Lawmakers seek penalties on Pima Co. Virus regs

Say they illegally exceed state law

TO ANTI VIRUS REGULATIONS --WHILE SOME STATE LAWMAKERSWANT TO SLAP THE COUNTY WITHPENALTIES FOR TAKING THE RULESTOO FAR.GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FORJOINING US.

I'M PAT PARRIS.VALERIE IS WORKING REMOTELY.SOME STATE LAWMAKERS SAY THECOUNTY'S NEW RULES -- AREBREAKING ARIZONA LAW.

AS 9 ONYOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHREPORTS -- IF THE COUNTY ISWRONG, IT'S BUDGET COULD TAKEA BIG HIT.22:11 CRAIG: NOT EVERYRESTAURANT HAS RE-OPENED FORDINE IN SINCE GOVERNOR DUCEYGAVE THE OKAY.

THEY AREWALKING A TIGHTROPE BETWEENSTATE AND COUNTY REGULATIONS"22:20 :09 AT POCO AND MOM'SCANTINA, THEY'RE GRATEFUL FORTHEIR TAKE OUT CUSTOMERS.

NOWTHEY'RE HAPPY TO BE FREE TODIRECT DINERS TO A PATIONEARBY BUT THEY'RE PUTTING OFFOPENING THE DINING ROOM WHILETHEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE AND LIVE UP TOVIRUS RULES FROM THE GOVERNORAND FROM PIMA COUNTY.

5:48 WEWANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES, ANDWE WILL, YOU KNOW, THE ONLYTHING IS THAT WE WOULD WE HAVESEEN AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OFTHE EVERYONE'S JUST LISTENINGYOU KNOW I THINK IT'S, WE ALLLOVE TUCSON SO WE WANT ITBACK.

6:02 :14 BUT THEGOVERNOR'S ORDER SAID LOCALGOVERNMENTS MUST NOT HAVERULES MORE STRICT THAN THESTATE'S.

SO WHEN PIMA COUNTYSUPERVISORS ISSUED THEIR OWNRULES, THREE STATE LAWMAKERSINVOKED A STATE LAW THAT SAYSIT'S ILLEGAL.

STATE REP MARKFINCHEM IS ONE OF THOSELAWMAKERS.

1:01 FRANKLY IT WASWRITTEN TO PREVENT A VERY KINDOF WHAT SOME FOLKS MIGHT REFERTO AS LOCAL TYRANNY, THAT IFYOU'RE GOING TO VIOLATE ASTATE LAW, IF YOU'RE GOING TOVIOLATE BASICALLY A STATE LAWTHAT THE GOVERNOR IS USING FORHIS EXECUTIVE ORDER.

THENTHERE'S A CONSEQUENCE.

1:21THE CONSEQUENCE IF THE STATEATTORNEY GENERAL AGREES PIMACOUNTY WENT TOO FAR COULD BETHE COUNTY LOSING A BIG CHUNKOF STATE MONEY.

PIMA COUNTYBOARD CHAIRMAN RAMON VALADEZCONTENDS THE COUNTY'S NOTGOING BEYOND THE GOVERNOR'SORDER BUT LIVING UP TO THESPIRIT OF IT.

2:18 HE ISCAUTIONING PEOPLE TO TAKEMEASURES TO BE SAFE ISCAUTIONING VULNERABLEPOPULATIONS TO SAYING HOME.

HEIS CAUTIONING PEOPLE NOT TOTAKE DINING EXPERIENCES, THEWAY THEY USED TO BE BEFORECOVID-19.

THESE ARE ALLINDICATIONS THAT HE IS TELLINGPEOPLE TO DO EXACTLY WHATWE'RE SUGGESTING, WE'RE JUSTBEING A LITTLE CLEARER SO THATTHE RESTAURANTS AND OTHERATTRACTIONS HAVE GUIDANCE.2:39 RUNS: 21 VALADEZ SAYS THEBOARD'S ATTORNEY SAYS THECOUNTY'S ACTIONS ARE LEGAL.THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS 30DAYS TO DECIDE WHAT HE THINKS.CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDEARIZONA'S STAY AT HOME ORDER