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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-283 - Issuance of bonds; negotiability; resolution; notice; tax exemption

17-283.
Issuance of bonds;  negotiability;  resolution;  notice;  tax exemption
A. The commission,  with the approval of the joint legislative budget committee,  may issue bonds for game and fish facilities purposes. The bonds are payable solely from the monies in the conservation development fund. The commission may pledge and assign all or any portion of these monies necessary to secure payment of the bonds to a fiscal agent or to a trustee in trust for the bondholders.
B. Bonds issued under this article are fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of title 44.
C. The commission may prescribe by resolution any of the following:
1. Whether the bonds are in one or more series.
2. The date of the bonds.
3. The place,  medium,  manner and time of payment for the bonds.
4. The maturity date of the bonds which shall not exceed forty years from the date of the bond.
5. Any registration privileges.
6. The manner of execution and form of the bonds,  either unregistered,  registered as to principal only or registered as to both principal and interest and either certificated or uncertificated.
7. Whether the bonds are additionally secured by reserve or sinking funds which may either be capitalized in whole or in part by bond proceeds or accumulated over the term of the bonds from pledged revenues.
8. The denomination,  interest rate,  price and method of sale of the bonds. The commission may provide for interest rates which change from time to time based on a percentage of a recognized indicator of interest rates if a maximum and minimum rate of interest is specified in the resolution.
9. The terms on and manner in which bonds are callable. The bonds may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds either at or before maturity,  but the issuance of refunding bonds shall not be construed to advance the maturity or change stated call dates of the bonds being refunded.
10. Any provisions necessary to secure the bonds and any terms,  covenants or conditions deemed necessary by the commission.
D. In conjunction with the issuance of bonds the commission may enhance the security of the bonds by acquiring insurance covering the payment of debt service,  acquiring letters of credit or other credit facilities or entering into investment agreements which provide for fixed yields on monies of the commission which may either be received from bond proceeds or from the revenues pledged to the payment of debt service. The commission may enter into an agreement to pay for insurance or letters of credit which pledges bond proceeds or monies deposited in the conservation development fund for the payments. The agreement shall not be effective for a term longer than the final maturity of the bonds being secured,  except for payment of fees due from the commission.
E. The bonds,  their transfer and the income from them are free from taxation in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-284 - Pledges; lien; personal liability; incontestability

17-284.
Pledges;  lien;  personal liability;  incontestability
A. Any pledge made pursuant to this article is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. Monies pledged and received by the commission or its fiscal agent for deposit in the conservation development fund are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act,  and the lien of the pledge is valid and binding against all parties with or without notice of the pledge who have claims of any kind against the commission. The instrument by which the pledge is created is,  when placed in the records of the commission,  notice to all persons of the creation of the pledge and need not be recorded in any other place.
B. The members of the commission and any person executing a bond are not personally liable for the payment of a bond.
C. After the sale and delivery of a bond it is incontestable by the commission and is a legal and binding obligation of the commission notwithstanding any imperfection in proceedings with respect to site selection,  property acquisition,  planning,  construction,  operation or administration of or for any game and fish facility or any other action taken by the commission not directly affecting the issuance of the bonds.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-285 - Bonds as legal investments; state nonliability

17-285.
Bonds as legal investments;  state nonliability
A. Bonds issued under this article are legal investments for all banks,  trust companies and insurance companies organized and operating under the laws of this state.
B. The bonds and interest on the bonds shall be paid solely according to their terms and are not obligations general,  special or otherwise of this state. The bonds do not constitute a legal debt of this state and are not enforceable against this state. The commission is not in any event liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds from any source of revenues other than those pledged for the payment of the bonds. The bonds shall not be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the commission within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-286 - Certification of bonds by attorney general

