Arizona Game and Fish Commission Seeks Applications

Deadline for submittal is Sept. 20, 2013

The Governor’s Office is currently accepting applications for the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. Applications must be received or postmarked no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Applications received or postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.

Governor Jan Brewer is seeking members who are well-informed and passionate about Arizona wildlife and its long-term conservation.

In accordance with Arizona law, the Game and Fish Commission is required to be politically-balanced and representative of all 15 counties (i.e., no more than one commissioner can be from any one county). Therefore, this Commission vacancy is not available to residents of Coconino, Maricopa, Navajo or Pima counties. Residents of all other counties — Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma — are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Interested individuals may apply online at http://azgovernor.gov/bc/Application.asp or find more information about the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and its mission at  www.azgfd.gov/commission.

Individuals also may contact the Governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions at (602) 542-2449, or toll free at (800) 253-0883.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix. The agency is tasked with conserving, enhancing, and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs. It also provides wildlife resources and safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment of, appreciation by, and use by present and future generations.