A. The commission shall cause an annual audit to be made of the conservation development fund, capital improvement fund and any bond proceeds, sinking, reserve or other operation fund established pursuant to this article. The audit shall be made by a certified public accountant within thirty days after the close of the fiscal year, and a certified copy of the audit shall be filed with the auditor general.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 17-294

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Commission: means the Arizona game and fish commission. See Arizona Laws 17-101
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Take: means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring or netting wildlife or placing or using any net or other device or trap in a manner that may result in capturing or killing wildlife. See Arizona Laws 17-101

B. The auditor general may, if he deems it advisable, make such further audits and examinations as he deems necessary and take appropriate action in relation thereto as provided by Title 41, Chapter 7, Article 10.1. Unless the auditor general takes official action within thirty days after filing of the audit, the audit shall be deemed sufficient.

C. The fees and expenses, if any, of the certified public accountant and of the auditor general for audits and examinations pursuant to this section shall be paid from the conservation development fund or the bond proceeds fund as directed by the commission.

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