What Arizona law says about recording videos inside a grocery store

Have you ever scrolled short-form videos on Facebook or TikTok and seen abnormal behavior, often staged as pranks, inside a grocery store?

Earlier this year, a TikTok creator in Mesa ended up getting a year in prison after he uploaded a video where he spritzed pesticide on produce and meat at a Mesa Walmart and was convicted of a poisoning charge.

But is it even legal to record or photograph inside a grocery store?

Here's a look at what Arizona and constitutional laws say.

Can you legally record inside a grocery store?

Grocery stores in Arizona, such as Fry's Food Stores, Safeway and Walmart, are private businesses located on private property, even if they are open to the public.

That meant that grocery stores have the legal right to set their own rules banning or limiting photogra