Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-4-207

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R12-4-207 - General Fishing License; Exemption

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.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-4-207

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 3225, effective January 1, 2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 3229, effective 7/1/2021.