Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-053 - 09.11 - Importation of Certain Living Wildlife Prohibited

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				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed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.
09.11
Importation Of Certain Living
			 Wildlife Prohibited
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.
E. Mallards may
			 be imported by the holder of a Shoot-To-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit 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.
F.
			 RESERVED.
G. These species,
			 excluding cervids, may be moved through the state of Arkansas with a Wildlife
			 Importation Permit provided that it is done in accordance with a properly
			 issued U.S. Department of Agriculture VS-127 Restricted Movement Document and
			 that the container the animals are in is sealed in the originating state and
			 that seal remains unbroken while in the State of Arkansas.
H. Individuals must provide prior
			 notification to the Wildlife Management Division before any live cervid can be
			 moved through the State of Arkansas.
I. Apes, baboons, and macaques may be
			 imported, shipped, or transported only in accordance with a current Commission
			 Wildlife Importation Permit or special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife
			 Management, and in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. §§
									20-19-601
			 through
			 20-19-610.
J. Accredited members of the Association of
			 Zoos and Aquariums.
PENALTY:
Class 3
A. All equipment, including any form of legal
			 tender, and all wildlife imported in violation of this regulation, may be
			 seized by Enforcement Officers, confiscated by the court, forfeited to the
			 State and disposed of according to law (Code 01.00-D).
B. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs incurred in the storage, care, and
			 maintenance of any equipment, wildlife, and/or fish seized in connection with
			 the violation.
C. Any person
			 convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and
			 all tests and/or examinations of the illegally imported wildlife, as deemed
			 necessary by the Commission for the protection of native
			 wildlife.