12-2-13: RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS:
Any other provisions of this Title notwithstanding, manufacturing activities involving the use, storage or disposal of radioactive material are expressly prohibited. The foregoing is not intended to prohibit manufacturing activities involving the use, storage or disposal of radioactive material, which radioactive material does not become an integral part of the manufactured product or is exempt from the licensing requirements of or permitted under a general license issued by the Arizona Atomic Energy Commission or its legally established successor. Nor is the foregoing intended to prohibit the use of radioactive material in medical diagnosis and therapy, or in medical, educational or industrial research and development. For the purposes of this Section, "research and development" means either: a) theoretical analysis, exploration or experimentation; or b) the extension of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration purposes, including experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials and processes. (Ord. 108, 3-8-1994)