Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 5-301 — Definitions

ARS § 5-301Title 5. Amusements and Sports · Ch. 3. BOATING AND WATER SPORTS · Art. 1. General Provisions

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5-301. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commercial motorized watercraft" means a motorized watercraft that carries passengers or property for a valuable consideration that is paid to the owner, charterer, operator or agent or to any other person interested in the watercraft. 2. "Commission" means the Arizona game and fish commission. 3. "Department" means the Arizona game and fish department. 4. "Documented watercraft" means any watercraft currently registered as a watercraft of the United States pursuant to 46 Code of Federal Regulations part 67. 5. "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed and permanent home and principal residence, proof of which may be demonstrated as prescribed by rules adopted by the commission. 6. "Launch" means any motorized watercraft that carries a coach and that is used to follow and monitor rowing shells during practice, training or competitive rowing events. 7. "Motorboat" means any watercraft that is not more than sixty-five feet in length and that is propelled by machinery whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion. 8. "Motorized watercraft" means any watercraft that is propelled by machinery whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. 9. "Nonresident" means a citizen of the United States or an alien person who is not domiciled in this state and who is not a resident as defined in this section. 10. "Operate" means to operate or be in actual physical control of a watercraft while on public waters. 11. "Operator" means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of a watercraft. 12. "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association, and any agent, assignee, trustee, executor, receiver or representative thereof. 13. "Public waters" means any body of water that is publicly owned or that the public is allowed to use without permission of the owner on which a motorized watercraft can be navigated, including that part of waters that is common to interstate boundaries and that is within the boundaries of this state. 14. "Resident" means a person who is either:

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