Highlights from the August commission meeting
Highlights from the August commission meeting
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission met on Aug. 6-7 at the Game and Fish headquarters in Phoenix. The commission took the following actions:
* Removed the slot limit on Roosevelt Lake starting Aug. 17 (for more details on this and the next two items below, click here);
* Set the Spring 2011 hunts;
* Set the 2010-11 waterfowl and snipe seasons;
* Approved the hunt permit-tag application schedule for the spring hunts;
* Approved the department continuing with negotiations to purchase the Horseshoe Ranch in Yavapai County along the Agua Fria River;
* Heard and processed revocation/civil assessment cases for violations of wildlife laws;
* OK’d a two-year agreement with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to translocate Merriam’s turkeys from Arizona to Utah;
* Approved a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation to be a cooperating agency for the nonnative fish control below Glen Canyon Dam.
* Approved a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation to be a cooperating agency for the high-flow experimental protocol for releases from Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Assessment.
* Approved an agreement with Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department to permit a section of the Maricopa County Trail System to traverse a portion of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility.
* Approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Eloy regarding hunting with firearms within city limits.
* Approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Marana regarding hunting with firearms within city limits.
* Approved a memorandum of understanding with Iberdrola Renewables to cooperate on mutually beneficial wildlife projects.
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission makes rules and regulations for managing, conserving, and protecting wildlife and fisheries resources, and for safe and regulated watercraft and off-highway vehicle operations for the benefit of the citizens of Arizona. The commission is composed of five members appointed by the governor pursuant to ARS 38-211. The commission appoints the director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the director serves as secretary to the commission. No more than one commissioner may be from any one county, and no more than three may be from the same political party. Each commissioner serves a five-year term, staggered. For more information, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission.
