Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1103 - [Effective until 12/3/2025] General Requirements; License Fees
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.
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.
C. License terms.
1. For each newly licensed vehicle:
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
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. 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.
2. For those vehicles licensed
before July 1, 2012, the initial license fee shall be $75 and shall be paid
within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Department. The license shall
be valid for one year. The licensee shall submit the Department approved
renewal form and the annual license fee of $75 to the Department no later than
30 days before expiration.
3. Each vehicle license may be renewed if:
d.e. The vehicle is
maintained according to this Article.
a. The annual license fee is paid,
b. The owner or operator is in compliance
with subsection (D) of this Section,
c. The vehicle is operated by the same person
for the same purpose,
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
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.
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. 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. Round
the result from subsection (E)(1) to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new
amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as
practicable.
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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.
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.
C. License terms.
1. For each newly licensed vehicle:
a. subject to inspection conducted by the Department pursuant to this Article, the initial license fee shall be $660, to be submitted with the license application, and the annual license fee shall be $550; or
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 $225.
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.
2. For those vehicles licensed before July 1, 2012, the initial
3. Each vehicle license may be renewed if: d.e. The vehicle is maintained according to this Article.
a. The annual license fee is paid,
b. The owner or operator is in compliance with subsection (D) of this Section,
c. The vehicle is operated by the same person for the same purpose,
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
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.
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. 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. Round the result from subsection (E)(1) to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.