Arizona Revised Statutes Title 17 - Game And Fish

Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 Definitions and Authority of the State

• § 17-101 Definitions
  A. In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Angling" means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed...
• § 17-102 Wildlife As State Property; Exceptions
  Wildlife, both resident and migratory, native or introduced, found in this state, except fish and bullfrogs impounded in private ponds or tanks or wildlife...
• § 17-103 Duties Of County Attorneys
  Each county attorney shall prosecute and defend on behalf of the state, in all courts of the county, all actions, criminal or civil, arising...
• § 17-104 Duties Of Peace Officers As Special Game Rangers
  All county, city and town peace officers are ex officio special game rangers and are required to carry out the duties of this title.
• § 17-105 Immunity Of Witnesses
  No person called upon by the state to testify as a witness in any action brought under this title shall be excused or exempted...

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
  A. The laws of the state relating to wildlife shall be administered by the game and fish department. Control of the department is vested...
• § 17-202 Arizona Game And Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board
  A. The Arizona game and fish commission appointment recommendation board is established consisting of members appointed by the governor pursuant to this section and...

Article 2 Director and Employees

• § 17-211 Director; Selection; Removal; Powers And Duties; Employees
  A. The commission shall appoint a director of the Arizona game and fish department, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the game...
• § 17-212 Director's Seal; Authentication Of Records
  A. The director shall adopt a seal of office which shall be used to authenticate records and copies of records required by law to...
• § 17-213 Prohibition On Political Activity
  Neither the director nor any employee of the department shall take active part in a political campaign nor use his office to influence in...
• § 17-214 Arizona Game And Fish Department Reserve; Members; Powers And Duties; Compensation
  A. The commission may establish a volunteer organization known as the Arizona game and fish department reserve and prescribe the qualifications for membership. Members...
• § 17-215 Fingerprint Clearance Card; Employees; Volunteers
  Each employee and volunteer who has contact with children or vulnerable adults as part of their regular duties must have a valid fingerprint clearance...

