Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. For the
purposes of this Section, "group" means all applicants who placed their names
on a single application as part of the same application.
B. A person is eligible to apply:
1. For a hunt permit-tag if the person:
a. Is at least 10 years of age at the start
of the hunt for which the person is applying;
b. Has successfully completed a
Department-sanctioned hunter education course by the start date of the hunt for
which the person is applying, when the person is between 9 and 14 years of
age;
c. Has not reached the bag
limit established under subsection (J) for that genus; and
d. Is not suspended or revoked in this state
as a result of an action under A.R.S. §§
17-340
or
17-502
at the time the person submits an application.
2. For a bonus point if the person:
a. Is at least 10 years of age by the
application deadline date; and
b.
Is not suspended or revoked in this state as a result of an action under A.R.S.
§§
17-340
or
17-502
at the time the person submits an application.
C. An applicant shall apply at the times,
locations, and in the manner and method established by the hunt permit-tag
application schedule published by the Department and available at any
Department office, on the Department's website, or a license dealer.
1. The Commission shall set application
deadline dates for hunt permit-tag computer draw applications through the hunt
permit-tag application schedule.
2.
The Director has the authority to extend any application deadline date if a
problem occurs that prevents the public from submitting a hunt permit-tag
application within the deadlines set by the Commission.
3. The Commission, through the hunt
permit-tag application schedule, shall designate the manner and method of
submitting an application, which may require an applicant to apply online only.
If the Commission requires applicants to use the online method, the Department
shall accept paper applications only in the event of a Department systems
failure.
D. An applicant
for a hunt permit-tag or a bonus point shall complete and submit a Hunt
Permit-tag Application. The application form is available from any Department
office, a license dealer, or on the Department's website.
E. An applicant shall provide the following
information on the Hunt Permit-tag Application:
1. The applicant's personal information:
a. Name;
b. Date of birth,
c. Social security number, as required under
A.R.S. §§
25-320(P)
and
25-502(K);
d. Department identification number, when
applicable;
e. Residency status and
number of years of residency immediately preceding application, when
applicable;
f. Mailing address,
when applicable;
g. Physical
address;
h. Telephone number, when
available; and
i. E-mail address,
when available;
2. If
the applicant possesses a valid license authorizing the take of wildlife in
this state, the number of the applicant's license;
3. If the applicant does not possess a valid
license at the time of the application, the applicant shall purchase a license
as established under subsection (L). The applicant shall provide all of the
following information on the license application portion of the Hunt Permit-tag
Application:
a. Physical description, to
include the applicant's eye color, hair color, height, and weight;
b. Residency status and number of years of
residency immediately preceding application, when applicable;
c. Type of license for which the person is
applying; and
4. Certify
the information provided on the application is true and accurate;
5. An applicant who is:
a. Under the age of 10 and is submitting an
application for a hunt other than big game is not required to have a license
under this Chapter. The applicant shall indicate "youth" in the space provided
for the license number on the Hunt Permit-tag Application.
b. Age nine or older and is submitting an
application for a big game hunt is required to purchase an appropriate license
as required under this Section. The applicant shall either enter the
appropriate license number in the space provided for the license number on the
Hunt Permit-tag Application Form or purchase a license at the time of
application, as applicable.
F. In addition to the information required
under subsection (E), an applicant shall also submit all applicable fees
established under R12-4-102, as follows:
1.
When applying electronically:
a. The permit
application fee; and
b. The license
fee, when the applicant does not possess a valid license at the time of
application. The applicant shall submit payment in U.S. currency using valid
credit or debit card.
c. If an
applicant is successful in the computer draw, the Department shall charge the
hunt permit-tag fee using the credit or debit card furnished by the
applicant.
2. When
applying manually:
a. The fee for the
applicable hunt permit-tag;
b. The
permit application fee; and
c. The
license fee if the applicant does not possess a valid license at the time of
application. The applicant shall submit payment by certified check, cashier's
check, or money order made payable in U.S. currency to the Arizona Game and
Fish Department.
