ARS Title 17 - Game and Fish

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Title 17

Arizona Revised Statutes 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
17-201	Game and fish department and game and fish commission members; appointment; removal; meetings
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
17-299	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 gametaking 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; illegal taking or wounding
17-315	Wildlife theft prevention fund; authorized expenditures
17-316	Interference with rights of hunters; violation; classification
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 right to obtain license; 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
17-421	Right to conduct fish hatching and culture; limitations
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
Chapter 5	WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
Article 1	Adoption
17-501	Short title
17-502	Adoption and text of compact
17-503	Administration; expenses
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
Article 2	Disclosure of Proximity to Shooting Range
17-621	Recording proximity to shooting range; definition

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