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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 32 - LOGGING (§§ 15-32-101 — 15-32-605) › Subchapter 6 - TIMBER TRUST MONEY (§§ 15-32-601 — 15-32-605) › Section 15-32-601 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Owner" means any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity having any interest in any:
(A)
Timber;
(B)
Land upon which timber grows; or
(C)
Land from which timber has been removed;
(2)
"Secondary purchaser" means any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity buying timber from a timber purchaser; and
(3)
"Timber purchaser" means a person who purchases standing timber for harvest.
Acts 2001, No. 1247, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 32 - LOGGING (§§ 15-32-101 — 15-32-605) › Subchapter 6 - TIMBER TRUST MONEY (§§ 15-32-601 — 15-32-605) › Section 15-32-602 - Timber trust funds - Trustees - Beneficiaries

(a)
Money a timber purchaser collects for harvested timber is trust money.
(b)
A timber purchaser and each officer, director, partner, or agent of a timber purchaser are trustees of trust money.
(c)
Each seller of standing timber is a beneficiary of trust money to the extent of the beneficiary's share of the purchase price for the timber.
Acts 2001, No. 1247, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 32 - LOGGING (§§ 15-32-101 — 15-32-605) › Subchapter 6 - TIMBER TRUST MONEY (§§ 15-32-601 — 15-32-605) › Section 15-32-603 - Offenses

(a)
A trustee commits the offense of timber theft if the trustee, knowingly or with intent to defraud, directly or indirectly retains, uses, disperses, or otherwise diverts trust money without first fully paying all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber.
(b)
A trustee acts with intent to defraud if the trustee retains, uses, disperses, or diverts trust money with the intent to deprive a beneficiary of trust money.
(c)
A trustee is presumed to have acted with intent to defraud if the trustee does not pay all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber not later than the forty-fifth calendar day after the date the trustee collects money for the timber.
(d)
The offense of timber theft is a Class D felony if the amount of trust money retained, used, dispersed, or diverted before paying the beneficiaries is five hundred dollars ($500) or more and a Class A misdemeanor if under five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 2001, No. 1247, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 32 - LOGGING (§§ 15-32-101 — 15-32-605) › Subchapter 6 - TIMBER TRUST MONEY (§§ 15-32-601 — 15-32-605) › Section 15-32-604 - Defenses

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this subchapter that:
(1)
The trustee paid the beneficiaries all trust money to which the beneficiaries were entitled not later than the fifteenth calendar day after the date written notice was given to the trustee, at the trustee's most recent address known, that a criminal complaint has been filed against the trustee or that a criminal investigation of the trustee is pending;
(2)
Two (2) or more persons claim to be beneficiaries of the same trust money and the trustee has deposited the amount of the disputed trust money into the registry of the circuit court of the county in which the standing timber was located by action in interpleader or other appropriate legal proceeding for the benefit of persons the circuit court determines to be entitled to the trust money; or
(3)
The trustee paid to the beneficiaries all trust money to which the beneficiaries were entitled not later than thirty (30) days after the date contractually agreed upon in writing.
Acts 2001, No. 1247, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 32 - LOGGING (§§ 15-32-101 — 15-32-605) › Subchapter 6 - TIMBER TRUST MONEY (§§ 15-32-601 — 15-32-605) › Section 15-32-605 - Secondary purchasers exempt from liability

Secondary purchasers shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any act or omission of a timber purchaser which becomes timber theft by operation of this subchapter.
Acts 2001, No. 1247, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 33 - SOUTH CENTRAL INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 15-33-101 — 15-33-103) › Section 15-33-102 - State Forester as compact administrator

The State Forester is designated as the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact administrator for this state and shall consult with like officials of the other member states and shall implement cooperation between member states in forest fire prevention and control.
Acts 1953, No. 361, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-736.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 3 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 15-30-101 — 15-33-103) › Chapter 33 - SOUTH CENTRAL INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 15-33-101 — 15-33-103) › Section 15-33-103 - Effective date