Article 3 Powers and Duties

• § 17-231 General Powers And Duties Of The Commission
  A. The commission shall: 1. Adopt rules and establish services it deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this title. 2....
• § 17-232 Agreements With Other States For Reciprocal Use Of Licenses
  The commission, subject to the approval of the governor and the attorney general, is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with corresponding state or...
• § 17-233 Acquisition And Disposition Of Buffalo And Buffalo Meat
  The commission may purchase, sell, barter, or give away buffalo or buffalo meat provided the same may be given only to public institutions or...
• § 17-234 Open Or Closed Seasons; Bag Limits; Possession Limits
  The commission shall by order open, close or alter seasons and establish bag and possession limits for wildlife, but a commission order to open...
• § 17-235 Migratory Birds
  The commission shall prescribe seasons, bag limits, possession limits and other regulations pertaining to taking migratory birds in accordance with the migratory bird treaty...
• § 17-236 Taking Birds; Possession Of Raptors
  A. It is unlawful to take or injure any bird or harass any bird upon its nest, or remove the nests or eggs of...
• § 17-237 Pollution Of Waters
  The commission is authorized to bring suit in the name of the state against any person, corporation, or government agency, to restrain or enjoin...
• § 17-238 Special Licenses For Field Trials, For Shooting Preserves And For Collecting Or Holding Wildlife In Captivity
  A. The commission may adopt rules and regulations and issue licenses for the conduct of field trials, shooting preserves, private wildlife farms and zoos,...
• § 17-239 Wildlife Depredations; Investigations; Corrective Measures; Disposal; Reports; Judicial Review
  A. Any person suffering property damage from wildlife may exercise all reasonable measures to alleviate the damage, except that reasonable measures shall not include...
• § 17-240 Disposition Of Wildlife; Devices; Unlawful Devices; Notice Of Intention To Destroy; Waiting Period; Destruction; Jurisdiction Of Recovery Actions; Disposition Of Unclaimed Property
  A. Wildlife seized under this title may be disposed of in such manner as the commission or the court may prescribe, except that the...
• § 17-241 Acquisition And Disposition Of Lands And Waters; Retention Of Rights; Disposition Of Proceeds
  A. The commission, in the name of the state, with the approval of the governor may: 1. Acquire by purchase, lease, exchange, gift or...
• § 17-242 Guaranteeing Irrigation District Assessment; Sale Of Land Located Within Federal Reclamation Projects And Irrigation Districts
  A. The commission, by and with the approval of the governor and state land commissioner, may make contracts with irrigation districts in the name...
• § 17-243 Sale Of Surplus Products Of Federal Aid Projects; Disposition Of Proceeds
  The commission may sell surplus products of federal aid wildlife projects. The proceeds of such sale shall be placed in a special game and...
• § 17-244 Bulletin; Refuge Signboards; Posted Lands
  A. A hunting and fishing bulletin shall be available through all license dealers and at such places as the commission may designate. B. Notices...
• § 17-245 Training Courses
  The commission may: 1. Offer training courses on a voluntary basis to all persons as prescribed by rule. 2. Require any person whose hunting,...
• § 17-246 Ground Leases; Installment Purchase Of Facilities
  A. In this section and section 17-247, " game and fish facilities" has the same meaning as prescribed in section 17-281. B. For the...
• § 17-247 Terms Of Agreements
  Installment purchase agreements entered into under section 17-246: 1. Shall include an interest component in the payments to be made pursuant to the agreement....
• § 17-248 Certification Of Installment Purchase Agreements By The Attorney General
  A. The commission shall submit to the attorney general any initial installment purchase agreement after all actions for the authorization of the installment purchase...
• § 17-249 Inmate Labor
  The commission may contract with the state department of corrections or ARCOR enterprises for the use of inmate labor, including juveniles, in constructing, operating...
• § 17-250 Wildlife Diseases; Order Of Director; Violation; Classification; Rule Making Exemption
  A. If a wildlife disease is suspected or documented in freeranging or captive wildlife, the director may issue orders that are necessary to minimize...
• § 17-251 Possession Or Use Of A Firearm Silencer Or Muffler While Hunting; Definition
  A. The commission shall not adopt or enforce any rule that prohibits the lawful possession or use of a firearm silencer or muffler, including...
• § 17-252 Geospatial Data And Geographic Information System Services; Wildlife Species Location Information; Disclosure Or Inspection; Definitions
  A. Geospatial data that the department receives, maintains, shares or stores is not subject to disclosure or inspection under title 39, chapter 1, article...

Article 3.1 Aquatic Invasive Species

• § 17-255 Definition Of Aquatic Invasive Species
  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, " aquatic invasive species" : 1. Means any aquatic species that is not native to the...
• § 17-255.01 Aquatic Invasive Species Program; Powers
  A. The director may establish and maintain an aquatic invasive species program. B. The director may issue orders: 1. Establishing a list of aquatic...
• § 17-255.02 Prohibitions
  Except as authorized by the commission, a person shall not: 1. Possess, import, ship or transport into or within this state, or cause to...
• § 17-255.03 Violations; Civil Penalties; Classification; Cost Recovery
  A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates this article is subject to a civil penalty of not more than...
• § 17-255.04 Applicability; No Private Right Of Action
  A. This article does not apply to the owner or operator of: 1. Any system of canals, laterals or pipes, any related or ancillary...

