17-301.01 Protection from wildlife
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any person may take wildlife
in self-defense or in defense of another person if it is immediately necessary to protect
oneself or to protect the other person.
B. A person shall notify the department within five days after taking wildlife
under this section. No animal or part of an animal taken pursuant to this section may be
retained, sold or removed from the site without authorization from the department.
17-301 Times when wildlife may be taken; exceptions; methods of taking
A. A person may take wildlife, except aquatic wildlife, only during daylight hours
unless otherwise prescribed by the commission. A person shall not take any species of
wildlife by the aid or with the use of a jacklight, other artificial light, or illegal
device, except as provided by the commission.
B. A person shall not take wildlife, except aquatic wildlife, or discharge a
firearm or shoot any other device from a motor vehicle, including an automobile,
aircraft, train or powerboat, or from a sailboat, boat under sail, or a floating object
towed by powerboat or sailboat except as expressly permitted by the commission. No
person may knowingly discharge any firearm or shoot any other device upon, from, across
or into a road or railway.
C. Fish may be taken only by angling unless otherwise provided by the
commission. The line shall be constantly attended. In every case the hook, fly or lure
shall be used in such manner that the fish voluntarily take or attempt to take it in
their mouths.
D. It shall be unlawful to take wildlife with any leghold trap, any instant kill
body gripping design trap, or by a poison or a snare on any public land, including state
owned or state leased land, lands administered by the United States forest service, the
federal bureau of land management, the national park service, the United States
department of defense, the state parks board and any county or municipality. This
subsection shall not prohibit:
1. The use of the devices prescribed in this subsection by federal, state, county,
city, or other local departments of health which have jurisdiction in the geographic area
of such use, for the purpose of protection from or surveillance for threats to human
health or safety.
2. The taking of wildlife with firearms, with fishing equipment, with archery
equipment, or other implements in hand as may be defined or regulated by the ARIZONA game
and fish commission, including but not limited to the taking of wildlife pursuant to a
hunting or fishing license issued by the ARIZONA game and fish department.
3. The use of snares, traps not designed to kill, or nets to take wildlife for
scientific research projects, sport falconry, or for relocation of the wildlife as may be
defined or regulated by the ARIZONA game and fish commission or the government of the
United States or both.
4. The use of poisons or nets by the ARIZONA game and fish department to take or
manage aquatic wildlife as determined and regulated by the ARIZONA game and fish
commission.
5. The use of traps for rodent control or poisons for rodent control for the
purpose of controlling wild and domestic rodents as otherwise allowed by the laws of the
state of ARIZONA, excluding any fur-bearing animals as defined in section 17-101.
17-302 Taking of bear or mountain lion for protection of property; report
A. Other provisions of this title notwithstanding, a landowner or lessee, who is a
livestock operator and who has recently had livestock attacked or killed by bear or
mountain lion, may, if he complies with subsection B, lawfully exercise such measures as
necessary to prevent further damage from the offending bear or lion, including the taking
of such bear or mountain lion in the following manner:
1. All traps shall be inspected within seventy-two hours and nontarget animals
released without further injury. The department shall provide technical advice and
assistance in the release of nontarget bears and lions. Nontarget animals seriously
injured and unable to leave the scene upon release shall be humanely dispatched. Target
bears and lions shall be humanely dispatched immediately.
2. Bears and lions may be taken only by means of:
(a) Leg hold traps without teeth and with an open jaw spread not exceeding eight
and one-half inches.
(b) Leg snares.
(c) Firearms.
(d) Other legal hunting weapons and devices.
3. All traps and snares shall be identified as to the person or agency setting the
trap or snare.
4. A livestock operator taking a lion or bear pursuant to this section shall notify
a department office within five days after setting traps or initiating pursuit in any
manner. The notification for both bears and lions shall include information on the
number and kind of livestock attacked or killed and the name and address of the livestock
operator experiencing depredation. Such information shall not be public information.
5. A livestock operator taking a bear or lion pursuant to this section shall
provide reasonable evidence of having livestock recently attacked or killed if a person
authorized by the director requests such evidence within forty-eight hours of the
department being notified pursuant to paragraph 4. Information shall include location
description of sufficient detail to allow the site of depredation and traps set to be
located. Such information shall not be public information.
6. Dogs may be used to facilitate the pursuit of depredating bears and lions.
B. A license or tag shall not be required for the taking of a bear or mountain lion
under this section, but within ten days after the taking, the livestock operator shall
file a written report with the department. The location of the take, identity of the
livestock operator filing the report and location and date of livestock depredation are
not public information. Such report shall also contain the following information:
1. Name and address of livestock operator experiencing depredation losses.
2. Number, ages and kinds of livestock lost.
3. Numbers and location of bears or lions taken.
4. Sex and estimated age of each bear or lion taken.
5. Location and date of livestock depredation.
C. No portion of an animal taken pursuant to this section shall be retained or sold
by any person except as authorized by the commission.
D. No animal trapped or taken alive under this section shall be held in captivity.
E. In addition to other penalties provided by law, persons not in compliance with
the provisions of this section may be ordered by the department to remove devices not in
compliance with the requirements of this section and to cease and desist current pursuit
activities intended to take the depredating bear or lion which the livestock operator has
failed to comply with the provisions of this section.
F. A livestock operator entitled to take a bear or lion under the provisions of
this section may contract with another person for the taking of the depredating bear or
lion. The person under contract shall comply with all of the provisions of this section.
17-303 Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas
It is unlawful for any person, except by commission order, to enter upon a game
refuge or other area closed to hunting, trapping or fishing and take, drive or attempt to
drive wildlife from such areas. 17-304 Prohibition by landowner upon hunting; posting; exception
A. Landowners or lessees of private land who desire to prohibit hunting, fishing or
trapping on their lands without their written permission shall post such lands closed to
hunting, fishing or trapping using notices or signboards.
B. State or federal lands including those under lease may not be posted except by
consent of the commission.
C. The notices or signboards shall meet all of the following criteria:
1. Be not less than eight inches by eleven inches with plainly legible wording in
capital and bold-faced lettering at least one inch high.
2. Contain the words "no hunting", "no trapping" or "no fishing" either as a single
phrase or in any combination.
3. Be conspicuously placed on a structure or post at least four feet above ground
level at all points of vehicular access, at all property or fence corners and at
intervals of not more than one-quarter mile along the property boundary, except that a
post with one hundred square inches or more of orange paint may serve as the interval
notices between property or fence corners and points of vehicular access. The orange
paint shall be clearly visible and shall cover the entire aboveground surface of the post
facing outward and on both lateral sides from the closed area.