When the Governor has executed the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact on behalf of this state and has caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State, and when the compact has been ratified by one (1) or more of the states named in §
15-33-101
, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and the other state or states. The Governor is authorized and directed to take action as necessary to complete the exchange of official documents between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.
Acts 1953, No. 361, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-735.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-102 - Expenses - Special allowance

(a)
The Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, at the discretion of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, may be reimbursed actual costs for travel expenses incurred while performing official commission duties.
(b)
Due to his or her exacting and special duties, the Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is hereby authorized an expense allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per month upon approval of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Acts 1979, No. 630, § 6; 1981, No. 635, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-103.1; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 156, § 7; 1993, No. 799, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-105 - Programs for migratory waterfowl

The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is directed to emphasize programs for migratory waterfowl.
Acts 1979, No. 930, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-109 - Transfer of state-owned land

The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall be authorized to apply to the Commissioner of State Lands for the transfer of any state-owned land or land the title to which has reverted to the state by reason of tax delinquency and which is deemed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission as suitable and desirable for game or fish refuge areas or public hunting or fishing areas or other purposes allied to the development of wildlife resources and that are not suitable for agricultural or industrial uses. The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized and directed to make the transfers after receipt of sufficient proof of the nature of lands desired, and of the need of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for the land. Any transfers shall operate as an appropriation of the land for game or fish refuge areas, public hunting and fishing areas, or other uses as may be assigned to the land by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission forever. The transfers shall be a bar to any grants by this state of the land so transferred or any interest in the land for any purpose whatsoever. Provided, that any lands so acquired cannot be sold by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission but shall revert to the state if the lands are not developed within two (2) years after acquisition or at any time the lands are no longer desired by the commission.
Acts 1943, No. 146, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-128.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-110 - Interest earned on game and fish funds

(a)
The Treasurer of State shall on the second business day that the State Treasury is open after the twenty-fifth day of the month compute the balance of the Game Protection Fund or any other funds administered by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission during the preceding month. The Treasurer of State shall transfer on that day to the Game Protection Fund interest on the balances to be computed as authorized under §
19-3-518(d)(4)
.
(b)
All interest earned on the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission funds shall be classified as special revenues and, after deducting three percent (3%) for credit to the Constitutional Officers Fund and State Central Services Fund, the Treasurer of State shall credit the remaining interest earned to the Game Protection Fund.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 555,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Acts 1983, No. 327, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-129.1, 47-129.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-111 - Moneys from hunting license fees

No funds accruing to the State of Arkansas from license fees paid by hunters and fishermen shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Acts 1943, No. 146, § 9; 1951, No. 356, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-134, 47-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-113 - Prohibition on enforcement of regulation against dogs running at large

The General Assembly declares that any employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission enforcing or attempting to enforce the existing regulations of the commission with respect to dogs running at large shall immediately, upon conviction thereof, be discharged from employment and shall be ineligible for reemployment by the commission. In addition, any employee or official of the commission attempting to enforce such regulation in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or be both so fined and imprisoned. Each violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable accordingly.
Acts 1969, No. 367, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-108.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-114 - Uniform allowance for uniformed employees

A maximum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month shall be payable to each uniformed full-time certified enforcement employee, and a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100) per month shall be payable to each uniformed nonenforcement employee for the purchase and maintenance of uniforms worn full-time in the official duties of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Acts 1985, No. 333, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-137; Acts 1997, No. 189, § 8; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 41, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-115 - Rewards

The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the eligibility, amounts, and payment of rewards to individuals providing information leading to the arrest of violators of commission regulations.
Acts 1995, No. 231, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-118 - Agreements to hold and save United States free from damages

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of:
(A)
Projects for water resource development, wildlife conservation, or other purposes; and
(B)
Any state-sponsored or locally sponsored project-related betterments.
(2)
Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this section does not:
(1)
Obligate the General Assembly to provide future appropriations; or
(2)
Abrogate the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29.
Acts 2010, No. 162, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-119 - Representative authority for governmental cooperation for wildlife purposes

