Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 37 > Chapter 6 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Agricultural lands: means irrigated farm lands or dry farm lands devoted to the purpose of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Commissioner: means the state land commissioner. See Arizona Laws 37-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• District: means a natural resource conservation district organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• District cooperator: means any person who has entered into a cooperative agreement with a natural resource conservation district for the purpose of protecting, conserving and practicing wise use of the natural resources under his control. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Irrigation district: means an irrigation district, drainage district, water conservation district, agricultural improvement district, and, in addition thereto, includes any district, political subdivision, government agency, canal company, association, corporation or instrumentality of the state, having territorial boundaries and created or organized for the purpose of furnishing irrigation water for lands in the state. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Petition: means a petition for the creation or for the dissolution of a district. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Qualified elector: means a person who is a district cooperator and a qualified elector of the state. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Supervisor: means a member of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215