D. The entry of any person for the taking of wildlife shall not be grounds for an
action for trespassing unless the land has been posted pursuant to this section.
17-305 Carrying firearms or game-taking devices in closed areas; exceptions; permits
A. It is unlawful for a person to carry, transport or have in his possession
devices for taking game within or upon a game refuge except under seal or by written
consent of the commission.
B. This section shall not apply to officers of the law in performance of official
duties; nor to persons traversing such refuges or over roads therein carrying unloaded
devices.
C. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a landowner, lessee,
permittee, their employees, or licensed trappers from carrying arms while in the
performance of their lawful duties.
17-306 Importation, transportation, release or possession of live wildlife
No person shall import or transport into the state or sell, trade or release within
the state or have in his possession any live wildlife except as authorized by the
commission or as defined in title 3, chapter 16.
17-307 Possession, storage, sale and gift of the carcass or parts thereof of wildlife
A. The carcass or parts thereof of wildlife lawfully obtained in accordance with
the provisions of this title and commission regulations may be possessed by the person
taking such wildlife.
B. The carcass or parts thereof of wildlife lawfully obtained may be placed in
storage in accordance with the provisions of this title.
C. The carcass or parts thereof of wildlife lawfully produced by or lawfully
obtained from a commercial wildlife breeding or processing establishment may be sold in
this state.
D. A person may make a gift of the carcass or parts thereof of his lawfully
obtained wildlife, or he may have it prepared in a public eating place and served to
himself and his guests.
17-308 Unlawful camping
It is unlawful for a person to camp within one-fourth mile of a natural water hole
containing water or a man-made watering facility containing water in such a place that
wildlife or domestic stock will be denied access to the only reasonably available water.
17-309 Violations; classification
A. Unless otherwise prescribed by this title, it is unlawful for a person to:
1. Violate any provision of this title or a rule prescribed under the provisions of
this title.
2. Take, possess, transport, buy, sell or offer or expose for sale wildlife except
as expressly permitted by this title.
3. Destroy, injure or molest livestock, growing crops, personal property, notices
or signboards, or other improvements while hunting, trapping or fishing.
4. Discharge a firearm while taking wildlife within one-fourth mile of an occupied
farmhouse or other residence, cabin, lodge or building without permission of the owner or
resident.
5. Take a game bird, game mammal or game fish and knowingly permit an edible
portion thereof to go to waste, except as provided in section 17-302.
6. Take big game, except bear or mountain lion, with the aid of dogs.
7. Make more than one use of a shipping permit or coupon issued by the commission.
8. Obtain a license or take wildlife during the period for which the person's
license has been revoked or suspended or the person has been denied a license.
9. Litter hunting and fishing areas while taking wildlife.
10. Possess while hunting any contrivance designed to silence, muffle or minimize
the report of a firearm.
11. Take wildlife during the closed season.
12. Take wildlife in an area closed to the taking of that wildlife.
13. Take wildlife with an unlawful device.
14. Take wildlife by an unlawful method.
15. Take wildlife in excess of the bag limit.
16. Possess wildlife in excess of the possession limit.
17. Possess or transport any wildlife or parts of the wildlife which was unlawfully
taken.
18. Possess or transport the carcass of big game without a valid tag being attached.
19. Use the edible parts of any game mammal or any part of any game bird or nongame
bird as bait.
20. Possess or transport the carcass or parts of a carcass of any wildlife which
cannot be identified as to species and legality.
21. Take game animals, game birds and game fish with an explosive compound, poison
or any other deleterious substances.
22. Import into this state or export from this state the carcass or parts of a
carcass of any wildlife unlawfully taken or possessed.
B. Unless a different or other penalty or punishment is specifically prescribed a
person who violates any provision of this title, or who violates or fails to comply with
a lawful order or rule of the commission, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
C. A person who knowingly takes any big game during a closed season or who
knowingly possesses, transports or buys any big game which was unlawfully taken during a
closed season is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
D. A person is guilty of a class 6 felony who knowingly:
1. Barters, sells or offers for sale any big game or parts of big game taken
unlawfully.
2. Barters, sells or offers for sale any wildlife or parts of wildlife unlawfully
taken during a closed season.
3. Barters, sells or offers for sale any wildlife or parts of wildlife imported or
purchased in violation of this title or a lawful rule of the commission.
4. Assists another person for monetary gain with the unlawful taking of big game.
E. A peace officer who knowingly fails to enforce a lawful rule of the commission
or this title is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
17-310 Agreement to appear in court
Game rangers, wildlife managers, and other peace officers may take any person before
a magistrate within the county in which an offense is committed for a violation of any
provision of this title, but any person apprehended for violating any provision of this
title punishable as a misdemeanor may be issued a notice to appear before such magistrate
bearing the date, time and place for such appearance, the offense charged, and the
location or approximate location where the violation was committed. The notice shall be
signed by the person notified to appear, and he shall be given a copy thereof and
thereupon may be released from custody. Failure of such person to appear at the time and
place specified shall be cause for issuance of a warrant for his arrest for failure to
appear.
17-311 Duty to report shooting accident resulting in injury or death; duty to give assistance; authority of officers
A. Any person who, while taking wildlife, is involved in a shooting accident
resulting in injury to another person shall render every possible assistance to the
injured person, and if the accident is fatal, he shall immediately report the accident to
the nearest law enforcement officer available and render such assistance as may be
required.
B. Such person shall within ten days file with the department a full and complete
written report of such accident.
17-312 Misuse of firearms
A. It is unlawful for any person while taking wildlife, or while in any hunting
area, to handle or discharge any firearm while intoxicated or in a careless or reckless
manner or with wanton disregard for the safety of human life or property.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed in any way to limit the right of the
state to prosecute any person who injures or kills another.
17-313 Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports
A. Fines, forfeitures and penalties collected for violations of this title shall be
deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, immediately by the officer collecting
or receiving them in the wildlife theft prevention fund.
B. The state treasurer shall notify the commission of all monies received and paid
under the provisions of this title.
C. Each justice of the peace and each clerk of a court of record shall, within
twenty days after a judgment has been rendered under the provisions of this title, report
in writing to the commission the results of the prosecution, the amount of fines,
forfeitures and penalties collected, and disposition thereof. 17-314 Civil liability; illegal taking or wounding
A. The commission or any officer charged with enforcement of the laws relating to
game and fish, if so directed by the commission, may bring a civil action in the name of
the state against any person unlawfully taking, wounding or killing, or unlawfully in
possession of, any of the following wildlife, or part thereof, and seek to recover the
following minimum sums as damage:
1. Each turkey or javelina $ 150.00
2. Each bear, mountain lion, antelope or deer 450.00
3. Each buffalo, elk, bighorn sheep, eagle or
endangered species 750.00
4. Each beaver 75.00
5. Each goose or raptor 40.00
6. Each duck, small game animal or small game bird 15.00
7. Each nongame bird or game fish 10.00
B. No verdict or judgment recovered by the state in such action shall be for less
than the sum fixed in this section. The action for damages may be joined with an action
for possession, and recovery had for the possession as well as the damages.
