Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-127 - 09.10 Wildlife Importation Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
			 It is unlawful to import live wildlife into Arkansas without a valid Wildlife
			 Importation Permit issued by the Commission. It also is unlawful for any person
			 to receive, acquire, purchase, or possess any wildlife imported into Arkansas
			 in violation of this regulation.
B.
			 It is unlawful for the holder of a Wildlife Importation Permit to cause or
			 permit any wild animal or bird to be imported into Arkansas under inhumane or
			 unhealthy conditions (Addendum F1.04).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Aquatic wildlife other than native aquatic
			 turtles, alligators, and those species prohibited by Code 26.13. Imports for
			 aquaculture must comply with Code 35.09. Refer to the Approved Aquaculture
			 Species List in Addendum J1.01. Aquatic wildlife may not be released, Code
			 26.12.
B. Wildlife exchanged with
			 other states by the Commission.
C.
			 Accredited members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
D. A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
			 required for a nonresident falconer with a valid NonResident Arkansas Hunting
			 License, and possessing a valid falconry permit from another state, to import
			 legally possessed raptors into Arkansas for the purposes of hunting, provided
			 the birds will not stay in Arkansas longer than 30 consecutive days and are in
			 compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission regulations relating
			 to the entry of birds into the state.
E. A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
			 required for a resident falconer with a valid Arkansas Hunting License, and a
			 valid Arkansas falconry permit to import legally possessed raptors into
			 Arkansas, provided they are in compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry
			 Commission regulations relating to the entry of birds into the state.
F. A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
			 required for a Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit holder to import northern
			 bobwhite, chukar and ring-necked pheasant from flocks that are part of the
			 National Poultry Improvement Program.
G. No Wildlife Importation Permit is
			 necessary for wildlife listed in Addendum R1.01. No Permit will be issued for
			 wildlife listed in Addendum R1.03 except in compliance with exceptions in the
			 code and in accordance with a current Commission Wildlife Importation Permit or
			 special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife Management.
H. Terrestrial invertebrate species not
			 otherwise prohibited by Commission Code or by Federal or state
			 regulations.
I. A Wildlife
			 Importation Permit is not required for a resident to return legally owned
			 wildlife originating in Arkansas that has been out of the state for less than
			 30 days.
J. Wildlife being
			 transported through Arkansas, within a period of 12 hours or less, that remain
			 confined within the mode of transportation and is not exhibited to the public.
			 However, individuals must provide prior notification to the Wildlife Management
			 Division before any live cervid can be moved through the State of Arkansas
			 accompanied by a USDA Form VS-127 if applicable.
K. 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.
L. 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.