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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-313 - Lawful Methods of Take and Seasons for Aquatic Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Subject to the restrictions of this
				Section, a person may take aquatic wildlife during the day or night using
				artificial light as prescribed under A.R.S. §
									17-301.
				When a fish die-off is imminent or when otherwise deemed appropriate, the
				Commission may designate a special season by Commission Order to allow fish to
				be taken by hand or by any hand-held, non-motorized implement that does not
				discharge a projectile.
B. A person
				who possesses a valid Arizona fishing license may take aquatic wildlife by
				angling or simultaneous fishing as defined under R12-4-301 with any bait,
				artificial fly, or lure subject to the following restrictions:
1. Except for sunfish of the genus
Lepomis
, the flesh of game fish may not be used as
				bait.
2. Live baitfish, as defined
				under R12-4-101, may only be used in designated areas prescribed by Commission
				Order and designated areas may
				subsequently be closed or restricted by Commission Order.
3. Waterdogs may not be used as live bait in
				that portion of Santa Cruz County lying east and south of State Highway 82 or
				that portion of Cochise County lying west of the San Pedro River and south of
				State Highway 82.
4. Shall not use
				more than two lines at any one time.
5. The Commission may further restrict the
				lawful methods of take on particular waters by designating one or more of the
				following special seasons by Commission Order:
a. An "artificial flies and lures" season in
				which only artificial flies and lures may be used in designated
				areas,
b. A "barbless hooks" season
				in which only the use of barbless or single-point barbless hooks may be used in
				designated areas,
c. An "immediate
				kill or release" season in which a person must kill and retain the designated
				species as part of the person's bag limit or immediately release the
				wildlife,
d. A "catch and immediate
				release" in which a person must immediately release the designated species,
e. An "immediate kill" season in
				which a person must immediately kill and retain the designated species as part
				of the person's bag limit, or
f. A
				"limited-entry" season in which a limited number of permits is made available
				to the public for a designated species, a particular water, or both.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-313 - Lawful Methods of Take and Season for Aquatic Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Subject to the restrictions of this
				Section, a person may take aquatic wildlife during the day or night using
				artificial light as prescribed under A.R.S. §
									17-301. When a fish die-off
				is imminent or when otherwise deemed appropriate, the Commission may designate
				a special season by Commission Order to allow fish to be taken by hand or by
				any hand-held, non-motorized implement that does not discharge a
				projectile.
B. A person who
				possesses a valid Arizona fishing license may take aquatic wildlife by angling
				or simultaneous fishing as defined under R12-4-301 with any bait, artificial
				fly, or lure subject to the following restrictions:
1. Except for sunfish of the genus
Lepomis
, the flesh of game fish may not be used as
				bait.
2. Live baitfish, as defined
				under R12-4-101, may only be used in designated areas prescribed by Commission
				Order and designated areas may subsequently be closed or restricted by
				Commission Order.
3. Waterdogs may
				not be used as live bait in that portion of Santa Cruz County lying east and
				south of State Highway 82 or that portion of Cochise County lying west of the
				San Pedro River and south of State Highway 82.
4. Shall not use more than two lines at any
				one time.
5. The Commission may
				further restrict the lawful methods of take on particular waters by designating
				one or more of the following special seasons by Commission Order:
a. An "artificial flies and lures" season in
				which only artificial flies and lures may be used in designated
				areas,
b. A "barbless hooks" season
				in which only the use of barbless or single-point barbless hooks may be used in
				designated areas,
c. An "immediate
				kill or release" season in which a person must kill and retain the designated
				species as part of the person's bag limit or immediately release the
				wildlife,
d. A "catch and immediate
				release" in which a person must immediately release the designated
				species,
e. An "immediate kill"
				season in which a person must immediately kill and retain the designated
				species as part of the person's bag limit, or
f. A "limited-entry" season in which a
				limited number of permits is made available to the public for a designated
				species, a particular water, or both.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-314 - Possession, Transportation, or Importation of Aquatic Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Commission
				may prescribe legal sizes for possession of aquatic wildlife through Commission
				Order.
B. A person who possesses a
				valid Arizona fishing license may possess live aquatic wildlife lawfully taken
				on the waters where taken, but the person shall not transport the aquatic
				wildlife alive from the waters where taken except that:
1. A person may transport live baitfish
				listed in subsection C(1);
2. A
				person may transport live waterdogs except in the portion of Santa Cruz County
				lying east and south of State Highway 82 or the portion of Cochise County lying
				west of the San Pedro River and south of State Highway 82; and
3. Any crayfish taken on waters within Yuma
				or La Paz Counties may be transported alive for use as live bait in that
				portion of La Paz County west of Highway 95 and south of Interstate 10, Yuma
				County, and on the Colorado River from the Palo Verde Diversion Dam downstream
				to the Southern international boundary with Mexico.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-318 - Seasons for Lawfully Taking Wild Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Methods of
				lawfully taking wild mammals, birds, and reptiles during seasons designated by
				Commission Order as "general" seasons are designated under R12-4-304.
1. Lawful devices are defined under R12-4-101
				and R12-4-301.
2. Lawful devices
				are listed under this Section by the range of effectiveness, from greatest
				range to least range.
3. A hybrid
				device may be used in a general season, provided:
a. All components of the hybrid device are
				designated as lawful for a given species under R12-4-304, and
b. No components are prohibited under
				R12-4-303.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-318 - Seasons for Lawfully Taking Wild Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Methods of lawfully taking wild mammals,
				birds, and reptiles during seasons designated by Commission Order as "general"
				seasons are designated under R12-4-304.
1.
				Lawful devices are defined under R12-4-101 and R12-4-301.
2. Lawful devices are listed under this
				Section by the range of effectiveness, from greatest range to least
				range.
3. A hybrid device may be
				used in a general season, provided:
a. All
				components of the hybrid device are designated as lawful for a given species
				under R12-4-304, and
b. No
				components are prohibited under R12-4-303.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-319 - Use of Aircraft to Take Wildlife