(a)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may represent the state in matters pertaining to cooperation with other states and the United States Government for wildlife conservation, management, and regulation purposes and may enter into compacts, including without limitation the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, with other states to provide for reciprocal enforcement of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other wildlife laws of member states.
(b)
(1)
The Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall file an annual report with the Legislative Council itemizing and summarizing all compacts entered into under this section.
(2)
The annual report shall list with respect to each compact:
(A)
A brief statement of the purposes of the compact;
(B)
The amount of funds to be expended under the compact; and
(C)
Any additional information that enables the members of the Legislative Council to determine the nature and purposes of the compact.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1349,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-120 - Legislative findings and intent - Reports

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
The natural resources of Arkansas should be protected and restored as needed; and
(2)
When the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission receives damages from a lawsuit as the result of damage sustained by property of the commission, the commission's primary use of the funds received as damages should be to benefit the property that was the subject of the litigation.
(b)
It is the intent of the General Assembly that when the commission receives damages from a lawsuit as the result of damage sustained by property of the commission, the commission should use the funds received as damages to benefit the property that was the subject of the litigation.
(c)
The commission shall report to the Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee of the Legislative Council annually, at the request of the Chair of the Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, or at the request of the cochairs of the Legislative Council the following information with respect to any lawsuit in which the commission is a plaintiff or seeks damages from a third party:
(1)
The status of the lawsuit;
(2)
The issues present in the lawsuit;
(3)
The relief requested in the lawsuit; and
(4)
The commission's plans for using any funds received as damages from the lawsuit.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1027,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-121 - Extra help restrictions

An employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission who is employed as extra help may not, in a fiscal year:
(1)
Receive an amount to exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum annual salary for a comparable position under:
(A)
The Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, §
21-5-201
et seq., or its successor; or
(B)
The appropriation act applicable to the commission for the fiscal year at issue; or
(2)
Be employed for a period of time to exceed one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours.
Added by Act 2019, No. 717,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-122 - Cost-of-living increases and merit pay

(a)
Employees of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may receive cost-of-living and merit pay adjustments at the discretion of the commission.
(b)
The commission may develop and establish a merit pay system that shall be reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(c)
The commission may establish merit payments as either of the following, based on sufficiency of funding:
(1)
An increase to an employee's base salary; or
(2)
A lump-sum payment.
(d)
Commission employees shall be evaluated using an instrument developed by the commission that incorporates performance evaluation standards.
(e)
(1)
If cost-of-living or merit pay adjustments are awarded, employees reaching the maximum rate of pay for their respective classifications may receive merit pay or cost-of-living adjustments in a lump-sum payment.
(2)
Additional compensation under this section shall not be construed as exceeding the line item maximum for that position classification.
Added by Act 2019, No. 717,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-123 - Compensation differentials

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may pay a compensation differential under this section to an employee occupying a regularly appropriated position in an amount not to exceed twelve percent (12%) of an employee's base salary.
(2)
An employee may be paid more than one (1) compensation differential under this section, provided the cumulative total of any compensation differentials paid under this section shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee's base salary.
(b)
A compensation differential shall be reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(c)
The commission shall demonstrate the need for a compensation differential and submit a plan to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, identifying the position or classification eligible for the differential.
(d)
A compensation differential authorized under this section includes only the following:
(1)
A shift differential;
(2)
A hazardous-duty differential;
(3)
A certification differential; and
(4)
A second-language differential.
(e)
An employee who receives additional compensation under this section who moves into a position that is not authorized to receive the compensation differential shall have the compensation differential removed from his or her salary.
(f)
If granting additional compensation under this section has the effect of exceeding the line item maximum assigned to the employee's position or classification, the additional compensation shall not be construed as exceeding the line item maximum for that position or classification.
Added by Act 2019, No. 717,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-124 - Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc. program

(a)
The Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc. program is designed to:
(1)
Share the harvest of an abundant resource with Arkansans who are in need of food;
(2)
Partner with the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission to provide a solution for a healthy, balanced deer herd;
(3)
Provide a much-needed free, low-fat, high-protein food source to agencies and organizations that provide meals across Arkansas; and
(4)
Create a provider purpose for hunters who participate in the program, which allows them to give back and share with others.
(b)
The commission may establish a check-off or other appropriate method by which to raise revenue for support of the program.
(c)
The intent of this section is to encourage the commission to examine opportunities available to provide support for the program.
Added by Act 2019, No. 717,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 1 - ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-125) › Section 15-41-125 - Overtime payments