Article 4 Fiscal Provisions

• § 17-261 Game And Fish Fund
  On or before the fifth day of each month the department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the monies received from licenses,...
• § 17-261.01 Game And Fish Revolving Fund
  A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-193, there is established a permanent game and fish revolving fund in an amount not to exceed thirty...
• § 17-262 Investment Of Surplus Funds; Earned Interest
  A. When the commission is of the opinion that the actual amount of funds held by the commission is in excess of the amount...
• § 17-263 Membership Dues
  The department may expend monies for membership dues in organizations dealing directly with fish and game management.
• § 17-264 Budget Appropriation
  The legislature shall, in its general appropriation measure and in accordance with the budget laws of the state, make an appropriation for the operation...
• § 17-266 Construction By Employees Or Force Account
  Notwithstanding sections 41-2535 and 41-2572, the commission may build, alter, repair, improve or demolish a structure or other improvement by employees or force account...
• § 17-267 Land And Water Conservation And Recreation Development Fund
  A. There is established a land and water conservation and recreation development fund. The monies of such fund may be used by the commission...
• § 17-268 Game, Non-Game, Fish And Endangered Species Fund
  A. A game, non-game, fish and endangered species fund is established to be used by the commission for game, non-game, fish and endangered species...
• § 17-269 Game And Fish Publications Revolving Fund
  A game and fish publications revolving fund is established consisting of monies received from the sale of publications pursuant to section 17-231, subsection B,...
• § 17-271 Wildlife Endowment Fund
  A. The wildlife endowment fund is established to be used by the commission for wildlife conservation and management purposes. The fund consists of: 1....
• § 17-272 Voluntary Contributions In Lieu Of Property Taxes
  A. If the commission purchases real property and if the property was subject to taxation, or was exempt from taxation under section 42-11114 or...
• § 17-273 Firearms Safety And Ranges Fund; Uses; Criteria
  A. The firearms safety and ranges fund is established consisting of monies transferred to the fund pursuant to section 42-5029, subsection D, paragraph 4,...

Article 5 Conservation Development Fund

• § 17-281 Definitions
  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Bonds" means bonds issued by the commission pursuant to this article. 2. " Game...
• § 17-282 Conservation Development Fund; Purposes
  A. The conservation development fund is established. B. The fund shall be held and administered by a fiscal agent designated by the commission pursuant...
• § 17-283 Issuance Of Bonds; Negotiability; Resolution; Notice; Tax Exemption
  A. The commission, with the approval of the joint legislative budget committee, may issue bonds for game and fish facilities purposes. The bonds are...
• § 17-284 Pledges; Lien; Personal Liability; Incontestability
  A. Any pledge made pursuant to this article is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. Monies pledged and received by...
• § 17-285 Bonds As Legal Investments; State Nonliability
  A. Bonds issued under this article are legal investments for all banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized and operating under the laws of...
• § 17-286 Certification Of Bonds By Attorney General
  A. The commission shall submit to the attorney general any initial bond to be offered after all actions for the authorization of the bond...
• § 17-287 Impairment Of Bondholder Rights; Prohibition; Inclusion In Resolutions And Indentures
  A. This state shall not limit or alter the rights vested in the commission to collect the surcharges necessary to produce sufficient revenue to...
• § 17-288 Distributions From The Conservation Development Fund
  A. Not later than the first day of each month, the fiscal agent shall distribute from the conservation development fund to the appropriate bond...
• § 17-289 Bond Proceeds Fund; Investment
  A. The proceeds received from the sale and delivery of bonds after deducting the necessary costs and expenses of the issuance and sale of...
• § 17-290 Designation Of Fiscal Agent And Trustees; Monies Of The Authority; Fees
  A. The commission shall designate a fiscal agent to receive and administer on behalf of the commission all monies to be paid into the...
• § 17-291 Additional Bonds
  After the original issuance of bonds, the commission, with the approval of the joint legislative budget committee, may issue additional bonds. Additional bonds may...
• § 17-292 Capital Improvement Fund
  A. The capital improvement fund is established and shall be held and administered by a fiscal agent designated by the commission pursuant to section...
• § 17-293 Unlawful Interest In Real Property By Commission Member; Violation; Classification
  A. A member of the commission shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest in any real property purchased with monies made available...
• § 17-294 Annual Audit Of Funds
  A. The commission shall cause an annual audit to be made of the conservation development fund, capital improvement fund and any bond proceeds, sinking,...
• § 17-295 Limitation On Bonding
  A. The aggregate amount of bonds that may be issued pursuant to this article shall be determined by the joint committee on capital review...

