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Arizona State Legislation
Arizona
Game & Fish Dept
7200 E University
Mesa, AZ 85207
480-981-9400
State Web Site:http://azportal.clearlake.ibm.com/webapp/portal/
Department Web Site:http://www.gf.state.az.us/
Issues Private Game Farm license, for USDA licensed facilities which allows the sale, trade, rental, purchase, display,
import and export, possession and propagation of wildlife. Also has Zoo license and Wildlife Holding License. Wildlife
Holding is divided into five categories: Scientific Study permit, Wildlife Management, Education Holding, Humane
Treatment and Exhibit licenses. Wildlife holding permit is for animals that are unable to meet their needs in the wild, are
abandoned, or are no longer useful in previous captive situations, they may not be exhibited. Scientific Study permit is only
issued to students and faculty members of higher learning institutions. Humane treatment license is required to hold non-
releasable animals. These are one-year renewable permits. They do not cover healthy specimens wanted for personal
possession. Education Holding does not permit "exhibiting", but requires educational use of animals. Exhibit license is to
exhibit live wildlife already possessed. You must have previous and current year's wildlife holding license before exhibit
license will be issued. This is a new license as of 1/2000.
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Important Notice
Every effort has been made
to ensure that this information is accurate, and appropriate contact information has been included for each state.
The LIOC-Endangered Species Conservation Federation strongly urges you contact the various state agencies personally,
to verify that no new laws have been passed, before you proceed with any transactions. We cannot be held responsible
should you fail to follow state laws. This is only a brief summary, offered as a service to our members. In many cases, the
actual laws are quite long and involved.
Also, many counties and cities have enacted regulations, which means that even
if the state law allows for the possession of wild felines, the county or city might have passed ordinances against such activities.
Therefore you have to check with each agency before you proceed with ownership or sales.
Submitted By: Lynn Culver - If you find the information here to be incorrect, incomplete or out of date, please e-mail Lynn.
Copyright © 2001 LIOC-ESCF
