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§ 17-101 - Definitions - 17-101. Definitions A. In this title, unless the context otherwise...
§ 17-102 - Wildlife as state property; exceptions - 17-102. Wildlife as state property; exceptions Wildlife, both resident and...
§ 17-103 - Duties of county attorneys - 17-103. Duties of county attorneys Each county attorney shall prosecute...
§ 17-104 - Duties of peace officers as special game rangers - 17-104. Duties of peace officers as special game rangers All...
§ 17-105 - Immunity of witnesses - 17-105. Immunity of witnesses No person called upon by the...
§ 17-201 - Game and fish department and game and fish commission members; appointment; removal; meetings - 17-201. Game and fish department and game and fish commission...
§ 17-202 - Arizona game and fish commission appointment recommendation board - 17-202. Arizona game and fish commission appointment recommendation board A....
§ 17-211 - Director; selection; removal; powers and duties; employees - 17-211. Director; selection; removal; powers and duties; employees A. The...
§ 17-212 - Director's seal; authentication of records - 17-212. Director's seal; authentication of records A. The director shall...
§ 17-213 - Prohibition on political activity - 17-213. Prohibition on political activity Neither the director nor any...
§ 17-214 - Arizona game and fish department reserve; members; powers and duties; compensation - 17-214. Arizona game and fish department reserve; members; powers and...
§ 17-215 - Fingerprint clearance card; employees; volunteers - 17-215. Fingerprint clearance card; employees; volunteers Each employee and volunteer...
§ 17-231 - General powers and duties of the commission - 17-231. General powers and duties of the commission A. The...
§ 17-232 - Agreements with other states for reciprocal use of licenses - 17-232. Agreements with other states for reciprocal use of licenses...
§ 17-233 - Acquisition and disposition of buffalo and buffalo meat - 17-233. Acquisition and disposition of buffalo and buffalo meat The...
§ 17-234 - Open or closed seasons; bag limits; possession limits - 17-234. Open or closed seasons; bag limits; possession limits The...
§ 17-235 - Migratory birds - 17-235. Migratory birds The commission shall prescribe seasons, bag limits,...
§ 17-236 - Taking birds; possession of raptors - 17-236. Taking birds; possession of raptors A. It is unlawful...
§ 17-237 - Pollution of waters - 17-237. Pollution of waters The commission is authorized to bring...
§ 17-238 - Special licenses for field trials, for shooting preserves and for collecting or holding wildlife in captivity - 17-238. Special licenses for field trials, for shooting preserves and...
§ 17-239 - Wildlife depredations; investigations; corrective measures; disposal; reports; judicial review - 17-239. Wildlife depredations; investigations; corrective measures; disposal; reports; judicial review...
§ 17-240 - Disposition of wildlife; devices; unlawful devices; notice of intention to destroy; waiting period; destruction; jurisdiction of recovery actions; disposition of unclaimed property - 17-240. Disposition of wildlife; devices; unlawful devices; notice of intention...
§ 17-241 - Acquisition and disposition of lands and waters; retention of rights; disposition of proceeds - 17-241. Acquisition and disposition of lands and waters; retention of...
§ 17-242 - Guaranteeing irrigation district assessment; sale of land located within federal reclamation projects and irrigation districts - 17-242. Guaranteeing irrigation district assessment; sale of land located within...
§ 17-243 - Sale of surplus products of federal aid projects; disposition of proceeds - 17-243. Sale of surplus products of federal aid projects; disposition...
§ 17-244 - Bulletin; refuge signboards; posted lands - 17-244. Bulletin; refuge signboards; posted lands A. A hunting and...
§ 17-245 - Training courses - 17-245. Training courses The commission may: 1. Offer training courses...
§ 17-246 - Ground leases; installment purchase of facilities - 17-246. Ground leases; installment purchase of facilities A. In this...
§ 17-247 - Terms of agreements - 17-247. Terms of agreements Installment purchase agreements entered into under...
§ 17-248 - Certification of installment purchase agreements by the attorney general - 17-248. Certification of installment purchase agreements by the attorney general...
§ 17-249 - Inmate labor - 17-249. Inmate labor The commission may contract with the state...
§ 17-250 - Wildlife diseases; order of director; violation; classification; rule making exemption - 17-250. Wildlife diseases; order of director; violation; classification; rule making...
§ 17-251 - Possession or use of a firearm silencer or muffler while hunting; definition - 17-251. Possession or use of a firearm silencer or muffler...
§ 17-252 - Geospatial data and geographic information system services; wildlife species location information; disclosure or inspection; definitions - 17-252. Geospatial data and geographic information system services; wildlife species...
§ 17-253 - Mexican gray wolf; memorandum of understanding; reporting - 17-253. Mexican gray wolf; memorandum of understanding; reporting A. The...
