Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 48 > Chapter 9 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• 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: 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
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215