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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
              (formerly Alanco Environmental Resources Corporation)


             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                               ARIZONA 86-0220694

                (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)

           15900 N. 78th Street, Suite 101, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
           ----------------------------------------------------------
                         (Address of Principal Offices)

                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                             2000 Stock Option Plan

                                        &

                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                  2000 Directors and Officers Stock Option Plan

                                        &

                       Arraid, Inc. Employment Agreements
     for Frank B. Meijers, John C. Dahl, Michael Flannery & Keith F. Blaich


                            (Full Title of the Plans)

                                 John A. Carlson
                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                         15900 N. 78th Street, Suite 101
                              Scottsdale, AZ 85260

                     (Name and address of Agent for Service)

                                 (480) 607-1010
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Telephone number, including area code of Agent for Service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

       Title of       Amount of      Max. Off.   Maximum      Amount of
       Securities     Securities     Price Per   Aggregate   Registration
       Registered     Registered     Share       Offering     Price Fee
    ----------------  ----------     ---------  ----------   ------------
    Common Stock (1)   1,500,000      $1.42 (3) $2,130,000     $562.32
    Common Stock (2)     835,000      $1.25 (4) $1,043,750     $275.55

(1)  Issuable  upon the exercise of Options  granted  pursuant to the 2000 Stock
     Option Plan and the 2000 Directors and Officers Stock Option Plan.

(2)  Issuable upon the exercise of Options granted pursuant to the Arraid,  Inc.
     Employment Agreements as follows:  Frank B. Meijers - 300,000 options, John
     C. Dahl - 300,000 options, Michael Flannery - 200,000 options, and Keith F.
     Blaich - 35,000 options.

(3)  Estimated  price in accordance  with Rule 457(h) and based upon the average
     ten trading day closing price for the Company's common stock for the period
     ending November 15, 2000.

(4)  Estimated  price in accordance  with Rule 457(h) and based upon the average
     five  trading  day closing  price for the  Company's  common  stock for the
     period ending October 27, 1999.


                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.  Plan Information.

     The   documents   containing   the   information   related  to  the  Alanco
Technologies,  Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, the Alanco  Technologies,  Inc. 2000
Directors  and  Officers  Stock  Option  Plan,  and a form of the  Arraid,  Inc.
Employment  Agreements,  which  are  being  filed  as part of this  Registration
Statement (the "Registration Statement") and documents incorporated by
reference in response to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, which
taken together  constitute a prospectus  that meets the  requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Securities  Act")  will be
sent or given to  participants  by the Registrant as specified by Rule 428(b)(1)
of the Securities Act.

Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

     As required by this Item,  the Registrant  shall provide to  participants a
written statement advising them of the availability without charge, upon written
or oral  request,  of documents  incorporated  by reference in Item 3 of Part II
hereof and of documents  required to be delivered  pursuant to Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act. The statement shall include the address listing the title or
department and telephone number to which the request is to be directed.

                                     Part II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

     The Registrant incorporates the following documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by reference in this Registration Statement:

     (a)  The Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          June 30, 2000.

     (b)  The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 19, 2000.

     (c)  The  Registrant's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10Q for the period  ended
          September 30, 2000.

     (d)  All  other  documents  filed  by  Registrant  after  the  date of this
          Registration Statement under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
          Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  (the Exchange Act) since the end of
          the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred to in (a) above.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

     The  Registrant's  no par value  common  stock is listed for trading on the
NASDAQ System under the symbol "ALAN." Each share of common stock is entitled to
its pro rata share of any dividends  declared by the  Registrant.  Each share of
common  stock  is  entitled  to  one  vote  on  all  matters  submitted  to  the
stockholders.  Cumulative  voting for the election of  directors  is  permitted.
There  are no other  liquidation  rights,  preemptive  rights  or  other  rights
attached  to the  common  stock nor is the  common  stock  subject  to any call,
assessment or liability of the Registrant.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel: Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

     The Registrant's  Articles of Incorporation  and Bylaws and the laws of the
State of Arizona  provide for  indemnification  of directors and officers of the
Registrant  who  are  indemnified   generally   against  expenses  actually  and
reasonably  incurred in connection with proceedings,  whether civil or criminal,
provided  that it is  determined  that they acted in good faith,  were not found
guilty,  and, in any criminal matter, had reasonable cause to believe that their
conduct was not unlawful.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed: Not Applicable

Item 8.  Exhibits.
                          EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit                                            Page or
         Number              Description              Method of Filing

          4.1    Alanco Technologies, Inc.             Filed herewith
                 2000 Stock Option Plan

          4.2    Alanco Technologies, Inc.             Filed herewith
                 2000 Directors and Officers
                 Stock Option Plan

          4.3    Form of the Arraid, Inc.              Filed herewith
                 Employment Agreements

           5     Opinion rendered by Steve P. Oman,    Filed herewith
                 counsel for the Registrant
                 (including consent)

          23.1   Consent of Semple & Cooper, LLP       Filed herewith

          23.2   Consent of Counsel                    See Exhibit 5

Item 9.  Undertakings.