§ 17-255 - Definition of aquatic invasive species - 17-255. Definition of aquatic invasive species In this article, unless...
§ 17-255.01 - Aquatic invasive species program; powers - 17-255.01. Aquatic invasive species program; powers A. The director may...
§ 17-255.02 - Prohibitions - 17-255.02. Prohibitions Except as authorized by the commission, a person...
§ 17-255.03 - Violations; civil penalties; classification; cost recovery - 17-255.03. Violations; civil penalties; classification; cost recovery A. Except as...
§ 17-255.04 - Applicability; no private right of action - 17-255.04. Applicability; no private right of action A. This article...
§ 17-261 - Game and fish fund - 17-261. Game and fish fund On or before the fifth...
§ 17-261.01 - Game and fish revolving fund - 17-261.01. Game and fish revolving fund A. Notwithstanding the provisions...
§ 17-262 - Investment of surplus funds; earned interest - 17-262. Investment of surplus funds; earned interest A. When the...
§ 17-263 - Membership dues - 17-263. Membership dues The department may expend monies for membership...
§ 17-264 - Budget appropriation - 17-264. Budget appropriation The legislature shall, in its general appropriation...
§ 17-265 - Game and fish in-lieu fee program restoration endowment trust fund; exemption; definition - 17-265. Game and fish in-lieu fee program restoration endowment trust...
§ 17-266 - Construction by employees or force account - 17-266. Construction by employees or force account Notwithstanding sections 41-2535...
§ 17-267 - Land and water conservation and recreation development fund - 17-267. Land and water conservation and recreation development fund A....
§ 17-268 - Game, non-game, fish and endangered species fund - 17-268. Game, non-game, fish and endangered species fund A. A...
§ 17-269 - Game and fish publications revolving fund - 17-269. Game and fish publications revolving fund A game and...
§ 17-271 - Wildlife endowment fund - 17-271. Wildlife endowment fund A. The wildlife endowment fund is...
§ 17-272 - Voluntary contributions in lieu of property taxes - 17-272. Voluntary contributions in lieu of property taxes A. If...
§ 17-273 - Firearms safety and ranges fund; uses; criteria - 17-273. Firearms safety and ranges fund; uses; criteria A. The...
§ 17-274 - Arizona game and fish department fleet vehicle replacement fund - 17-274. Arizona game and fish department fleet vehicle replacement fund...
§ 17-275 - Arizona game and fish department fleet operations fund - 17-275. Arizona game and fish department fleet operations fund A....
§ 17-281 - Definitions - 17-281. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 17-282 - Conservation development fund; purposes - 17-282. Conservation development fund; purposes A. The conservation development fund...
§ 17-283 - Issuance of bonds; negotiability; resolution; notice; tax exemption - 17-283. Issuance of bonds; negotiability; resolution; notice; tax exemption A....
§ 17-284 - Pledges; lien; personal liability; incontestability - 17-284. Pledges; lien; personal liability; incontestability A. Any pledge made...
§ 17-285 - Bonds as legal investments; state nonliability - 17-285. Bonds as legal investments; state nonliability A. Bonds issued...
§ 17-286 - Certification of bonds by attorney general - 17-286. Certification of bonds by attorney general A. The commission...
§ 17-287 - Impairment of bondholder rights; prohibition; inclusion in resolutions and indentures - 17-287. Impairment of bondholder rights; prohibition; inclusion in resolutions and...
§ 17-288 - Distributions from the conservation development fund - 17-288. Distributions from the conservation development fund A. Not later...
§ 17-289 - Bond proceeds fund; investment - 17-289. Bond proceeds fund; investment A. The proceeds received from...
§ 17-290 - Designation of fiscal agent and trustees; monies of the authority; fees - 17-290. Designation of fiscal agent and trustees; monies of the...
§ 17-291 - Additional bonds - 17-291. Additional bonds After the original issuance of bonds, the...
§ 17-292 - Capital improvement fund - 17-292. Capital improvement fund A. The capital improvement fund is...
§ 17-293 - Unlawful interest in real property by commission member; violation; classification - 17-293. Unlawful interest in real property by commission member; violation;...
§ 17-294 - Annual audit of funds - 17-294. Annual audit of funds A. The commission shall cause...
§ 17-295 - Limitation on bonding - 17-295. Limitation on bonding A. The aggregate amount of bonds...
§ 17-296 - Definitions - 17-296. Definitions In this article: 1. " Public access" means...
§ 17-297 - Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund - 17-297. Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund A. The...
§ 17-298 - Expenditures from fund; purpose and amounts; annual report - 17-298. Expenditures from fund; purpose and amounts; annual report A....
§ 17-298.01 - Decennial performance audit - 17-298.01. Decennial performance audit Beginning in 2001 and every tenth...
