Small Business Bill Of Rights - Arizona Department Of Liquor Licenses And Control printable pdf download

Small Business Bill Of Rights - Arizona Department Of Liquor Licenses And Control

Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control

800 W Washington 5th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2934

(602) 542-5141

Small Business Bill of Rights

House Bill 2260 (effective July 24, 2014) added subsection (C) to A.R.S. §41-1001.01 Regulatory Bill of Rights; Small

Businesses. The new language requires state agencies that conduct audits, inspections or other regulatory

enforcement actions pursuant to A.R.S. §41-1009 to create a Small Business Bill of Rights and provide them to

regulated small businesses.

A “small business” is defined in A.R.S. §41-1001(21):

"Small business" means a concern, including its affiliates, which is independently owned and

operated, which is not dominant in its field and which employs fewer than one hundred full-time

employees or which had gross annual receipts of less than four million dollars in its last fiscal year. For

purposes of a specific rule, an agency may define small business to include more persons if it finds

that such a definition is necessary to adapt the rule to the needs and problems of small businesses

and organizations.

This Routine Liquor Inspection/Restaurant Audit is conducted under the authority A.R.S. §4-118(RLI) or A.R.S. §4-

213(audit). As part of this Routine Liquor Inspection/Restaurant Audit you are being provided with a copy of the Small

Business Bill of Rights.

1. You are entitled to all of the rights established in A.R.S. §41-1001.01 and A.R.S. §41-1009 (A)(1)-(7), as well as any

agency specific statutes and rules relating to inspections. Copies of these statutes and rules are attached hereto.

2. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a Routine Liquor Inspection, please contact:

Investigations Deputy Director

602-542-9047

violations@azliquor.gov

3. If you have any questions or concerns regarding an Audit, please contact:

Assistant Director

602-542-9021

audit@azliquor.gov

4. In the event that you have made a reasonable effort to resolve any problems with the agency and have not been

successful, you may contact the Office of Ombudsman-Citizens Aide:

Arizona Ombudsman-Citizens' Aide

3737 N. 7th Street, Suite 209

Phoenix AZ 85014

(602) 277-7292

1-800-872-2879 (Arizona outside Phoenix metro area) Fax: (602) 277-7312

e-mail at:

ombuds@azoca.gov

8/24/2015

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Individuals requiring ADA accommodations please call (602)542-9027

Small Business Bill Of Rights - Arizona Department Of Liquor Licenses And Control