(a)
(1)
If approved by the Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may make overtime payments to game wardens or other employees who are currently assigned or may be assigned by the director or his or her designee to special law enforcement task forces, special operations, or other special programs reimbursable to the commission by federal or local authorities.
(2)
Overtime payments under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be made from funds and appropriations provided for overtime payments.
(b)
Overtime payments under this section shall be:
(1)
Processed through the state accounting system; and
(2)
In addition to the regular salaries and benefits accruing to the employees eligible for overtime payments under this section.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 852,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2019, No. 717,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY (§§ 15-41-201 — 15-41-211) › Section 15-41-203 - Authorized searches

Any game warden or other officer having authority to enforce the game laws of this state is authorized to proceed according to law to search any person, railroad train, boat, place of business, or any other public carrier to ascertain whether or not the game and fish laws are being violated.
Acts 1943, No. 146, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY (§§ 15-41-201 — 15-41-211) › Section 15-41-209 - Fines, fees, and costs

(a)
All fines assessed against and collected from persons convicted for infractions of the state laws protecting game, fish, fur-bearing animals, or fresh water mussels shall be paid to the county treasurer or the district court clerk of the county in which the fine is assessed and forwarded, as provided, to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
(b)
(1)
The county treasurer or district court clerk shall give his or her receipt to a person paying a fine or to an officer of the court making settlement of fines collected.
(2)
(A)
At the end of each month, county treasurers or district court clerks shall file a report and forward all fines collected under this chapter to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
(B)
The report, filed on forms provided by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, shall include:
(i)
The name of each defendant;
(ii)
The court case number;
(iii)
The name of the arresting officer; and
(iv)
The amount of the fine.
(c)
Upon receipt of the fines described in subsection (b) of this section, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall deposit the fines with the Treasurer of State, who shall deposit the fines as special revenues into the Game Protection Fund.
(d)
A portion of the fines deposited as special revenues into the fund may be expended by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission in the form of grants issued to the Rural Services Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for fish and wildlife conservation education and other purposes consistent with Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35.
(e)
(1)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall file a written report no later than October 1 of each even-numbered year with the Legislative Council and the Joint Budget Committee indicating the amount of fines deposited into the fund during the prior two (2) fiscal years and the amount of those funds transferred to the division under subsection (d) of this section.
(2)
If all of the fines were not transferred to the division, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall include in its report an explanation as to why all fines were not transferred.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 371,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1927, No. 160, §§ 2, 14; Pope's Dig., §§ 5852, 5918; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-121, 47-522; Acts 1995, No. 232, § 7; 2003, No. 799, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 2 - ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY (§§ 15-41-201 — 15-41-211) › Section 15-41-210 - Electronic proof of hunter education certificate - Definition

(a)
As used in this section, "acceptable electronic format" means an electronic image produced on the person's own cellular phone or other type of portable electronic device that displays all of the information on the hunter education certificate as clearly as the paper hunter education certificate.
(b)
When a law or regulation of this state requires a person to carry and display upon request a hunter education certificate, an electronic copy of the hunter education certificate in an acceptable electronic format is sufficient to establish compliance.
(c)
The presentment of proof of a hunter education certificate in an acceptable electronic format does not:
(1)
Authorize a search of any other content of an electronic device without a search warrant or probable cause; or
(2)
Expand or restrict the authority of a law enforcement officer to conduct a search or investigation.
Added by Act 2013, No. 472,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 15-41-301 — 15-41-304) › Section 15-41-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Hunting Heritage Protection Act".
Acts 2005, No. 1377, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 15-41-301 — 15-41-304) › Section 15-41-302 - Findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Recreational hunting is an important and traditional recreational activity in which some fourteen million (14,000,000) Americans sixteen (16) years of age and older participate;
(2)
Hunters have been and continue to be among the foremost supporters of sound wildlife management and conservation practices in the United States;
(3)
Persons who hunt and hunting-related organizations provide direct assistance to wildlife managers and enforcement officers of federal, state, and local governments;
(4)
Purchases of hunting licenses, permits, and stamps and payment of excise taxes on goods used by hunters have generated billions of dollars for wildlife conservation, research, and management;
(5)
Recreational hunting is an essential component of effective wildlife management, in that it is an important tool for reducing conflicts between people and wildlife and provides incentives for the conservation of wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems on which wildlife depend; and
(6)
Recreational hunting is an environmentally acceptable activity that occurs and can be provided on state public lands without adverse effects on other uses of that land.
Acts 2005, No. 1377, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 15-41-301 — 15-41-304) › Section 15-41-303 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Commission" means the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;
(2)
"Commission-managed lands" means those lands:
(A)
That the commission owns; and
(B)
Over which the commission holds management authority; and
(3)
"Hunting" means the lawful pursuit, trapping, shooting, capture, collection, or killing of wildlife or the attempt to pursue, trap, shoot, capture, collect, or kill wildlife.
Acts 2005, No. 1377, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 41 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-41-304) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 15-41-301 — 15-41-304) › Section 15-41-304 - Recreational hunting

