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Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 17 Laws (Game and Fish)A.R.S. 17-335Blind resident; fishing license exemptionA blind resident may fish without a license and is entitledto the same privileges as the holder of a valid license.A.R.S. 17-336Complimentary and honorary youth licensesA. The commission may issue a complimentary licenseto:1. A pioneer who is seventy years of age or olderand who has been a resident of this state fortwenty-five or more consecutive years immediatelypreceding application for the license. Thepioneer license is valid for the lifetime of thelicensee, and the commission shall not requirerenewal of the license.2. A veteran of the armed forces of the UnitedStates who has been a resident of this statefor one year or more immediately precedingapplication for the license and who is receivingcompensation from the United Statesgovernment for permanent service connecteddisabilities rated as one hundred per centdisabling.B. The commission may issue a youth license for areduced fee, as prescribed by the commission, toa resident of this state who is a member of the boyscouts of America who has attained the rank ofeagle scout or a member of the girl scouts of theUSA who has received the gold award.A.R.S. 17-340revocation, suspension and denial of privilegeof taking wildlife; notice; violation; classificationA. On conviction or after adjudication as a delinquentjuvenile as defined in section 8-201 and in additionto other penalties prescribed by this title, thecommission, after a public hearing, may revoke orsuspend a license issued to any person under thistitle and deny the person the right to secure anotherlicense to take or possess wildlife for a period ofnot to exceed five years for:1. Unlawful taking, unlawful selling, unlawful offeringfor sale, unlawful bartering or unlawfulpossession of wildlife.2. Careless use of firearms which has resulted inthe injury or death of any person.3. Destroying, injuring or molesting livestock,or damaging or destroying growing crops,personal property, notices or signboards, orother improvements while hunting, trappingor fishing.4. Littering public hunting or fishing areas whiletaking wildlife.5. Knowingly allowing another person to use theperson’s big game tag, except as provided bysection 17 332, subsection D.6. A violation of section 17 303, 17 304 or 17 341or section 17 362, subsection A.7. A violation of section 17-309, subsection A,paragraph 5 involving a waste of edible portionsother than meat damaged due to the methodof taking as follows:(a) Upland game birds, migratory game birdsand wild turkey: breast.(b) Deer, elk, pronghorn (antelope), bighornsheep, bison (buffalo) and peccary (javelina):hind quarters, front quarters and loins.(c) Game fish: fillets of the fish.C. A person who is assessed civil damages under section17-314 shall not apply for or obtain a licenseduring the pendency of an action for damages, whilemeasures are pursued to collect damages or priorto the full payment of damages.D. On receiving a report from the licensing authorityof a state which is a party to the wildlife violatorcompact, adopted under chapter 5 of this title, thata resident of this state has failed to comply withthe terms of a wildlife citation, the commission,after a public hearing, may suspend any licenseissued under this title to take wildlife until thelicensing authority furnishes satisfactory evidence ofcompliance with the terms of the wildlife citation.E. In carrying out this section the director shall notifythe licensee, within one hundred eighty days afterconviction, to appear and show cause why the licenseshould not be revoked, suspended or denied. Thenotice may be served personally or by certified mailsent to the address appearing on the license.F. The commission shall furnish to license dealers thenames and addresses of persons whose licenseshave been revoked or suspended, and the periodsfor which they have been denied the right to securelicenses.G. The commission may use the services of the officeof administrative hearings to conduct hearingsand to make recommendations to the commissionpursuant to this section.H. Except for a person who takes or possesses wildlifewhile under permanent revocation, a person whotakes wildlife in this state, or attempts to obtain alicense to take wildlife, at a time when the person’sprivilege to do so is suspended, revoked or deniedunder this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.(law not cited in entirety)A.R.S. 17-341Violation; classificationA. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly purchase,apply for, accept, obtain or use, by fraud or misrepresentationa license, permit, tag or stamp to takewildlife and a license or permit so obtained is voidand of no effect from the date of issuance thereof.B. Any person who violates this section is guilty of aclass 2 misdemeanor.A.R.S. 17-342Colorado river special use permitA. A person taking fish or amphibians for purposesother than for profit from or while on a boat or otherfloating device on all waters of the Colorado riversouth of the Nevada-Arizona boundary shall havein his possession a valid angling or fishing licenseissued by either the state of Arizona or the state ofCalifornia. In addition to one of the above describedlicenses, such person shall have in his possession avalid California or Arizona-Colorado river special usepermit, as provided by sections 17-343 and 17-344,which shall be obtained on payment of a fee to befixed by the commission at not to exceed four dollars.Such a permit shall not be required to take fish oramphibians from canals, drains or ditches used tocarry water from the Colorado river for irrigationor domestic purposes.B. A person having in his possession a valid Arizonafishing license must have a California-Coloradoriver special use permit to legally fish the watersdescribed in subsection A of this section. A personhaving in his possession a valid California anglinglicense must have an Arizona-Colorado river specialuse permit to legally fish the waters described insubsection A of this section. Such special use permitwhen accompanied by the proper license will allowthe holder to fish in any portion of such waters andpermit him to enter the waters from any point.C. Shore line fishing does not require a Colorado riverspecial use permit as long as the fisherman remainson the shore of the state from which he holds a validlicense and does not embark on the water.54Arizona Game and Fish Department • www.azgfd.gov