Arizona Posting Laws: How to Post Land

What the law asks for on signs

For hunting, fishing, trapping and guiding closures, A.R.S. 17-304 asks for plainly legible wording in capital and bold-faced lettering at least one inch high. The sign must contain no trespassing, no hunting, no trapping, no fishing or no guiding. The minimum size is at least 8 in by 11 in.

The statute does not require the owner's name. Criminal trespass under 13-1502 turns on reasonable notice prohibiting entry, and the text we read does not specify a form for that notice. So the sign rules above matter most when your goal is keeping hunters and anglers out.

Spacing and placement

Signs go on a structure or post at all points of vehicular access, at all property or fence corners, and at intervals of not more than one-quarter mile along the property boundary. One-quarter mile is 1,320 ft. Face the signs toward the people who would approach, and walk each stretch to check that none is hidden.

Orange paint instead of purple

Arizona has no purple paint rule. Instead, a post with 100 sq in or more of orange paint can serve as the interval notice between corners and vehicle access points. The orange must cover the entire above-ground surface facing outward and both lateral sides of the post. This applies only to hunting, fishing, trapping and guiding posting.

Practical tips

State or federal land cannot be posted without consent, so check where your boundary really sits before you hang anything. Choose a durable plate with big letters, and replace any that fade. Photograph each sign and post with the date so you can show later how the boundary was marked.

Questions about posting land in Arizona