44-1799.07 Presumption of illness

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Arizona Code › Title 44 › Chapter 11 › Article 17 › Section 1799.07

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44-1799.07. Presumption of illness

A. It is a rebuttable presumption that an illness or a congenital or hereditary defect existed at the time of sale if the cat or dog dies within fifteen days after the purchaser takes possession of the cat or dog.

B. A finding by a veterinarian who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 21 that the cat or dog had intestinal or external parasites is not grounds for declaring a cat or dog unfit for sale.

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