C. The pendency or determination of an action for damages or payment of a judgment,
or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same taking, wounding,
killing or possession, is not a bar to the other, nor does either affect the right of
seizure under any other provision of the laws relating to game and fish.
D. All funds recovered pursuant to this section shall be placed in the wildlife
theft prevention fund.
17-315 Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures
A. There shall be a wildlife theft prevention fund which shall consist of:
1. Monies received from damage assessments pursuant to section 17-314.
2. Money received from donations to the fund.
3. Monies appropriated by the legislature for the purposes provided in this
article.
4. Monies received as fines, forfeitures and penalties collected for violations of
this title.
B. Funds from the wildlife theft prevention fund shall be expended only for the
following purposes:
1. The financing of reward payments to persons, other than peace officers, game and
fish department personnel and members of their immediate families, responsible for
information leading to the arrest of any person for unlawfully taking, wounding or
killing, possessing, transporting or selling wildlife and attendant acts of
vandalism. The commission shall establish the schedule of rewards to be paid for
information received and payment shall be made from funds available for this purpose.
2. The financing of a statewide telephone reporting system under the name of
"operation game thief" which shall be established by the director under the guidance of
the commission.
3. The promotion of the public recognition and awareness of the wildlife theft
prevention program.
4. Investigations of the unlawful commercial use of wildlife.
C. The wildlife theft prevention fund shall be expended in conformity with the laws
governing state financial operations, except that any balance in excess of fifty thousand
dollars shall revert to the game and fish fund. Balances remaining at the end of the
fiscal year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, relating to lapsing of
appropriations.
17-316 Interference with rights of hunters; violation; classification
A. The commission may, by rule, establish designated hunting areas on public lands
if it finds that a significant interference or disruption of a hunt is likely to occur on
those lands.
B. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person while in a designated hunting area to
intentionally interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife by another or to intentionally
harass, drive or disturb any game animal for the purpose of disrupting a lawful hunt.
C. It is a class 3 misdemeanor for a person to enter or remain in a designated
hunting area on any state lands including state trust lands with the intent to interfere
with the lawful taking of wildlife.
D. The commission or any person properly licensed to take wildlife who is directly
affected by a violaton of this section may bring an action to restrain conduct declared
unlawful in this section and to recover damages.
E. A peace officer who reasonably believes that a person has violated this section
may order the person to desist or to leave the area or arrest such person upon refusal to
desist or leave.
F. The conduct declared unlawful in this section does not include any incidental
interference arising from lawful activity by public land users, including ranchers,
miners or recreationists.
17-317 Possession and containment of white amur; determination of closed aquatic system
A. The commission shall establish a procedure by rule to permit the possession of
certified triploid white amur (ctenopharyngodon idellus).
B. The department shall evaluate potential sites for the stocking of certified
triploid white amur in this state. These sites shall be in closed aquatic systems as
determined by the commission. The commission shall determine what constitutes a closed
aquatic system after at least one public hearing and shall consider at least the
following factors:
1. Hydrologic:
(a) Flood potential of the aquatic system.
(b) Proximity of the aquatic system to other aquatic systems.
(c) Water movement into and out of the aquatic system.
2. The risk of severe damage to the aquatic habitat in other bodies of water due to
the possession and use of white amur.
17-318 Disease assessment and treatment before importing wildlife and transporting big game
A. The department shall test all cloven-hoofed wildlife it introduces or imports
into this state, and all cloven-hoofed big game transported and released in this state
for the purpose of creating new or expanding existing populations, for presence of
diseases that can be transmitted to livestock. The tests to be conducted shall be
determined by consultation with the state veterinarian. The department shall treat and
cure all wildlife infected with any known disease that can be transmitted to livestock
before the wildlife are released in this state.
B. Before introducing or importing cloven-hoofed wildlife into this state, or
transporting and releasing cloven-hoofed big game in this state for purposes of creating
new or expanding existing populations, the department shall determine the potential for
livestock and domestic animals infecting the wildlife and, if possible, immunize the
wildlife before they are released in this state.
17-319 Big game killed by motor vehicle; salvage permit; violation; classification
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the carcass of a big game
animal that has been killed as a result of an accidental collision with a motor vehicle
on a maintained road may be possessed and transported by the driver of the vehicle if the
driver first obtains a big game salvage permit issued by a peace officer. A person may
possess or transport the carcass or any part of the carcass of a big game animal killed
as a result of an accidental collision with a motor vehicle only as provided by this
section.
B. The department shall provide big game salvage permit forms to peace officers on
request. The permit may be issued only in the name of the driver of the motor vehicle
and is not transferable. The permit form shall require the following information:
1. The name and address of the motor vehicle driver.
2. A description of the big game animal that was killed.
3. The date of the collision.
4. The specific location of the collision.
5. A description of the motor vehicle.
6. The destination where the carcass will be transported.
7. The name of the peace officer who issued the permit.
C. The peace officer shall:
1. Complete all of the information required on the permit.
2. Give the original of the permit to the driver of the motor vehicle.
3. Mail a copy of the permit to the department within forty-eight hours after
issuing the permit.
D. A peace officer may inspect the carcass and motor vehicle prior to issuing the
permit. The carcass and motor vehicle are subject to inspection by a game ranger within
twenty days after issuance of the permit. If the carcass has been processed or if the
motor vehicle has been repaired, a game ranger may inspect the invoices or other
documents recording the processing or repair.
E. A person who possesses the carcass of a big game animal pursuant to this section
may place all or part of the carcass in storage pursuant to section 17-373 or may make a
gift of the carcass or parts to another individual.
F. A permit issued under this section carries no representation or implication that
any part of the carcass is edible. Neither the peace officer, the agency employing the
peace officer nor the department is liable with respect to any use made of the carcass.
G. A person who possesses a carcass of a big game animal under authority of a big
game salvage permit that was obtained by fraud is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
17-320 Jaguar; protection; violation; classification; civil liability; exception
A. Notwithstanding section 17-239 or any other provision of this title, if the
secretary of the interior publishes in the federal register a determination for the
removal of jaguar (felis onca) from the list as required under section 4(c) of the
endangered species act of 1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205; 87 Stat. 884; 16 United States
Code sections 1531 through 1544):
1. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly kill, wound or possess a jaguar or any
part thereof.
