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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-125 - F1.06 - Shoot-To-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.06
Shoot-To-Kill Bird Dog Training
			 Permit Requirements
A. Shoot-to-Kill
			 Bird Dog Training Permit applications must comply with the following:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years of
			 age and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
			 contendere for violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
			 wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
			 animals within 5 years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall be a resident of
			 Arkansas with a bona fide or actual residence within the state.
3. An application for the permit shall be
			 submitted on a form supplied by the Commission at least two weeks prior to the
			 desired start of training.
4.
			 Permits are valid from date of issuance to December 21st of that calendar
			 year.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-128 - 27.01 Trout Permit Requirements

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It is unlawful for persons 16 or older to keep trout from
				waters of the state or to fish without a valid trout permit on the following
				waters:
A. Beaver Lake Tailwater from
			 Beaver Dam to the boundary signs at Houseman Access;
B. Lake Greeson Tailwater from Narrows Dam to
			 Muddy Fork Road (low-water bridge);
C. Little Red River from Greers Ferry Dam to
			 the Arkansas Highway 305 bridge;
D.
			 North Fork of the White River downstream of Norfork Dam;
E. White River from Bull Shoals Dam to the
			 Arkansas Highway 58 bridge at Guion; and
F. Spring River from 100 yards below Dam 1 at
			 Mammoth Spring State Park downstream to the mouth of Myatt Creek.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Chapter
			 36.00.
B. Persons possessing a Lifetime Resident
			 Combination Sportsman's License and Permit or Resident Disabled Military
			 Veteran Lifetime Combination License and Permit.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-130 - N1.02 Length and Protected Length Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers

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A.
BLACK
			 BASS:
It is unlawful to possess black bass as follows:
1. Largemouth bass less than 12 inches on
			 Lake Frierson and Greers Ferry Lake.
2. Spotted bass (Kentucky bass) less than 12
			 inches on Bull Shoals and Table Rock lakes.
3. All black bass less than 12 inches in
			 Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry River.
4. Largemouth less than 13 inches on Norfork
			 and Ouachita lakes.
5. Largemouth
			 bass 13-16 inches on lakes Barnett (White County), Brewer, Wilhelmina (Polk
			 County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd, and Lee Creek.
6. Largemouth bass less than 13 inches on
			 DeGray Lake and within the boundaries of Felsenthal NWR.
i.
EXCEPTION:
No restriction in
			 Woodland Trail Pond - located at the Felsenthal NWR Headquarters on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Ashley County); Locust Ridge Pond - located at Locust Ridge on U.S.
			 Highway82 (Union County); Eagle Lake Pond- located north of Eagle Lake on
			 Bradley County Road 53 (Bradley County); and Shallow Lake Field Pond located
			 west of Shallow Lake (Union County). Person(s) keeping largemouth bass less
			 than 13 inches from these waters must exit the NWR boundaries immediately upon
			 leaving these ponds and may not enter NWR campgrounds or fish other NWR waters
			 with largemouth bass less than 13 inches from these 4 ponds in their
			 possession.
7. Largemouth
			 bass less than 14 inches on the Arkansas River and its tributaries.
8. Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver, Bull Shoals, and Table Rock lakes.
9. Largemouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver Lake, Blue Mountain, Bull Shoals, Georgia Pacific, Kingfisher, and Table
			 Rock lakes; Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including Connerly Bayou downstream
			 from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the inlet on Lake
			 Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam); and Moss Creek Pond.
10. Black bass greater than 16 inches in Lake
			 Winona.
11. Largemouth bass 16-21
			 inches on Lake Atkins. Daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 21
			 inches).
12. Largemouth bass less
			 than 16 inches on Lake June.
13.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 20 inches)
			 on Lake Columbia, Lake Austell (Cross County), Lake Dunn (Cross County), and
			 Lower White Oak Lake.
14.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 18 inches)
			 on Lake SWEPCO.
15. Smallmouth bass
			 less than 18 inches on the lower Little Missouri River from Narrows Dam to its
			 mouth. Daily limit 1.
16.
			 Largemouth bass 14-17 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit 10, only 1 of which
			 may be larger than 17 inches.
17.
			 RESERVED.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-131 - 26.30 Possession of Certain Live Carp Prohibited

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It is illegal to possess live Silver Carp
				(
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
), Bighead Carp
				(
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
), or Black Carp
				(
Mylopharyngodon piceus
). If caught, these fish must be
				euthanized immediately or immediately released back into the waters from which
				they were taken.
EXCEPTION:
Persons possessing a valid Conditional
				Species Possession Permit or an Unlisted Aquaculture Species Permit for one or
				more of these species may possess such species alive.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-132 - C1.12 - Special Usage Restrictions on Certain WMAs and Lakes