Article 6 Arizona Game and Fish Commission Heritage Fund

• § 17-296 Definitions
  In this article: 1. " Public access" means providing entry to publicly held lands for recreational use where such entry is consistent with the...
• § 17-297 Arizona Game And Fish Commission Heritage Fund
  A. The Arizona game and fish commission heritage fund is established consisting of monies deposited from the state lottery fund pursuant to section 5-572...
• § 17-298 Expenditures From Fund; Purpose And Amounts; Annual Report
  A. Monies received pursuant to section 5-572 shall be spent as follows: 1. Five per cent on public access, including maintenance and operation expenses....
• § 17-298.01 Decennial Performance Audit
  Beginning in 2001 and every tenth succeeding year thereafter, the auditor general shall conduct a performance audit, as defined in section 41-1278, of the...

Article 7 Arizona Wildlife Conservation Fund

• § 17-299 Arizona Wildlife Conservation Fund
  (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The Arizona wildlife conservation fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 5-601.02(H)(3)(b)(iii) and interest earned...

Chapter 3 TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE
Article 1 General Regulations

• § 17-301 Times When Wildlife May Be Taken; Exceptions; Methods Of Taking
  A. A person may take wildlife, except aquatic wildlife, only during daylight hours unless otherwise prescribed by the commission. A person shall not take...
• § 17-301.01 Protection From Wildlife
  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any person may take wildlife in self-defense or in defense of another person if it is...
• § 17-302 Taking Of Bear Or Mountain Lion For Protection Of Property; Report
  A. Other provisions of this title notwithstanding, a landowner or lessee, who is a livestock operator and who has recently had livestock attacked or...
• § 17-303 Taking Or Driving Wildlife From Closed Areas
  It is unlawful for any person, except by commission order, to enter upon a game refuge or other area closed to hunting, trapping or...
• § 17-304 Prohibition By Landowner On Hunting; Posting; Exception
  A. Landowners or lessees of private land who desire to prohibit hunting, fishing or trapping on their lands without their written permission shall post...
• § 17-305 Possession Of Other Weapons While Hunting; Violation; Classification
  A. The possession of legal weapons, devices, ammunition or magazines, which are not authorized to take wildlife, is not prohibited while hunting if the...
• § 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...
• § 17-307 Possession, Storage, Sale And Gift Of The Carcass Or Parts Thereof Of Wildlife
  A. The carcass or parts thereof of wildlife lawfully obtained in accordance with the provisions of this title and commission regulations may be possessed...
• § 17-308 Unlawful Camping
  It is unlawful for a person to camp within one-fourth mile of a natural water hole containing water or a man-made watering facility containing...
• § 17-309 Violations; Classification
  A. Unless otherwise prescribed by this title, it is unlawful for a person to: 1. Violate any provision of this title or any rule...
• § 17-310 Agreement To Appear In Court
  Game rangers, wildlife managers, and other peace officers may take any person before a magistrate within the county in which an offense is committed...
• § 17-311 Duty To Report Shooting Accident Resulting In Injury Or Death; Duty To Give Assistance; Authority Of Officers
  A. Any person who, while taking wildlife, is involved in a shooting accident resulting in injury to another person shall render every possible assistance...
• § 17-312 Misuse Of Firearms
  A. It is unlawful for any person while taking wildlife, or while in any hunting area, to handle or discharge any firearm while intoxicated...
• § 17-313 Disposition Of Fines, Forfeitures And Penalties; Reports
  A. Fines, forfeitures and penalties collected for violations of this title shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, immediately by the officer...
• § 17-314 Civil Liability For Illegally Taking Or Wounding Wildlife; Recovery Of Damages
  A. The commission or any officer charged with enforcement of the laws relating to game and fish, if so directed by the commission, may...
• § 17-315 Wildlife Theft Prevention Fund; Authorized Expenditures
  A. A wildlife theft prevention fund is established consisting of: 1. Monies received from damage assessments pursuant to section 17-314. 2. Money received from...
• § 17-316 Interference With Rights Of Hunters; Classification; Civil Action; Exceptions
  A. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person while in a hunting area to intentionally interfere with, prevent or disrupt the lawful...
• § 17-317 Possession And Containment Of White Amur; Determination Of Closed Aquatic System
  A. The commission shall establish a procedure by rule to permit the possession of certified triploid white amur (ctenopharyngodon idellus). B. The department shall...
• § 17-318 Disease Assessment And Treatment Before Importing Wildlife And Transporting Big Game
  A. The department shall test all cloven-hoofed wildlife it introduces or imports into this state, and all cloven-hoofed big game transported and released in...
• § 17-319 Big Game Killed By Motor Vehicle; Salvage Permit; Violation; Classification
  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the carcass of a big game animal that has been killed as a result of an...
• § 17-320 Jaguar; Protection; Violation; Classification; Civil Liability; Exception
  A. Notwithstanding section 17-239 or any other provision of this title, if the secretary of the interior publishes in the federal register a determination...