(a)
Subject to valid existing rights, commission-managed lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting except as limited by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for reasons of public safety or homeland security or as otherwise limited by law.
(b)
(1)
The commission shall exercise its authority consistent with subsection (a) of this section in a manner to support, promote, and enhance recreational hunting opportunities to the extent authorized by law.
(2)
The commission is not required to give preference to hunting over other uses of commission-managed lands or over land or water management priorities established by state law.
(c)
(1)
To the greatest practicable extent, commission land management decisions and actions may not result in any net loss of land acreage available for hunting opportunities on commission-managed lands that exists on August 12, 2005.
(2)
This subchapter does not apply to commission-owned lands under contract to private persons or entities.
(d)
On or before October 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the House and Senate cochairs of the Legislative Council a written report describing:
(1)
The acreage administered by the commission that has been closed during the previous year to recreational hunting and the reasons for the closures; and
(2)
The acreage administered by the commission that was opened to recreational hunting to compensate for the acreage that was closed during the previous year.
(e)
This subchapter does not compel the opening to recreational hunting of national parks or national monuments administered by the National Park Service.
Acts 2005, No. 1377, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-101 - Penalty for hunting or fishing without license

Any resident of this state who is required to have a license to hunt or fish and who shall be guilty of hunting or fishing in this state without first having obtained a hunting or fishing license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
Acts 1957, No. 190, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-219.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-105 - Free or discounted licenses

The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall not issue a free or discounted hunting or fishing license to any person except as is specifically authorized or directed by law.
Acts 1989, No. 219, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-106 - Resident fishing license - Requirement

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any resident person to take or attempt to take fish by means of artificial bait or lures in this state without first procuring an annual resident fishing license.
(b)
It shall also be unlawful for any person more than sixteen (16) years of age who is a resident of this state to take or attempt to take fish by means of net seines or gigs without first procuring a resident fishing license.
Acts 1943, No. 146, § 11; 1963, No. 532, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-107 - Nonresident fishing license generally

(a)
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any nonresident person to take or attempt to take fish in this state in any manner without first procuring a nonresident fishing license.
(2)
The nonresident annual fishing license fee shall be five dollars ($5.00).
(b)
Any person violating any of the provisions of subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Acts 1943, No. 146, § 11; 1963, No. 532, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-208.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-108 - Nonresident three-day fishing license

(a)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall issue or cause to be issued a three-day fishing license to any nonresident of the state upon application therefor and the payment of a fee of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50).
(b)
The commission is authorized to adopt and enforce any rules and regulations it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
Acts 1979, No. 392, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-208.1, 47-208.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-110 - Three-day fishing license

The maximum fee for a three-day fishing license for any resident in the State of Arkansas who is sixteen (16) years of age or older but less than sixty-five (65) years of age shall not exceed six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) each.
Acts 1987, No. 910, § 2; 1987, No. 939, § 18.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-122 - Limitation on issuance of hunting or fishing licenses in neighboring states

