Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A person shall
ensure that evidence of legality remains with the carcass or parts of a carcass
of any wildlife that the person possesses, transports, or imports until arrival
at the person's permanent abode, a commercial processing plant, or the place
where the wildlife is to be consumed.
B. In addition to the requirement under
subsection (A), a person possessing or transporting the following wildlife
shall ensure each:
1. Big game animal and
sandhill crane has the required valid tag attached in the manner indicated on
the tag, as indicated by the Department through the person's electronic device,
or as permitted under
R12-4-302(E)(6),
as applicable;
2. Migratory game
bird, except sandhill cranes, has one fully feathered wing attached;
3. Sandhill crane and Eurasian-collared dove
has either the fully feathered head or one fully feathered wing
attached;
4. Quail has attached a
fully feathered head, or a fully feathered wing, or a leg with foot attached;
and
5. Freshwater fish has the
head, tail, or skin attached so the species can be identified and the total
number and required length determined.
C. A person who has lawfully taken wildlife
that requires a valid tag when prescribed by the Commission may authorize its
transportation or shipment by completing and signing the Transportation and
Shipping Permit portion of the valid tag or as indicated by the Department
through the person's electronic device, as applicable, for that animal. A
separate Transportation and Shipping Permit issued by the Department is
necessary to transport or ship to another state or country any big game taken
with a resident license. Under A.R.S. §
17-372(B), a
person may ship other lawfully taken wildlife by common carrier after obtaining
a valid Transportation and Shipping Permit issued by the Department. The person
shall provide the following information:
1.
Number and description of the wildlife to be transported or shipped;
2. Name, address, license number, and license
class of the person who took the wildlife;
3. Tag number;
4. Name and address of the person receiving a
portion of the carcass of the wildlife as authorized under subsection (D), if
applicable;
5. Address of
destination where the wildlife is to be transported or shipped; and
6. Name and address of transporter or
shipper.
D. A person who
lawfully takes wildlife under a tag may authorize another individual to possess
the head or carcass of the wildlife as prescribed under
R12-4-302.
E. A person who receives a portion of the
wildlife shall provide the identity of the person who took and gave the portion
of the wildlife upon request to any peace officer, wildlife manager, or game
ranger.
F. A person shall not
possess the horns of a bighorn sheep, taken by a hunter in this state, unless
the horns are marked or sealed as established under
R12-4-308.
G. Except as provided under
R12-4-307, before a person may
sell, offer for sale, or export the raw pelt or unskinned carcass of a bobcat
taken in this state, the person shall:
1.
Present the bobcat for inspection at any Department office, and
2. Purchase a bobcat seal by paying the fee
established under
R12-4-102 at any Department office
or other location as determined and published by the Department. Department
personnel or an authorized agent shall attach and lock the bobcat seal only to
a pelt or unskinned carcass presented with a validated transportation
tag.
H. A person who
takes bear or mountain lion under A.R.S. §
17-302 may retain the carcass of
the wildlife if the person has a valid hunting license and the carcass is
immediately tagged with a nonpermit-tag, valid hunt permit-tag, or electronic
tag as required under
R12-4-114 and
R12-4-302, provided the person has
not reached the applicable bag limit for that big game animal. An animal
retained under this subsection shall count toward the applicable bag limit for
bear or mountain lion as authorized by Commission Order. The person shall
comply with inspection and reporting requirements established under
R12-4-308.
I. A person may possess,
transport, or import only the following portions of a cervid lawfully taken in
another state, country, or designated CWD Management Zone:
1. Boneless portions of meat, or meat that
has been cut and packaged either personally or commercially.
2. Quarters or other portions of meat with no
part of the head, brain tissue, or spinal column attached, except as required
for proof of legality provided the cervid quarters and portions are being
transported directly to a licensed meat processor located within this
State.
3. Clean hides and capes
with no head, brain tissue, or spinal column attached, except as required for
proof of legality.
4. Clean skulls and
skull plates with or without hard antlers with no brain tissue or spinal column
attached,. This includes antlers in the velvet stage, provided they are
attached to a clean skull or skull plate with no brain or spinal tissue
attached and are being transported directly to a licensed taxidermist located
within this State.
5. Finished taxidermy
mounts or products.
6. Upper canine teeth
with no meat or tissue attached.
7.
Edible organs, such as heart, liver, and kidneys, that have been removed from
the cervid's body cavity.
8. For
the purposes of this Section, "CWD Management Zone" means the geographic area
that surrounds the area where CWD is initially detected. A CWD Management Zone
is established to control access to and from the designated area to ensure the
appropriate sanitary disposal of cervid carcasses or parts.
J. For a cervid taken in another state or
country, or in a designated CWD Management Zone, the cervid parts identified in
Subsection (I) may be transported in Arizona, however, a person is:
1. Prohibited from disposing of any remaining
unused tissue that is a byproduct of processing on public or private property,
and
2. Shall ensure the unused
tissue is placed in a domestic or commercial trash receptacle designated for
disposal at a commercial landfill or incinerator.
K. A private game
farm license holder may transport a cervid lawfully killed or slaughtered at
the license holder's game farm to a licensed meat processor.
L. A person may
possess or transport only the following portions of a cervid lawfully killed or
slaughtered at a private game farm authorized under
R12-4-413:
1. Quarters or other portions of meat with no
part of the head, brain tissue, or spinal column attached, except as required
for proof of legality;
2. Clean
hides and capes with no head, brain tissue, or spinal column attached, except
as required for proof of legality;
3. Clean skulls and skull plates with antlers
with no brain tissue or spinal column attached, including antlers in the velvet
stage;
4. Finished taxidermy mounts
or products;
5. Upper canine teeth
with no meat or tissue attached; and
6. Edible organs, such as heart, liver, and
kidneys, that have been removed from the cervid's body
cavity.
M. A person who
obtains bison meat as authorized under
R12-4-306 may sell the
meat.
N. Except for
cervids, which are subject to requirements established under subsections N. (I)
through (L), a person may import into this state the carcasses or parts of
wildlife, including aquatic wildlife, lawfully taken in another state or
country if transported and exported in accordance with the laws of the state or
country of origin.
O. A person shall
not transport live crayfish from the site where taken, except as permitted
under R12-4-314.
P. A person in
possession of a common carp (Cyprinus carpio), buffalofish
(Ictiobus spp.), or crayfish (families Astacidae,
Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) carcass taken under
Commission Order may sell the carcass.
