Arizona Title 17 - Game and Fish
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 - Definitions and Authority of the State
- §17-101 Definitions
- §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
Chapter 2 - GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT AND GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
Article 1 - Membership
Article 2 - Director and Employees
- §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
Article 3 - Powers and Duties
- §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
- §17-235 Migratory birds
- §17-236 Taking birds; possession of raptors
- §17-237 Pollution of waters
- §17-238 Special licenses for field trials, for shooting preserves and for collecting or holding wildlife in captivity
- §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
- §17-241 Acquisition and disposition of lands and waters; retention of rights; disposition of proceeds
- §17-242 Guaranteeing irrigation district assessment; sale of land located within federal reclamation projects and irrigation districts
- §17-243 Sale of surplus products of federal aid projects; disposition of proceeds
- §17-244 Bulletin; refuge signboards; posted lands
- §17-245 Game management units or refuges; establishment
- §17-246 Ground leases; installment purchase of facilities
- §17-247 Terms of agreements
- §17-248 Certification of installment purchase agreements by the attorney general
- §17-249 Inmate labor
- §17-250 Wildlife diseases; order of director; violation; classification; rule making exemption
Article 4 - Fiscal Provisions
- §17-261 Game and fish fund
- §17-261.01 Game and fish revolving fund
- §17-262 Investment of surplus funds; earned interest
- §17-263 Membership dues
- §17-264 Budget appropriation
- §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
- §17-270 Waterfowl conservation fund
- §17-271 Wildlife endowment fund
- §17-272 Voluntary contributions in lieu of property taxes
- §17-273 Firearms safety and ranges fund; uses; criteria
Article 5 - Conservation Development Fund
- §17-281 Definitions
- §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
- §17-291 Additional bonds
- §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
Article 6 - Arizona Game and Fish Commission Heritage Fund
- §17-296 Definitions
- §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
Article 7 - Arizona Wildlife Conservation Fund
Chapter 3 - TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE
Article 1 - General Regulations
- §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
- §17-303 Taking or driving wildlife from closed areas
- §17-304 Prohibition by landowner upon hunting; posting; exception
- §17-305 Carrying firearms or game‑taking devices in closed areas; exceptions; permits
- §17-306 Importation, transportation, release or possession of live wildlife
- §17-307 Possession, storage, sale and gift of the carcass or parts thereof of wildlife
- §17-308 Unlawful camping
- §17-309 Violations; classification
- §17-310 Agreement to appear in court
- §17-311 Duty to report shooting accident resulting in injury or death; duty to give assistance; authority of officers
- §17-312 Misuse of firearms
- §17-313 Disposition of fines, forfeitures and penalties; reports
- §17-314 Civil liability for illegally taking or wounding wildlife; recovery of damages
- §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
- §17-319 Big game killed by motor vehicle; salvage permit; violation; classification
- §17-320 Jaguar; protection; violation; classification; civil liability; exception
Article 2 - Licenses
- §17-331 License or proof of purchase required; violation of child support order
- §17-332 Form and contents of license; duplicate licenses; period of validity
- §17-333 Licenses; classes; fees; definition
- §17-333.01 State waterfowl stamp
- §17-333.02 Trapping license; education; exemption
- §17-333.03 State migratory bird stamp
- §17-334 Sale of licenses
- §17-335 Minors; blind residents
- §17-335.01 Lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and trout stamps; fees
- §17-336 Complimentary licenses
- §17-337 Soldier's hunting and fishing licenses
- §17-337.01 Licenses for enrollees in the job corps
- §17-338 Remission of fees from sale of licenses or permits; noncompliance; classification
- §17-339 Reports and returns by license dealers; noncompliance; classification
- §17-340 Revocation, suspension and denial of privilege of taking wildlife; notice; violation; classification
- §17-341 Applying for or obtaining license or permit by fraud or misrepresentation; 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
Article 3 - Trappers, Guides and Taxidermists
- §17-361 Trappers; licensing; restrictions; duties; reports
- §17-362 Guides; appointment; licenses; duties; reports; carrying firearms
- §17-363 License to practice taxidermy
- §17-364 Fur dealer's license; records; reports
Article 4 - Transportation and Storage
- §17-371 Transportation, possession and sale of wildlife and wildlife parts
- §17-372 Shipment by common carrier
- §17-373 Storage; exception
Chapter 4 - CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND FEDERAL COOPERATION
Article 1 - Restoration Projects
- §17-401 Definitions
- §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
Article 2 - Fish Hatching and Fish Culture
Article 3 - Wildlife Habitat Protection
- §17-451 Definitions
- §17-452 Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; agreements; rules
- §17-453 Notices of restrictions; posting; publication
- §17-454 Prohibition against vehicle travel
- §17-455 Exceptions
- §17-456 Expenditure of funds; source; functions
- §17-457 Enforcement of article
- §17-458 Violations; classification
Article 4 - Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Fund
Chapter 5 - WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
Article 1 - Adoption
Chapter 6 - SHOOTING RANGES
Article 1 - Outdoor Shooting Range Noise Standards
- §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