Article 2 Licenses

• § 17-331 License Or Proof Of Purchase Required; Violation Of Child Support Order
  A. Except as provided by this title, rules prescribed by the commission or commission order, a person shall not take any wildlife in this...
• § 17-332 Form And Contents Of License; Duplicate Licenses; Transfer Or Licenses Prohibition; Exemptions; Period Of Validity
  A. Licenses and license materials shall be prepared by the department and may be furnished and charged to dealers authorized to issue licenses. The...
• § 17-333 License Classifications; Fees; Annual Report; Review
  A. Through July 1, 2019, the commission shall prescribe by rule license classifications that are valid for the taking or handling of wildlife, fees...
• § 17-333.01 Fee Limitation
  The department may establish fees pursuant to this article, but the total amount of license, permit, tag and stamp fees collected in any fiscal...
• § 17-333.02 Trapping License; Education; Exemption
  A. A person applying for a trapping license must successfully complete a trapping education course conducted or approved by the department before being issued...
• § 17-334 Sale Of Licenses
  Hunting, fishing and other licenses shall be issued by such person as may be designated license dealers by the commission. The commission may suspend...
• § 17-335 Blind Resident; Fishing License Exemption
  A blind resident may fish without a license and is entitled to the same privileges as the holder of a valid license.
• § 17-335.01 Lifetime License And Benefactor License
  A. For the purposes of this title, the commission may prescribe by rule a lifetime license and a benefactor license and privileges associated with...
• § 17-336 Complimentary And Honorary Youth Licenses
  A. The commission may issue a complimentary license to: 1. A pioneer who is seventy years of age or older and who has been...
• § 17-337 Soldier's Hunting And Fishing Licenses
  A member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and stationed in this state for either permanent or...
• § 17-337.01 Licenses For Enrollees In The Job Corps
  Enrollees in the job corps created by the economic opportunity act of 1964, who are stationed within the state, shall be entitled to purchase...
• § 17-338 Remission Of Fees From Sale Of Licenses Or Permits; Violation; Classification
  A. License dealers shall transmit to the department all license or permit fees collected and furnish such information as the commission prescribes by rule....
• § 17-339 Reports And Returns By License Dealers; Noncompliance; Classification
  A. Each license dealer shall by January 10, or on demand of the commission or department, return to the department: 1. All duplicate stubs,...
• § 17-340 Revocation, Suspension And Denial Of Privilege Of Taking Wildlife; Notice; Violation; Classification
  A. On conviction or after adjudication as a delinquent juvenile as defined in section 8-201 and in addition to other penalties prescribed by this...
• § 17-341 Violation; Classification
  A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly purchase, apply for, accept, obtain or use, by fraud or misrepresentation a license, permit, tag...
• § 17-342 Colorado River Special Use Permit
  A. A person taking fish or amphibians for purposes other than for profit from or while on a boat or other floating device on...
• § 17-343 Reciprocal Sale Of Licenses And Special Use Permits
  The Arizona game and fish department and the California department of fish and game may enter into a reciprocal agreement to handle licenses and...
• § 17-344 Period Of Validity Of Special Permits
  Arizona-Colorado river special use permits and California-Colorado river special use permits shall be valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, or as the...
• § 17-345 Surcharges; Purposes
  In addition to any other fees, the commission may impose and collect: 1. A surcharge on a license, permit, tag and stamp as the...
• § 17-346 Special Big Game License Tags
  In addition to any license tags issued under section 17-333, the commission may issue special big game license tags in the name of an...

