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
• 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
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. See Arizona Laws 11-487.01
• 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
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 11-487.01
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215