17-286.
Certification of bonds by attorney general
A. The commission shall submit to the attorney general any initial bond to be offered after all actions for the authorization of the bond have been taken by the commission. The attorney general shall examine into and pass upon the validity of any bond submitted and the regularity of all proceedings in connection with the bond. If the attorney general determines that the proceedings conform to the provisions of this article and that the bond,  when delivered and paid for,  will constitute a binding and legal obligation of the commission,  the attorney general shall certify on the bond or any certificate used to indicate ownership that the bond is issued in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state.
B. The commission may submit to the attorney general any subsequent bond to be offered after all actions for the authorization of the bond have been taken by the commission if the terms of the bond are substantially the same as the terms of the initial bond reviewed pursuant to subsection A of this section. The attorney general shall examine into and pass on the validity of any bond submitted and the regularity of all proceedings in connection with the bond. If the attorney general determines that the proceedings conform to the provisions of this article and that the bond,  when delivered and paid for,  will constitute a binding and legal obligation of the commission,  the attorney general shall certify on the bond or any certificate used to indicate ownership that the bond is issued in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-287 - Impairment of bondholder rights; prohibition; inclusion in resolutions and indentures

17-287.
Impairment of bondholder rights;  prohibition;  inclusion in resolutions and indentures
A. This state shall not limit or alter the rights vested in the commission to collect the surcharges necessary to produce sufficient revenue to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of bondholders until the terms of all bonds and the costs in connection with any action enforcing the terms of the bonds are fully met and discharged.
B. The commission as agent of this state may include in its resolutions and indentures securing bonds an agreement to abide by the provisions of subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-288 - Distributions from the conservation development fund

17-288.
Distributions from the conservation development fund
A. Not later than the first day of each month,  the fiscal agent shall distribute from the conservation development fund to the appropriate bond payment funds and accounts such monies as are necessary to pay when due the principal of,  interest on and any premium on all outstanding bonds. The time,  method,  amounts,  priority and appropriate fund of these distributions shall be as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds and the agreement with the bondholders.
B. If the monies in all the funds and accounts are sufficient to pay when due all principal coming due on outstanding bonds during the ensuing twelve months and all other amounts coming due on outstanding bonds during the ensuing six months,  the fiscal agent shall distribute any excess monies in the conservation development fund to the capital improvement fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-289 - Bond proceeds fund; investment

17-289.
Bond proceeds fund;  investment
A. The proceeds received from the sale and delivery of bonds after deducting the necessary costs and expenses of the issuance and sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the trustee designated by the commission pursuant to section 17-290 to be placed in a bond proceeds fund,  which shall be established for each series or issue of bonds. The bond proceeds fund shall be separate and apart from all other funds,  except that the trustee shall first apply those amounts of the bond proceeds set forth in the resolution issuing the bonds or notes to all reserve and sinking funds if required by the bond resolution. Monies in the bond proceeds fund may be spent for any game and fish facilities purpose consistent with the resolution authorizing the bonds.
B. On order of the commission,  all monies in a bond proceeds fund shall be invested by the trustee for the series or issue of bonds in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or any of the senior debt of its agencies,  sponsored agencies,  corporations,  sponsored corporations or instrumentalities or any investments authorized by any other agencies of the United States government which are now authorized for use to secure public deposits or state,  county or municipal bonds issued in this state on which the payments of interest have not been deferred. The order directing the trustee to invest the monies shall set forth the specified time when the proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be used for the purposes directed in the bond resolution,  and the trustee shall invest the proceeds from the sale of the bonds,  in the securities described in this subsection. If authorized by the commission,  the trustee may purchase any of these securities which mature on a date after the date specified in the order if the trustee obtains a commitment to repurchase the securities on the date specified in the order from a bank or financial institution. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care in choosing the bank or financial institution repurchasing the securities.
C. The separate game and fish bond proceeds funds for different series of bonds may be held by different trustees designated pursuant to section 17-290.
D. If the revenues pledged to secure the bonds or any series of the bonds ever become insufficient to pay the annual principal and interest on the bonds,  the commission shall direct the liquidation of the securities remaining in the respective bond proceeds fund and order the trustee to use the proceeds of the liquidation to make current all payments then due on the bonds.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-290 - Designation of fiscal agent and trustees; monies of the authority; fees

