{"id":1421,"date":"2022-03-10T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1421"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:42:03","slug":"legislative-government-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/about-arizona-game-fish\/legislative-government-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative &#038; Government Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"get-to-know-our-budget-and-legislation\">Get to Know Our Budget and Legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Find the most up-to-date information concerning Arizona Game and Fish Department\u2019s funding and legislation that potentially impacts our ability to manage the state\u2019s wildlife and wildlife resources.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"image-and-text image-and-text--image-auto has-light-background-color\" data-form-slider=\"false\">\n  <div class=\"image-and-text__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-560x375.jpg\" class=\"attachment-image-and-text size-image-and-text lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-560x375.jpg 560w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-704x471.jpg 704w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-134x90.jpg 134w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530-460x308.jpg 460w, https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/24164438\/White-tailed-deer_1530.jpg 1530w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 560\/375;\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"image-and-text__body\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fishing-licenses-regulations\">funding and legislative affairs<\/h3>\n\n                                                \n<p>Did you know? Our department operates primarily on the revenue generated through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. 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