Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION › Article 11 - ARIZONA NATIVE PLANTS › Section R3-3-1101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									3-901, the following
				  terms apply to this Article:
"Agent" means a person authorized to manage, represent, and
				  act for a landowner.
"Certificate of inspection for interstate shipments" means a
				  certificate to transport protected native plants out of the state.
"Conservation" means prevention of exploitation, destruction,
				  or neglect of native plants while helping to ensure continued public
				  use.
"Cord" means a specific type string or small rope issued by
				  the Department for attaching tags and seals to protected native plants.
"Cord of wood" means a measurement of firewood equal to 128
				  cubic feet.
"Department" means the Arizona Department of
				  Agriculture.
"Destroy" means to cause the death of any protected native
				  plant.
"Harvest restricted native plant permit" means a permit
				  required to remove the by-products, fibers, or wood from a native plant listed
				  in Appendix A, subsection (D).
"Landowner" means a person who holds title to a parcel of
				  land.
"Noncommercial salvage permit" means a permit required for
				  the noncommercial salvage of a highly safeguarded native plant.
"Original growing site" means a place where a plant is
				  growing wild and is rooted to the ground or any property owned by the same
				  landowner where a protected native plant is relocated or transplanted without
				  an original transportation permit.
"Permittee" means any person who is issued a permit by the
				  Department for removing and transporting protected native plants.
"Protected native plant" means any living plant or plant part
				  listed in Appendix A and growing wild in Arizona.
"Protected native plant tag" means a tag issued by the
				  Department to identify the lawful removal of a protected native plant, other
				  than a saguaro cactus, from its original growing site.
"Saguaro tag" means a tag issued by the Department to
				  identify a saguaro cactus being lawfully moved.
"Salvage assessed native plant permit" means a permit
				  required to remove a native plant listed in Appendix A, subsection (C).
"Salvage restricted native plant permit" means a permit
				  required to remove a native plant listed in Appendix A, subsection (B).
"Scientific permit" means a permit required to remove a
				  native plant for a controlled experimental project by a qualified
				  person.
"Securely tie" means to fasten in a tight and secure manner
				  to prevent the removal of tags, seals, or cord for reuse.
"Small Native Plant" means any protected plant eight inches
				  in height or less.
"Survey" means the process by which a parcel of land is
				  examined for the presence of protected native plants. A simple survey
				  determines only whether protected native plants are present. A complete survey
				  establishes the kind and number of each species present.
"Wood receipt" means a receipt issued by the Department to
				  identify the lawful removal of a protected native plant harvested for fuel,
				  being removed from its original growing site.