In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- 1. "Aquaculture" or "aquaculture facility" means the controlled propagation, growth and harvest of aquatic animals or plants, including fish, amphibians, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, algae and vascular plants.
- 2. "Aquatic animal or plant" means a cultured aquatic wildlife or plant propagated or maintained in an aquaculture facility for distribution or sale.
- 3. "Aquatic products" means aquatic animals and plants, or their by-products, that are produced, grown, managed, harvested or marketed.
- 4. "Aquatic wildlife" means amphibians, fish, mollusks, crustaceans and soft shelled turtles found in a state of nature.
- 5. "Associate director" means the associate director of the division.
- 6. "Container" means any restrictive enclosure used to contain aquatic products for handling, packing or shipping.
- 7. "Division" means the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture.
- 8. "Fee fishing" means removing aquatic animals by any harvesting method from a privately controlled body of water as authorized by a direct or indirect payment of a fee.
- 9. "Lot" means one or more consolidated containers identified as a single item or unit.
- 10. "Owner" means the person in possession of and legally entitled to dispose of aquatic products.
- 11. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, group, company, society or association.
- 12. "Processor" means a person who receives and cleans, reshapes or containerizes live or dead aquatic animals or plants for distribution or resale.
- 13. "Propagate" means to breed or reproduce aquatic animals or plants or cause aquatic animals or plants to breed or reproduce.
- 14. "Supervisor" means the supervisor of aquaculture or the supervisor's authorized representative.
- 15. "Transporter" means a person that transports live aquatic animals or plants to persons who are licensed to resell, process or stock aquatic animals or plants.