Senate Bill 1237 Summary

• Prohibits cities and towns from enacting ordinances, resolutions, or policies that prohibit or unduly restrict the use of working animals in lawful commerce for animal enterprises.

• Prohibits counties from enacting ordinances, resolutions, or policies that prohibit or unduly restrict the use of working animals in lawful commerce for animal enterprises.

• Exempts zoning ordinances and municipal/county ordinances relating to public health, public safety, noise, or animal cruelty from the restrictions.

• Defines "working animal" as an animal used primarily to perform a specific duty or function in lawful commerce for an animal enterprise, excluding food-producing animals like cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, llamas, and rabbits.

• Defines "animal enterprise" as a rodeo or agricultural operations as defined in Arizona Revised Statutes section 3-111.