§ 37-1301 Arizona department of forestry and fire management; state forester; appointment; qualifications
§ 37-1302 Powers and duties of state forester; rules; legislative presentation; acceptance of federal law
§ 37-1303 Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands
§ 37-1304 Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel
§ 37-1305 Emergencies; prohibiting fireworks; liabilities and expenses; fire suppression revolving fund
§ 37-1306 Cooperative forestry fund; purpose; exemption
§ 37-1307 State fire safety committee; members; terms; powers and duties; compensation; fire watch requirements
§ 37-1308 Fire detection, prevention and suppression training for ranchers and landowners; immunity
§ 37-1309 Nonnative vegetation species eradication fund; department duties; grants; annual report
§ 37-1310 Emergency medical services on federal lands; payment; requirements; definition

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 37 > Chapter 9 > Article 1 - Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-101
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • State lands: means any land owned or held in trust, or otherwise, by the state, including leased school or university land. See Arizona Laws 37-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215