R17-1-601. Definitions

The following terms and phrases apply to this Article, unless other- wise specified: “Animal guide or service animal” means an animal that: Completes a formal training program, Assists its owner in one or more daily living tasks associ- ated with a productive lifestyle, and Is trained to not pose a danger to the health and safety of the general public. “Application” means a solicitation request form that is com- pleted and submitted to the Department by a person seeking to conduct a solicitation on Department property. “Department” means the Arizona Department of Transporta- tion. “Department property” means real property and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Director, excluding a highway, highway right-of-way, excess right-of-way, property leased by the Department to a third party, and any sidewalk or paved area along the street frontage of the property that is not physi- cally distinguishable from an adjacent municipal or other pub- lic sidewalk. “Director” means the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation or the Director’s designee. “Excess right-of-way” means real property under the jurisdic- tion of the Director that is: Determined by the Director to be no longer needed or used for transportation purposes, and Held by the Department for disposition under the provi- sions of A.R.S. § 28-7095. “Permit” means an original application form signed by the Director as authorization for a solicitor to conduct a specified solicitation. “Person” has the meaning prescribed under A.R.S. § 1-215. “Solicitation” means any activity, except an activity prohibited under R17-1-607(B)(3) or (4), that can be reasonably inter- preted as being for the distribution of information or the pro- motion of causes or memberships. “Solicitation area” means a location outside a building on Department property, which may be designated by an office supervisor or the office supervisor’s designee for solicitation activities without interfering with business operations, block- ing entry or exit doors, or inhibiting pathways necessary for building access or egress. “Solicitation material” means advertising circulars, flyers, handbills, leaflets, petitions, or other printed information. “Solicitor” means a person conducting a solicitation or the per- son’s agent. “Work site” means a location within a building on Department property where public employees or officers conduct the daily business of the Department. An office supervisor may desig- nate a cafeteria or break room as a work site if appropriate.