2. A person who unlawfully kills, wounds or possesses a jaguar or any part thereof:
(a) Is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
(b) Is liable for civil damages of not more than seventy-two thousand five hundred
dollars for each violation pursuant to procedures set forth in section 17-314.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to:
1. A jaguar or parts of a jaguar that were lawfully possessed under state and
federal law before August 21, 1997.
2. Any person who kills or wounds a jaguar, if it can be shown by a preponderance
of the evidence that the person committed an act based on a good faith belief that the
person was acting to protect himself, a member of the person's family or any other
individual from bodily harm from a jaguar.
C. A person shall notify the department within five days after killing or wounding
a jaguar under subsection B, paragraph 2 of this section. A jaguar killed or wounded
pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 2 of this section shall not be retained, sold or
removed from the site without authorization from the department.
17-331 License or proof of purchase required; violation of child support order
A. Except as provided by this title or commission order, a person shall not take
any wildlife in this state without a valid license or a commission approved proof of
purchase. The person shall carry the license or proof of purchase and produce it upon
request to any game ranger, wildlife manager or peace officer.
B. A certificate of noncompliance with a child support order issued pursuant to
section 25-518 invalidates any license or proof of purchase issued to the support obligor
for taking wildlife in this state and prohibits the support obligor from applying for any
additional licenses issued by an automated drawing system under this title.
C. On receipt of a certificate of compliance with a child support order from the
court pursuant to section 25-518 and without further action:
1. Any license or proof of purchase issued to the support obligor for taking
wildlife that was previously invalidated by a certificate of noncompliance and that has
not otherwise expired shall be reinstated.
2. Any ineligibility to apply for any license issued by an automated drawing system
shall be removed.
17-332 Form and contents of license; duplicate licenses; period of validity
A. Licenses and license materials shall be prepared by the department and furnished
and charged to dealers authorized to issue licenses. The license shall be issued in the
name of the department and countersigned by an issuing dealer. Except as provided by rule
adopted by the commission, each license shall be signed by the licensee in ink on the
face of the license and any license not signed is invalid. With each license authorizing
the taking of big game the department shall provide such tags as the commission may
prescribe, which the licensee shall attach to the big game animal in such manner as
prescribed by the commission.
B. The commission shall issue with each license a shipping permit entitling the
holder of the license to a shipment of game or fish as provided by article 4 of this
chapter.
C. It is unlawful, except as provided by the commission, for any person to apply
for or obtain in any one license year more than one original license permitting the
taking of big game. A duplicate license or tag may be issued by the department or by a
license dealer if the person requesting such license or tag furnishes the information
deemed necessary by the commission. A fee of four dollars shall be collected for each
duplicate license or tag issued.
D. No license or permit is transferable, nor shall such license or permit be used
by anyone except the person to whom such license or permit was issued, except that:
1. A person may transfer the person's big game permit or tag to a qualified
organization for use by a minor child who has a life threatening medical condition. The
commission may prescribe the manner and conditions of transferring and using permits and
tags under this paragraph. For the purposes of this paragraph, "qualified organization"
means a nonprofit organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United
States internal revenue code and that affords opportunities and experiences to children
with life threatening medical conditions.
2. A parent or legal guardian may allow the parent's or guardian's minor child to
use the parent's or guardian's big game permit or tag to take big game pursuant to the
following requirements:
(a) The parent or guardian must transfer the permit or tag to the child in a manner
prescribed by the commission.
(b) The parent or guardian must accompany the child in the field and must be within
fifty yards of the child when the animal is taken.
(c) The child must possess a class F or class G license and, if under the age of
fourteen, must satisfactorily complete the ARIZONA hunter education course or another
comparable hunter education course that is approved by the director.
(d) Any big game that is taken counts toward the child's bag limit.
E. No refunds may be made for the purchase of a license or permit.
F. Licenses are valid for a license year and expire on December 31 except for
special licenses issued by the commission, pioneer complimentary licenses, resident and
nonresident trapping licenses, sport falconry licenses and classes B, C and D licenses as
provided in section 17-333 and lifetime class A, F and G licenses and lifetime trout
stamps as provided in section 17-335.01. Trapping licenses are valid from July 1 through
June 30 of the following year. Lifetime licenses and lifetime trout stamps are valid for
the lifetime of the licensee.
17-333.01 State waterfowl stamp
A. It is unlawful for a person sixteen years of age or older to take or possess a
duck, goose or swan in the field unless the person has in his possession a current valid
state waterfowl stamp. A stamp is validated by the licensee's signature written in ink
across its face. The commission shall issue state waterfowl stamps annually, expiring
from and after June 30.
B. The commission shall prescribe the form of the waterfowl stamps and furnish them
to dealers to issue in the same manner as other stamps, tags and licenses and for the fee
prescribed pursuant to section 17-333.
C. The commission may contract for the design and production of waterfowl stamps
and artwork with any person or entity on terms which, in its judgment, will produce an
original and valuable work of art. The production and reproduction of the original work
of art are exempt from the requirements of title 41, chapter 23. The commission shall
own and control all property rights and reproduction rights in works of art acquired
under this section. The commission may sell or distribute the artwork and surplus stamps
on such terms and for such price as it deems acceptable.
17-333.02 Trapping license; education; exemption
A. A person applying for a trapping license must successfully complete a trapping
education course conducted or approved by the department before being issued a trapping
license. The department shall conduct or approve an educational course of instruction in
responsible trapping and environmental ethics. The course shall include instruction on
the history of trapping, trapping ethics, trapping laws, techniques in safely releasing
nontarget animals, trapping equipment, wildlife management, proper catch handling,
trapper health and safety and considerations and ethics intended to avoid conflicts with
other public land users. A person must pass a written examination to successfully
complete the course. The department shall not approve a trapping education course
conducted by any person, agency, corporation or other organization for which a fee is
charged greater than twenty-five dollars per person.
B. A person born before January 1, 1967 or who has completed, from and after
December 31, 1987 and prior to the effective date of this section, the voluntary trapper
education course on responsible trapping conducted in cooperation with the ARIZONA game
and fish department is exempt from the provisions of subsection A.
17-333.03 State migratory bird stamp
A. The commission shall:
1. Issue state migratory bird stamps annually, expiring from and after June 30 of
each year.
2. Prescribe the form of the migratory bird stamp and furnish the stamps to dealers
to sell in the same manner as other stamps, tags and licenses for the fee prescribed
pursuant to section 17-333.