17-290.
Designation of fiscal agent and trustees;  monies of the authority;  fees
A. The commission shall designate a fiscal agent to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the conservation development fund,  trustees to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the bond proceeds funds,  a trustee to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the funds and accounts established by resolutions and a fiscal agent to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the capital improvement fund.
B. The designations in subsection A shall be made from banks or trust companies authorized to do business in this state. A single bank or trust company may act in more than one of the capacities described in this section.
C. Monies derived from the sale of bonds or pledged to the payment of these bonds shall not be paid into the state treasury but shall be deposited by the commission's treasurer or other fiscal officer,  fiscal agent or trustee designated pursuant to this section in a separate bank account designated by the commission. All deposits of these monies shall be secured by obligations of the United States of America,  of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit,  and all banks and trust companies may give such security. The monies shall be held for and on behalf of the commission and the holders of any bonds. These monies shall be disbursed as directed by the commission and according to the terms of any agreements with the holder of any bonds. This section shall not be construed as limiting the power of the commission to agree in connection with the issuance of any of its bonds as to the custody and disposition of the monies received from the sale of the bonds or the income and revenue pledged and assigned to or interest for the benefit of the holder of the bonds.
D. The fees and expenses of the fiscal agent and trustees designated pursuant to this section shall be paid from the conservation development fund or the bond proceeds fund as directed by the commission.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-292 - Capital improvement fund

17-292.
Capital improvement fund
A. The capital improvement fund is established and shall be held and administered by a fiscal agent designated by the commission pursuant to section 17-290.
B. Monies in the capital improvement fund may be expended by the department,  subject to legislative appropriation for:
1. Constructing game and fish facilities.
2. Acquiring,  converting,  renovating or improving existing facilities for game and fish facilities.
3. Acquiring real property for game and fish facilities.
4. Expenses of the commission incident to and reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
C. If at any time the monies in the conservation development fund are insufficient or the commission reasonably expects these monies to become insufficient for the distributions required in section 17-288,  monies in the capital improvement fund not otherwise committed shall be transferred by the fiscal agent to the conservation development fund until the monies in the conservation development fund are sufficient to make the required distributions when due.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-293 - Unlawful interest in real property by commission member; violation; classification

17-293.
Unlawful interest in real property by commission member;  violation;  classification
A. A member of the commission shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest in any real property purchased with monies made available by the issuance of bonds.
B. A person who violates subsection A is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-294 - Annual audit of funds

17-294.
Annual audit of funds
A. The commission shall cause an annual audit to be made of the conservation development fund,  capital improvement fund and any bond proceeds,  sinking,  reserve or other operation fund established pursuant to this article. The audit shall be made by a certified public accountant within thirty days after the close of the fiscal year,  and a certified copy of the audit shall be filed with the auditor general.
B. The auditor general may,  if he deems it advisable,  make such further audits and examinations as he deems necessary and take appropriate action in relation thereto as provided by title 41,  chapter 7,  article 10.1. Unless the auditor general takes official action within thirty days after filing of the audit,  the audit shall be deemed sufficient.
C. The fees and expenses,  if any,  of the certified public accountant and of the auditor general for audits and examinations pursuant to this section shall be paid from the conservation development fund or the bond proceeds fund as directed by the commission.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-295 - Limitation on bonding

17-295.
Limitation on bonding
A. The aggregate amount of bonds that may be issued pursuant to this article shall be determined by the joint committee on capital review but shall not exceed seven million five hundred thousand dollars. The limit determined by the joint committee on capital review shall not be less than the amount issued prior to the date such limit is determined.
B. The limitations of this section shall not apply to bonds issued to refund bonds lawfully issued under this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-296 - Definitions

