A.R.S. § 17-102: Wildlife as State Property
Wildlife as state property; exceptions
Who owns wildlife in Arizona?
In Arizona, all wildlife, whether resident or migratory and native or introduced, belongs to the state. People may take it only at the times, places, and ways and with the devices that law or Game and Fish Commission rules allow. The exceptions are fish and bullfrogs held in private ponds or tanks, and wildlife and birds raised or kept in captivity under a commission permit or license.
Full statute text
Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
17-102. Wildlife as state property; exceptions
Wildlife, both resident and migratory, native or introduced, found in this state, except fish and bullfrogs impounded in private ponds or tanks or wildlife and birds reared or held in captivity under permit or license from the commission, are property of the state and may be taken at such times, in such places, in such manner and with such devices as provided by law or rule of the commission.
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