Thank
you for your interest in purchasing an Arizona
hunting and/or fishing license. Please review
the information on this page carefully and select
the license that best meets your needs. Once purchased,
licenses and stamps cannot be returned for refund
or exchange. All sales are final. Contact any Arizona
Game and Fish Department office for additional
information. Please note that the Department does not currently offer online or telephone license sales.
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Who
Needs a License
A valid Arizona license
is required for taking wildlife (including
fish) in Arizona. The licensee shall
carry the license when participating
in hunting or fishing or other form
of take. Take means pursuing, shooting,
hunting, fishing, trapping, killing,
capturing, snaring, or netting wildlife.
Wildlife includes all wild mammals,
wild birds, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks,
crustaceans and fish. |
HUNTING
LICENSE - Arizona residents and non-residents
over the age of 14 need a valid hunting
license to hunt in Arizona. A person under
14 may hunt wildlife other than big game
without a license when accompanied by a
properly licensed person 18 years or order.
No more than two unlicensed children may
accompany any license holder. No one under
the age of 14 may take big game without
having completed a Hunter
Education Course. No one under age 10
may take big game in Arizona. Check the
Arizona
Hunting Regulations for additional
information.
FISHING
LICENSE - A valid Arizona fishing license
is required for Arizona resident and non-resident
anglers 14 years of age or older fishing
any public accessible water in Arizona.
Youth under the age of 14 and blind residents
do not need to purchase a state fishing
license to fish in Arizona. Check the Arizona
Fishing Regulations for additional
information.
Residency
Requirements
In general,
an Arizona resident is a person who has been a
bona fide resident of the state of Arizona for
six months immediately preceding the date of application
for a license or a member of the armed forces
who has been stationed in Arizona for a period
of 30 days immediately preceding the date of application
for a license. Arizona Residents may purchase
a resident license. All other individuals must
purchase a nonresident license. For additional
information, click
here.
Lost
License Replacement
Lost
or destroyed licenses may be replaced for
a fee at any Arizona Game and Fish Department
license
dealer. An applicant for a duplicate
license will be required to sign an affidavit
attesting that the applicant purchased an
original license.
Buying
a License Online or by Telephone
Hunting
and fishing licenses are no longer available
online or by telephone. The department suspended
online and telephone sales on May 21, 2007
because it could not resolve concerns that
its online and telephone service provider
could adequately perform under its contract.
The department apologizes for any inconvenience
this may cause to our customers. We hope to offer license sales online and by telephone sometime in the future.
Buy
a License from a License Dealer
Arizona hunting and fishing licenses are
available for purchase at more than 300
license dealers located throughout the state.
Download
a list of license dealers sorted by city
location by clicking here.
2009 Licenses
2009
hunting and fishing license and stamps are
available for purchase at all Arizona
Game and Fish Department offices and
at more than 300
license dealers statewide. All licenses
and stamps sold are valid for a calendar
year from January 1 to December 31.
The Family Licenses, Super Conservation
Licenses, and the Lifetime License cannot
be purchased through the hunt permit drawing
process, but must be purchased prior to
submitting a hunt permit application. Starting
Nov. 1, 2009, state and urban 2009 fishing
licenses go on sale for half price. These
half price licenses are valid only from
Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009. |