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A.
Restrictions Common to Multiple Listed WMAs and Lakes:
1.
Common Restriction A:
i. From the Saturday before the first day of
			 the first segment of the regular duck season until the first day of the first
			 segment of regular duck season:
a. No boats
			 allowed all day.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-133 - N1.01 Game Fish Daily Limits

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Species
Statewide Daily Limit
Alligator Gar
1 Under 36 Inches
1 Over 36 Inches Annually with Tag
Black Basses
10 (including no more than 4 Smallmouth)
Bream (over 4 inches length)
50
Catfish (except Bullhead)
10
Crappie
30
Rock Bass
10
Paddlefish
2
Sauger
6
Saugeye
6
Shovelnose Sturgeon
No Limit
Striped Bass or Hybrid (Combination)
6
Trout
5 (including no more than 2 Brown, 2 Cutthroat, 2
						  Brook)
Walleye
6
White Bass
25
EXCEPTIONS:
A. The following bodies of water are
			 restricted as follows:
1.
Horseshoe Bend
			 Pool
(Strawberry River in Izard County) - 1/2 the daily limit for all
			 sportfish.
2.
Lake Poinsett
- All game fish except catfish must be released immediately, with a
			 catfish daily limit of 5. Effective January 1, 2022, all game fish except bream
			 and catfish must be released immediately, with a bream daily limit of
			 25.
3.
Mercer Bayou
(Sulphur River WMA) - All game fish must be released immediately.
4.
Lake Monticello
- Game fish
			 creel limit is 0; all game fish caught must be immediately returned to the
			 water.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-001 - 01.00-C - Definition Of Terms

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RESIDENT -
A. A natural person whose domicile currently
			 is in Arkansas and has been for at least 60 consecutive days qualifies as a
			 "resident" under this Code. "Domicile" means the one and only place where a
			 person has physically established a true, fixed and permanent home, and to
			 where, whenever the person is briefly and temporarily absent, the person
			 intends to return. Children younger than 18 are presumed to have the same
			 resident status as their parent or legal guardian. A person is not considered a
			 "resident" under this Code if the person:
1.
			 Resides in the state only for a special or temporary purpose, but not limited
			 to, engaging in hunting, fishing, or trapping, or
2. Has been issued any resident license,
			 permit, or tag (except ones that are designated as non-expiring) to hunt, fish
			 or trap in another state or country that is still valid in that state or
			 country.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-002 - B1.08 - Duck, Coot, And Merganser Season and Limits

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*
1st segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
2nd segment:
the second Saturday in December
				through December 23
*
3rd segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTION:
Ducks, coots, and mergansers may be
				taken during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04).
LIMITS:
Coot:
Daily limit 15, possession limit 45.
Ducks:
Daily limit 6. No more than four mallards
				(no more than 2 of which may be females), 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, 1 scaup, 3
				wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 black ducks, and 2 canvasbacks. Possession limit no
				more than 3 daily limits.
Mergansers:
Daily limit 5 (no more than 2 of which
				may be hooded mergansers). Possession limit no more than 3 daily
				limits.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-003 - B1.09 - White-fronted Goose Season and Limits

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*
1st segment:
the last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
the second Saturday in December
				through December 23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTION:
White-fronted geese may be taken during
				the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 3, possession limit
				9.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-004 - B1.10 - Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose Season and Limits

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*
1st segment:
the last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
the second Saturday in December
				through December 23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with the Addendum
			 B1.14.
B. Snow, Blue, and Ross geese
			 may be taken during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 20, no possession
				limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-005 - B1.11 - Canada Goose Season and Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Canada Goose Statewide Season:
*
1st segment:
September 1 through October 15
				annually
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
the second Saturday in December
				through December 23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Holla Bend NWR is closed.
B. Canada geese may be taken during the
			 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession limit 6. The
				daily limit is 5 Canada geese from September 1 through October 15 annually,
				possession limit 15.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-006 - B1.13 - Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season and Limits

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1st Saturday in December and the 1st Saturday in February
				statewide.
LIMIT:
Same as statewide.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-007 - B1.14 - Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose Conservation Order Season and Limits

