The next Arizona Game and Fish Commission
meeting will be held on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Game and
Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles
west of I-17). The meeting begins at 8 a.m. both days.
On Friday, the Game and Fish Department will be seeking guidance from the
commission on federal travel management planning. Travel management plans
affect hunting and recreational access on federal lands, including camping and
retrieval of harvested game.
Friday's agenda items also include:
a presentation on the department's Wildlife 20/20 long-term strategic plan,
a request to approve several Memoranda of Understanding to aid the department's
scientific research efforts and provide opportunities to improve wildlife
habitat,
a request to approve the Notice of Final Rulemaking amending rules within
Article 5, addressing boating and water sports,
hearings on license revocations for violations of Game and Fish codes and civil
assessments for the illegal taking and/or possession of wildlife (time certain
at 2 p.m.),
and, a briefing on the Mexican wolf reintroduction program will be provided, on
which the commission may provide guidance.
Items on Saturday's agenda include consideration of commission orders for
pronghorn antelope, elk and population management hunts for the 2013 fall
hunting season. The commission orders establish seasons and season dates, bag
and possession limits, permit numbers or authorized limits, and open areas.
The commission will also be briefed on the status of the bighorn sheep
population near Clifton-Morenci and discuss possible management options to
reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions on U.S. Highway 191. Consent agenda items
will be presented as well for the commission's approval.
The public can view the meeting any of three ways: (1) attending the meeting in
person in Phoenix; (2) viewing it via video stream at any of six Game and Fish
regional offices; or, (3) viewing it over the Web at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam.
Those wishing to submit "blue slips" to present oral comment during
the meeting must do so either at the Phoenix meeting or at any of the regional
Game and Fish offices (Pinetop, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Tucson and Mesa). For
office addresses and contact information, visit www.azgfd.gov/offices.
The Game and Fish Commission is comprised of five members (serving staggered
five-year terms) appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. No more
than one commissioner may be from any one county. No more than three may be
from the same political party.
The commission is the policy-setting board overseeing the Arizona Game and Fish
Department. Since its inception in 1929, this organizational structure has
served as a buffer for the best interests of science-driven wildlife
conservation during eight decades of back-and-forth political change.
For a complete meeting agenda or to learn more about the Game and Fish
Commission, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and
activities. If anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any
of the AGFD's programs or activities, including employment practices, they may
file a complaint with the Deputy Director, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix,
AZ 85086-5000, (602) 942-3000, or with the Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N.
Fairfax Dr. Ste. 130, Arlington, VA 22203. Persons with a disability may
request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by
contacting the Deputy Director as listed above.
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