1. A. Permit fees.

   1. 1. In addition to any applicable fees for interstate shipment requiring a single shipment nursery stock inspection certification issued pursuant to R3-4-301(D), a person removing and transporting protected native plants shall submit the following applicable fee to the Department with the permit application:

      1. a. Salvage assessed native plant permit, annual use, $35;
      2. b. Harvest restricted native plant permit, annual use, $35;
      3. d. Certificate of inspection for interstate shipments, $15;
      4. c. All other native plant permits, one-time use, $7.

   2. 2. Exemptions. Protected native plants are exempt from fees if:

      1. a. The protected native plants intended for personal use by a landowner are taken from one piece of land owned by the landowner to another piece of land also owned by the landowner, remain on the property of the landowner, and are not sold or offered for sale;
      2. b. The protected native plants are collected for scientific purposes;
      3. c. A landowner donates the protected native plant to a scientific, educational, or charitable institution;
      4. d. Exempted pursuant to A.R.S. § 3-915;
      5. e. Donated to a home-owners association or nonprofit organizations as provided in A.R.S. § 3-916; or
      6. f. Donated to a state agency or political subdivision, under a non-commercial salvage permit.

2. B. Tag and harvesting fees.

   1. 1. Any person obtaining a saguaro tag or other protected native plant tag or receipt shall submit the following applicable fee to the Department at the time a tag is obtained:

      1. a. Saguaro, $8 per plant;
      2. b. Trees cut for wood and listed in the harvest restricted category, $6 per cord of wood;
      3. c. Small native plant, $.50 per plant;
      4. d. Any other protected native plant referenced in A.R.S. § 3-903(B) and (C) and listed in Appendix A, $6 per plant.

   2. 2. The fee for harvesting nolina or yucca parts is $6 per ton. Payment shall be made to the Department in the following manner:

      1. a. Unprocessed nolina or yucca fiber shall be weighed on a state-certified bonded scale; and
      2. b. The harvester shall submit payment and weight certificates to the Department no later than the tenth day of the month following each harvest.
3. C. Seal fees. A person obtaining a seal shall submit a $.15 per plant fee to the Department at the time a seal is obtained.

4. D. Arizona native plant law education. In addition to the following fees, charges for printed materials or pamphlets shall be assessed based upon printing and mailing costs:

   1. 1. A person attending a seminar or training course on Arizona native plant law shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $14 to the Department before attending the class.
   2. 2. A person convicted of violating Arizona native plant laws and ordered by a court to attend a native plant educational class shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $35 to the Department before attending the class. The Department shall provide written confirmation of satisfactory completion to a person ordered by a court to attend a class.

Historical Note

New Section recodified from R3-4-606 at 10 A.A.R. 726, effective February 6, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 811, effective May 3, 2008 (Supp. 08-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 3865 (December 27, 2024), effective February 2, 2025 (Supp. 24-4).