Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 48 > Chapter 9 - Cotton Pest Control Districts

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the board of directors of a district. See Arizona Laws 48-1301
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council: means the cotton research and protection council established by Title 3, Chapter 10. See Arizona Laws 48-1301
• District: means a cotton pest control district established pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-1301
• Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 11-487.01
• 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.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Pest: means any form of animal or plant life that is detrimental to cotton production. See Arizona Laws 48-1301
• Producer: means a person who farms and produces cotton in a district or proposed district. See Arizona Laws 48-1301
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215