Bill > SB1759

This bill amends existing Arizona law regarding the unlawful taking, wounding, killing, or possessing of wildlife by changing the penalties associated with such actions. Specifically, it increases the minimum civil penalty for unlawfully taking or possessing bighorn sheep, bison, or formally endangered species to $8,000, and allows the commission, which is the state agency responsible for wildlife management, to establish rules to increase these penalties for repeat offenders, moving away from a fixed doubling or tripling of the penalty for subsequent offenses. The bill also clarifies that the commission can adopt rules to set civil penalties that exceed the market value of the wildlife, and all recovered monies will be deposited into the wildlife theft prevention fund.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85428