17-296.
Definitions
In this article:
1. " Public access"  means providing entry to publicly held lands for recreational use where such entry is consistent with the provisions establishing those lands.
2. " Sensitive habitat"  means the specific areas within the geographical area historically or currently occupied by a species or community of species in which are found those physical or biological features essential to the establishment or continued existence of the species and which may require special management,  conservation or protection considerations.
3. " Endangered species"  means a species or subspecies of native Arizona wildlife whose population has been reduced due to any cause whatsoever to such levels that it is in imminent danger of elimination from its range in Arizona,  or has been eliminated from its range in Arizona.
4. " Threatened species"  means a species or subspecies of native Arizona wildlife that,  although not presently in imminent danger of being eliminated from its range in Arizona,  is likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future.
5. " Candidate species"  means a species or subspecies of native Arizona wildlife for which habitat or population threats are known or suspected but for which substantial population declines from historic levels have not been documented.
6. " Urban wildlife"  means the wildlife that occurs within the limits of an incorporated area or in close proximity to an urban area that receives significant impact from human use.
7. " Environmental education"  means educational programs dealing with basic ecological principles and the effects of natural and man related processes on natural and urban systems and programs to enhance public awareness of the importance of safeguarding natural resources.
8. " Habitat evaluation"  means the assessment of the status,  condition and ecological value of habitat and subsequent recommendations of management,  conservation or other protection measures,  or mitigation measures,  including but not limited to,  recommendation of reasonable alternatives for the proposed projects that might otherwise affect the habitat under assessment.
9. " Habitat protection"  means the process of protecting the quality,  diversity,  abundance,  and serviceability of habitats for the purposes of maintaining or recovering populations of Arizona wildlife.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-297 - Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund

17-297.
Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund
A. The Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund is established consisting of monies deposited from the state lottery fund pursuant to section 5-572 and interest earned on those monies.
B. The fund shall be administered by the Arizona game and fish commission and is not subject to appropriation and expenditures from the fund are not subject to outside approval notwithstanding any provision of section 17-241 or 17-261 or any other statutory provision to the contrary. Monies received pursuant to section 5-572 shall be deposited directly with the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund. On notice from the Arizona state game and fish commission,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
C. All monies in the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund shall be spent by the Arizona game and fish commission only for the purposes and in the percentages set forth in this article. In no event shall any monies in the fund revert to the state general fund and monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
D. The commission shall not use its rights of eminent domain to acquire property to be paid for with money from the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-298.01 - Decennial performance audit

17-298.01.
Decennial performance audit
Beginning in 2001 and every tenth succeeding year thereafter,  the auditor general shall conduct a performance audit,  as defined in section 41-1278,  of the programs and expenditures of the Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund pursuant to this article. The auditor general shall submit copies of the performance audit to the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairmen of the senate and house of representatives committees on natural resources and agriculture,  or their successor committees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-299 - Arizona wildlife conservation fund

17-299.
Arizona wildlife conservation fund
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. The Arizona wildlife conservation fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 5-601.02(H)(3)(b)(iii) and interest earned on those monies. The Arizona state game and fish commission shall administer the fund. The fund is not subject to appropriation,  and expenditures from the fund are not subject to outside approval notwithstanding any provision of sections 17-241 or 17-261 or any other statutory provisions to the contrary.
B. Monies received pursuant to section 5-601.02 shall be deposited directly with the Arizona wildlife conservation fund. On notice from the Arizona state game and fish commission,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. No monies in the Arizona wildlife conservation fund shall revert to or be deposited in any other fund,  including the state general fund. Monies in the Arizona wildlife conservation fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations. Monies provided from the Arizona wildlife conservation fund shall supplement,  not supplant,  existing monies.
C. All monies in the Arizona wildlife conservation fund shall be spent by the Arizona state game and fish commission to conserve,  enhance,  and restore Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats for present and future generations,  and which may include the acquisition of real property. The commission may grant monies to any agency of the state or any political subdivision,  Indian tribe,  or non-profit organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code for the purpose of conservation of wildlife or wildlife habitat or acquisition of real property or interest in real property that is wildlife habitat. A grant of money under this subsection to a nonprofit organization is conditioned on the organization providing reasonable public access to any land that is wholly or partly purchased with that money.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-301 - Times when wildlife may be taken; exceptions; methods of taking