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A. A person shall not
				take or assist in taking wildlife from or with the aid of aircraft, including
				drones.
B. Except in hunt units with Commission-ordered
				special seasons under
				R12-4-115
				and
				R12-4-120
				and hunt units with seasons only for mountain lion and no other concurrent big
				game season, a person shall not locate or assist in locating wildlife from or
				with the aid of an aircraft, including drones, in a hunt unit with an open big
				game season. This restriction begins 48 hours before the opening of a big game
				season in a hunt unit and extends until the close of the big game season for
				that hunt unit.
C. A person who possesses a special big game license
				tag for a special season under R12-4-115 or R12-4-120 or a person who assists
				or will assist such a licensee shall not use an aircraft, including drones, to
				locate wildlife beginning 48 hours before and during a Commission-ordered
				special season.
D. This Section does not apply to any person acting
				within the scope of official duties as an employee or authorized agent of the
				state or the United States to manage or protect or aid in the management or
				protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human
				life, or crops.
E. For the purposes
				of this Section,
"
locate
"
means any act or activity
				that does not take or harass wildlife and is directed at locating or finding
				wildlife in a hunt area.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-319 - Use of Aircraft to Take or Locate Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person
				shall not take, or assist in taking wildlife from or with the aid of aircraft,
				including drones.
B. Except in hunt
				units with Commission-ordered special seasons under R12-4-115 and R12-4-120 and
				hunt units with seasons only for mountain lion and no other concurrent big game
				season, a person shall not knowingly locate or assist in locating wildlife from
				or with the aid of an aircraft, including drones, in a hunt unit with an open
				big game season. This restriction begins 48 hours before the opening of a big
				game season in a hunt unit and extends until the close of the big game season
				for that hunt unit.
C. A person who
				possesses a special big game license tag for a special season under R12-4-115
				or R12-4-120 or a person who assists or will assist such a licensee shall not
				knowingly locate or assist in locating wildlife from or with the aid of an
				aircraft, including drones, within 48 hours before and during a
				Commission-ordered special season.
D. This Section does not apply to any person
				acting within the scope of official duties as an employee or authorized agent
				of the state or the United States to manage or protect or aid in the management
				or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human
				life, or crops.
E. For the purposes
				of this Section,
"
locate
"
means any act or activity
				that does not take or harass wildlife and is directed at finding wildlife in a
				hunt area.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-320 - Harassment of Wildlife

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A. In
				addition to the provisions established under A.R.S. §
									17-301,
				it is unlawful to harass, molest, chase, rally, concentrate, herd, intercept,
				torment, or drive wildlife with or from any aircraft, including drones, as
				defined under R12-4-301, or with or from any motorized terrestrial or aquatic
				vehicle.
B. This Section does not
				apply to person's acting:
1. In accordance
				with the provisions established under A.R.S. §
										17-239;
				or
2. Within the scope of official
				duties as an employee or authorized agent of the state or the United States to
				manage or protect or aid in the management or protection of land, water,
				wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or
				crops.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-321 - Restrictions for Taking Wildlife in City, County, or Town Parks and Preserves

