AZ SB1159

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-2910 to add an exemption for animal cruelty laws for scientific experiments performed in federally regulated animal research facilities.

The exemption allows research facilities that are federally regulated to conduct animal experiments without violating state animal cruelty statutes.

Makes a grammatical correction changing "upon" to "on" in the definition of "cruel mistreatment."

Maintains all existing animal cruelty prohibitions, penalties, and defenses while carving out the specific exemption for federally regulated research activities.