         (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes.

               (1)  To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or
                    sales are being made, a  post-effective  amendment
                    to the Registration Statement:

                  (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
                        of the Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                        arising after the effective date of the Registration
                        Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                        thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
                        represent a fundamental change in the information in the
                        Registration Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
                        Plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
                        Registration Statement or any material change to such
                        information in the Registration Statement.

Provided,  however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information  required  to be  included in a  post-effective  amendment  by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant  pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

             (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                  Securities Act of 1933, each such  post-effective amendment
                  shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement to the
                  securities offered therein, and the offering of such
                  securities offered at that time shall be deemed to be the
                  initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
                  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
                  unsold at the termination of the offering.

        (b) The undersigned  Registrant  hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
            determining  any liability  under the Securities  Act of 1933,  each
            filing of the  Registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
            or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated
            by reference in the  Registration  Statement shall be deemed to be a
            new  Registration  Statement  relating  to  the  securities  offered
            therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time shall be
            deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) Insofar  as  indemnification   for  liabilities  arising  under  the
            Securities  Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and
            controlling  persons of the  Registrant  pursuant to the  provisions
            described in Item 6, or otherwise,  the  Registrant has been advised
            that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange  Commission  such
            indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
            is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In  the  event  that  a  claim  for
            indemnification  against such liabilities (other than the payment by
            the Registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,  officer
            or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
            any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such  director,
            officer or  controlling  person in  connection  with the  securities
            being registered,  the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
            counsel  that  matter  has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,
            submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question whether
            such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
            Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Scottsdale,  State of Arizona,  on this 30th day of
November, 2000.

ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


By: /s/ John A. Carlson
   ----------------------------------------
    John A. Carlson, Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.


          NAME                             TITLE                       DATE

 /s/ Robert R. Kauffman             Chairman of the Board            12/12/00
--------------------------          Chief Executive Officer          --------
Robert R. Kauffman

 /s/ James T. Hecker                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
James T. Hecker

 /s/ Harold S. Carpenter            Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Harold S. Carpenter

 /s/ Steven P. Oman                 Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Steven P. Oman

 /s/ Thomas C. LaVoy                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Thomas C. LaVoy

 /s/ John A. Carlson                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
John A. Carlson

 /s/ Robert H. Friesen              Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Robert H. Friesen
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
              (formerly Alanco Environmental Resources Corporation)

             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                               ARIZONA 86-0220694

                (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)

           15900 N. 78th Street, Suite 101, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
           ----------------------------------------------------------
                         (Address of Principal Offices)

                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                             2000 Stock Option Plan

                                        &

                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                  2000 Directors and Officers Stock Option Plan

                                        &

                       Arraid, Inc. Employment Agreements
     for Frank B. Meijers, John C. Dahl, Michael Flannery & Keith F. Blaich

                            (Full Title of the Plans)

                                 John A. Carlson
                            Alanco Technologies, Inc.
                         15900 N. 78th Street, Suite 101
                              Scottsdale, AZ 85260

                     (Name and address of Agent for Service)

                                 (480) 607-1010
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          (Telephone number, including area code of Agent for Service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

       Title of       Amount of      Max. Off.   Maximum      Amount of
       Securities     Securities     Price Per   Aggregate   Registration
       Registered     Registered     Share       Offering     Price Fee
    ----------------  ----------     ---------  ----------   ------------
    Common Stock (1)   1,500,000      $1.42 (3) $2,130,000     $562.32
    Common Stock (2)     835,000      $1.25 (4) $1,043,750     $275.55

(1)  Issuable  upon the exercise of Options  granted  pursuant to the 2000 Stock
     Option Plan and the 2000 Directors and Officers Stock Option Plan.

(2)  Issuable upon the exercise of Options granted pursuant to the Arraid,  Inc.
     Employment Agreements as follows:  Frank B. Meijers - 300,000 options, John
     C. Dahl - 300,000 options, Michael Flannery - 200,000 options, and Keith F.
     Blaich - 35,000 options.

(3)  Estimated  price in accordance  with Rule 457(h) and based upon the average
     ten trading day closing price for the Company's common stock for the period
     ending November 15, 2000.

(4)  Estimated  price in accordance  with Rule 457(h) and based upon the average
     five  trading  day closing  price for the  Company's  common  stock for the
     period ending October 27, 1999.

                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.  Plan Information.

     The   documents   containing   the   information   related  to  the  Alanco
Technologies,  Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, the Alanco  Technologies,  Inc. 2000
Directors  and  Officers  Stock  Option  Plan,  and a form of the  Arraid,  Inc.
Employment  Agreements,  which  are  being  filed  as part of this  Registration
Statement (the "Registration Statement") and documents incorporated by
reference in response to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, which
taken together  constitute a prospectus  that meets the  requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Securities  Act")  will be
sent or given to  participants  by the Registrant as specified by Rule 428(b)(1)
of the Securities Act.

Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

     As required by this Item,  the Registrant  shall provide to  participants a
written statement advising them of the availability without charge, upon written
or oral  request,  of documents  incorporated  by reference in Item 3 of Part II
hereof and of documents  required to be delivered  pursuant to Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act. The statement shall include the address listing the title or
department and telephone number to which the request is to be directed.

                                     Part II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

     The Registrant incorporates the following documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by reference in this Registration Statement:

     (a)  The Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          June 30, 2000.

     (b)  The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 19, 2000.

     (c)  The  Registrant's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10Q for the period  ended
          September 30, 2000.

     (d)  All  other  documents  filed  by  Registrant  after  the  date of this
          Registration Statement under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
          Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  (the Exchange Act) since the end of
          the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred to in (a) above.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

     The  Registrant's  no par value  common  stock is listed for trading on the
NASDAQ System under the symbol "ALAN." Each share of common stock is entitled to
its pro rata share of any dividends  declared by the  Registrant.  Each share of
common  stock  is  entitled  to  one  vote  on  all  matters  submitted  to  the
stockholders.  Cumulative  voting for the election of  directors  is  permitted.
There  are no other  liquidation  rights,  preemptive  rights  or  other  rights
attached  to the  common  stock nor is the  common  stock  subject  to any call,
assessment or liability of the Registrant.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel: Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

     The Registrant's  Articles of Incorporation  and Bylaws and the laws of the
State of Arizona  provide for  indemnification  of directors and officers of the
Registrant  who  are  indemnified   generally   against  expenses  actually  and
reasonably  incurred in connection with proceedings,  whether civil or criminal,
provided  that it is  determined  that they acted in good faith,  were not found
guilty,  and, in any criminal matter, had reasonable cause to believe that their
conduct was not unlawful.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed: Not Applicable

Item 8.  Exhibits.
                          EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit                                            Page or
         Number              Description              Method of Filing

          4.1    Alanco Technologies, Inc.             Filed herewith
                 2000 Stock Option Plan

          4.2    Alanco Technologies, Inc.             Filed herewith
                 2000 Directors and Officers
                 Stock Option Plan

          4.3    Form of the Arraid, Inc.              Filed herewith
                 Employment Agreements

           5     Opinion rendered by Steve P. Oman,    Filed herewith
                 counsel for the Registrant
                 (including consent)

          23.1   Consent of Semple & Cooper, LLP       Filed herewith

          23.2   Consent of Counsel                    See Exhibit 5

Item 9.  Undertakings.

         (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes.

               (1)  To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or
                    sales are being made, a  post-effective  amendment
                    to the Registration Statement:

                  (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
                        of the Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                        arising after the effective date of the Registration
                        Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                        thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
                        represent a fundamental change in the information in the
                        Registration Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
                        Plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
                        Registration Statement or any material change to such
                        information in the Registration Statement.

Provided,  however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information  required  to be  included in a  post-effective  amendment  by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant  pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

             (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                  Securities Act of 1933, each such  post-effective amendment
                  shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement to the
                  securities offered therein, and the offering of such
                  securities offered at that time shall be deemed to be the
                  initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
                  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
                  unsold at the termination of the offering.

        (b) The undersigned  Registrant  hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
            determining  any liability  under the Securities  Act of 1933,  each
            filing of the  Registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
            or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated
            by reference in the  Registration  Statement shall be deemed to be a
            new  Registration  Statement  relating  to  the  securities  offered
            therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time shall be
            deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) Insofar  as  indemnification   for  liabilities  arising  under  the
            Securities  Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and
            controlling  persons of the  Registrant  pursuant to the  provisions
            described in Item 6, or otherwise,  the  Registrant has been advised
            that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange  Commission  such
            indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
            is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In  the  event  that  a  claim  for
            indemnification  against such liabilities (other than the payment by
            the Registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,  officer
            or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
            any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such  director,
            officer or  controlling  person in  connection  with the  securities
            being registered,  the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
            counsel  that  matter  has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,
            submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question whether
            such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
            Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of  Scottsdale,  State of Arizona,  on this 30th day of
November, 2000.

ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By: /s/ John A. Carlson
   ----------------------------------------
    John A. Carlson, Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

          NAME                             TITLE                       DATE

 /s/ Robert R. Kauffman             Chairman of the Board            12/12/00
--------------------------          Chief Executive Officer          --------
Robert R. Kauffman

 /s/ James T. Hecker                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
James T. Hecker

 /s/ Harold S. Carpenter            Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Harold S. Carpenter

 /s/ Steven P. Oman                 Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Steven P. Oman

 /s/ Thomas C. LaVoy                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Thomas C. LaVoy

 /s/ John A. Carlson                Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
John A. Carlson

 /s/ Robert H. Friesen              Director                         12/12/00
--------------------------                                           --------
Robert H. Friesen