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14.B.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
Meeting Date:
02/19/2019
From:
Cliff Bryson, Labor Standards Manager

Information

TITLE:

Consideration and Possible Adoption Resolution No. 2019-10:  A resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Flagstaff, Arizona opposing Competitive Predator Hunt in Flagstaff, Arizona and Coconino County.

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

1) Read Resolution No. 2019-10 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2019-10 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-10

Executive Summary:

In March of 2019, a Competitive Predator Hunt or “Coyote Calling Contest” will be held on public lands near Leupp Road east of Flagstaff, AZ. An entry fee is paid by each competitor to compete in this event. During the event, points are awarded based on the type of animal killed. The contest involves using manufactured calls to attract animals to an area where a team of shooters waits. The goal of the contest is to kill as many animals as possible in the shortest period of time. The competitive predator hunt in Coconino County is benefiting a local 4H group.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is responsible for the State Game Management Program, and it is based on the following core principles:
  1. Wildlife is held in the public’s trust, and
  2. Science is the basis for management, and
  3. Hunting be regulated for sustainability and management, and
  4. The public has a voice in wildlife management decisions.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) does not regulate any type of contest regarding the taking of wildlife. If a person and/or group has the proper hunting license, within a legal area and have a legal firearm or archery then the person and/or group is legal under AZGFD hunting regulations.

Similar competitive predator hunts have taken place with one just recently occurring December of 2018 in Yavapai County called “Santa Slay Coyote.” In recent years, the City of Tucson and Pima County have passed resolutions opposing such competitions. Recently, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors and the Town of Dewey-Humboldt passed similar resolutions opposing wildlife killing contests. The Coconino County Board of Supervisors considered a similar resolution on February 12, 2019; a decision on the resolution was postponed pending additional information.

Attached is the Dewey-Humboldt Resolution, the proposed Coconino County Resolution, along with a proposed Resolution drafted by Supervisor Parks.

Financial Impact:

None

Policy Impact:

None

Connection to Council Goal, Regional Plan and/or Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan:

Council Goal #8: Actively manage and protect all environmental and natural resources.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

None

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