B. A stamp is validated by the licensee's signature written in ink across the
stamp's face.
C. Beginning on July 1, 2000, it is unlawful for a person sixteen years of age or
older to take or possess a migratory bird in the field, other than ducks, geese or swans,
unless the person possesses a current valid state migratory bird stamp.
17-333 Licenses; classes; fees; definition
A. Licenses shall be divided into classes and maximum fees to be paid for such
licenses are as follows:
1. Class A, general fishing license, valid for the taking of all aquatic wildlife,
except trout statewide, and aquatic wildlife from commission designated urban waters,
resident, twenty-five dollars; nonresident, eighty-five dollars, except that the maximum
fee for a class A license issued in November or December is one-half of the fee otherwise
prescribed by this paragraph.
2. Trout stamp, validates general and lifetime class A licenses for the taking of
trout, resident, fifteen dollars; nonresident, sixty dollars. The stamp is valid for a
license year and expires on December 31, whether it validates a general or lifetime
license.
3. Class B, nonresident general four month fishing license, valid for the taking of
all aquatic wildlife, except from commission designated urban waters, thirty-eight
dollars.
4. Class C, nonresident general five-day fishing license, valid for the taking of
all aquatic wildlife, except from commission designated urban waters, thirty-four dollars
and nine dollars for each additional day.
5. Class D, one-day fishing license, valid for the taking of all aquatic wildlife,
resident, sixteen dollars and eight dollars for each additional day; nonresident,
eighteen dollars and nine dollars for each additional day.
6. Resident youth group two-day fishing license, valid for taking all aquatic
wildlife except on the Colorado river, issued to a nonprofit organization which sponsors
adult supervised activities for groups of juveniles fourteen years of age through
seventeen years of age, not to exceed twenty juveniles for any one group license,
twenty-five dollars.
7. Class E, Colorado river fishing license, valid for the taking of all aquatic
wildlife, nonresident, fifty-five dollars.
8. Class F, combination general hunting and fishing license, valid for the taking
of all aquatic wildlife except from commission designated urban waters, small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, resident, sixty dollars;
nonresident, two hundred seventy dollars.
9. Urban fishing license, valid for taking all aquatic wildlife from commission
designated urban waters, residents and nonresidents, twenty-one dollars. The privileges
granted by a pioneer license shall include the right to fish in all commission designated
urban waters.
10. Class G, general hunting license, valid for the taking of small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, resident, thirty-five dollars;
nonresident, one hundred eighty-five dollars.
11. Class H, three-day hunting license, valid for the taking of small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, nonresident, sixty-seven
dollars.
12. Class I, resident family fishing licenses, valid for taking all aquatic wildlife
except aquatic wildlife from commission designated urban waters, issued to members of an
immediate family residing in the same household. The fees for persons who are licensed
pursuant to this paragraph are:
(a) For one adult licensed under this paragraph, the current fee for a class A
general fishing license and trout stamp, including any surcharge pursuant to section
17-345.
(b) For any additional adult licensed under this paragraph in the immediate family,
eighty per cent of the current fee for a class A general fishing license and trout stamp,
including any surcharge pursuant to section 17-345.
(c) Two dollars for any child licensed under this paragraph in the immediate
family.
13. Class J, resident family hunting license, valid for taking small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, issued to members of an
immediate family residing in the same household. The fees for persons who are licensed
pursuant to this paragraph are:
(a) For one adult licensed under this paragraph, the current fee for a class G
general hunting license, including any surcharge pursuant to section 17-345.
(b) For any additional adult licensed under this paragraph in the immediate family,
eighty per cent of the current fee for a class G general hunting license, including any
surcharge pursuant to section 17-345.
(c) Fifteen dollars for any child licensed under this paragraph in the immediate
family.
14. Class K, combination resident family hunting and fishing license, valid for
taking all aquatic wildlife except from commission designated urban waters, small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, issued to members of an
immediate family residing in the same household. The fees for persons who are licensed
pursuant to this paragraph are:
(a) For one adult licensed under this paragraph, the current fee for a class F
combination general hunting and fishing license, including any surcharge pursuant to
section 17-345.
(b) For any additional adult licensed under this paragraph in the immediate family,
eighty per cent of the current fee for a class F combination general hunting and fishing
license, including any surcharge pursuant to section 17-345.
(c) Twenty dollars for any child licensed under this paragraph in the immediate
family.
15. Class L, super conservation fishing license, valid for taking all aquatic
wildlife, including trout and aquatic wildlife from commission designated urban waters,
resident, fifty dollars; nonresident, sixty dollars.
16. Class M, super conservation hunting license, valid for taking small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans, and including tags and stamps
prescribed by the commission, resident, one hundred fifteen dollars.
17. Class N, combination super conservation hunting and fishing license, valid for
taking all aquatic wildlife, including trout and aquatic wildlife from commission
designated urban waters, small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame
animals, nongame birds, upland game birds and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese
and swans, and including tags and stamps prescribed by the commission, resident, one
hundred sixty dollars.
18. Javelina tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for taking javelina,
resident, thirty dollars; nonresident, one hundred twenty-five dollars.
19. Turkey tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for taking turkey,
resident, twenty-five dollars; nonresident, ninety dollars.
20. Bear tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of bear,
resident, thirty dollars; nonresident, two hundred seventy-five dollars.
21. Mountain lion tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of
mountain lion, resident, nineteen dollars; nonresident, two hundred fifty dollars.
22. Deer tag class A, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of
deer, resident, one hundred fifty dollars; nonresident, one thousand two hundred dollars.
Deer tag class B, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N, for the taking of deer, resident,
fifty dollars; nonresident, three hundred twenty-five dollars. Not more than five per
cent of the total deer tags issued in any calendar year shall be class A tags.
23. Antelope tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of
antelope, resident, ninety dollars; nonresident, six hundred thirty dollars.
24. Elk tag class A, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of
elk, resident, three hundred fifty dollars; nonresident, three thousand two hundred
dollars. Elk tag class B, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N for the taking of elk,
resident, one hundred fifty dollars; nonresident, seven hundred seventy-five dollars.
Not more than five per cent of the total elk tags issued in any calendar year shall be
class A tags.
25. Bighorn sheep tag, validates class F, G, J, K, M or N license for the taking of
bighorn sheep, resident, three hundred thirty-five dollars; nonresident, three thousand
dollars.
26. Private game farm license, seventy-five dollars.
27. Minnow dealer's license, forty dollars.
28. Guide license, five hundred dollars.
29. Taxidermist license, two hundred fifty dollars.
30. Wildlife hobby license, five dollars.
31. Zoo license, one hundred thirty dollars.
32. Shooting preserve license, one hundred thirty dollars.
33. Field trial license, seven dollars.
34. Trapping license, resident, fifty dollars; nonresident, five hundred dollars;
resident juvenile trapping license, fourteen years of age through seventeen years of age,
thirty dollars.