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* The day after the last day of regular duck season through the
				Friday before the first Saturday in February
* The day after the special veteran/active military and youth
				waterfowl hunt in February through April 25
LIMIT:
No limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-009 - N1.02 Length and Protected Length Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
BLACK
			 BASS:
It is unlawful to possess black bass as follows:
1. Largemouth bass less than 12 inches on
			 Lake Frierson and Greers Ferry Lake.
2. Spotted bass (Kentucky bass) less than 12
			 inches on Bull Shoals and Table Rock lakes.
3. All black bass less than 12 inches in
			 Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry River.
4. Largemouth less than 13 inches on Norfork
			 and Ouachita lakes.
5. Largemouth
			 bass 13-16 inches on lakes Barnett (White County), Brewer, Wilhelmina (Polk
			 County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd, and Lee Creek.
6. Largemouth bass less than 13 inches on
			 DeGray Lake and within the boundaries of Felsenthal NWR.
i.
EXCEPTION:
No restriction in
			 Woodland Trail Pond - located at the Felsenthal NWR Headquarters on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Ashley County); Locust Ridge Pond - located at Locust Ridge on U.S.
			 Highway82 (Union County); Eagle Lake Pond- located north of Eagle Lake on
			 Bradley County Road 53 (Bradley County); and Shallow Lake Field Pond located
			 west of Shallow Lake (Union County). Person(s) keeping largemouth bass less
			 than 13 inches from these waters must exit the NWR boundaries immediately upon
			 leaving these ponds and may not enter NWR campgrounds or fish other NWR waters
			 with largemouth bass less than 13 inches from these 4 ponds in their
			 possession.
7. Largemouth
			 bass less than 14 inches on the Arkansas River and its tributaries.
8. Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver, Bull Shoals, and Table Rock lakes.
9. Largemouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver Lake, Blue Mountain, Bull Shoals, Georgia Pacific, Kingfisher, and Table
			 Rock lakes; Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including Connerly Bayou downstream
			 from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the inlet on Lake
			 Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam); and Moss Creek Pond.
10. Black bass greater than 16 inches in Lake
			 Winona.
11. Largemouth bass 16-21
			 inches on Lake Atkins. Daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 21
			 inches).
12. Largemouth bass less
			 than 16 inches on Lake June.
13.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 20 inches)
			 on Lake Columbia, Lake Austell (Cross County), Lake Dunn (Cross County), and
			 Lower White Oak Lake.
14. Largemouth
			 bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 18 inches) on Lake
			 SWEPCO.
15. Smallmouth bass less
			 than 18 inches on the lower Little Missouri River from Narrows Dam to its
			 mouth. Daily limit 1.
16. Largemouth
			 bass 14-17 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit 10, only 1 of which may be
			 larger than 17 inches.
17.
			 RESERVED.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-011 - 03.02 Fishing License Requirements

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It is unlawful to fish in any manner in Arkansas without
				possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas fishing license as provided
				herein:
A. Arkansas Resident (16 years
			 of age and older) Resident Fisheries Conservation License; Resident 3-Day Trip
			 Fishing License; Lifetime Resident Combination Sportsman's License and Permit;
			 Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Fishing License (or Resident 65 Plus Lifetime
			 Combination License); Resident 65 Plus Annual Fishing License (or Resident 65
			 Plus Annual Combination License); Disabled Lifetime Fishing License (or
			 Resident Disabled Lifetime Combination License); Resident Disabled Fishing
			 3-Year License (or Resident Disabled Combination 3-Year License); or Resident
			 Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Fishing License (or Resident Disabled
			 Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License or Resident Disabled Military
			 Veteran Lifetime Combination License and Permit).
B. Nonresidents (16 years of age and older)
			 NonResident Annual Fishing License; or NonResident 3-Day Trip Fishing
			 License.
C. Persons must possess a
			 valid Commercial Fishing Permit and Sportfishing License (CFS) or Aquatic
			 Turtle Harvest Permit (THP) to purchase tags for commercial tackle or to
			 operate commercial tackle. A CFS or THP holder may purchase a Helper Permit,
			 which will allow the permitted helper to operate the CFS or THP holder's
			 tackle. Tackle tags may not be purchased with the Helper Permit. Permitted
			 helpers must possess a Resident Fisheries Conservation License. Youths and
			 individuals 65 years of age or older are required to purchase a Junior/Senior
			 Commercial Fishing Permit.
D. In
			 lieu of an Arkansas Nonresident Fishing License, Missouri resident fishing
			 license holders, age 16 or older, are required to purchase a White River Border
			 Lakes License (Addendum H1.04), in compliance with the White River Lakes
			 License Agreement.
EXCEPTION:
Persons fishing in put-and-take pay
				lakes licensed by the Commission.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-012 - 03.04 - Nonresident Hunting License Requirements

