Section R12-4-101. Definitions

A.      In addition to the definitions provided under A.R.S. § 17-101, R12-4-301, R12-4-401, and R12-4-501, the following defini- tions apply to this Chapter, unless otherwise specified:

“Bobcat seal” means the tag a person is required to attach to the raw pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat taken by trapping in Arizona or exported out of Arizona regard- less of the method of take.

“Bonus point” means a credit that authorizes the Depart- ment to issue an applicant an additional computer-gener- ated random number.

“Certificate of insurance” means an official document issued by the sponsor's and sponsor's vendors or subcon- tractors insurance carrier providing insurance against claims for injury to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in connection with the solicitation or event as determined by the Department.

“Commission Order” means a document adopted by the Commission that does one or more of the following:

Open, close, or alter seasons, Open areas for taking wildlife,

Set bag or possession limits for wildlife,

Set  the  number  of  permits  available   for  limited hunts, or

Specify wildlife that may or may not be taken.

“Day-long” means the 24-hour period from one midnight to the following midnight.

“Department property” means those buildings or real property and wildlife areas under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

“Firearm” means any loaded or unloaded handgun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon that will dis- charge, is designed to discharge, or may readily be con- verted to discharge a projectile by the action of an explosion caused by the burning of smokeless powder, black powder, or black powder substitute.

“Hunt area” means a management unit, portion of a man- agement unit, or group of management units, or any por- tion of Arizona described in a Commission Order and not included in a management unit, opened to hunting.

“Hunt number” means the number assigned by Commis- sion Order to any hunt area where a limited number of hunt permits are available.

“Hunt permits” means the number of hunt permit-tags made available to the public as a result of a Commission Order.

“Hunt permit-tag” means a tag for a hunt for which a Commission Order has assigned a hunt number.

“Identification number” means the number assigned to each applicant or license holder by the Department, as established under R12-4-111.

“License dealer” means a business authorized to sell hunting, fishing, and other licenses as established under R12-4-105.

“Live baitfish” means any species of live freshwater fish designated by Commission Order as lawful for use in tak- ing aquatic wildlife under R12-4-317.

“Management unit” means an area established by the Commission for management purposes.

“Nonpermit-tag” means a tag for a hunt for which a Com- mission Order does not assign a hunt number and the number of tags is not limited.

“Person” has the meaning as provided under A.R.S. § 1- 215.

“Proof of purchase,” for the purposes of A.R.S. § 17-331, means an original, or any authentic and verifiable form of the original, of any Department-issued license, permit, or stamp that establishes proof of actual purchase.

“Restricted nonpermit-tag” means a tag issued for a sup- plemental hunt as established under R12-4-115.

“Solicitation” means any activity that may be considered or interpreted as promoting, selling, or transferring prod- ucts, services, memberships, or causes, or participation in an event or activity of any kind, including organizational, educational, public affairs, or protest activities, including the distribution or posting of advertising, handbills, leaf-

lets, circulars, posters, or other printed materials for these purposes.

“Solicitation material” means advertising, circulars, fly- ers, handbills, leaflets, posters, or other printed informa- tion.

“Sponsor” means the person or persons conducting a solicitation or event.

“Stamp” means a form of authorization in addition to a license that authorizes the license holder to take wildlife specified by the stamp.

“Tag” means the Department authorization a person is required to obtain before taking certain wildlife as estab- lished under A.R.S. Title 17 and 12 A.A.C. 4.

“Waterdog” means the larval or metamorphosing stage of a salamander.

“Wildlife  area”  means  an  area  established   under  12

A.A.C. 4, Article 8.

B.       If the following terms are used in a Commission Order, the fol- lowing definitions apply:

“Antlered” means having an antler fully erupted through the skin and capable of being shed.

“Antlerless” means not having an antler, antlers, or any part of an antler erupted through the skin.

“Bearded turkey” means a turkey with a beard that extends beyond the contour feathers of the breast.

“Buck antelope” means a male pronghorn antelope.

“Adult bull buffalo” means a male buffalo any age or any buffalo designated by a Department employee during an adult bull buffalo hunt.

“Adult cow buffalo” means a female buffalo any age or any buffalo designated by a Department employee during an adult cow buffalo hunt.

“Bull elk” means an antlered elk.

“Designated” means the gender, age, or species of an ani- mal or the specifically identified animal the Department authorizes to be taken and possessed with a valid tag.

“Ram” means any male bighorn sheep. “Rooster” means a male pheasant.

Hunt Permit-tag Fees	Resident	Nonresident
Antelope	$90	$550
Bear	$25	$150
Bighorn Sheep	$300	$1,800
Buffalo
Adult Bulls or Any Buffalo	$1,100	$5,400
Adult Cows	$650	$3,250
Yearling	$350	$1,750
Cow or Yearling	$650	$3,250
Deer and Archery Deer	$45	$300
Youth	$25	$25
Elk	$135	$650
Youth	$50	$50
Javelina	$25	$100
Youth	$15	$15

  

 

“Yearling buffalo” means any buffalo less than three years of age or any buffalo designated by a Department employee during a yearling buffalo hunt.

Historical Note

Amended effective May 3, 1976 (Supp. 76-3). Amended

effective October 22, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Amended effec-

tive June 29, 1978 (Supp. 78-3). Amended effective April

22, 1980 (Supp. 80-2). Former Section R12-4-01 renum- bered as Section R12-4-101 without change effective August 13, 1981 (Supp. 81-4). Amended effective April

22, 1982 (Supp. 82-2). Amended subsection (A), para-

graph (10) effective April 7, 1983 (Supp. 83-2). Amended

effective June 4, 1987 (Supp. 87-2). Amended subsection

(A) effective December 30, 1988 (Supp. 88-4). Correc- tion, former Historical Note should read “Amended sub- section (A) effective January 1, 1989, filed December 30,

1988” (Supp. 89-2). Amended effective May 27, 1992

(Supp. 92-2). Amended effective January 1, 1993; filed

December 18, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Amended effective Jan-

uary 1, 1995; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 9, 1994 (Supp. 94-4). Amended effective Janu- ary 1, 1996; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 18, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended by final

rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 211, effective January 1, 2000 (Supp. 99-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 610, effective April 6, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by

final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 845, effective April 3,

2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11

A.A.R. 991, effective April 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 291, effective March 11, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final rulemak- ing at 19 A.A.R. 826, effective July 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3025, effec-

tive January 2, 2016 (Supp. 15-4).