(a)
It shall be unlawful for the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission or any employee thereof to issue a permit to any person, firm, or corporation for the issuance in a state bordering Arkansas of any Arkansas resident or nonresident hunting and fishing license, unless the state bordering Arkansas in which the place of business of the person is located authorizes Arkansas persons, firms, or corporations to obtain permits to issue resident or nonresident hunting and fishing licenses of the adjoining state from a place of business in Arkansas.
(b)
Any person knowingly or willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly. In addition, if the person is an officer or employee of the State of Arkansas or any agency thereof, the person shall be removed from office or dismissed from employment and shall not be eligible for reemployment or election or appointment to any office in this state for a period of three (3) years thereafter.
Acts 1979, No. 133, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-209.1, 47-209.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-123 - Free hunting and fishing licenses for residents on active military duty

(a)
Every resident of this state who is on active duty in the armed services of the United States and who was a resident of Arkansas at the time that he or she entered the armed services, whether stationed in Arkansas or elsewhere, shall be entitled to receive without charge a license to hunt and a license to fish in this state, upon making application therefor in the manner provided in this section. However, no such license shall be issued to any member of the National Guard unless the National Guard has been mobilized.
(b)
Any person who is entitled to obtain a free license to hunt or fish under the provisions of this section may obtain the license by making application to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission and furnishing such information as the commission may require concerning the eligibility of the applicant to receive a free license.
(c)
Every hunting or fishing license issued without charge pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be in the same form and contain the same information as other licenses issued by the commission, and other information the commission may require, and in addition thereto shall be plainly stamped "MILITARY PERSONNEL". Licenses so issued shall expire on the same dates as other hunting and fishing licenses issued by the commission.
(d)
The commission is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate to properly carry out the purpose and intent of this section.
Acts 1969, No. 104, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 47-224 -- 47-227.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-124 - Use of fees collected

(a)
All funds derived by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under the provisions of this section and §
15-42-104(a)
-(c) shall be deposited in the State Treasury, and the Treasurer of State shall credit the funds to the Game Protection Fund.
(b)
Of the amount so deposited in the State Treasury, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall annually spend the moneys in accordance with the provisions of the appropriation acts of the legislature.
Acts 1965, No. 182, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-222.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-125 - Beaver control fund - Development of public hunting and fishing areas

(a)
Twenty-five cents (25¢) of the additional fee derived from the sale of each annual resident hunting license shall be set aside by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission into a special account within the Game Protection Fund to be known as the "Beaver Control and Eradication Account" to be used solely and exclusively for the control and eradication of beavers in this state which are destroying private property.
(b)
Fifty percent (50%) of all remaining funds derived from the increase in resident hunting and fishing licenses provided for in §
15-42-104(a)
-(c) shall be expended by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission exclusively for the acquisition and development of public hunting and fishing areas.
Acts 1977, No. 430, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-222.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-126 - Reciprocity agreements - Nonresidents over 65

(a)
Any nonresident, sixty-five (65) years of age or older, whose home state does not require nonresident fishing or hunting licenses for persons sixty-five (65) years of age and older, shall not be required to purchase a nonresident fishing or hunting license to lawfully hunt or fish in this state, provided that person possesses a valid hunting or fishing license issued by his or her home state for the species of fish or game he or she is attempting to take.
(b)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states and issue necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
Acts 1991, No. 282, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 4 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES (§§ 15-41-101 — 15-47-105) › Chapter 42 - LICENSES (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-303) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-42-101 — 15-42-130) › Section 15-42-129 - Resident feral hog depredation permit

(a)
The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may issue a resident depredation permit for hunting and trapping feral hogs.
(b)
A person may obtain a depredation permit issued under this section by:
(1)
Applying to the commission; and
(2)
Furnishing information required by the commission to verify eligibility.
(c)
A depredation permit issued under this section shall:
(1)
Be in the same form and contain the same information as other depredation permits issued by the commission; and
(2)
Contain any other information required by the commission.
(d)
A property owner or tenant shall not be required to obtain a depredation permit issued under this section to hunt or trap feral hogs on the private property owned by the owner or leased by the tenant.
(e)
The commission may promulgate rules to implement this section.
Added by Act 2015, No. 723,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.