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unlawful camping; stock; wildlife; access |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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HOUSE BILL 2197 |
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-2931; amending section 17-308, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING to water access.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-2931, to read:
13-2931. Unlawful camping; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to camp within three hundred yards of a natural water hole containing water or a man-made watering facility containing water in such a place that domestic stock could be denied access.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. Section 17-308, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
17-308. Unlawful camping
It is unlawful for a person to camp within one-fourth mile three hundred yards of a natural water hole containing water or a man-made watering facility containing water in such a place that wildlife or domestic stock will could be denied access to the only reasonably available water.