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-301.01 - Protection from wildlife

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-303 - Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas or while trespassing

17-303.
Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas or while trespassing
It is unlawful for any person:
1. Except by commission order,  to enter on a game refuge or other area that is closed to hunting,  trapping or fishing and take,  drive or attempt to drive wildlife from such an area.
2. Without authorization from the landowner or lessee of private land,  to take wildlife if section 17-304,  subsection D,  paragraph 1 or 2 applies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-304 - Prohibition by landowner on hunting, fishing, trapping or guiding; trespassing; posting; requirements

17-304.
Prohibition by landowner on hunting,  fishing,  trapping or guiding;  trespassing;  posting;  requirements
A. Landowners or lessees of private land who desire to prohibit hunting,  fishing,  trapping or guiding on their lands without their permission shall post such lands closed to hunting,  fishing,  trapping or guiding 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 at least 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 trespassing" ,  " no hunting" ,  " no trapping" ,  " no fishing"  or " no guiding"  either as a single phrase or in any combination.
3. Be conspicuously placed on a structure or post 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 is not grounds for an action for criminal trespassing pursuant to section 13-1502 unless either:
1. The land has been posted pursuant to this section and the notices and signboards also contain the words " no trespassing" .
2. The person knowingly remains unlawfully on any real property after a reasonable request to leave by a law enforcement officer acting at the request of the owner,  the owner or any other person having lawful control over the property or the person knowingly disregards reasonable notice prohibiting entry to any real property.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-305 - Possession of other weapons while hunting; violation; classification

17-305.
Possession of other weapons while hunting;  violation;  classification
A. The possession of legal weapons,  devices,  ammunition or magazines,  which are not authorized to take wildlife,  is not prohibited while hunting if the weapon or device is not used to take wildlife.
B. Taking wildlife by using a weapon,  device,  ammunition or magazine that is not authorized to take wildlife is a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-306 - Importation, transportation, release or possession of live wildlife; violations; classification

17-306.
Importation,  transportation,  release or possession of live wildlife;  violations;  classification
A. No person shall import or transport into this state or sell,  trade or release within this state or have in the person's possession any live wildlife except as authorized by the commission or as defined in title 3,  chapter 16.
B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and without lawful authority under state or federal law import and transport into this state and release within this state a species of wildlife that is listed as a threatened,  endangered or candidate species under the endangered species act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205;  87 Stat. 884;  16 United States Code sections 1531 through 1544).
C. A person who violates subsection B of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
D. A person who violates subsection B of this section with the intent to disrupt or interfere with the development or use of public natural resources to establish the presence of the species in an area not currently known to be occupied by that species is guilty of a class 4 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-307 - Possession, storage, sale and gift of the carcass or parts thereof of wildlife

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-310 - Agreement to appear in court

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-311 - Duty to report shooting accident resulting in injury or death; duty to give assistance; authority of officers

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-312 - Misuse of firearms

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-313 - Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-314 - Illegally taking, wounding, killing or possessing wildlife; civil penalty; enforcement

