# A.R.S. § 44-1799: 44-1799 Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** A.R.S. § 44-1799
- **Heading:** 44-1799 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Arizona
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Arizona Code / Title 44 / Chapter 11 / Article 17 / Section 1799

## Text

44-1799. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Clinically ill" means an illness that is apparent to a veterinarian based on the veterinarian's observation, examination or testing of an animal or on a review of the animal's medical records.

2. "Nonelective surgical procedure" means a surgical procedure that is necessary according to commonly accepted standards of veterinary medicine to preserve or restore the health of the cat or dog, to prevent the animal from experiencing pain or discomfort or to correct a condition that would interfere with the cat's or dog's ability to walk, run or jump or to otherwise function in a normal manner.

3. "Pet dealer" means a person who owns a pet store.

4. "Pet store" means a commercial establishment that engages in a for-profit business of selling at retail cats, dogs or other animals, but does not include commercial livestock operations and commercial livestock auction markets. Pet store does not mean a publicly operated pound or a private, charitable not-for-profit humane society or any animal adoption activity that a pound or humane society conducts off site at any pet store or other commercial enterprise.

5. "Purchaser" means a person who purchases any cat or dog without intent to resell.

## Nearby sections

- [A.R.S. § 44-1799 44-1799 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.01 44-1799.01 Initial veterinary examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.01.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.02 44-1799.02 Information statement; purchaser rights; notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.02.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.03 44-1799.03 Record keeping](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.03.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.04 44-1799.04 Animal care requirements; violation; classification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.04.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.05 44-1799.05 Purchaser remedies for sale of unfit cats or dogs; requirements; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.05.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.06 44-1799.06 Contested actions; procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.06.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.07 44-1799.07 Presumption of illness](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.07.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.08 44-1799.08 Civil penalties; enforcement actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.08.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.09 44-1799.09 Applicability to other laws; waiver of rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.09.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.10 44-1799.10 Pet stores; pet dealers; prohibitions on dog and cat purchases; recordkeeping](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.10.md)
- [A.R.S. § 44-1799.11 44-1799.11 Pet dealer regulation; state preemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AZ_T44_C11_A17_S1799.11.md)

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