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A. All
				city, county, and town parks and preserves are closed to hunting and trapping,
				unless open by Commission Order.
B.
				Unless otherwise provided under Commission Order or rule, a city, county, or
				town may:
1. Limit or prohibit any person
				from hunting within one-fourth mile (440) yards) or trapping within one half
				mile (880 yards) of any:
a. Developed picnic
				area,
b. Developed
				campground,
c. Developed
				trailhead,
d. Developed wildlife
				viewing platform,
e. Boat ramp,
f. Shooting range,
g. Occupied structure, or
h. Golf
				course.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-322 - Pickup and Possession of Wildlife Carcasses or Parts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. For the purposes of this Section, the
				following definitions apply:
1. "Fresh" means
				the majority of the wildlife carcass or part is not exposed dry bone and is
				comprised mainly of hair, hide, or flesh.
2. "Not fresh" means the majority of the
				wildlife carcass or part is exposed dry bone due to natural processes such as
				scavenging, decomposition, or weathering.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-322 - Pickup and Possession of Wildlife Carcasses or Parts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:
1. "Fresh" means the majority of the wildlife
				carcass or part is not exposed dry bone and is comprised mainly of hair, hide,
				or flesh.
2. "Not fresh" means the
				majority of the wildlife carcass or part is exposed dry bone due to natural
				processes such as scavenging, decomposition, or weathering.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-402 - Live Wildlife: Unlawful Acts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A
				person shall not perform any of the following activities with live wildlife
				unless authorized by a federal license or permit, this Chapter, or A.R.S. Title
				3, Chapter 16:
1. Import any live wildlife
				into the state;
2. Export any live
				wildlife from the state;
3. Conduct
				any of the following activities with live wildlife within the state:
a. Display,
b. Exhibit,
c. Give away,
d. Lease,
e. Offer for sale,
f. Possess,
g. Propagate,
h. Purchase,
i. Release,
j. Rent,
k. Sell,
l. Sell as live bait,
m. Stock,
n. Trade,
o. Transport; or
4. Kill any captive live wildlife.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-403 - Escaped or Released Live Wildlife

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A. The Department may seize, quarantine, or
				euthanize any live wildlife that has been released, has escaped, or is likely
				to escape if the wildlife poses an actual or potential threat to:
1. Native wildlife;
2. Wildlife habitat; or
3. Public health, safety, or welfare;
				or
4. Property.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-404 - Possession of Live Wildlife Taken under an Arizona Hunting or Fishing License

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A
				person may take live wildlife from the wild under a valid Arizona hunting or
				fishing license provided the current Commission Order authorizes a live bag and
				possession limit for that wildlife and the individual possesses the appropriate
				hunting or fishing license and special license, when applicable.
B. Except for live baitfish which may only be
				possessed and transported as established under
				R12-4-316,
				a person may conduct any of the following activities with wildlife taken under
				an Arizona hunting or fishing license provided the activity is for a
				noncommercial purpose:
1. Export,
2. Kill,
3. Place on educational display,
4. Possess,
5. Propagate, and
6. Transport.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-405 - Importing, Purchasing, and Transporting Live Wildlife Without an Arizona License or Permit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person may
				import mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles not listed as restricted
				wildlife under R12-4-406 without a special license required under this Article,
				provided the animals are:
1. Lawfully
				possessed under a:
a. Lawful exemption;
				or
b. Valid license, permit, or
				other form of authorization from another state, the United States, or another
				country; and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-406 - Restricted Live Wildlife

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A. In
				order to lawfully possess wildlife listed as restricted under this Section, for
				any activity prohibited under A.R.S. §§ 17-255.02, 17-306, R12-4-902,
				or this Article, a person shall possess:
1.
				All applicable federal licenses and permits; and
2. The appropriate special license listed
				under R12-4-409(A); or
3. Act under
				a lawful exemption authorized under A.R.S. § 17-255.04, R12-4-316,
				R12-4-404, R12-4-405, R12-4-407, R12-4-425, R12-4-427, and R12-4-430.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-407 - Exemptions from Special License Requirements for Restricted Live Wildlife

