Section R12-4-316. Possession, Transportation, or Importation of Live Baitfish, Crayfish, or Waterdogs

A.      An individual may possess live baitfish, crayfish, or waterdogs for use as live bait only as established under R12-4-317 and this Section.

B.       An individual may possess or transport the following live bait- fish for personal use as live bait as established under R12-4- 317:

1.        Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas),

2.        Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis),

3.        Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense),

4.        Golden shiners (Notemigonus crysoleucas), and

5.        Goldfish (Carassius auratus).

C.      An individual who possesses a valid Arizona fishing license may:

1.        Import, transport, or possess live waterdogs for personal use as bait, except in the portion of Santa Cruz County lying east and south of State Highway 82 or the portion of Cochise County lying west of the San Pedro River and south of State Highway 82.

2.        Import live baitfish listed under subsection (B) from Cali- fornia or Nevada without accompanying documentation certifying the fish are free of disease.

3.        Import live baitfish listed under subsection (B) from any other state with accompanying documentation certifying that the fish are free of Furunculosis.

D.      An individual may:

1.        Trap or capture live crayfish as provided under R12-4- 313.

2.        Use live crayfish as bait only in the body of water where trapped or captured, not in an adjacent body of water, except for the portion of La Paz County west of Highway 95 and south of Interstate 10, Yuma County, and on the Colorado  River  from  the  Palo  Verde  Diversion  Dam

downstream to the Southern international boundary with Mexico.

E.       An individual shall not:

1.        Import, transport, move between waters, or possess live crayfish for personal use as live bait except as allowed in 12 A.A.C. 4, Article 4, and except for the portion of La Paz County west of Highway 95 and south of Interstate 10, Yuma County, and on the Colorado River from the Palo Verde Diversion Dam downstream to the southern international boundary with Mexico.

2.        Transport crayfish alive from the site where taken except for the portion of La Paz County west of Highway 95 and south of Interstate 10, Yuma County, and on the Colorado River from the Palo Verde Diversion Dam downstream to the southern international boundary with Mexico.

3.        Import, transport, move between waters, or possess live red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) for personal use.

Historical Note

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

effective June 4, 1979 (Supp. 79-3). Amended subsec- tions (A), (B), (C), and (D) effective December 29, 1980 (Supp. 80-6). Former Section R12-4-65 renumbered as Section R12-4-316 without change effective August 13, 1981 (Supp. 81-4). Amended subsections (B), (C) and (F) effective February 9, 1984 (Supp. 84-1). Amended effec-

tive December 31, 1984 (Supp. 84-6). Former Section R12-4-316 repealed, new Section R12-4-316 adopted effective December 30, 1988 (Supp. 88-4). Correction, former Historical Note should read “Former Section R12- 4-316 repealed, new Section R12-4-316 adopted effective January 1, 1989, filed December 30, 1988” (Supp. 89-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2147, effective May 25, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by final rulemak-

ing at 10 A.A.R. 850, effective April 3, 2004 (Supp. 04- 1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 826, effec- tive July 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).