The Arizona Game and Fish Commission and Department (AZGFD) have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend rules within Article 1 to enact amendments developed during the preceding Five-year Review Report.

The proposed amendments are designed to increase the effectiveness of the rules to meet the department’s mission, ensure consistency with state and federal statutes, and to increase the clarity of the existing rules. AZGFD does not believe any of the proposed changes will increase the regulatory burden beyond that which is already required, and will instead serve the goal of simplifying processes, increasing the understandability of the rules, and increasing public accessibility for department services.

Following the publication of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Arizona Administrative Register on Oct. 4, 2024, the department will accept written comments through Nov. 4. Comments may be submitted via email to rulemaking@azgfd.gov or through the online comment form.

The Game and Fish Commission will accept oral comments at the Commission meeting to be held Jan. 20, 2025 in Phoenix.

A copy of the proposed rulemaking is available now on the department’s website and the online Arizona Administrative Register. To read a summary of the proposed rulemaking, click HERE.

For questions regarding the rulemaking, please contact Christopher Dean, Range Manager, IERD, at (623) 236-7072, or by email at CDean@azgfd.gov.

To track the progress of other commission rulemakings, view the regulatory agenda and all previous five-year review reports, and to learn about any other agency rulemaking matters, visit https://www.azgfd.com/agency/rulemaking/.