public monies; Mexican wolf; prohibition, the official text

REFERENCE TITLE: public monies; Mexican wolf; prohibition

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1280

Introduced by

Senator
Farnsworth

AN
ACT

Amending section 17-253, Arizona
Revised Statutes; RELATING to THE aRIZONA GAME AND fISH commission.

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

Section 1. Section 17-253, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE17-253. Mexican gray wolf; memorandum of understanding; reporting

A. The commission shall attempt to enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the United States fish and wildlife service
regarding the endangered species act and the release, translocation and cross-fostering
of Mexican gray wolves prior to any release, translocation or cross-fostering
in this state.  The memorandum of understanding shall specify that a Mexican
gray wolf release, translocation or cross-fostering may not occur:

1. Within three miles of state trust land or private
property.

2. Without a full DNA profile on each Mexican gray
wolf that is released, translocated or cross-fostered.

B. The department shall report to the commission at
every commission meeting the following information:

1. Any known death of a Mexican gray wolf in this
state and, if known, the reason for the death.

2. The number of Mexican gray wolves that are
supplemented with feed in this state and the cost of the supplementation.

3. The number of Mexican gray wolves that are
captured in this state by the department or a federal agency partnering with
the department, the reason for the capture and the full DNA profile on each
Mexican gray wolf captured.

4. The location of all collared Mexican gray wolves
in this state.

5. All human and domestic animal incidents in this
state that involve a Mexican gray wolf.

C. Notwithstanding any other law, the
commission may not do either of the following:

1. Transport mexican gray wolf
puppies into the boundaries of this state.

2. Spend public monies or use public
resources for the transportation of mexican gray wolf puppies into the
boundaries of this state. END_STATUTE