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It is unlawful for a nonresident, 16 years of age or older, to
				hunt wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the
				appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:
A. To hunt waterfowl, small game, alligator,
			 deer, turkey, bear or elk, the hunter must have physical possession of a valid
			 Arkansas hunting license and any permit required to hunt that species (Addendum
			 D1.01).
B. Nonresidents hunting
			 waterfowl or small game only (excluding deer, elk, turkey, alligator and bear).
			 Requirements: Non-Resident Annual Hunting License, Non-Resident Annual Small
			 Game Hunting License, or Non-Resident 5-Day Small Game Hunting License, and a
			 NonResident Trappers Permit if trapping furbearers. If hunting waterfowl, an
			 Arkansas NonResident Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp and Harvest
			 Information Program (HIP) are required.
C. Nonresidents hunting deer. Requirements:
			 Non-Resident Annual Hunting License (provides holder 6 deer tags); Non-Resident
			 1-Day Deer Hunting License (provides holder 1 deer tag); Non-Resident 3-Day
			 Deer Hunting License (provides holder 1 deer tag); or a Non-Resident 5-Day Deer
			 Hunting License (provides holder 2 deer tags) and a Non-Resident Trappers
			 Permit if trapping furbearers.
D.
			 Nonresidents hunting bear, elk, turkey, or alligator. Requirements:
			 Non-Resident Annual Hunting License and the applicable Non-Resident Permit for
			 each species to be hunted as follows: Non-Resident Bear Permit (provides holder
			 1 bear tag), Non-Resident Turkey Permit (provides holder 1 turkey tag per
			 purchase, limit 2 purchases annually), Non-Resident Elk Permit (provides holder
			 1 elk tag), or Non-Resident Alligator Permit (provides holder 1 alligator
			 tag).
E. Nonresidents are
			 ineligible to obtain public land permits through the permit draw process for
			 hunting elk or alligators.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Nonresidents hunting on a licensed game
			 bird shooting resort in compliance with regulations (Code 09.06).
B. In compliance with Code 04.04, Addenda
			 B1.14, H1.01, H1.03.
C.
			 Nonresidents who possess a Resident Lifetime License for either hunting or
			 combination hunting-and-fishing (Addendum D1.01) obtained prior to September 1,
			 2021, while a bona fide Arkansas resident (Code 01.00- C, RESIDENT) are
			 eligible to obtain public land permits through the permit draw process for
			 hunting elk or alligators.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-013 - 08.08 - Non-Resident Hunting Dog Permit Required

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It is unlawful for a non-resident to use any dog to hunt,
				chase, pursue or retrieve deer, or to train a dog for such purposes, without
				first obtaining a Non-Resident Hunting Dog Permit (D1.01).
PENALTY:
Class 1
SUNSET CLAUSE:
This regulation expires on June
				30, 2026.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-014 - 19.04 - Camping Restrictions

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It is unlawful on Commission-owned or controlled property
				to:
A. Camp or use any campsite more
			 than 14 consecutive days;
B. Allow
			 a camp to remain unoccupied for more than 48 consecutive hours;
C. Camp in areas other than designated
			 camping areas;
D. Cause any
			 disturbance after 10 p.m.;
E. Camp
			 or use any campsite for more than 30 days total during a calendar
			 year;
F. Camp on Commission-owned
			 property without a valid camping permit or a valid hunting or fishing license
			 for each individual 16 years of age or older permit is available online only
			 and must be present for inspection at the campsite;
G. Camp during a permit hunt without first
			 obtaining a permit for the hunt;
H.
			 Campsites not to exceed 25 persons without a Special Use Permit from the area
			 manager which must be applied for 30 days prior to the activity, Groups of 50
			 or more must have the Wildlife Division Chief Approval with a 60 day
			 notice.
I. Camp at Camp Robinson
			 SUA headquarters campsite without first obtaining a Camping Permit. Permit is
			 available online only and must be available at the campsite;
J. Camp on Hot Springs State Forest or Poison
			 Springs WMAs without a permit from the Arkansas Dept. of Agriculture Division
			 of Forestry;
K. Camp on U of A Pine
			 Tree Experimental Station WDA;
L.
			 Camp on USDA Forest Service Cooperative WMAs without complying with applicable
			 Forest Service Regulations; or
M.
			 Camp on Jack Mountain without a permit from the Ross Foundation.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. RESERVED.
B. RESERVED.
C. RESERVED.
D. Camping is restricted to 7 consecutive
			 days per month in any of the Headquarters Campsite on Camp Robinson SUA, unless
			 the campsite is reserved for a special event. Special event participants may
			 camp for the term of the event, even if it is longer than 7 consecutive
			 days.
E. Camping on Maumelle River
			 WMA is allowed in designated areas only.
F. When camping with a WMA permit
			 holder.
G. Gene Rush during Elk
			 permit hunts.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-016 - 20.20 - Horse And Mule Restrictions on Commission Owned and Leased Land WMAs