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A. All live cervids
				may only be imported, possessed, or transported as authorized under
				R12-4-430.
B. A person is not
				required to possess a special license to lawfully possess restricted live
				wildlife under the following circumstances:
1. A person may possess, transport, or give
				away a desert tortoise (
Gopherus morafkai
) or the progeny of a
				desert tortoise provided the person lawfully possessed the desert tortoise
				prior to April 28, 1989 or obtained the tortoise through a Department
				authorized adoption program. A person who receives a desert tortoise that is
				given away under this Section is also exempt from special license requirements.
a. A person shall not:
i. Export a live desert tortoise from this
				state unless authorized in writing by the Department's special license
				administrator. A person may only export a live desert tortoise to an education
				or research institution or zoo located in another state.
ii.
				Possess desert tortoise in excess of the bag limit established under Commission
				Order 43.
iii. Propagate lawfully
				possessed desert tortoises or their progeny unless authorized in writing by the
				Department's special license administrator.
iv. Release a desert tortoise into the wild.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-408 - Holding Wildlife for the Department

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A game ranger may authorize a person to
				possess or transport live wildlife on behalf of the Department if the wildlife
				is needed as evidence in a pending civil or criminal proceeding.
B. With the exception of live cervids, the
				Department has the authority to allow a person to possess and transport captive
				live wildlife for up to 72 hours or as otherwise directed by the
				Department.
C. The Director has the
				authority to allow a person to hold a live cervid on behalf of the
				Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-409 - General Provisions and Penalties for Special Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A special license is required when a
				person intends to conduct any activity using restricted live wildlife. Special
				licenses are listed as follows:
1. Aquatic
				wildlife stocking license, established under R12-4-410;
2. Game bird license, established under
				R12-4-414;
3. Live bait dealer's
				license, established under R12-4-411;
4. Private game farm license, established
				under R12-4-413;
5. Scientific
				activity license, established under R12-4-418;
6. Sport falconry license, established under
				R12-4-422;
7. White amur stocking
				and restocking license, established under R12-4-424;
8. Wildlife holding license, established
				under R12-4-417;
9. Wildlife
				rehabilitation license, established under R12-4-423;
10. Wildlife service license, established
				under R12-4-421; and
11. Zoo
				license, established under R12-4-420.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-410 - Aquatic Wildlife Stocking License; Restocking License

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An aquatic wildlife stocking or restocking
				license allows a person to import, possess, purchase, stock, and transport any
				restricted species designated on the license at the location specified on the
				license.
B. The aquatic wildlife
				stocking or restocking license is valid for no more than 20 consecutive days,
				except that an aquatic wildlife stocking or restocking license is valid for one
				calendar year when issued to a political subdivision of the state for the
				purpose of vector control.
C. In
				addition to the requirements established under this Section, an aquatic
				wildlife stocking or restocking license holder shall comply with the special
				license requirements established under R12-4-409.
D. The aquatic wildlife stocking and
				restocking license holder shall be responsible for compliance with all
				applicable regulatory requirements. The licenses do not:
1. Exempt the license holder from any
				municipal, county, state, or federal codes, ordinances, statutes, rules, or
				regulations; or
2. Authorize the
				license holder to engage in authorized activities using federally-protected
				wildlife, unless the license holder possesses a valid license, permit, or other
				form of documentation issued by the United States authorizing the license
				holder to use that wildlife in a manner consistent with the special
				license.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-411 - Live Bait Dealer's License

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A
				live bait dealer's license allows a person to perform any of the following
				activities using the aquatic live wildlife listed under subsection (B): exhibit
				for sale, export, import, kill, offer for sale, possess, purchase, sell, trade,
				or transport.
B. A live bait
				dealer's license allows a person to perform any of the activities listed under
				subsection (A) with any or all of the following aquatic live wildlife:
1. Desert Sucker,
Catostomus
				clarkii
;
2. Fathead minnow,
Pimephales
				promelas
;
3. Golden shiner,
Notemigonus
				crysoleucas
;
4. Goldfish,
Carassius auratus
;
5. Longfin Dace,
Agosia
				chrysogaster
;
6. Speckled
				Dace,
Rhynichthys osculus
; and
7. Waterdogs,
Ambystoma tigrinum
, except in that portion of Santa Cruz
				County lying east and south of State Highway 82, or that portion of Cochise
				County lying west of the San Pedro River and south of State Highway
				82.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-412 - Special License Fees