G. An applicant shall apply for a specific
hunt or a bonus point by the current hunt number. If all hunts selected by the
applicant are filled at the time the application is processed in the computer
draw, the Department shall deem the application unsuccessful, unless the
application is for a bonus point.
1. An
applicant shall make all hunt choices for the same genus within one
application.
2. An applicant shall
not include applications for different genera of wildlife in the same envelope.
H. An applicant shall
submit only one valid application per genus of wildlife for any calendar year,
except:
1. If the bag limit is one per
calendar year, an unsuccessful applicant may re-apply for remaining hunt
permit-tags in unfilled hunt areas, as specified in the hunt permit-tag
application schedule.
2. For genera
that have multiple draws within a single calendar year, a person who
successfully draws a hunt permit-tag during an earlier season may apply for a
later season for the same genus if the person has not taken the bag limit for
that genus during a preceding hunt in the same calendar year.
3. If the bag limit is more than one per
calendar year, a person may apply for remaining hunt permit-tags in unfilled
hunt areas as specified in the hunt permit-tag application schedule.
I. All members of a group shall
apply for the same hunt numbers and in the same order of preference.
1. No more than four persons may apply as a
group.
2. The Department shall not
issue a hunt permit-tag to any group member unless sufficient hunt permit-tags
are available for all group members.
J. A person shall not apply for a hunt
permit-tag for:
1. Rocky Mountain or desert
bighorn sheep if the person has met the lifetime bag limit for that
sub-species.
2. Bison if the person
has met the lifetime bag limit for that species.
3. Any species when the person has reached
the bag limit for that species during the same calendar year for which the hunt
permit-tag applies.
K.
To participate in:
1. The computer draw
system, an applicant shall possess an appropriate hunting license that shall be
valid, either:
a. On the last day of the application deadline for
that computer draw, as established by the hunt permit-tag application schedule
published by the Department, or
b. On the last day of
an extended deadline date, as authorized under subsection (C)(2).
c.
If an applicant does not possess an appropriate hunting license that meets the
requirements of this subsection, the applicant shall purchase the license at
the time of application.
2. The bonus point system, an applicant shall
comply with the requirements established under R12-4-107.
L. The Department shall reject as invalid a
Hunt Permit-Tag Application not prepared or submitted in accordance with this
Section or not prepared in a legible manner.
M. Any hunt permit-tag issued for an
application that is subsequently found not to be in accordance with this
Section is invalid.
N. The
Department or its authorized agent shall deliver hunt permit-tags to successful
applicants. The Department shall return application overpayments to the
applicant designated "A" on the Hunt Permit-tag Application. The Department
shall not refund:
1. A permit application
fee.
2. A license fee submitted
with a valid application for a hunt permit-tag or bonus point.
3. An overpayment of five dollars or less.
The Department shall consider the overpayment to be a donation to the Arizona
Game and Fish Fund.
O.
The Department shall award a bonus point for the appropriate species to an
applicant when the payment submitted is less than the required fees, but is
sufficient to cover the application fee and, when applicable, license
fee.
P. When the Department
determines a Department error, as defined under subsection (3), caused the
rejection or denial of a valid application:
1. The Director may authorize either:
a. The issuance of an additional hunt
permit-tag, provided the issuance of an additional hunt permit-tag will have no
significant impact on the wildlife population to be hunted and the application
for the hunt permit-tag would have otherwise been successful based on its
random number, or
b. The awarding
of a bonus point when a hunt permit-tag is not issued.
2. A person who is denied a hunt permit-tag
or a bonus point under this subsection may appeal to the Commission as provided
under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.
3. For the purposes of this subsection,
"Department error" means an internal processing error that:
a. Prevented a person from lawfully
submitting an application for a hunt permit-tag,
b. Caused a person to submit an invalid
application for a hunt permit-tag,
c. Caused the rejection of an application for
a hunt permit-tag,
d. Failed to
apply an applicant's bonus points to a valid application for a hunt permit-tag,
or
e. Caused the denial of a hunt
permit-tag.