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A. It is unlawful
			 to use or possess horses and mules on Commission-owned or leased WMAs from the
			 fourth Saturday in September through January, and April through May. Permits
			 are required for organized events of more than 10 horses or mules per party
			 during the remainder of the year. Permits are available at the Regional Office
			 and must be requested 30 days in advance of the event. Horses and mules are
			 allowed only in camping areas that are designated for equestrian use. Horses in
			 camping areas may only be tied to trailers or to a highline using tree-saver
			 straps.
B. It is unlawful for any
			 person to allow horses or mules to damage trees or other woody vegetation. Soil
			 disturbance must be restored, manure must be scattered, and excess feed, hay,
			 and trash must be removed.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Legal hunting activities may use horses
			 and mules during specified hunting seasons (Addendum C1.00).
B. At night during furbearing season
			 (Addendum C1.09).
C. Horses and
			 mules are prohibited on all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' property on Trusten
			 Holder WMA, including Jardis Point.
D. Horses and mules are prohibited on the
			 Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area from sunrise to sunset
			 during an open deer season.
E. The
			 Camp Robinson SUA is divided into 7public use compartments. Non-reserved/open
			 compartments 1, 3, 4 and 7 are open year round for pleasure riding, except when
			 closed for reserved events. Compartments 2 and 5 are closed for horse and mule
			 riding for pleasure. No permit or reservation is required unless a participant
			 is requesting to reserve any of the public use facilities or
			 compartments.
F. All organized
			 horse and mule events on J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA are required to be
			 scheduled or reserved annually by July 1 through the area manager. All pleasure
			 riding is restricted to dates when no field trials are being conducted. The
			 annual field trial schedule will be posted at area headquarters.
G. Horses and mules are prohibited for use on
			 that portion of the Gene Rush WMA lying east of Searcy County Road 14 and west
			 of the Buffalo National River property line from Woolum Ford on the Buffalo
			 National River to the intersection of Searcy County Roads 12 and 14.
H. Horses and mules are prohibited on
			 Maumelle River WMA (except by special permit from Central Arkansas
			 Water).
I. Horses and mules are
			 allowed at night during furbearer season on Poison Springs WMA.
J. Horses and mules are prohibited for use on
			 Stone Prairie WMA.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-017 - 20.24 - Feral Hog Restrictions On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to:
A.
			 Hunt feral hogs on WMAs;
B. Hunt
			 feral hogs on WMAs by the use of dogs or trapping; or
C. Possess or release live hogs on
			 WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Feral hogs may only be taken by a hunter
			 who is hunting bear, deer, or elk during a firearm season for these big game
			 species with a weapon legal for bear, deer, or elk firearm season and in
			 compliance with all hunting license and permit requirements, on the following
			 WMAs and NWRs:
1. Bearcat Hollow
			 WMA,
2. Beaver Lake WMA,
3. Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita
			 WMA,
4. Big Lake WMA,
5. Big Timber WMA,
6. Blevins WMA,
7. Blue Mountain WMA,
8. Buck Island WMA,
9. Buffalo National River WMA,
10. Camp Robinson WMA,
11. Camp Robinson SUA,
12. Caney Creek WMA,
13. Casey Jones WMA,
14. Cherokee WMA,
15. Crossett Experimental Forest
			 WMA,
16. Cut-Off Creek
			 WMA,
17. Dardanelle WMA,
18. DeGray Lake WMA,
19. Departee Creek WMA,
20. DeQueen Lake WMA,
21. Devil's Knob Natural Area WMA,
22. Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D'Arc
			 WMA,
23. Ed Gordon Point Remove
			 WMA,
24. Freddie Black Choctaw
			 Island Deer Research Area,
25. Ft.
			 Chaffee WMA,
26. Galla Creek
			 WMA,
27. Gene Rush WMA,
28. George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto
			 WMA,
29. Greers Ferry Lake
			 WMA,
30. Gum Flats WMA,
31. Harold E. Alexander Spring River
			 WMA,
32. Henry Gray Hurricane Lake
			 WMA,
33. Hope Upland WMA,
34. Howard County WMA,
35. J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain
			 SUA,
36. Jack Mountain
			 WMA,
37. Jamestown Independence
			 County WMA,
38. Jim Kress
			 WMA,
39. Jones Point WMA,
40. Lafayette County WMA,
41. Lake Greeson WMA,
42. Lee Creek WMA,
43. Little Bayou WMA,
44. Little Rive WMAr,
45. Loafer's Glory WMA,
46. McIIroy Madison County WMA,
47. Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA,
48. Mt. Magazine WMA,
49. Muddy Creek WMA,
50. Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA,
51. Norfork Lake WMA,
52. Ozan WMA,
53. Ozark Lake WMA,
54. RESERVED
55. Petit Jean River WMA,
56. Piney Creeks WMA,
57. Poison Springs WMA,
58. Provo WMA,
59. RaineyWMA,
60. Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain
			 WMA,
61. Seven Devils
			 WMA,
62. Shirey Bay Rainey Brake
			 WMA,
63. Spring Bank WMA,
64. St. Francis National Forest
			 WMA,
65. St. Francis Sunken Lands
			 WMA,
66. Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek
			 Bottoms WMA,
67. Sulphur River
			 WMA,
68. Sylamore WMA,
69. Trusten Holder WMA,
70. U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station
			 WDA,
71. Village Creek
			 WMA,
72. Wedington WMA,
73. White Rock WMA, and
74. Winona WMA;
75. Bald Knob NWR,
76. Big Lake NWR,
77. Dale BumpersWhite River NWR,
78. Felsenthal NWR,
79. Overflow NWR,
80. Pond Creek NWR, and
81. Wapanocca NWR.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-018 - C1.16 - Turkey Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

