AZ HB2539

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 44-1799.71 to remove the population threshold of 800,000 persons, making the unlawful public sale of animals prohibition apply statewide rather than only in counties meeting that threshold.

Prohibits selling animals on public highways, streets, parks, or adjacent public property, and on commercial private property without express owner or lessee consent.

Exempts from the prohibition: retail pet store sales, sales by publicly operated or nonprofit pounds/humane societies/animal rescue organizations, and sanctioned livestock events including rodeos, auction markets, county fairs, and stock shows.

Establishes a civil penalty of not more than $50 for violations of the unlawful public sale of animals prohibition.

Defines "animal" as any living mammal, bird, amphibian, or reptile species, and references the existing definition of "pet store" in section 44-1799.