Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. For the
purpose of this Section, the following definitions apply:
"Bonus point hunt number" means the hunt number assigned in a
Commission Order for use by an applicant who is applying for a bonus point
only.
"Loyalty bonus point" means a bonus point awarded to a person
who has submitted a valid application for a hunt permit-tag or a bonus point
for a specific genus identified in subsection (B) at least once annually for a
consecutive five-year period.
B. The bonus point system grants a person one
random number entry in each computer draw for bear, bighorn sheep, bison, deer,
elk, javelina, pronghorn, Sandhill crane, or turkey for each bonus point that
person has accumulated under this Section.
1.
Each bonus point random number entry is in addition to the entry normally
granted under R12-4-104.
2. When
processing a "group" application, as defined under R12-4-104, the Department
shall use the average number of bonus points accumulated by all persons in the
group, rounded to the nearest whole number. If the average number of bonus
points is equal to or greater than .5, the total will be rounded to the next
higher number.
3. The Department
shall credit a bonus point under an applicant's Department identification
number for the genus on the application.
4. The Department shall not transfer bonus
points between persons or genera.
C. The Department shall award one bonus point
to an applicant who submits a valid Hunt Permit-tag Application provided the
following apply:
1. The application is
unsuccessful in the computer draw or the application is for a bonus point
only;
2. The application is not for
a hunt permit-tag leftover after the computer draw and available on a
first-come, first-served basis as established under R12-4-114; and
3. The applicant either provides the
appropriate hunting license number on the application, or submits an
application and fees for the applicable license with the Hunt Permit-tag
Application Form, as applicable.
D. An applicant who purchases a bonus point
only shall:
1. Submit a valid Hunt Permit-tag
Application, as prescribed under R12-4-104 at the times, locations, and in the
manner and method established by the schedule published by the Department and
available at any Department office, on the Department's website, or a license
dealer.
a. When the application is submitted
for a hunt permit-tag or bonus point, the Department shall reject any
application that:
i. Indicates the bonus point only hunt number as any
choice other than the first-choice,
ii. Includes any other
hunt number on the application;
iii. Includes more than one Hunt Permit-tag
Application per genus per computer draw, or
iv. Is submitted after the application
deadline for that specific computer draw.
2. When the application is submitted for a
bonus point during the extended bonus point period, the Department shall reject
any application that:
i. Includes more than
one Hunt Permit-tag Application per genus, or
ii. Is submitted after the application
deadline for that extended bonus point period.
3.
Include the applicable fees:
a. Application
fee, and
b. Applicable license fee,
required when the applicant does not possess a valid license at the time of
application and the applicant is applying for a hunt permit-tag
.
E. With the exception of the
conservation education and hunter education bonus points, each accumulated
bonus point is valid only for the genus designated on the Hunt Permit-tag
Application.
F. With the exception
of a permanent bonus point awarded for conservation education or hunter
education and a loyalty bonus point which is accrued and forfeited as
established under subsection (L), a person's accumulated bonus points for a
genus are expended if:
1. The person is issued
a hunt permit-tag for that genus in a computer draw;
2. The person fails to submit a Hunt
Permit-tag Application for that genus for five consecutive years; or
3. The person purchases a surrendered tag as
prescribed under R12-4-118(F)(1), (2), or (3).
G. Notwithstanding subsection (F), the
Department shall restore any expended bonus points to a person who surrenders
or transfers a tag in compliance with R12-4-118 or R12-4-121.
H. An applicant issued a first-come,
first-served hunt permit-tag under R12-4-114(C)(2)(e) after the computer draw
does not expend bonus points for that genus.
I. An applicant who is unsuccessful for a
first-come, first-served hunt permit-tag made available by the Department after
the computer draw is not eligible to receive a bonus point.
J. The Department shall award one permanent
bonus point for each genus upon a person's first graduation from either:
1. A Department-sanctioned Arizona Hunter
Education Course completed after January 1, 1980, or
2. The Department's Arizona Conservation
Education Course completed after January 1, 2021.
a. Course participants
are required to provide the following information upon registration, the
participants:
i. Name;
ii. Mailing
address;
iii. Telephone number;
iv. E-mail address,
when available;
v. Date of birth; and
vi. Department ID
number, when applicable.
b. The Arizona Game and
Fish Department-certified Instructor shall submit the course paperwork to the
Department within 10 business days of course completion. Course paperwork must
be received by the Department no less than 30 days before the computer draw
application deadline, as specified in the hunt permit-tag application schedule
in order for the Department to assign hunter education bonus points in the next
computer draw.
c. Any person who is
nine years of age or older may participate in a hunter education course or the
Department's conservation education course. When the person is under 10 years
of age, the hunter education completion card and certificate shall become valid
on the person's 10th birthday.
d. The Department shall
not award hunter education bonus points for any of the following specialized
hunter education courses:
i. Bowhunter Education,
ii. Trapper Education,
or
iii. Advanced Hunter Education.
K. The Department
provides an applicant's total number of accumulated bonus points on the
Department's application web site website or IVR telephone system.
1. If a person believes the total number of
accumulated bonus points is incorrect, the person may request proof of
compliance with this Section, from the Department, to prove Department
error.
2. In the event of an error,
the Department shall correct the person's record.
L. The following provisions apply to the
loyalty bonus point program:
1. An applicant
who submits a valid application at least once a year for a hunt permit-tag or a
bonus point for a specific genus consecutively for a five-year period shall
accrue a loyalty bonus point for that genus.
2. Except as established under subsection
(N), once a loyalty bonus point is accrued, the applicant shall retain the
loyalty bonus point provided the applicant annually submits an application,
with funds sufficient to cover all application fees and applicable license fees
for each applicant listed on the application, for a hunt permit-tag or a bonus
point for the genus for which the loyalty bonus point was accrued.
3. An applicant who fails to apply in any
calendar year for a hunt permit-tag or bonus point for the genus for which the
loyalty bonus point was accrued shall forfeit the loyalty bonus point for that
genus.
4. A loyalty bonus point is
accrued in addition to all other bonus points.
M. A military member, military reserve
member, member of the National Guard, or emergency response personnel with a
public agency may request the reinstatement of any expended bonus points for a
successful Hunt Permit-tag Application.
1. To
request reinstatement of expended bonus points under these circumstances, an
applicant shall submit all of the following information to the Arizona Game and
Fish Department, Draw Section, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086:
a. Evidence of mobilization or change in duty
status, such as a letter from the public agency or official orders;
or
b. An official declaration of a
state of emergency from the public agency or authority making the declaration
of emergency, if applicable; and
c.
The valid, unused hunt permit-tag.
2. The Department shall deny requests
post-marked after the beginning date of the hunt for which the hunt permit-tag
is valid, unless the person also submits, with the request, evidence of
mobilization, activation, or a change in duty status that precluded the
applicant from submitting the hunt permit-tag before the beginning date of the
hunt.
3. Under A.R.S. §
17-332(E),
no refunds for a license or hunt permit-tag will be issued to an applicant who
applies for reinstatement of bonus points under this subsection.
4. Reinstatement of bonus points under this
subsection is not subject to the requirements established under
R12-4-118.
N. It is
unlawful for a person to purchase or accrue a bonus point by fraud or
misrepresentation and any bonus point so obtained shall be removed from the
person's Department record.
