Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-4-901
In addition to the definitions provided under A.R.S. §§ 5-301 and 17-255, the following definitions apply to this Article, unless otherwise specified:
"Aquatic invasive species" means those species listed in Director's Order 1.
"Certified agent" means a person who meets Department standards to conduct inspections authorized under A.R.S. § 17-255.01(C)(1).
"Conveyance" means a device designed to carry or transport water. Conveyance includes, but is not limited to, dip buckets, water hauling tanks, and water bladders.
"Equipment" means an item used either in or on water; or to carry water. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, trailers used to launch or retrieve watercraft, rafts, inner tubes, kick boards, anchors and anchor lines, docks, dock cables and floats, buoys, beacons, wading boots, fishing tackle, bait buckets, skin diving and scuba diving equipment, submersibles, pumps, sea planes, and heavy construction equipment used in aquatic environments.
"Operator" means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of a watercraft, vehicle, conveyance or equipment.
"Owner" means a person who claims lawful possession of a watercraft, vehicle, conveyance, or equipment.
"Person" has the same meaning as defined under A.R.S. § 1-215.
"Release" means to place, plant, or cause to be placed or planted in waters.
"Transporter" means a person responsible for the overland movement of a watercraft, vehicle, conveyance, or equipment.
"Waters" means surface water of all sources, whether perennial or intermittent, in streams, canyons, ravines, drainage systems, canals, springs, lakes, marshes, reservoirs, ponds, and other bodies or accumulations of natural, artificial, public or private waters situated wholly or partly in or bordering this state.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-4-901