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AZ HB2603
Bill
Status
4/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Quang Nguyen
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 17-309 and 17-340 to include deferred prosecution agreements alongside convictions and juvenile adjudications as grounds for license revocation, suspension, or denial.
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Allows license revocation for up to five years upon conviction or entering a deferred prosecution agreement for unlawful wildlife taking or possession.
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Establishes that second and third deferred prosecution agreements for unlawful wildlife taking trigger enhanced penalties, including up to ten years suspension for a second offense and permanent revocation for a third offense.
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Requires temporary license revocation to terminate once a person completes deferred prosecution program requirements, has charges dismissed, completes required training, and pays all civil penalties in full.
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Changes "permit" to "allow" in section 17-309 regarding wasting wildlife, and modifies related penalty classifications for violations involving permanent revocation status.
Legislative Description
Hunting; fishing; license; deferred prosecution
Game And Fish - Title 17
Last Action
Chapter 54
4/14/2025