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A. A
				person who applies for a special license authorized under this Article shall
				pay all applicable fees at the time of application. The fees listed below
				include a $20 application processing fee.
B. An initial license fee is required upon
				initial application or when an applicant fails to renew a special license
				before the license expires.
C. A
				renewal license fee is required when an applicant submits an application to
				renew the special license before the license expires and provided there are no
				changes to any of the following:
1. Licensed
				facility location,
2. Species of
				wildlife held under the special license, and
3. Staff conducting the wildlife activities
				under the license.
Short-term Special License Fees
Initial License
Valid For
Aquatic Wildlife Stocking License
$100
20-days
Aquatic Wildlife Restocking License
$20
20-days
Aquatic Wildlife Stocking License issued to a
							 political subdivision of the state
no fee
365-days
Aquatic Wildlife Restocking License issued to a
							 political subdivision of the state
no fee
365-days
Game Bird Field Trial License
$45
10-days
White Amur Stocking License
$270
20-days
White Amur Restocking License
$120
20-days
Three-year Special License Fees
Initial License
Renewal License
Game Bird Field Training License
$95
$45
Game Bird Hobby License
$80
$40
Game Bird Shooting Preserve License
$425
$155
Live Bait Dealer's License
$125
$35
Private Game Farm License
$395
$145
Scientific Activity License
$70
$70
Sport Falconry License, validates an Arizona hunting
							 or combination hunting and fishing license for hunting or taking quarry with a
							 trained raptor.
$145
$145
Wildlife Holding License
$20
$20
Wildlife Rehabilitation License
$20
$20
Wildlife Service License
$245
$95
Zoo License
$425
$155
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-413 - Private Game Farm License

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A. A
				private game farm license authorizes a person to commercially farm and sell
				captive pen-reared game birds as specified on the license at the location
				designated on the license.
1. A private game
				farm license allows the license holder to
display for sale, give
				  away, import, offer for sale, possess, propagate and rear, purchase, rent or
				  lease, sell, trade, or transport captive pen-reared game birds carcasses or
				  parts
.
2. The Private Game Farm License
				expires on the last day of the third December from the date of
				issuance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-414 - Game Bird License

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A. A game bird
				license authorizes a person to conduct certain activities with the captive
				pen-reared game birds specified on the license and only at the location or
				locations specified on the license, as described below:
1. Game Bird Hobby:
a. Authorizes a license holder to:
i. Possess no more than 50 captive pen-reared
				game birds at any one time;
ii.
				Export, import, kill, possess, propagate, purchase, and transport the captive
				pen-reared game birds specified on the license for personal, noncommercial
				purposes only; and
iii. Gift a
				captive pen-reared game bird to another special license holder who is
				authorized to possess the game bird species.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-417 - Wildlife Holding License

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A. A
				wildlife holding license authorizes a person to display for educational
				purposes, euthanize, export, give away, import, photograph for commercial
				purposes, possess, propagate, purchase, or transport, restricted and
				nonrestricted live wildlife lawfully:
1. Held
				under a valid hunting or fishing license for a purpose listed under subsection
				(C),
2. Collected under a valid
				scientific activity license issued under R12-4-418,
3. Obtained under a valid wildlife
				rehabilitation license issued under R12-4-423,
4. Or as otherwise authorized by the
				Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-418 - Scientific Activity License

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A. A
				scientific activity license allows a person to conduct any of the following
				activities with wildlife when specified on the license:
1. Capture, hold, and release wildlife as
				directed by the Department,
2.
				Collection of dead wildlife,
3. Display,
4.
				Photograph for noncommercial purposes,
5. Possess,
6.
				Propagate,
7. Take of live wildlife,
8. Transport,
				and
9. Use for educational purposes.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-420 - Zoo License

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A. A zoo license
				allows a person to exhibit, export, euthanize, display for educational
				purposes, give away, import, offer for sale, possess, propagate, purchase,
				sell, or transport any lawfully possessed restricted and nonrestricted live
				wildlife.
B. A person may apply for
				a zoo license only for a commercial facility open to the public where the
				principal business is holding wildlife in captivity for exhibition purposes and
				for one or more of the following purposes:
1.
				Advancement of science or wildlife management,
2. Promotion of public health or
				welfare;
3. Public education;
				or
4. Wildlife
				conservation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-421 - Wildlife Service License