35. Fur dealer's license, one hundred thirty dollars.
36. Permit application fee, ten dollars.
37. State waterfowl stamp, validates class F, G, H, K, L, M or N license for taking
ducks, geese and swans, ten dollars.
38. State migratory bird stamp, validates class F, G or H license or complimentary
or lifetime license for taking migratory birds or grouse, six dollars.
39. White amur (ctenopharyngodon idellus) stocking license, three hundred dollars.
40. License dealer's license, a minimum of twenty-five dollars and a maximum of one
hundred twenty-five dollars provided, however, that the maximum of one hundred
twenty-five dollars may be exceeded by a dealer with multiple business establishments who
shall pay an additional fee of twenty-five dollars for each establishment at which
licenses will be sold.
41. Resident lifetime classes A, F and G licenses and resident lifetime trout stamp
as provided by section 17-335.01.
42. Two-pole stamp, validates general or lifetime class A, B, C, D, E or F license,
pioneer or urban fishing license or class I fishing license issued to an individual
member of an immediate family for simultaneous fishing with two lines, resident, eight
dollars; nonresident, twenty-four dollars. The stamp is valid for a license year and
expires on December 31 regardless of whether it validates a general or lifetime license.
43. Sport falconry license, valid for possessing and transporting raptors as
prescribed by the commission and validates class G general hunting license for hunting or
taking quarry with a trained raptor, one hundred dollars. The license is valid from the
date it is issued by the department until the third December from the date of issue.
B. The commission shall set fees for classes of licenses designated in subsection A
of this section for firearms, bow and arrow and all other authorized devices within the
maximum limit authorized. The commission may establish subclassifications within a class
of license, permit or tag and set a fee for each subclassification within the maximum
authorized limit. The commission may reduce license fees any amount deemed necessary.
If it becomes necessary to limit or further regulate the taking of any species of
wildlife, the commission may order issuance of an additional license or permit and fix
fees for such license or permit.
C. For the purposes of this section, "immediate family" means one adult, or two
adults who are married to each other, and their minor children, if any, who will be at
least fourteen years of age during the license year, including adoptive children,
stepchildren, foster children and other children for whom they are legal guardians. 17-334 Sale of licenses
Hunting, fishing and other licenses shall be issued by such person as may be
designated license dealers by the commission. The commission may suspend or revoke a
dealer's license for failure to comply with rules specified by commission order.
17-335.01 Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and trout stamps; fees
A. The department shall issue lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and trout
stamps as provided by this section.
B. The classes of lifetime licenses are as follows:
1. Resident lifetime class A, general fishing license, valid for taking all aquatic
wildlife, except trout and aquatic wildlife from commission designated urban waters.
2. Resident lifetime class G, general hunting license, valid for taking small game,
fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds
and migratory game birds except ducks, geese and swans.
3. Resident lifetime class F, combination general hunting and fishing license,
valid for taking all aquatic wildlife except from commission designated urban waters,
small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds,
upland game birds and migratory game birds, except ducks, geese and swans.
4. Resident lifetime trout stamp to validate a lifetime class A general fishing
license for taking trout.
C. The fee for a lifetime license or trout stamp under subsection B of this section
is determined according to the age of the applicant as follows:
Age Computation of fee
0 through 13 years seventeen times the maximum fee prescribed by
prescribed by section 17-333 for the
equivalent annual license
14 through 29 years eighteen times the maximum fee
prescribed by section 17-333 for the equivalent annual license
30 through 44 years sixteen times the maximum fee
prescribed by section 17-333 for the equivalent annual license 45 through 61 years fifteen times the maximum fee prescribed by section 17-333 for the equivalent annual license 62 and older eight times the maximum fee prescribed by section 17-333 for the equivalent
annual license
D. An additional class of lifetime license is resident lifetime wildlife benefactor
class F, combination general hunting and fishing license, valid for taking all aquatic
wildlife except from commission designated urban waters, small game, fur-bearing animals,
predatory animals, nongame animals, nongame birds, upland game birds and migratory game
birds, except ducks, geese and swans. The fee for a resident lifetime wildlife
benefactor class F, combination general hunting and fishing license is one thousand
dollars. The difference between one thousand dollars and the fee the licensee would
otherwise pay for a resident lifetime class F license under subsections B and C of this
section:
1. Is considered a donation to this state for continued management, protection and
conservation of this state's wildlife.
2. Shall be credited to the wildlife endowment fund established by section 17-271.
3. Is tax deductible to the extent allowed by federal and state income tax statutes
for contributions to qualifying tax-exempt organizations.
E. Lifetime licenses and trout stamps may be issued only at offices of the
department. An applicant for a lifetime license or trout stamp shall provide proof of
age and residency as prescribed by the commission.
F. Lifetime licenses and trout stamps may be denied or suspended pursuant to, and
for the offenses described in, section 17-340.
G. Lifetime licenses and trout stamps remain valid if the licensee subsequently
resides outside this state, but the licensee must pay the nonresident fee to purchase any
additional stamps, permits and tags required to hunt and fish in this state. Limits set
by the commission on issuing nonresident stamps, permits or tags do not apply to stamps,
permits or tags sold to a lifetime licensee.
H. Except as provided by subsection D, paragraph 2 of this section, monies derived
from selling lifetime licenses and trout stamps shall be distributed as follows:
1. An amount equal to the fee for an equivalent annual license or stamp shall be
deposited in the game and fish fund established by section 17-261 for the year in which
the lifetime license or trout stamp was sold.
2. An amount equivalent to two times the maximum fee prescribed by section 17-333
for the equivalent annual license shall be deposited in the conservation development fund
established by section 17-282 for the year in which the lifetime license or trout stamp
was sold.
3. The remaining monies shall be deposited in the wildlife endowment fund.
17-335 Minors; blind residents
A. A blind resident or a resident or nonresident under the age of fourteen years
may fish without a license and shall be entitled to the same privileges as the holder of
a valid license, except that such person shall be entitled only to one-half the legal bag
and possession limit of trout.
B. A resident or nonresident under the age of fourteen years may, without a
license, when accompanied by a person eighteen years of age or older holding a valid
ARIZONA hunting license, take wildlife, except big game species, during open season, but
not more than two such children shall accompany a person holding such a license.
C. No child under the age of fourteen may take big game unless the child has
satisfactorily completed the ARIZONA hunter education course or another comparable hunter
education course that is approved by the director.