§ 17-299 - Arizona wildlife conservation fund - 17-299. Arizona wildlife conservation fund (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)...
§ 17-301 - Times when wildlife may be taken; exceptions; methods of taking - 17-301. Times when wildlife may be taken; exceptions; methods of...
§ 17-301.01 - Protection from wildlife - 17-301.01. Protection from wildlife A. Notwithstanding any other provision of...
§ 17-302 - Taking of bear or mountain lion for protection of property; report - 17-302. Taking of bear or mountain lion for protection of...
§ 17-302.01 - Taking of wolves for protection of life or property - 17-302.01. Taking of wolves for protection of life or property...
§ 17-303 - Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas or while trespassing - 17-303. Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas or while...
§ 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;...
§ 17-305 - Possession of other weapons while hunting; violation; classification - 17-305. Possession of other weapons while hunting; violation; classification A....
§ 17-306 - Importation, transportation, release or possession of live wildlife; violations; classification - 17-306. Importation, transportation, release or possession of live wildlife; violations;...
§ 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...
§ 17-308 - Unlawful camping - 17-308. Unlawful camping It is unlawful for a person to...
§ 17-309 - Violations; classification - 17-309. Violations; classification A. Unless otherwise prescribed by this title,...
§ 17-310 - Agreement to appear in court - 17-310. Agreement to appear in court Game rangers, wildlife managers,...
§ 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...
§ 17-312 - Misuse of firearms - 17-312. Misuse of firearms A. It is unlawful for any...
§ 17-313 - Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports - 17-313. Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports A. Fines,...
§ 17-314 - Illegally taking, wounding, killing or possessing wildlife; civil penalty; enforcement - 17-314. Illegally taking, wounding, killing or possessing wildlife; civil penalty;...
§ 17-315 - Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures - 17-315. Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures A. The wildlife...
§ 17-316 - Interference with rights of hunters; classification; civil action; exceptions - 17-316. Interference with rights of hunters; classification; civil action; exceptions...
§ 17-317 - Possession and containment of white amur; determination of closed aquatic system - 17-317. Possession and containment of white amur; determination of closed...
§ 17-318 - Disease assessment and treatment before importing wildlife and transporting big game - 17-318. Disease assessment and treatment before importing wildlife and transporting...
§ 17-319 - Big game animals; carcasses; possession and transportation; salvage permit; requirements; violation; classification - 17-319. Big game animals; carcasses; possession and transportation; salvage permit;...
§ 17-320 - Jaguar; protection; violations; classification; civil liability; exceptions - 17-320. Jaguar; protection; violations; classification; civil liability; exceptions A. Notwithstanding...
§ 17-331 - License or proof of purchase required; violation of child support order - 17-331. License or proof of purchase required; violation of child...
§ 17-332 - Form and content of license; duplicate licenses; transfer of license prohibited; exceptions; refunds; period of validity; definitions - 17-332. Form and content of license; duplicate licenses; transfer of...
§ 17-333 - License classifications; fees; reduced fee and complimentary licenses; annual report; review - 17-333. License classifications; fees; reduced fee and complimentary licenses; annual...
§ 17-333.02 - Trapping license; education; exemption - 17-333.02. Trapping license; education; exemption A. A person applying for...
§ 17-334 - Sale of licenses - 17-334. Sale of licenses Hunting, fishing and other licenses shall...
§ 17-335 - Blind resident; fishing license exemption - 17-335. Blind resident; fishing license exemption A blind resident may...
§ 17-335.01 - Lifetime license and benefactor license - 17-335.01. Lifetime license and benefactor license A. For the purposes...
§ 17-337 - Hunting and fishing licenses; armed forces members and spouses - 17-337. Hunting and fishing licenses; armed forces members and spouses...
§ 17-337.01 - Licenses for enrollees in the job corps - 17-337.01. Licenses for enrollees in the job corps Enrollees in...
§ 17-338 - Remission of fees from sale of licenses and permits; violation; classification - 17-338. Remission of fees from sale of licenses and permits;...
§ 17-339 - Reports and returns by license dealers; noncompliance; classification - 17-339. Reports and returns by license dealers; noncompliance; classification A....
§ 17-340 - Revocation, suspension and denial of privilege of taking wildlife; civil penalty; notice; violation; classification - 17-340. Revocation, suspension and denial of privilege of taking wildlife;...
§ 17-341 - Violation; classification - 17-341. Violation; classification A. It is unlawful for a person...
§ 17-342 - Colorado river special use permit - 17-342. Colorado river special use permit A. A person taking...
§ 17-343 - Reciprocal sale of licenses and special use permits - 17-343. Reciprocal sale of licenses and special use permits The...
§ 17-344 - Period of validity of special permits - 17-344. Period of validity of special permits Arizona-Colorado river special...