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A. A
				wildlife service license authorizes a person to provide, advertise, or offer
				assistance in removing the live wildlife listed below to the general public.
				For the purposes of this Section, the following wildlife, as defined under
				A.R.S. §
									17-101(B),
				are designated live wildlife:
1. Furbearing
				animals;
2. Javelina
				(
Pecari tajacu
);
3. Nongame animals;
4. Predatory animals; and
5. Small game.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-422 - Sport Falconry License

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A. In addition
				to the definitions provided under A.R.S. §
									17-101,
				R12-4-101, and R12-4-401, and for the purposes of this Section, the following
				definitions apply:
"Abatement" means the use of a trained raptor to scare,
				  flush, or haze wildlife to manage depredation or other damage, including
				  threats to human health and safety, caused by the wildlife.
"Captive-bred raptor" means a raptor hatched in
				  captivity.
"Hack" means the temporary release of a raptor into the wild
				  to condition the raptor for use in falconry.
"Hybrid" has the same meaning as prescribed under
				  50
				  CFR 21.3, revised October 1, 2019. This
				  incorporation by reference contains no future editions or amendments. The
				  incorporated material is available at any Department office, online at
www.gpo.gov
, or may be ordered from the
				  U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050,
				  St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
"Imping" means using a molted feather to replace or repair a
				  damaged or broken feather.
"Imprint" has the same meaning as prescribed under
				  50
				  CFR 21.3, revised October 1, 2019. This
				  incorporation by reference contains no future editions or amendments. The
				  incorporated material is available at any Department office, online at
www.gpo.gov
, or may be ordered from the
				  U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050,
				  St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
"Retrices" means a raptor's tail feathers.
"Sponsor" means a licensed General or Master falconer with a
				  valid Arizona Sport Falconry license who has committed to mentoring an
				  Apprentice falconer.
"Suitable perch" means a perch that is of the appropriate
				  size and texture for the species of raptor using the perch.
"Wild raptor" means a raptor taken from the wild, regardless
				  of how long the raptor is held in captivity or whether the raptor is
				  transferred to another licensed falconer or other permit type.
B. An Arizona Sport Falconry
				license permits a person to capture, possess, train, and transport a raptor for
				the purpose of sport falconry in compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
				and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
1. The
				sport falconry license validates the appropriate license for hunting or taking
				quarry with a trained raptor. When taking quarry using a raptor, a person must
				possess a valid:
a. Sport falconry license,
				and
b. Appropriate hunting
				license.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-423 - Wildlife Rehabilitation License

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A. For the purposes of this Section,
				"volunteer" means a person who: Is not designated as an agent, as defined under
				R12-4-401, Assists a wildlife rehabilitation license holder without
				compensation, and Is under the direct supervision of the license holder at the
				location specified on the wildlife rehabilitation license.
B. A wildlife rehabilitation license is
				issued for the sole purpose of restoring and returning wildlife to the wild
				through rehabilitative services. The license allows a person 18 years of age or
				older to conduct any of the following activities with live injured, disabled,
				orphaned or otherwise debilitated wildlife specified on the rehabilitation
				license:
1. Capture;
2. Euthanize;
3. Export to a licensed zoo, when authorized
				by the Department;
4. Receive from
				the public;
5. Rehabilitate;
6. Release;
7.
				Temporarily possess;
8. Transport; or
9. Transfer to one of
				the following:
a. Licensed veterinarian for
				treatment or euthanasia;
b. Another
				appropriately licensed special license holder;
c. Licensed zoo, when authorized by the
				Department; or
10. As otherwise
				directed in writing by the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-424 - White Amur Stocking License; Restocking License

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A. For the purposes of this Section:
"Closed aquatic system" means any body of water, water
				  system, canal system, or series of lakes, canals, or ponds where triploid white
				  amur are prevented from entering or exiting the system by any natural or
				  man-made barrier, as determined by the Department.
"Triploid" means a species having three homologous sets of
				  chromosomes that renders the individuals sterile.
B. A white amur stocking or restocking
				license allows a person to import, possess, stock in a closed aquatic system,
				and transport triploid white amur (
Ctenopharyngodon
				idella
).
C. The white amur
				stocking or restocking license is valid for no more than 20 consecutive
				days.
D. In addition to the
				requirements established under this Section, a white amur stocking or
				restocking license holder shall comply with the special license requirements
				established under R12-4-409.
E. The
				white amur stocking or restocking license holder shall be responsible for
				compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements; the licenses do not:
1. Exempt the license holder from any
				municipal, county, state, or federal codes, ordinances, statutes, rules, or
				regulations; or
2. Authorize the
				license holder to engage in authorized activities using federally-protected
				wildlife, unless the license holder possesses a valid license, permit, or other
				form of documentation issued by the United States authorizing the license
				holder to use that wildlife in a manner consistent with the special
				license.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-425 - Restricted Live Wildlife Lawfully Possessed without License or Permit Before the Effective Date of Article 4 or Any Subsequent Amendments