D. The proper license shall be required, except as otherwise specified by the
commission, for taking of big game species.
17-336 Complimentary licenses
The commission may issue a complimentary license to:
1. A pioneer seventy years of age or older who has been a resident of this state
for twenty-five or more consecutive years immediately preceding application for the
license. The pioneer license is valid for the lifetime of the licensee, and the
commission shall not require renewal of the license.
2. A veteran of the armed forces of the United States who has been a resident of
this state for one year or more immediately preceding application for the license and who
is receiving compensation from the United States government for permanent service
connected disabilities rated as one hundred per cent disabling.
17-337.01 Licenses for enrollees in the job corps
Enrollees in the job corps created by the economic opportunity act of 1964, who are
stationed within the state, shall be entitled to purchase a fishing license as provided
by law for other residents of the state.
17-337 Soldier's hunting and fishing licenses
A member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty and stationed in
this state for a period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of application for
a license may purchase a resident license permitting the taking of wildlife.
17-338 Remission of fees from sale of licenses or permits; noncompliance; classification
A. License dealers shall by the tenth day of each month transmit to the department
all license or permit fees collected and furnish such information as the commission may
prescribe. The failure to make such a transmission within thirty days shall be cause to
cancel a license dealer's license. The knowing failure to transmit all collected license
and permit fees within thirty days is a class 2 misdemeanor.
B. Persons issuing licenses or permits other than the department shall retain as
their compensation five per cent of the selling price of each license or permit, except
that:
1. Compensation for ARIZONA, California, Nevada and Utah-Colorado river special use
permits shall be established through agreement between the respective states and the
commission.
2. License dealers who contract with the commission to sell licenses by
telecommunication may impose additional fees for their services as provided in the
contract.
17-339 Reports and returns by license dealers; noncompliance; classification
A. Each license dealer shall by January 10, or on demand of the commission or
department, return to the department:
1. All duplicate stubs, unused licenses, permits and big game tags.
2. All due and unremitted license and permit fees collected.
3. A full and complete report of the licenses, permits and big game tags returned.
B. The failure to make such return within thirty days shall automatically cancel
the license dealer's license, and intentional failure to comply with the provisions of
this section is a class 1 misdemeanor. Any license dealer who makes a false or
fraudulent return or report or who fails to submit returns, reports or all due and
unremitted fees as required under this section with the intent of defrauding the
department is guilty of a class 6 felony.
17-340 Revocation, suspension and denial of right to obtain license; notice; violation; classification
A. Upon conviction and in addition to other penalties prescribed by this title, the
commission, after a public hearing, may revoke or suspend a license issued to any person
under this title and deny the person the right to secure another license to take wildlife
for a period of not to exceed five years for:
1. Unlawful taking or unlawful possession of wildlife.
2. Careless use of firearms which has resulted in the injury or death of any
person.
3. Destroying, injuring or molesting livestock, or damaging or destroying growing
crops, personal property, notices or signboards, or other improvements while hunting,
trapping or fishing.
4. Littering public hunting or fishing areas while taking wildlife.
5. Knowingly allowing another person to use the person's big game tag, except as
provided by section 17-332, subsection D.
6. A violation of section 17-303, 17-304 or 17-341.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any person who is assessed civil
damages under section 17-314 for the unlawful taking or possession of wildlife may be
denied the right to secure a license to take wildlife until damages have been paid in
full.
C. On receiving a report from the licensing authority of a state which is a party
to the wildlife violator compact, adopted under chapter 5 of this title, that a resident
of this state has failed to comply with the terms of a wildlife citation, the commission,
after a public hearing, may suspend any license issued under this title to take wildlife
until the licensing authority furnishes satisfactory evidence of compliance with the
terms of the wildlife citation.
D. In carrying out the provisions of this section the director shall notify the
licensee, within one hundred eighty days after conviction, to appear and show cause why
the license should not be revoked, suspended or denied. The notice may be served
personally or by certified mail sent to the address appearing on the license.
E. The commission shall furnish to license dealers the names and addresses of
persons whose licenses have been revoked or suspended, and the periods for which they
have been denied the right to secure licenses.
F. The commission may use the services of the office of administrative hearings to
conduct hearings and to make recommendations to the commission pursuant to this section.
G. A person who takes wildlife in this state, or attempts to obtain a license to
take wildlife, at a time when the person's privilege to do so is suspended, revoked or
denied under this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. On receipt of notice of
conviction under this subsection, the commission may extend the period for which the
license is suspended or revoked, or the right to secure another license is denied, for an
additional period not to exceed an additional five years.
17-341 Applying for or obtaining license or permit by fraud or misrepresentation; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly apply for, or to obtain, by fraud or
misrepresentation a license or permit to take wildlife and a license or permit so
obtained is void and of no effect from the date of issuance thereof.
B. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
17-342 Colorado river special use permit
A. A person taking fish or amphibians for purposes other than for profit from or
while on a boat or other floating device on all waters of the Colorado river south of the
Nevada-ARIZONA boundary shall have in his possession a valid angling or fishing license
issued by either the state of ARIZONA or the state of California. In addition to one of
the above described licenses, such person shall have in his possession a valid California
or ARIZONA-Colorado river special use permit, as provided by sections 17-343 and 17-344,
which shall be obtained on payment of a fee to be fixed by the commission at not to
exceed four dollars. Such a permit shall not be required to take fish or amphibians from
canals, drains or ditches used to carry water from the Colorado river for irrigation or
domestic purposes.
B. A person having in his possession a valid ARIZONA fishing license must have a
California-Colorado river special use permit to legally fish the waters described in
subsection A of this section. A person having in his possession a valid California
angling license must have an ARIZONA-Colorado river special use permit to legally fish
the waters described in subsection A of this section. Such special use permit when
accompanied by the proper license will allow the holder to fish in any portion of such
waters and permit him to enter the waters from any point.
C. Shore line fishing does not require a Colorado river special use permit as long
as the fisherman remains on the shore of the state from which he holds a valid license
and does not embark on the water.
17-343 Reciprocal sale of licenses and special use permits
The ARIZONA game and fish department and the California department of fish and game
may enter into a reciprocal agreement to handle licenses and special use permits of
either state and issue them to their authorized dealers. ARIZONA shall by April 30 of
each year make an audit report together with remittance to California covering such
sales. California shall by April 30 of each year make an audit report and remittance to
ARIZONA covering such sales.
17-344 Period of validity of special permits
ARIZONA-Colorado river special use permits and California-Colorado river special use
permits shall be valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive.