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A.
Quota:
Bell Slough, Beryl
			 Anthony Lower Ouachita, Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc, Cache River NWR
			 (north of I-40), Camp Robinson WMA, Cypress Bayou, Freddie Black Choctaw Island
			 WMA Deer Research Area (East Unit), Cut-Off Creek, Devil's Eyebrow Natural
			 Area, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Felsenthal NWR, Galla Creek, Scott Henderson Gulf
			 Mountain, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Holla Bend NWR, Holland Bottoms,
			 Hot Springs State Forest, Lafayette County, Longview Saline Natural Area,
			 McIlroy Madison County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw, Moro Big Pine Natural Area,
			 Petit Jean River, Pond Creek NWR, Rex Hancock Black Swamp, Shirey Bay Rainey
			 Brake, Stone Prairie, Sylamore, Trusten Holder, U of A Pine Tree Experimental
			 Station WDA, Warren Prairie, and W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMAs.
B.
Youth:
Big Lake WMA, Freddie
			 Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area (East Unit), Cut-Off Creek, Devil's
			 Eyebrow Natural Area, Felsenthal NWR, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Holla
			 Bend NWR, Holland Bottoms, Hope Upland, Hot Springs State Forest, Lafayette
			 County, McIlroy Madison County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw, Moro Big Pine Natural
			 Area, Overflow NWR, Pond Creek NWR, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie, Shirey Bay
			 Rainey Brake, Stone Prairie, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA, and
			 W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMAs.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-019 - C1.13 - Deer Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

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A.
Buck and/or Doe:
Bald Knob
			 NWR (modern gun), Bell Slough (muzzleloader), Benson Creek (firearms), Dale
			 Bumpers White River NWR (firearms), Cache River NWR (modern gun), Camp Robinson
			 SUA, Camp Robinson WMA (firearms), Cypress Bayou (firearms), Dave Donaldson
			 Black River (muzzleloader), Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc (firearms), Ed
			 Gordon Point Remove (firearms), Felsenthal NWR (firearms), Fort Chaffee
			 (firearms), Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area both units
			 (firearms), Galla Creek (modern gun), George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto
			 (firearms),Harold E. Alexander Spring River (firearms), Henry Gray Hurricane
			 Lake (firearms), Hobbs SP-CA (firearms), Holla Bend NWR (archery), Holland
			 Bottoms (muzzleloader), J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA (modern gun), McIlroy
			 Madison County (firearms), Mike Freeze Wattensaw (firearms), Pond Creek NWR
			 (modern gun), Rex Hancock Black Swamp (firearms), Rick Evans Grandview Prairie
			 (archery), St. Francis National Forest (firearms), Scott Henderson Gulf
			 Mountain (firearms), Sheffield Nelson Dagmar (firearms), Shirey Bay Rainey
			 Brake (muzzleloader), Stone Prairie (muzzleloader), Trusten Holder
			 (muzzleloader), Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms (firearms), U of A Pine Tree
			 Experimental Station WDA (firearms), W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek (muzzleloader),
			 Wedington (modern gun) WMA, and Wapanocca NWR (modern gun).
B.
Mobility-Impaired:
Bear Cat
			 Hollow (modern gun), Dale Bumpers White River NWR, Freddie Black Choctaw Island
			 WMA Deer Research Area East Unit (modern gun), Johnson County WRA on Dardanelle
			 (modern gun), Greers Ferry Lake (muzzleloader), Hobbs (modern gun), Lake
			 Greeson (muzzleloader), Nimrod Lloyd Millwood (modern gun), Merrisach Park on
			 Trusten Holder (muzzleloader or shotguns allowed), Pond Creek NWR (modern gun),
			 Wedington (modern gun), and White Rock (modern gun) WMA.
C.
Youth:
Camp Robinson SUA,
			 Dale Bumpers White River NWR (modern gun), Dave Donaldson Black River (modern
			 gun), DeGray Lake (modern gun), Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research
			 Area, both units (modern gun), Greers Ferry, Harold E. Alexander/Spring River,
			 Holla Bend NWR (modern gun), Hope Upland (modern gun), Hot Springs State
			 Forest, Rick Evans Grandview, and Stone Prairie WMA.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-020 - C1.12 - Special Usage Restrictions on Certain WMAs and Lakes

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A.
Restrictions Common to Multiple Listed WMAs and Lakes:
1.
Common Restriction A:
i. From the Saturday before the first day of
			 the first segment of the regular duck season until the first day of the first
			 segment of regular duck season:
a. No boats
			 allowed all day.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-021 - C1.09 - Furbearer Season And Limits On WMAs

