ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session

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HB 2135: unlawful camping; stock; wildlife; access

Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1

Committee on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Overview

Modifies statute relating to unlawful camping.

History

It is unlawful for a person to camp within one-fourth mile 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 be denied access to the only reasonably available water. A person who violates or fails to comply with a lawful order is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor (A.R.S. §§ 17-308 and 17-309).

The court can impose a person that is found guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor with either: 1) 2-years' of probation; 2) a $750 fine; or 3) a maximum of 4 months in jail (A.R.S. §§ 13-707, 13-802 and 13-902).

Provisions

1. Modifies the unlawful camping statute to mean it is unlawful for a person to camp within one-fourth mile of a natural water hole or a man-made watering facility containing water in such a place that wildlife or domestic stock will be denied access. (Sec. 1)

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