Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The Department
offers the following lifetime licenses:
1. A
lifetime hunting license includes the privileges established under
R12-4-206(A).
2. A lifetime fishing license includes the
privileges established under
R12-4-207(A).
3. A lifetime combination hunting and fishing
license includes the privileges established under
R12-4-210(A)
and (B).
4. A benefactor lifetime combination hunting
and fishing license includes the privileges established under
R12-4-210(A)
and (B).
B. A valid hunt permit-tag, nonpermit-tag, or
stamp is required to validate lifetime hunting or combination hunting and
fishing license for the take of big game animals, migratory game birds, or
other wildlife authorized by an applicable tag or stamp.
C. The lifetime licenses identified under
subsection (A) do not expire and remain valid if the licensee subsequently
resides outside of this state.
1. A licensee
who resides outside of Arizona shall submit the nonresident fee to purchase any
required hunt permit-tag, nonpermittag, or stamp to hunt and fish in this
state.
2. Limits established under
R12-4-114
for nonresident hunt permit-tags and nonpermit-tags do not apply to a lifetime
license holder.
D. A
resident may apply for a lifetime license by submitting an application to the
Department and paying the applicable fee required under subsection (E). The
application is furnished by the Department and is available at any Department
office and on the Department's website. A lifetime 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. Social Security Number, when required
under A.R.S. §§
25-320(P)
and
25-502(K);
e. Department identification number, when
applicable;
f. Residency status and
number of years of residency immediately preceding application, when
applicable;
g. Mailing address,
when applicable;
h. Physical
address;
i. Telephone number, when
available; and
j. 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.
E.
The fees for resident lifetime licenses listed under (A)(1) through (A)(3) are
determined by the age of the applicant as follows:
1. Age 0 through 13 years is 17 times the fee
established under
R12-4-102
for the equivalent one-year license.
2. Age 14 through 29 years is 18 times the
fee established under
R12-4-102
for the equivalent one-year license.
3. Age 30 through 44 years is 16 times the
fee established under
R12-4-102
for the equivalent one-year license.
4. Age 45 through 61 years is 15 times the
fee established under
R12-4-102
for the equivalent one-year license.
5. Age 62 and older is 8 times the fee
established under
R12-4-102
for the equivalent one-year license.
6. For the purposes of this subsection, when
the applicant is under the age of 18, the fee for the lifetime license is based
on the full priced license fee, not the youth license fee.
F. The fee for the benefactor license listed
under (A)(4) is $1,500. The difference between $1,500 and the license fee for a
resident lifetime combination hunting and fishing license established under
subsection (E):
1. Is a donation to the State
for continued management, protection, and conservation of the State's
wildlife.
2. Shall be credited to
the wildlife endowment fund established under A.R.S. §
17-271.
3. May be tax deductible to the extent
allowed by federal and state income tax statutes for contributions to
qualifying tax-exempt organizations.
G. A lifetime license may be denied or
suspended pursuant to, and for the offenses described under, A.R.S. §
17-340.
H. A person issued a lifetime license prior
to the effective date of this Section shall be entitled to the privileges
established under subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3), or (A)(4), as applicable,
for the equivalent lifetime license.
