Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A general fishing license is valid for the
taking of all aquatic wildlife and allows the license holder to engage in
simultaneous fishing as defined under
R12-4-301.
The general fishing license is valid:
1.
State-wide including Mittry Lake and Topock Marsh and the Arizona shoreline of
Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu, and Commission-designated community
waters. The list of Commission-designated community waters is available at any
License Dealer, Department office, and on the Department's website.
2. On that portion of the Colorado River that
forms the common boundary between Arizona and Nevada and Arizona and California
and connected adjacent water, provided Arizona has an agreement with California
and Nevada that recognizes a general fishing license as valid for taking
aquatic wildlife on any portion of the Colorado River that forms the common
boundary between Arizona and Nevada and Arizona and California.
B. The general fishing license is
valid for one-year from:
1. The date of
purchase when a person purchases the fishing license from a License Dealer, as
defined under
R12-4-101;
or
2. The selected start date when
a person purchases the fishing license from a Department office or online. A
person may select the start date for the fishing license provided the date
selected is no more than 60 calendar days from and after the date of
purchase.
C. A resident
or nonresident may apply for a general fishing license by submitting an
application to the Department, a License Dealer as defined under
R12-4-101,
or on the Department's website. The application is furnished by the Department
and is available at any Department office, icense Dealer, and on the
Department's website. A general fishing license applicant shall provide the
following information on the application:
1.
The applicant's:
a. Name;
b. Date of birth,
c. Physical description, to include the
applicant's eye color, hair color, height, and weight;
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; and
2.
Affirmation that the information provided on the application is true and
accurate; and
3. Applicant's
signature and date.
D. In
addition to the requirements listed under subsection (C), an applicant who is
applying for a general fishing license:
1. In
person shall pay the applicable fee required under
R12-4-102.
2. Online shall electronically pay the fee
required under
R12-4-102
and print the new license. A person applying online shall affirm, or provide
permission for another person to affirm, the information provided on the online
application is true and accurate.
E. In addition to the exemption prescribed
under A.R.S. §
17-335,
a person who is under 10 years of age may fish without a fishing
license.
