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.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 17-102 - Wildlife as state property; exceptions
§ 17-103 - Duties of county attorneys
§ 17-104 - Duties of peace officers as special game rangers
§ 17-105 - Immunity of witnesses
§ 17-202 - Arizona game and fish commission appointment recommendation board
§ 17-211 - Director; selection; removal; powers and duties; employees
§ 17-212 - Director's seal; authentication of records
§ 17-213 - Prohibition on political activity
§ 17-214 - Arizona game and fish department reserve; members; powers and duties; compensation
§ 17-215 - Fingerprint clearance card; employees; volunteers
§ 17-231 - General powers and duties of the commission
§ 17-232 - Agreements with other states for reciprocal use of licenses
§ 17-233 - Acquisition and disposition of buffalo and buffalo meat
§ 17-234 - Open or closed seasons; bag limits; possession limits
§ 17-236 - Taking birds; possession of raptors
§ 17-237 - Pollution of waters
§ 17-243 - Sale of surplus products of federal aid projects; disposition of proceeds
§ 17-244 - Bulletin; refuge signboards; posted lands
§ 17-246 - Ground leases; installment purchase of facilities
§ 17-247 - Terms of agreements
§ 17-248 - Certification of installment purchase agreements by the attorney general
§ 17-250 - Wildlife diseases; order of director; violation; classification; rule making exemption
§ 17-251 - Possession or use of a firearm silencer or muffler while hunting; definition
§ 17-253 - Mexican gray wolf; memorandum of understanding; reporting
§ 17-255 - Definition of aquatic invasive species
§ 17-255.01 - Aquatic invasive species program; powers
§ 17-255.03 - Violations; civil penalties; classification; cost recovery
§ 17-255.04 - Applicability; no private right of action
§ 17-261.01 - Game and fish revolving fund
§ 17-262 - Investment of surplus funds; earned interest
§ 17-264 - Budget appropriation
§ 17-265 - Game and fish in-lieu fee program restoration endowment trust fund; exemption; definition
§ 17-266 - Construction by employees or force account
§ 17-267 - Land and water conservation and recreation development fund
§ 17-268 - Game, non-game, fish and endangered species fund
§ 17-269 - Game and fish publications revolving fund
§ 17-271 - Wildlife endowment fund
§ 17-272 - Voluntary contributions in lieu of property taxes
§ 17-273 - Firearms safety and ranges fund; uses; criteria
§ 17-274 - Arizona game and fish department fleet vehicle replacement fund
§ 17-275 - Arizona game and fish department fleet operations fund
§ 17-282 - Conservation development fund; purposes
§ 17-283 - Issuance of bonds; negotiability; resolution; notice; tax exemption
§ 17-284 - Pledges; lien; personal liability; incontestability
§ 17-285 - Bonds as legal investments; state nonliability
§ 17-286 - Certification of bonds by attorney general
§ 17-287 - Impairment of bondholder rights; prohibition; inclusion in resolutions and indentures
§ 17-288 - Distributions from the conservation development fund
§ 17-289 - Bond proceeds fund; investment
§ 17-290 - Designation of fiscal agent and trustees; monies of the authority; fees
§ 17-292 - Capital improvement fund
§ 17-293 - Unlawful interest in real property by commission member; violation; classification
§ 17-294 - Annual audit of funds
§ 17-295 - Limitation on bonding
§ 17-297 - Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund
§ 17-298 - Expenditures from fund; purpose and amounts; annual report
§ 17-298.01 - Decennial performance audit
§ 17-299 - Arizona wildlife conservation fund
§ 17-301 - Times when wildlife may be taken; exceptions; methods of taking
§ 17-301.01 - Protection from wildlife
§ 17-302 - Taking of bear or mountain lion for protection of property; report
§ 17-302.01 - Taking of wolves for protection of life or property
§ 17-303 - Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas or while trespassing
§ 17-305 - Possession of other weapons while hunting; violation; classification
§ 17-307 - Possession, storage, sale and gift of the carcass or parts thereof of wildlife
§ 17-309 - Violations; classification
§ 17-310 - Agreement to appear in court
§ 17-313 - Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports
§ 17-314 - Illegally taking, wounding, killing or possessing wildlife; civil penalty; enforcement
§ 17-315 - Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures
§ 17-316 - Interference with rights of hunters; classification; civil action; exceptions
§ 17-317 - Possession and containment of white amur; determination of closed aquatic system
§ 17-318 - Disease assessment and treatment before importing wildlife and transporting big game
§ 17-320 - Jaguar; protection; violations; classification; civil liability; exceptions
§ 17-331 - License or proof of purchase required; violation of child support order
§ 17-333.02 - Trapping license; education; exemption
§ 17-335 - Blind resident; fishing license exemption
§ 17-335.01 - Lifetime license and benefactor license
§ 17-337 - Hunting and fishing licenses; armed forces members and spouses
§ 17-337.01 - Licenses for enrollees in the job corps
§ 17-338 - Remission of fees from sale of licenses and permits; violation; classification
§ 17-339 - Reports and returns by license dealers; noncompliance; classification
§ 17-341 - Violation; classification
§ 17-342 - Colorado river special use permit
§ 17-343 - Reciprocal sale of licenses and special use permits
§ 17-344 - Period of validity of special permits
§ 17-345 - Surcharges; purposes
§ 17-346 - Special big game license tags
§ 17-361 - Trappers; licensing; restrictions; duties; reports
§ 17-362 - Guide license; violations; annual report
§ 17-364 - Fur dealer's license; records; reports
§ 17-371 - Transportation, possession and sale of wildlife and wildlife parts
§ 17-372 - Shipment by common carrier
§ 17-402 - Acceptance of federal aid acts
§ 17-403 - Restoration projects
§ 17-404 - Acquisition of lands
§ 17-405 - Acceptance of grants
§ 17-406 - Revolving fund; appropriation; purpose and reimbursement
§ 17-407 - Acquisition of lands by United States for migratory bird conservation
§ 17-421 - Right to conduct fish hatching and culture; limitations
§ 17-452 - Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; agreements; rules
§ 17-453 - Notices of restrictions; posting; publication
§ 17-454 - Prohibition against vehicle travel
§ 17-456 - Expenditure of funds; source; functions
§ 17-457 - Enforcement of article
§ 17-458 - Violations; classification
§ 17-471 - Wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement fund; commission duties
§ 17-481 - Application of aquatic poisons; analysis; notice; exceptions
§ 17-491 - Livestock loss board; members; terms; compensation; annual report
§ 17-492 - Powers and duties; definition
§ 17-493 - Livestock compensation fund; exemption; definition
§ 17-495.01 - Property owner confidentiality; disclosure; consent; civil penalty
§ 17-502 - Adoption and text of compact
§ 17-503 - Administration; expenses
§ 17-601 - Definition of outdoor shooting range
§ 17-602 - State outdoor shooting range noise standards; preemption; measurement; definitions
§ 17-603 - Preexisting outdoor shooting ranges; noise buffering or attenuation
§ 17-604 - Nighttime outdoor shooting range operations
§ 17-605 - Noise pollution; nuisance; defense; costs
§ 17-621 - Recording proximity to shooting range; definition