Article 3 Trappers, Guides and Taxidermists

• § 17-361 Trappers; Licensing; Restrictions; Duties; Reports
  A. The holder of a trapping license, may trap predatory, nongame, and fur-bearing mammals under such restrictions as the commission may specify. B. All...
• § 17-362 Guide License; Violations; Annual Report
  A. A person shall Not act as a guide without first satisfying the director of the person's qualifications and without having procured a guide...
• § 17-363 License To Practice Taxidermy
  A. No person shall engage in the business of a taxidermist for hire until such person has procured a license which may be granted...
• § 17-364 Fur Dealer's License; Records; Reports
  A. No person shall engage in the business of buying for resale any specimen of predatory, nongame and fur-bearing mammals taken within this state...

Article 4 Transportation and Storage

• § 17-371 Transportation, Possession And Sale Of Wildlife And Wildlife Parts
  A. A person may transport in his possession his legally taken wildlife, or may authorize the transportation of his legally taken big game, provided...
• § 17-372 Shipment By Common Carrier
  A. A common carrier shall not transport any wildlife except as provided for under this title or title 3, chapter 16. B. Wildlife may...
• § 17-373 Storage; Exception
  A. Commercial food establishments processing or storing wildlife shall stamp all packages containing such wildlife with a stamp furnished by the department and such...

Chapter 4 CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND FEDERAL COOPERATION
Article 1 Restoration Projects

• § 17-401 Definitions
  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Secretary" means the secretary of the interior of the United States, or any officer...
• § 17-402 Acceptance Of Federal Aid Acts
  A. The state assents to the provisions of Public Law 415, 75th Congress, chapter 899, first session, and Public Law 681, 81st Congress, chapter...
• § 17-403 Restoration Projects
  The commission may cooperate and enter into agreements with the secretary for establishment, maintenance and completion of restoration projects, pursuant to the restoration acts.
• § 17-404 Acquisition Of Lands
  The commission, in the name of the state and with approval of the governor, may acquire by purchase, lease or gift, either for cash...
• § 17-405 Acceptance Of Grants
  A. The commission shall notify the secretary of its desires to avail itself of monies apportioned not later than sixty days after receipt of...
• § 17-406 Revolving Fund; Appropriation; Purpose And Reimbursement
  A. There is established a permanent revolving fund to be known as the game and fish revolving fund. B. The fund is appropriated for...
• § 17-407 Acquisition Of Lands By United States For Migratory Bird Conservation
  A. Notwithstanding section 37-620.01, the consent of this state is given pursuant to title 16 United States Code section 715f and article I, section...

Article 2 Fish Hatching and Fish Culture

• § 17-421 Right To Conduct Fish Hatching And Culture; Limitations
  A. The secretary of the interior is granted the privilege to conduct fish hatching, fish culture and other operations connected therewith, including the acquisition...

