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• Position: Stateline - Desert vegetation and land development law in Arizona - Brief article

Many Arizona cities prohibit homebuilders from destroying saguaro cacti and other plants when they develop desert land and require they be transplanted instead. Saguaros (suh-wah-ros) are found exclusively in the Sonoran Desert and are very slow growing. They can live for 200 years, reach 60 feet in height and weigh more than two tons, even though most of their I roots are only four to six inches deep. The city ordinances are aimed at preserving native desert vegetation, but Representative Darin Mitchell (R) believes they go too far and infringe on personal...