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10 www.DesertMessenger.com September 5, 2018 Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Videos @ Transfer station on Summer hours Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their SUMMER hours. They are open Sunday thru Tuesday 6am to 1pm. (When temperatures reach over 110 degrees, they will close early.) For more info call the Main landfill 928-916-1253 or Main office at 928-854-9152. The transfer station is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant. We have great lunch menus, serving at 12 noon sharp! Suggested donation is only $3.50. There's cards, books, games, puzzles, pool table, Wi-Fi available. Community Services, Volunteers Needed! Come join the fun at Quartzsite SENIOR Center 40 Moon Mountain Ave. For more information call 928-927-6496 Senior Center open all year! Monday - Wed. Friday, 9am – 3pm New state laws could affect you The bill extends that by three weeks for eggs labeled Grade A, the second- highest grade. Grade A eggs could have a "best by" date that's 45 days after inspection. Expiration dates won't change for Grade AA eggs, which are what most people buy. Breaking leases for assault victims HB 2651 allows victims of sexual as- sault and rape to break apartment leases without paying termination fees, which can total thousands of dollars. Victims' advocates say attackers are often familiar with where their victims live, which can intimidate victims into not reporting crimes for fear of retaliation. Marriage minimum age: The minimum age for marriage will officially be 15 years old. Chil- dren 16-17 years-old will also need a parent's consent in most cases. The most prominent cases involving child brides date back to the early 2000s, when state law enforcement began cracking down on forced marriages in Colorado City. Photo radar tickets limited: Law enforcement must review evi- dence from photo radar cameras be- fore a ticket can be issued. The new law is expected to lessen the chance of error or fraud. Critics of photo radar have alleged private photo ra- dar companies of having too much control over the process. Data Breach Notice required House Bill 2154 requires a business or entity that owns confidential con- sumer data, such as bank or medi- cal records, to notify people if their data is breached. Affected individu- als and the Arizona Attorney Gen- eral's Office must be notified within 45 days after a breach is found. State law previously contained no clear notification deadline. The new law also covers more types of personal data, including email ac- count passwords. Several new laws passed by the Arizona State Legislature in 2018 took effect August 3, 2018 They include: Mandated recess: Kindergarten through third grade classes will be required to provide two recess periods per day. Advo- cates of the law say it will curb the trend of schools offering less time for recreation to children New car registration fees: Drivers could take a hit with a new car registration fee. They will equal an additional $18-$24 price tag to vehicle registration in Arizona. The fee is expected to generate about $150 million per year more in rev- enues for highway patrol funding. No fake service animals allowed: It will be illegal to misrepresent a pet as a service animal in business- es. Violators will face fines of up to $250. Opponents of the measure say it may be difficult to enforce and some worry it could cause uncom- fortable situations for individuals with disabilities. Official Dinosaur Senate Bill 1517 designates the So- norasaurus as Arizona's official state dinosaur. The species — dis- covered in southern Arizona — lived about 100 million years ago and is estimated to have stood more than three stories tall. It got its name because amateur fossil hunters found the only known Sonorasaurus specimen in Arizona's Sonoran Desert in 1994. The species was a relative of the brontosaurus, another long-necked herbivore. Egg expiration dates extended HB 2464 extends the expiration date that can be listed on some eggs at the grocery store. Current Arizo- na law requires eggs to have a "sell by" date of 24 days after they were inspected by egg dealers.

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