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A.
Gray Fox, Mink and Red Fox
			 Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last day
			 of February (day hunting only).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2 per species, possession
				unlimited.
B.
Opossum
			 and Striped Skunk Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to
			 sunset on the last day of February (day or night hunting; dogs are required for
			 hunting at night).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
C.
Bobcat
			 Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last day
			 of February (dogs required to hunt bobcat at night) and during turkey season
			 (day hunting only; no dogs allowed).
*
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Closed during turkey and squirrel seasons
			 on WMAs where a turkey or squirrel season is closed.
2. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may
			 take bobcat.
3. Hope Upland and
			 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMAs are closed to bobcat hunting except on
			 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during daylight hours only.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession
				unlimited.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-022 - LEP Policy

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Limited English
				Proficiency Plan and Policy
March 2023
1.
GENERAL LANGUAGE ACCESS
			 POLICY
a.
Policy Statement
1. It is the policy of the Arkansas Game and
			 Fish Commission (AGFC) that agency staff shall take reasonable steps to provide
			 limited English proficient (LEP) persons with meaningful access to all AGFC
			 programs, activities, or services.
2. This policy is based on the principle that
			 it is the responsibility of the agency and not the LEP individual to take
			 reasonable steps to ensure that communications between the AGFC and the LEP
			 individual are not impaired as a result of the limited English proficiency of
			 the individual.
3. AGFC staff shall
			 take reasonable steps to effectively inform the public of the availability of
			 language accessible AGFC programs, activities, or services.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-029 - 03.10 - Acceptable Proof Of License, Permit, Stamp And Education Certificate

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A. When any
			 Commission regulation requires a person to carry a Commission-issued license,
			 permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater certificate "on the person,"
			 possession of any of the following will be sufficient to establish compliance:
1. a physical or an electronic copy of said
			 Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater
			 education certificate; or
2. a
			 Commission-issued Conservation Card that is linked to the required license,
			 permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education certificate.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-030 - 05.04 - Selling Wildlife Restrictions

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It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or
				trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken during
			 a furbearer season may be sold by persons with valid hunting or fur dealer
			 licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts and carcasses must be in compliance with
			 Code 17.07.
B. In compliance with
			 Chapter 09.00 or Codes 26.18, 29.03, 30.01, 31.01, 32.02, 34.01, 35.01, and
			 Addendum F1.07.
C. Legally taken
			 squirrel tails and pelts, rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers or clean
			 skulls, elk antlers or clean skulls, deer hides, elk hides, bear skulls, claws,
			 or bear hides and feathers not protected by federal regulation
			 50 CFR
			 20.
D. Red fox, gray fox and coyote legally
			 trapped in Arkansas may be sold by a person possessing a hunting license and
			 trapping permit and Live Fox and Coyote Permit (Code 09.16).
E. Commission-approved nonprofit
			 organizations with a valid tax identification number may pay for the processing
			 of game and donate the meat to needy individuals.
F. Alligator hide, meat and parts from
			 legally harvested alligators (Codes 05.01,12.02, 12.03, and Addenda A1.10,
			 C1.03) may be sold or donated in state when accompanied by documentation
			 verifying origin and description of transferred parts. An individual alligator
			 hide legally harvested and with an attached U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
			 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species tag may be sold outside
			 the state. Alligator meat or parts may also be sold or transferred out of state
			 with documentation accompanying each part of the legal CITES assignment from
			 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
G. Certain game birds (i.e. migratory birds)
			 are subject to federal regulation 50 CFR. Otherwise mounted or tanned wildlife
			 may be bought or sold when accompanied by a bill of sale. The bill of sale will
			 state the purchase date, number and description of item and full name and
			 address of the previous owner. This bill of sale will be made available to a
			 Game Warden upon request for a period of 1 year from the date of
			 sale/purchase.
PENALTIES:
Class 4
Class 5: Where violation involves wildlife taken out of season
				or over the bag limit, or capturing native wildlife; or where aggregate value
				of wildlife equals $200 or more.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-031 - 05.29 - Immediate Disclosure Of Possession Of Concealed Handgun Required

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It is unlawful for persons possessing a concealed handgun to
				fail to immediately disclose such possession to a Game Warden during the
				performance of his or her duties (Code 05.19).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-032 - 05.31 - Fleeing A Wildlife Officer Prohibited

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It is unlawful for persons possessing a concealed handgun to
				fail to immediately disclose such possession to a Game Warden during the
				performance of his or her duties (Code 05.19).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-034 - 09.11 - Importation Of Certain Living Wildlife Prohibited

