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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-094 - C1.13 Deer Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
Buck and/or Doe:
Bald Knob NWR (modern gun), Bell Slough
			 (alternative firearms), 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 (alternative
			 firearms), 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 (alternative firearms),
			 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 (alternative
			 firearms), Stone Prairie (alternative firearms), Trusten Holder (alternative
			 firearms), Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms (firearms), U of A Pine Tree
			 Experimental Station WDA (firearms), W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek (alternative
			 firearms), 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
			 (alternative firearms), Hobbs (modern gun), Lake Greeson (alternative
			 firearms), Nimrod Lloyd Millwood (modern gun), Merrisach Park on Trusten Holder
			 (alternative firearms or shotguns allowed), Pond Creek NWR (modern gun),
			 Wedington (modern gun), and White Rock (modern gun) WMA.
C.
Youth:
Bell Slough WMA, 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, 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 002.01.24-096 - C1.14 Buck Deer Restrictions on Certain WMAs

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A.
			 On Buck Island, Cut-Off Creek, Dave Donaldson Black River, Ed Gordon Point
			 Remove, Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit, George
			 H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake, Rick Evans Grandview
			 Prairie, St. Francis National Forest, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar, and Trusten
			 Holder WMAs a buck must have:
1. Both antlers
			 under 2 inches (button buck included); or
2. An inside spread of 15 inches or more in
			 width; or
3. At least one main beam
			 18 inches or more in length.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-097 - 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 SUA, 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,
			 Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek, 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, Camp Robinson SUA, 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 002.01.24-098 - 24.05 Leaving Waterfowl Decoys Overnight Prohibited On WMAs And WRAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to leave waterfowl decoys overnight on WMAs and
				WRAs.
EXCEPTION:
Decoys may be stored in slough boats
				kept at designated sites marked with yellow T-posts and signs. Decoys must be
				clearly labeled with the current vehicle license or CID number of the owner.
				Waterfowl decoys and slough boats can only be stored overnight at the
				designated sites beginning the Saturday before the opening day of the waterfowl
				season and must be permanently removed 7days after the last day of the regular
				waterfowl season.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-099 - E1.12 CWD Management Zone

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CWD MANAGEMENT ZONE:
any county where a wild or
				captive cervid has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and any
				county that encompasses any portion of a 10-mile radius buffer around any CWD
				positive sample collection site that the Commission has deemed high risk for
				CWD occurrence through the risk evaluation process set forth in CWD Management
				Strategy Plan. Zone includes all lands within Ashley, Benton, Boone, Carroll,
				Cleburne, Craighead, Crawford, Franklin, Independence, Jackson, Johnson, Logan,
				Madison, Marion, Mississippi, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Sebastian, Sharp, Van
				Buren, Washington, and Yell counties. Where any other county or a portion
				thereof is within a 10-mile radius of a CWD positive sample collection site and
				deemed to be high risk, the Director or his or her designee may add that entire
				county to the CWD Management Zone upon notice to the public through posting an
				updated description of the CWD Management Zone on the AGFC website, social
				media or other means reasonably calculated to inform the public.
The CWD Management Zone is further divided into the following
				tiers:
A.
Tier 1 (Red)
			 Counties:
Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Searcy
			 counties.
B.
Tier 2 (Orange)
			 Counties:
Ashley, Benton, Bradley, Cleburne, Craighead, Crawford,
			 Franklin, Independence, Jackson, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Mississippi, Pope,
			 Randolph, Sebastian, Sharp, Union, Van Buren, Washington, and Yell counties,
			 plus any county in the CWD Management Zone that is not in the list of Tier 1
			 counties.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-100 - F1.01 Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Commercial Wildlife
			 Hunting Resort Permits may be issued to applicants complying with the following
			 requirements:
1. The applicant must be at
			 least 18 years old 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 application date.
2. The applicant shall provide to the
			 Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or sheriff and any
			 municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction, stating that the
			 applicant's hunting resort shall be in compliance with all local
			 ordinances.
3. The applicant shall
			 submit a written application (available from the Commission) for each facility
			 to be permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-101 - 24.07 Waterfowl Shot Shell Restrictions For Certain WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess more than 25 shot shells or to
				possess shells containing shot larger than No.2 while taking or attempting to
				take waterfowl on WMAs to which Common Restriction A applies (Addendum
				C1.12).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In camping, parking or boat launching
			 areas.
B. In compliance with
			 Addendum B1.13.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-102 - F1.02 Game Bird Shooting Resort Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
			 Game Bird Shooting Resort Permits may be issued to applicants complying with
			 the following requirements:
1. The applicant
			 must be at least 18 years old 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
			 application date.
2. The applicant
			 shall provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or
			 sheriff and any municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction,
			 stating the applicant's resort shall be in compliance with all local
			 ordinances.
3. The applicant shall
			 submit a written application (available from the Commission) for each facility
			 to be permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-103 - F1.03 Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit Requirements

