 1994, within thirty days after disposing of solid waste.
3. The landfill does not create an environmental nuisance.
B. A person engaged in farming or ranching on at least forty acres in an unincorporated area may operate an agricultural landfill on the property for disposal of solid waste, but not hazardous waste, generated on the property. The person shall comply with all of the following:
1. The landfill does not accept household waste, household hazardous waste or conditionally exempt small generator waste.
2. The owner or operator submits to the board of supervisors or its designee a location map and a written, general description of the landfill by October 21, 1994, or if solid waste disposal begins after April 24, 1994, within thirty days after disposing of solid waste.
3. The landfill does not violate the floodplain provisions of section 49-772, subsection C or the wetland provisions of section 49-772, subsection D.
4. The landfill does not create an environmental nuisance.