Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R12-8-109 - Fees and Permits

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 12-8-109

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 52, December 27, 2024

A. Annual fee review. The Board shall annually review and set fees for entrance, camping, and overnight parking at a state park. The Board shall base the fees upon an analysis of the following criteria:

1. Fee and permit charges of state park agencies in the 11 western states,

2. Fee and permit charges of entities with similar facilities within Arizona,

3. Operational and developmental costs of the Board,

4. Public demand for services, and

5. Public-use impacts upon park resources.

B. The Board shall ensure that fees for entrance, camping, and overnight parking are posted at each state park and printed in state-park literature intended for public information.

C. Fee schedule. Entrance, camping, and overnight parking fees for each state park are listed in Exhibit A.

D. Special use fees. The Director shall negotiate a fee for a special use if the Director determines that a fee greater than the fee listed in Exhibit A is justified based upon analysis of the following criteria:

1. Board expenses resulting from the special use,

2. Loss of revenue resulting from the special use,

3. Impacts upon park resources and visitors as a result of the special use, and

4. The goodwill produced for sponsors of the special use.

E. Interpretive program fees. The Director may establish a special fee for or waive the usual state park entrance fee during an interpretive program. The Director shall determine whether to assess a special fee or waive the usual state park entrance fee for an interpretive program using the criteria specified in subsection (D). If the Director establishes a special fee for an interpretive program, the Director shall ensure that the special fee is posted and printed in state-park literature in advance of the interpretive program.

F. Commercial permit. A person that intends to enter a state park to conduct any portion of a business that is not covered by a concession or special use permit shall obtain either a commercial retail or commercial rental permit from the Board before entering the state park. A commercial permit authorizes one commercial vehicle carrying no more than four individuals to enter the state park for which the commercial permit is issued.

Editor's Note: The Arizona State Parks Board amended this Section effective January 1, 1998, under an exemption from the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act. Exemption from this Act means this Section was not submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for publication as a proposed rule in the Arizona Administrative Register; no public comment period or public hearings were required to be held on this rule; and the rule was not reviewed or approved by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council (Supp. 97-4). Editor's Note: The Arizona State Parks Board repealed the old Section text as specified in the following Editor's Note, effective January 12, 1996, under an exemption from the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act. Exemption from this Act means that this Section was not submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for publication as a proposed rule in the Arizona Administrative Register; no public comment period or public hearings were required to be held on this rule; and the rule was not reviewed or approved by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council. (Supp. 96-1). Editor's Note: The Arizona State Parks Board adopted a new R12-8-109 under an exemption from the provisions of the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act but did not repeal the old rule. Therefore the text of both the old Section and the new Section appear here, with the old Section appearing first and the new Section appearing second. The agency will be repealing the old text soon. The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act. Exemption from this Act means that this Section was not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; notice of this rule was not submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; no public comment period or public hearings were required to be held on this rule; and the Attorney General has not certified this rule.

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