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A. A person who lawfully possessed restricted
				live wildlife without a license or permit from the Department before the
				effective date of this Section or any subsequent amendments to R12-4-406, this
				Section, or this Article may continue to possess the wildlife and to use it for
				any purpose that was lawful, except propagation, before the effective date of
				R12-4-406, this Section, or this Article or any subsequent amendments, provided
				the person complies with the requirements established under subsections (A)(1)
				or (A)(2).
1. The person submits written
				notification to the Department's regional office in which the restricted live
				wildlife is held. The person shall submit the written notification to the
				regional office within 30 calendar days of the effective date of any subsequent
				amendments to this Section, R12-4-406, or this Article. The written
				notification shall include all of the following information:
a. The number of individuals of each
				species,
b. The purpose for which
				it is possessed, and
c. The unique
				identifier for each individual wildlife possessed by the person, as established
				under subsection (F); or
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-426 - Possession of Nonhuman Primates

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A. A person is
				prohibited from possessing a nonhuman primate, unless authorized under a
				special license or lawful exemption.
B. A person shall
				not import a nonhuman primate into this state unless:
1. A person lawfully possessing a nonhuman
				primate shall ensure the primate is tested and reported to be free of any
				zoonotic disease that poses a serious health risk as determined by the
				Department. Zoo-notic diseases that pose a serious health risk include, but are
				not limited to:
a. Tuberculosis;
b. Simian Herpes B virus;
c. Simian Immunodeficiency Virus;
d. Simian T Lymphotropic Virus; and
e. Gastrointestinal pathogens such as, but
				not limited to, Shigella, Salmonella, E. coli, and Giardia.
2. A qualified person, as
				determined by the Department, performs the test and provides the test results;
				and
3. The tests required under
				subsection (B)(1) are:
a. Conducted no more
				than 30 days before the person imports the nonhuman primate; and
b. The person submits the results to the
				Department prior to importation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-427 - Exemptions from Requirements to Possess a Wildlife Rehabilitation License

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A. A person may
				possess, provide rehabilitative care to, and release to the wild any live
				wildlife listed below that is injured, orphaned, or otherwise debilitated:
1. The order
Passeriformes
:
				non-Migratory Bird Treaty Act listed passerine birds;
2. The order
Columbiformes
:
				non-Migratory Bird Treaty Act listed doves;
3. The family
Phasianidae
:
				quail, pheasant, and chukars;
4.
				The order
Rodentia
: rodents; and
5. The order
Lagomorpha
:
				hares and rabbits.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-428 - Captivity Standards

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A. For the
				purposes of this Section, "animal" means any wildlife possessed under a special
				license, unless otherwise indicated.
B. A person possessing wildlife under a
				special license authorized under this Article shall comply with the minimum
				standards for the humane treatment of animals established under this
				Section.
C. A person possessing
				wildlife under an authority granted under this Article shall ensure all
				facilities meet the following minimum standards:
1. The facility shall be:
a. Constructed of material of sufficient
				strength to resist any force the animal may be capable of exerting against
				it.
b. Constructed in a manner
				designed to reasonably prevent the animal's escape or the entry of unauthorized
				persons, wildlife, or domestic animals.
c. Constructed and maintained in good
				condition to protect animals from injury, disease, or death and to enable the
				humane practices established under this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 4 - LIVE WILDLIFE › Section R12-4-430 - Importation, Handling, and Possession of Cervids

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A. The Department shall not issue a new
				special license authorizing the possession of a live cervid, except as provided
				under R12-4-418 and R12-4-420.
B. A
				person shall not import a live cervid into Arizona, except a zoo license holder
				may import any live nonnative cervid for exhibit, educational display, or
				propagation provided the nonnative cervid is quarantined for 30 days upon
				arrival and is procured from a facility that meets all of the following
				requirements:
1. The exporting facility has a
				disease surveillance program and no history of chronic wasting disease or other
				wildlife disease that pose a serious health risk to wildlife or humans and
				there is accompanying documentation from the facility certifying there is no
				history of disease at the facility or within 50 miles of the
				facility;
2. The nonnative cervid
				is accompanied by a health certificate, issued no more than 30 days prior to
				importation by a licensed veterinarian in the jurisdiction of origin;
				and
3. The nonnative cervid is
				accompanied by evidence of lawful possession, as defined under
				R12-4-401.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING AND WATER SPORTS › Section R12-4-502 - Application for Watercraft Registration