Article 3 Wildlife Habitat Protection

• § 17-451 Definitions
  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Cross-country" means travel over the countryside other than by road. 2. " Road" means...
• § 17-452 Restrictions On Motor Vehicle Use; Recommendations; Agreements; Rules
  A. When the commission determines that the operation of motor vehicles within a certain area, except private land, is or may be damaging to...
• § 17-453 Notices Of Restrictions; Posting; Publication
  A. For all areas specified under agreements pursuant to section 17-452, the commission shall cause notices of the restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses of...
• § 17-454 Prohibition Against Vehicle Travel
  No person shall drive a motor operated vehicle cross-country on public or private lands where such cross-country driving is prohibited by rule or regulation...
• § 17-455 Exceptions
  A. The restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses established pursuant to section 17-452 shall not apply to: 1. Public employees acting in the scope of...
• § 17-456 Expenditure Of Funds; Source; Functions
  The commission may expend such funds as may become available from general fund appropriations to carry out the provisions of this article, including, but...
• § 17-457 Enforcement Of Article
  All peace officers of the state, counties and municipalities and other duly authorized state employees may enforce the provisions of this article.
• § 17-458 Violations; Classification
  Any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article is guilty of a class...

Article 4 Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Fund

• § 17-471 Wildlife Habitat Restoration And Enhancement Fund; Commission Duties
  A. The wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations for specific wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement projects. Monies in...

Article 5 Use of Aquatic Poisons

• § 17-481 Application Of Aquatic Poisons; Analysis; Notice; Exceptions
  A. The department shall not apply rotenone or antimycin A for any purpose to any spring, seep, watershed, stream, river, stockpond, irrigation water delivery...

Article 6 Livestock Loss Board

• § 17-491 Livestock Loss Board; Members; Terms; Compensation; Annual Report; Board Termination
  A. The livestock loss board is established to address the depredation of wolves on livestock operations. The livestock loss board consists of the following...
• § 17-492 Powers And Duties
  A. The livestock loss board shall: 1. Establish and implement procedures to compensate landowners, lessees or livestock operators for wolf depredation on livestock. 2....
• § 17-493 Livestock Compensation Fund; Exemption
  A. The livestock compensation fund is established consisting of federal monies, legislative appropriations from the state general fund, public and private grants and private...

Chapter 5 WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
Article 1 Adoption

• § 17-501 Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as " the wildlife violator compact" .
• § 17-502 Adoption And Text Of Compact
  The wildlife violator compact is adopted and enacted into law as follows: Article 1 Findings, declaration of policy and purpose (a) The participating states...
• § 17-503 Administration; Expenses
  A. The department is designated as the licensing authority in this state for purposes of the compact. The director shall furnish to the appropriate...

Chapter 6 SHOOTING RANGES
Article 1 Outdoor Shooting Range Noise Standards

• § 17-601 Definition Of Outdoor Shooting Range
  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, " outdoor shooting range" or " range" means a permanently located and improved area that is...
• § 17-602 State Outdoor Shooting Range Noise Standards; Preemption; Measurement; Definitions
  A. The legislature finds that outdoor shooting range noise standards are a matter of statewide concern. City, town, county and any other state noise...
• § 17-603 Preexisting Outdoor Shooting Ranges; Noise Buffering Or Attenuation
  A. If an outdoor shooting range was constructed before July 1, 2002 in compliance with existing applicable county or municipal ordinances and zoning requirements...
• § 17-604 Nighttime Outdoor Shooting Range Operations
  A. Outdoor shooting ranges that are located in areas that are zoned for residential use or any other use that includes a school, hotel,...
• § 17-605 Noise Pollution; Nuisance; Defense; Costs
  A. It is an affirmative defense to any civil liability or claim for equitable relief arising from any allegation regarding noise or noise pollution...

Article 2 Disclosure of Proximity to Shooting Range

• § 17-621 Recording Proximity To Shooting Range; Definition
  A. A city with a population of more than one million persons shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder a...

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