PREFILED    JAN 07 2026

REFERENCE TITLE: deer; taking; landowner permits

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2147

Introduced by

Representative Griffin

AN ACT

Amending title 17, chapter 3, ARTICLE 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 17-321; RELATING to the taking of wildlife.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 17, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 17-321, to read:

START_STATUTE17-321. Private lands; taking deer; landowner permits

A. The department shall issue a landowner permit for the taking of deer on private lands.

B. The department shall issue a landowner permit if the commission determines that the permit is necessary to reduce conflicts between humans and wildlife and to provide sport hunting opportunities consistent with rules adopted by the department.

C. The department may not issue a landowner permit pursuant to this section for DEER if the total number of permits issued for DEER exceeds ten percent of the total number of tags issued for DEER through the general lottery draw during the calendar year. END_STATUTE