1. A. Any person owning or operating a vehicle or appurtenant equipment used to store, collect, transport, or dispose of sewage or human excreta that is removed from a septic tank or other onsite wastewater treatment facility; earth pit privy, pail or can type privy, or other type of privy; sewage vault; or fixed or transportable chemical toilet shall obtain a license for each vehicle from the Department. The person shall apply on a form approved by the Department and shall demonstrate that each vehicle is designed and constructed to meet the requirements of this Article.
2. B. A person shall operate and maintain the vehicle and equipment so that a health hazard, environmental nuisance, or violation of a water quality standard established under 18 A.A.C. 11 is not created.

3. C. License terms.

   1. 1. For each newly licensed vehicle:

      1. a. Subject to inspection conducted by the Department pursuant to this Article, the initial license fee shall be $371, to be submitted with the license application, and the annual license fee shall be $111; or
      2. b. Subject to inspection conducted by a county pursuant to a delegation agreement with the Department, the initial license fee shall be $270, to be submitted with the license application, and the annual license fee shall be $111.
   2. 2. After initial licensure of a vehicle, the Department will renew the license annually after payment of the annual fee according to subsection (C)(3). The licensee shall renew by completing a renewal form approved by the Department and submitting the annual license fee to the Department no later than 30 days before expiration.

   3. 3. Each vehicle license may be renewed if:

      1. a. The annual license fee is paid,
      2. b. The owner or operator is in compliance with subsection (D) of this Section,
      3. c. The vehicle is operated by the same person for the same purpose,
      4. d. The vehicle has been inspected within the last 12 months pursuant to any inspection required under this Article and found in compliance with this Article, and
      5. e. The vehicle is maintained according to this Article.
4. D. Any person owning or operating a vehicle or appurtenant equipment used to collect, store, transport, or dispose of sewage or human excreta shall obtain any required permit from the local county authority in each county in which the person proposes to operate.

5. E. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsection (C) of this Section annually by the following method, except that no adjustment in any year shall exceed four percent of the fee amount of the preceding year:

   1. 1. Multiply the amount by the October CPI for the most recent year and then divide by the October CPI for the year 2024. The October CPI for any year is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor at www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm, for October of that year.
   2. 2. Round the result from subsection (E)(1) down to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.

Historical Note

Recodified from R18-8-603 at 8 A.A.R. 5172, effective November 27, 2002 (Supp. 02-4). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1356, effective June 7, 2003 (Supp. 03-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1217, effective July 1, 2012 (Supp. 12-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348 (January 24, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 24, 2024 (Supp. 24-4). Section amended by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1897 (June 13, 2025), effective June 6, 2025, for 180 days (Supp. 25-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4716 (December 26, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 3, 2025 (Supp. 24-4).