3. A lifetime combination hunting and fishing license includes the privileges established under R12-4-210(A) and (B) .
4. A benefactor lifetime combination hunting and fishing license includes the privileges established under R12-4-210(A) and (B) .
B. A valid hunt permit-tag, nonpermit-tag, or stamp is required to validate lifetime hunting or combination hunting and fishing license for the take of big game animals, migratory game birds, or other wildlife authorized by an applicable tag or stamp.
C. The lifetime licenses identified under subsection (A) do not expire and remain valid if the licensee subsequently resides outside of this state.
1. A licensee who resides outside of Arizona shall submit the nonresident fee to purchase any required hunt permit-tag, nonpermittag, or stamp to hunt and fish in this state.
2. Limits established under R12-4-114 for nonresident hunt permit-tags and nonpermit-tags do not apply to a lifetime license holder.
D. A resident may apply for a lifetime license by submitting an application to the Department and paying the applicable fee required under subsection (E). The application is furnished by the Department and is available at any Department office and on the Department's website. A lifetime license applicant shall provide the following information on the application:
1. The applicant's: b. Date of birth, c. Physical description, to include the applicant's eye color, hair color, height, and weight; d. Social Security Number, when required under A.R.S. §§ 25-320(P) and 25-502(K) ; e. Department identification number, when applicable;f. Residency status and number of years of residency immediately preceding application, when applicable;
g. Mailing address, when applicable; h. Physical address; i. Telephone number, when available; and j. E-mail address, when available; and 2. Affirmation that the information provided on the application is true and accurate; and 3. Applicant's signature and date.E. The fees for resident lifetime licenses listed under (A)(1) through (A)(3) are determined by the age of the applicant as follows:
1. Age 0 through 13 years is 17 times the fee established under R12-4-102 for the equivalent one-year license.
2. Age 14 through 29 years is 18 times the fee established under R12-4-102 for the equivalent one-year license.
3. Age 30 through 44 years is 16 times the fee established under R12-4-102 for the equivalent one-year license.
4. Age 45 through 61 years is 15 times the fee established under R12-4-102 for the equivalent one-year license.
5. Age 62 and older is 8 times the fee established under R12-4-102 for the equivalent one-year license.
6. For the purposes of this subsection, when the applicant is under the age of 18, the fee for the lifetime license is based on the full priced license fee, not the youth license fee.
F. The fee for the benefactor license listed under (A)(4) is $1,500. The difference between $1,500 and the license fee for a resident lifetime combination hunting and fishing license established under subsection (E):
1. Is a donation to the State for continued management, protection, and conservation of the State's wildlife.
2. Shall be credited to the wildlife endowment fund established under A.R.S. § 17-271 .3. May be tax deductible to the extent allowed by federal and state income tax statutes for contributions to qualifying tax-exempt organizations.
G. A lifetime license may be denied or suspended pursuant to, and for the offenses described under, A.R.S. § 17-340 .
H. A person issued a lifetime license prior to the effective date of this Section shall be entitled to the privileges established under subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3), or (A)(4), as applicable, for the equivalent lifetime license.
New section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 3225, effective January 1, 2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 3229 , effective 7/1/2021 . Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3360 , effective 11/26/2022 .
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