§ 17-345 - Surcharges; purposes - 17-345. Surcharges; purposes In addition to any other fees, the...
§ 17-346 - Special big game license tags - 17-346. Special big game license tags In addition to any...
§ 17-361 - Trappers; licensing; restrictions; duties; reports - 17-361. Trappers; licensing; restrictions; duties; reports A. The holder of...
§ 17-362 - Guide license; violations; annual report - 17-362. Guide license; violations; annual report A. A person shall...
§ 17-363 - Practice of taxidermy; registration required; rules; register; revocation; suspension; civil penalty - 17-363. Practice of taxidermy; registration required; rules; register; revocation; suspension;...
§ 17-364 - Fur dealer's license; records; reports - 17-364. Fur dealer's license; records; reports A. No person shall...
§ 17-371 - Transportation, possession and sale of wildlife and wildlife parts - 17-371. Transportation, possession and sale of wildlife and wildlife parts...
§ 17-372 - Shipment by common carrier - 17-372. Shipment by common carrier A. A common carrier shall...
§ 17-373 - Storage; exception - 17-373. Storage; exception A. Commercial food establishments processing or storing...
§ 17-401 - Definitions - 17-401. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 17-402 - Acceptance of federal aid acts - 17-402. Acceptance of federal aid acts A. The state assents...
§ 17-403 - Restoration projects - 17-403. Restoration projects The commission may cooperate and enter into...
§ 17-404 - Acquisition of lands - 17-404. Acquisition of lands The commission, in the name of...
§ 17-405 - Acceptance of grants - 17-405. Acceptance of grants A. The commission shall notify the...
§ 17-406 - Revolving fund; appropriation; purpose and reimbursement - 17-406. Revolving fund; appropriation; purpose and reimbursement A. There is...
§ 17-407 - Acquisition of lands by United States for migratory bird conservation - 17-407. Acquisition of lands by United States for migratory bird...
§ 17-421 - Right to conduct fish hatching and culture; limitations - 17-421. Right to conduct fish hatching and culture; limitations A....
§ 17-451 - Definitions - 17-451. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 17-452 - Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; agreements; rules - 17-452. Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; agreements; rules A....
§ 17-453 - Notices of restrictions; posting; publication - 17-453. Notices of restrictions; posting; publication A. For all areas...
§ 17-454 - Prohibition against vehicle travel - 17-454. Prohibition against vehicle travel No person shall drive a...
§ 17-455 - Exceptions - 17-455. Exceptions A. The restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses established...
§ 17-456 - Expenditure of funds; source; functions - 17-456. Expenditure of funds; source; functions The commission may expend...
§ 17-457 - Enforcement of article - 17-457. Enforcement of article All peace officers of the state,...
§ 17-458 - Violations; classification - 17-458. Violations; classification Any person who violates any provision of...
§ 17-471 - Wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement fund; commission duties - 17-471. Wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement fund; commission duties A....
§ 17-481 - Application of aquatic poisons; analysis; notice; exceptions - 17-481. Application of aquatic poisons; analysis; notice; exceptions A. The...
§ 17-491 - Livestock loss board; members; terms; compensation; annual report - 17-491. Livestock loss board; members; terms; compensation; annual report A....
§ 17-492 - Powers and duties; definition - 17-492. Powers and duties; definition A. The livestock loss board...
§ 17-493 - Livestock compensation fund; exemption; definition - 17-493. Livestock compensation fund; exemption; definition A. The livestock compensation...
§ 17-495 - Definitions - 17-495. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 17-495.01 - Property owner confidentiality; disclosure; consent; civil penalty - 17-495.01. Property owner confidentiality; disclosure; consent; civil penalty A. Information...
§ 17-501 - Short title - 17-501. Short title This chapter shall be known and may...
§ 17-502 - Adoption and text of compact - 17-502. Adoption and text of compact The wildlife violator compact...
§ 17-503 - Administration; expenses - 17-503. Administration; expenses A. The department is designated as the...
§ 17-601 - Definition of outdoor shooting range - 17-601. Definition of outdoor shooting range In this article, unless...
§ 17-602 - State outdoor shooting range noise standards; preemption; measurement; definitions - 17-602. State outdoor shooting range noise standards; preemption; measurement; definitions...
§ 17-603 - Preexisting outdoor shooting ranges; noise buffering or attenuation - 17-603. Preexisting outdoor shooting ranges; noise buffering or attenuation A....
§ 17-604 - Nighttime outdoor shooting range operations - 17-604. Nighttime outdoor shooting range operations A. Outdoor shooting ranges...
§ 17-605 - Noise pollution; nuisance; defense; costs - 17-605. Noise pollution; nuisance; defense; costs A. It is an...
§ 17-621 - Recording proximity to shooting range; definition - 17-621. Recording proximity to shooting range; definition A. A city...