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It is unlawful to import, ship, transport, or carry into
				Arkansas by any means, or to cause to be imported, receive, or to assist in any
				manner in the importation of any species listed in Addendum R1.03.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Wildlife exchanged with other states by
			 the Commission.
B.
			 RESERVED.
C. Large carnivores and
			 mountain lions may be imported only by holders of valid U.S. Department of
			 Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permits for large carnivores or mountain lions.
			 Such importation shall be done in compliance with a current Commission Wildlife
			 Importation Permit.
D. Mallards may
			 be imported by a representative of a group designated in Code 09.03, Exception
			 3, for use in an official field trial in compliance with a current Wildlife
			 Importation Permit provided that ducks are identified as captive reared by one
			 of the following methods:
1) banding of one
			 metatarsus with a seamless metal band;
2) removal of the hind toe from the right
			 foot;
3) pinioning of a wing by
			 removal of all or some of the metacarpal bones of one wing, which renders the
			 bird permanently incapable of flight; or
4) a readily discernible tattoo of numbers
			 and/or letters on the web of one foot. The permit holder must possess
			 documentation that the waterfowl have originated from a flock participating in
			 the National Poultry Improvement Program and such documentation shall be
			 submitted to the Commission in compliance with reporting requirements in Code
			 09.10.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-035 - 33.01 - Alligator Farmer/Dealer Permit Requirements

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It is unlawful to possess, buy, or sell alligators or any other
				crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs of an alligator or other
				crocodilian species without a valid Alligator Farmer/Dealer Permit. Any person
				who has previously been convicted of any violation of the rules of the
				Commission relating to the legal taking of any alligator or other crocodilian
				species shall not be eligible to receive an Alligator Farmer/Dealer Permit for
				5years after the date of the conviction. The Commission may issue an Alligator
				Farmer/Dealer Permit to applicants complying with each of the following
				requirements:
A. Submission of a
			 completed application on a form provided by the Commission and a site plan of
			 the facilities demonstrating compliance with the specifications and facility
			 standards (Code 33.03). Holding areas must be enclosed, providing no route of
			 ingress or egress which could allow mixing of wild and captive
			 stocks.
B. Satisfactory inspection
			 of the proposed site by a Game Warden of the Commission.
C. In compliance with all applicable U.S.
			 Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture and Arkansas
			 Department of Health requirements for alligators.
D. Payment of the applicable permit
			 fee.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-036 - 35.02 - Fish Farmer Sales Records Requirements

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It is unlawful for fish farmers, fish dealers, and independent
				live haulers to fail to maintain legible records, including those required by
				Code 35.03 indicating all importations, sales and shipments, and to reveal
				records to a Game Warden for inspection upon request. Records must be retained
				for a minimum of 3 years.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-037 - 36.02 - Put-And-Take Pay Lake Guest Registering Requirements

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It is unlawful for an operator of a put-and-take pay lake to
				fail to maintain a register indicating the date, names, and addresses of
				persons fishing and to make the register available for inspection by a Game
				Warden upon request.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-038 - 37.03 - Boating Restrictions Below Corps Of Engineers Dams

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It is unlawful for any vessel to enter within 300 feet
				downstream below any dam constructed by the Corps of Engineers on any stream or
				impoundment in Arkansas.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Commercial river traffic.
B. Boats used by the Corps of
			 Engineers.
C. Contractors working
			 on construction or maintenance of dams.
D. Game Wardens and other certified law
			 enforcement officers.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-039 - 01.01 - Alligator Farmer/Dealer General Provisions

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A. Shipping tickets, invoices, or bills of
			 lading shall be maintained for all alligators purchased or sold to verify they
			 have been obtained from a legal source and not from the wild stock of the
			 state, and complete written records of all changes in alligator stock shall be
			 maintained for a minimum of 5 years from the date of each transaction to verify
			 sources of supply and disposition of alligator stock.
B. Facilities and records shall be subject to
			 random inspection by Game Wardens of the Commission.
C. Upon request or inspection by the
			 Commission, an alligator farmer/dealer shall disclose ownership of all
			 alligators and provide documentation of inventory of initial and subsequent
			 numbers of all alligator eggs and alligators. Documentation shall demonstrate
			 the inventory is commensurate with production and survival levels for captive
			 populations in compliance with biological standards adopted by the Commission
			 or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
D. Each alligator farmer/dealer shall report
			 annually to the Wildlife Management Division by January 31 on a form supplied
			 by the Commission all activities that have occurred during the previous
			 calendar year (January 1 - December 31), including, but not limited to: the
			 number of live alligators (separated by sizes); the number of eggs collected
			 and hatched; information on the purchase and sale of alligators, hides and
			 parts; and the numbers of alligator deaths. Failure to accurately complete this
			 form may result in the non-renewal or revocation of the Alligator Farmer/Dealer
			 Permit.
E. The advertisement or
			 representation of caimans or crocodiles as alligators is prohibited.
F. No alligator farmer/dealer or his or her
			 employees shall receive or transfer any alligator, eggs or hides except in
			 compliance with Commission regulations.
G. Permits to establish and operate alligator
			 farms are not transferable.