17-345 Surcharges; purposes
In addition to any other fees, the commission may impose and collect:
1. A surcharge of up to three dollars on a class A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M
or N license and on a trout stamp. Monies collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be
segregated from other fees and deposited in the conservation development fund.
2. Surcharges on ARIZONA-Colorado river special use permits, California-Colorado
river special use permits and Nevada-Colorado river special use permits issued in this
state as provided by sections 17-342, 17-343 and 17-344. The amount of the surcharges
shall be determined by the commission. A surcharge under this paragraph is to be used
solely for the purpose of the lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program
under section 48-3713.03. Any monies collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be
segregated from other revenues and deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in
a fund designated as the Colorado river special use permit clearing account. Each month,
on notification by the department, the state treasurer shall pay all of the monies in the
clearing account to an account designated by a multi-county county water conservation
district established under title 48, chapter 22 to be used solely for the lower Colorado
river multispecies conservation program and for no other purpose.
17-346 Special big game license tags
In addition to the regular big game license tags issued under section 17-333 the
commission may issue special big game license tags in the name of an incorporated
nonprofit organization which is dedicated to wildlife conservation. No more than three
special big game license tags may be issued for each species of big game in a license
year. Notwithstanding section 17-332, subsection D, an organization which receives
special big game license tags issued under this section may sell and transfer them if all
proceeds of the sale are used in this state for wildlife management. 17-361 Trappers; licensing; restrictions; duties; reports
A. The holder of a trapping license, may trap predatory, nongame, and fur-bearing
mammals under such restrictions as the commission may specify.
B. All traps shall be plainly identified with the name, address, or registered
number of the owner, and such markings of identification shall be filed with the
department. All traps in use shall be inspected daily.
C. It shall be unlawful for a person to disturb the trap of another unless
authorized to do so by the owner.
D. Pursuant to rules and regulations of the commission, each trapping licensee
shall, on dates designated by the commission, submit on forms provided by the department,
a legible report of the number of each kind of predatory, nongame and fur-bearing mammal
taken and the names and addresses of the persons to whom they were shipped or sold or the
wildlife management units where the animals were taken.
17-362 Guides; appointment; licenses; duties; reports; carrying firearms
A. No person shall act as a guide without first satisfying the director of his
qualifications and without having procured a license therefor. No person under the age
of eighteen years shall be issued a guide license. If a licensed guide fails to comply
with the provisions of this title or is convicted of violating any provision of this
title, his license may, after public hearing, be revoked by the commission and he shall
be liable to punishment as for a violation of this title.
B. By January 10, or at the request of the commission, guides shall report to the
department, on forms provided therefor, the name and address of each person guided, the
number of days he has been so employed and the number and species of game animals
taken. No guide license shall be issued to any person who has failed to deliver the
report to the department for his preceding license year, or until meeting such
requirements as the commission may prescribe.
C. No person acting as guide shall carry firearms other than a revolver or pistol.
17-363 License to practice taxidermy
A. No person shall engage in the business of a taxidermist for hire until such
person has procured a license which may be granted to any person at the discretion of the
commission.
B. A taxidermist shall keep a register, and exhibit it upon request of authorized
representatives of the game and fish department and the United States fish and wildlife
service, of the names and addresses of persons who furnish raw and unmounted specimens,
the taker's tag or license number, the date and number of each species of wildlife
received, and shall by the tenth day of October, January, April and July, file a legible
report in English with the department of such entries except names and addresses on forms
provided therefor.
17-364 Fur dealer's license; records; reports
A. No person shall engage in the business of buying for resale any specimen of
predatory, nongame and fur-bearing mammals taken within this state without obtaining a
fur dealer's license.
B. A fur dealer shall keep a record of the date, number and species of all pelts or
furs received, the name and addresses of the persons from whom such pelts or furs were
received and the names and addresses of the persons to whom such pelts or furs were
shipped or sold.
C. Fur dealers shall by the tenth day of October, January, April and July file a
legible report with the department of all such records required by paragraph B on forms
provided by the department.
17-371 Transportation, possession and sale of wildlife and wildlife parts
A. A person may transport in his possession his legally taken wildlife, or may
authorize the transportation of his legally taken big game, provided such big game or any
part thereof has attached thereto a valid transportation permit issued by the department.
Such wildlife shall be transported in such manner that it may be inspected by authorized
persons upon demand until the wildlife is packaged or stored. Species of wildlife, other
than game species, may be transported in any manner unless otherwise specified by the
commission. A person possessing a valid license may transport lawfully taken wildlife
other than big game given to him but in no event shall any person possess more than one
bag or possession limit.
B. A holder of a resident license shall not transport from a point within to a
point without the state any big game species or parts thereof without first having
obtained a special permit issued by the department or its authorized agent.
C. Migratory birds may be possessed and transported in accordance with the
migratory bird treaty act and regulations thereunder.
D. A holder of a sport falconry license may transport one or more raptors that the
person lawfully possesses under terms and conditions prescribed by the commission.
E. Heads, horns, antlers, hides, feet, or skin of wildlife lawfully taken, or the
treated or mounted specimens thereof, may be possessed, sold and transported at any time,
except that:
1. Migratory birds may be possessed and transported only in accordance with federal
regulations.
2. It is unlawful to sell the heads, horns, hides, feet or skin of bighorn sheep
taken on or after October 1, 2005, but the department may sell heads, horns, hides, feet
or skin of bighorn sheep that were illegally taken and confiscated by or donated to the
department. 17-372 Shipment by common carrier
A. A common carrier shall not transport any wildlife except as provided for under
this title or title 3, chapter 16.
B. Wildlife may be shipped during the open season, or within five days thereafter,
but such shipment shall not exceed the possession limit for any one species and no more
than one such possession limit may be shipped in a period of seven consecutive
days. When shipped a valid permit shall be firmly attached to such shipment and the
specimens shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled with the name and address of the
consignor and consignee and an accurate statement of the contents of package.
C. A resident may ship wildlife as provided under this section, except that a
holder of a resident license shall not ship or offer for shipment from a point within to
a point without the state any big game species or parts thereof without first having
obtained a special permit issued by the department or its authorized agent.
17-373 Storage; exception
A. Commercial food establishments processing or storing wildlife shall stamp all
packages containing such wildlife with a stamp furnished by the department and such
packages shall be marked with the date received or processed. The operator of such
establishment shall keep a record, and exhibit it upon request, of the names and
addresses of persons who furnish such wildlife for processing or storage, the date,
amount, and species of such wildlife received.
B. This section does not apply to processing or storing aquatic animals that are
cultivated, propagated or maintained in an aquaculture facility that is licensed under
title 3, chapter 16.
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