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A. Only motorized
				watercraft as defined under R12-4-501 are subject to watercraft
				registration.
B. A person shall
				apply for watercraft registration under A.R.S. § 5-321 using a form
				furnished by the Department and available at any Department office or on the
				Department's website. The applicant shall provide the following information for
				registration of all motorized watercraft except homemade watercraft, which are
				addressed under subsection (C):
1. Arizona
				residency certification statement, signed by the watercraft owner;
2. Type of watercraft;
3. Propulsion type;
4. Engine drive type;
5. Overall length of watercraft;
6. Make and model of watercraft, if
				known;
7. Year built or model year,
				if known;
8. Hull identification
				number;
9. Hull material;
10. Fuel type;
11. Category of use;
12. Watercraft or AZ number previously issued
				for the watercraft, if any;
13.
				State of principal operation; and
14. For watercraft:
a. Owned by a person:
i. Legal name;
ii. Mailing address;
iii. Date of birth; and
iv. Signature of each applicant.
b. Owned by a business:
i. Name of business:
ii. Business address;
iii. Tax Identification Number; and
iv. Signature and title of authorized
				representative on behalf of the business.
c. Held in a trust:
i. Name of trust;
ii. Primary trustee's address;
iii. Tax Identification Number, required when
				the trust is held by two or more persons;
iv. Date of trust; and
v.
				Signature of each trustee, unless the trust instrument authorizes the signature
				of one trustee to bind the trust.
15. When ownership of the watercraft is in
				more than one name, the applicant shall indicate ownership designation by use
				of one of the following methods:
a. Where
				ownership is joint tenancy with right of survivorship, the applicant shall use
				"and/or" between the names of the owners. To transfer registration of the
				watercraft, each owner shall provide a signature. Upon legal proof of the death
				or incompetency of either owner, the remaining owner may transfer registration
				of the watercraft.
b. Where
				ownership is a tenancy in common the applicant shall use "and" between the
				names of the owners. To transfer registration of the watercraft, each owner
				shall provide a signature. In the event of the death or incompetency of any
				owner, the disposition of the watercraft shall be handled through appropriate
				legal proceedings.
c. Where the
				ownership is joint tenancy or is community property with an express intent that
				either of the owners has full authority to transfer registration, the applicant
				shall use "or" between the names of the owners. Each owner shall sign the
				application for registration. To transfer registration, either owner's
				signature is sufficient for transfer.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING AND WATER SPORTS › Section R12-4-503 - Renewal of Watercraft Registration; Duplicate Watercraft Registration or Decal

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The owner of
				a registered watercraft shall renew the watercraft's registration no later than
				the day before the prior registration period expires.
1. To renew a
				watercraft's registration in person or by mail, an applicant shall pay the
				registration fee authorized under
				R12-4-504
				and present any one of the following:
a. Current or prior
				certificate of number,
b. Valid driver's
				license,
c. Valid Arizona Motor Vehicle Division identification
				card,
d. Valid passport, or
e. Department-issued
				renewal notice.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 4 - GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING AND WATER SPORTS › Section R12-4-504 - Watercraft Fees; Penalty for Late Registration; Staggered Registration Schedule

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A. The following
				fees are required, when applicable as authorized under A.R.S. §§
									5-321
				and
				5-322:
1. Motorized watercraft registration fees are
				assessed as follows:
a. Twelve feet and less:
				$20
b. Twelve feet one inch through
				sixteen feet: $22
c. Sixteen feet
				one inch through twenty feet: $30
d. Twenty feet one inch through twenty-six
				feet: $35
e. Twenty-six feet one
				inch through thirty-nine feet: $39
f. Thirty-nine feet one inch through
				sixty-four feet: $44
g. Sixty-four
				feet one inch and over: $66
h. For
				the purposes of this subsection, the length of the motorized watercraft shall
				be measured in the same manner prescribed under A.R.S. §
											5-321(C).