deer; taking; landowner permits

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deer; taking; landowner permits

HB2147 - 572R - House Bill Summary ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff House : LARA DP 5-3-0-0 HB 2147 : deer; taking; landowner permits Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19 House Engrossed Overview Requires the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to issue landowner permits for deer hunting on private lands.

What This Bill Does

• HB2147 - 572R - House Bill Summary ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff House : LARA DP 5-3-0-0 HB 2147 : deer; taking; landowner permits Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19 House Engrossed Overview Requires the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to issue landowner permits for deer hunting on private lands.
• History The AZGFD manages wildlife populations in Arizona through the administration of hunting and fishing license programs, enforcement actions for the unlawful taking of game and wildlife habitat protection and development.
• A five-member commission appointed by the Governor oversees the operations of AZGFD ( A.R.S.
• �� 17-201 et.

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Official Summary Text

HB2147 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House
: LARA DP 5-3-0-0

HB
2147
: deer; taking; landowner permits

Sponsor:
Representative Griffin, LD 19

House
Engrossed

Overview

Requires
the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to issue landowner permits for
deer hunting on private lands.

History

The AZGFD manages wildlife populations in Arizona through the
administration of hunting and fishing license programs, enforcement actions for
the unlawful taking of game and wildlife habitat protection and development. A
five-member commission appointed by the Governor oversees the operations of AZGFD
(
A.R.S. ��
17-201 et. seq.
).

Title 17,
Chapter 3
(Taking and Handling of Wildlife) outlines
statutes regulating hunting and transporting hunted animals. A person in this
state cannot take wildlife without a valid license or a commission-approved
proof of purchase. A person must carry the license or proof of purchase and
produce it on request to any game ranger, wildlife manager or peace officer (
A.R.S. � 17-331
).

Provisions

1.

Requires AZGFD
to issue a landowner permit for the taking of deer on private lands. (Sec. 1)

2.

Directs AZGFD
to issue a landowner permit if the Arizona Game and Fish Commission determines
the permit is necessary to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife or
between property and wildlife. (Sec. 1)

3.

Specifies a
person may not transfer a landowner permit to any other person. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2147 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

deer; taking;
landowner permits

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2147

AN
ACT

Amending title 17, chapter 3, ARTICLE 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 17-321; RELATING to the taking of
wildlife.

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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section
1.
1. Title
17, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 17-321, to read:

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17-321.

Private lands; taking deer; landowner permits

A. The department shall issue a
landowner permit for the taking of deer on private lands.

B. The department shall issue a
landowner permit if the commission determines that the permit is necessary
FOR wildlife population management or to reduce conflicts between
humans and wildlife
or BETWEEN property and wildlife.

C. A person may not transfer a
landowner permit to any other person.
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