17-314.
Illegally taking,  wounding,  killing or possessing wildlife;  civil penalty;  enforcement
A. The commission may impose a civil penalty against any person for unlawfully taking,  wounding,  killing or possessing any of the following wildlife,  or part thereof,  to recover the following minimum sums:
1. For each turkey or javelina $ 500.00
2. For each bear,  mountain lion,  pronghorn (antelope)
or deer $1, 500.00
3. For each elk or eagle,  other than
endangered species $2, 500.00
4. For each predatory,  fur-bearing or nongame animal $ 250.00
5. For each small game or aquatic wildlife animal $ 50.00
6. For each bighorn sheep,  bison (buffalo)
or endangered species animal $8, 000.00
B. The commission may bring a civil action in the name of this state to enforce the civil penalty. The civil penalty,  or a verdict or judgment to enforce the civil penalty,  shall not be less than the sum fixed in this section. The minimum sum that the commission may recover from a person pursuant to this section may be doubled for a second violation,  verdict or judgment and tripled for a third violation,  verdict or judgment. The action to enforce the civil penalty may be joined with an action for possession and recovery had for the possession as well as the civil penalty.
C. The pendency or determination of an action to enforce the civil penalty or for payment of the civil penalty or 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 monies recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the wildlife theft prevention fund established by section 17-315.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-315 - Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures

17-315.
Wildlife theft prevention fund;  authorized expenditures
A. The wildlife theft prevention fund is established consisting of:
1. Monies received from civil penalties 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. Monies in 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 monies 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 taking,  possession or use of wildlife.
5. Investigations of fraud related to licenses,  permits,  tags or stamps.
C. The wildlife theft prevention fund shall be expended in conformity with the laws governing state financial operations. Balances remaining at the end of the fiscal year are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-316 - Interference with rights of hunters; classification; civil action; exceptions

17-316.
Interference with rights of hunters;  classification;  civil action;  exceptions
A. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person while in a hunting area to intentionally interfere with,  prevent or disrupt the lawful taking of wildlife by:
1. Harassing,  driving or disturbing any wildlife.
2. Blocking,  obstructing or impeding,  or attempting to block,  obstruct or impede,  a person lawfully taking wildlife.
3. Erecting a barrier without the consent of the landowner or lessee with the intent to deny ingress to or egress from areas where wildlife may be lawfully taken.
4. Making or attempting to make physical contact,  without permission,  with a person lawfully taking wildlife.
5. Engaging in,  or attempting to engage in,  theft,  vandalism or destruction of real or personal property.
6. Disturbing or altering,  or attempting to disturb or alter,  the condition or authorized placement of real or personal property intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife.
7. Making or attempting to make loud noises or gestures,  set out or attempt to set out animal baits,  scents or lures or human scent,  use any other natural or artificial visual,  aural,  olfactory or physical stimuli,  or engage in or attempt to engage in any other similar action or activity,  in order to disturb,  alarm,  drive,  attract or affect the behavior of wildlife or disturb,  alarm,  disrupt or annoy a person lawfully taking wildlife.
8. Interjecting oneself into the line of fire of a person lawfully taking wildlife.
B. It is a class 3 misdemeanor for a person to enter or remain on a designated hunting area on any public or private lands or waters or state lands including state trust lands with the intent to interfere with,  prevent or disrupt the lawful taking of wildlife.
C. The commission or any person properly licensed to take wildlife who is directly affected by a violation of this section may bring an action to restrain conduct declared unlawful in this section and to recover damages.
D. 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.
E. The conduct declared unlawful in this section does not:
1. Include any incidental interference arising from lawful activity by public land users,  including ranchers,  miners or recreationists.
2. Apply to landowners,  permittees,  lessees or their agents or contractors engaged in animal husbandry practices or agricultural operations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-317 - Possession and containment of white amur; determination of closed aquatic system

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-318 - Disease assessment and treatment before importing wildlife and transporting big game

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-320 - Jaguar; protection; violations; classification; civil liability; exceptions

17-320.
Jaguar;  protection;  violations;  classification;  civil liability;  exceptions
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.
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 the 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 that is 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 17 - Game and Fish › § 17-331 - License or proof of purchase required; violation of child support order

17-331.
License or proof of purchase required;  violation of child support order
A. Except as provided by this title,  rules prescribed by the commission 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 on 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.