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A. Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits may be
			 issued to applicants complying with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old 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 five years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall provide to the
			 Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or sheriff and any
			 municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction, stating that the
			 applicant's facility shall be in compliance with all local ordinances;
			 and
3. The applicant shall submit a
			 written application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
			 permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-104 - F1.04 Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements

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A. Eligibility and Application Requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old 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 five years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall submit a written
			 application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
			 permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-105 - 08.03 Deer Dog Training Restrictions

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It is unlawful to use a dog to chase deer for training purposes
				at any time or to possess a killing device while doing so.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Dogs may be used to chase deer for
			 training purposes during the day from October 1-December 31 in those deer zones
			 permitted under Code 08.04, except during any alternative firearms deer
			 season.
B. In compliance with Code
			 22.01.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-106 - F1.06 Shoot-To-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit Requirements

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A. Shoot-to-Kill 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 June 30.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-107 - 08.04 Hunting Deer With Dogs Prohibited

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It is unlawful to use dogs for hunting deer during archery,
				crossbow, alternative firearms, or any regular or special and private land
				anterless only modern gun deer seasons.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Code 08.09.
B. Residents may use dogs for deer hunting
			 only during the regular modern gun deer season in Deer Zones 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,
			 12, 13, 14, 15, 16A and 17 and WMAs open to hunting deer with dogs (Code
			 22.01).
C. Nonresidents may use
			 dogs for deer hunting on WMAs open to hunting deer with dogs (Code 22.01) only
			 during the last nine days of the regular modern gun deer season in Deer Zones
			 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16A and 17 and WMAs open to hunting deer with
			 dogs (Code 22.01).
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-108 - F1.08 Venomous Reptile Possession Permit Requirements

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A. Permit
			 Requirements: A Venomous Reptile Permit may be issued to applicants complying
			 with the following requirements:
1. The
			 applicant must be at least 18 years old 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 provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the appropriate county
			 or municipal jurisdiction, stating that the applicant's possession of medically
			 significant venomous reptiles is in compliance with all local
			 ordinances.
3. The applicant shall
			 submit a written application (available from the Commission) for each facility
			 to be permitted
4. Other conditions
			 as set forth in the Venomous Reptile Possession Permit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-109 - F1.10 Conservation Education Permit Requirements

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A. Permit Requirements: A Conservation
			 Education Permit may be issued to applicants complying with the following
			 requirements:
1. The applicant must be an
			 Arkansas resident, at least 18 years old 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 provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the appropriate county
			 or municipal jurisdiction, stating that the applicant's possession of wildlife
			 is in compliance with all local ordinances.
3. The applicant shall complete and submit a
			 written application form provided by the Commission.
4. The applicant shall possess a minimum of
			 20 hours conservation education experience involving the use of live animals
			 and provide letters of support from at least 2 non-familial individuals
			 familiar with the applicant's experience.
5. The applicant shall provide proof of
			 possessing a valid U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permit
			 for all mammal species.
6. Special
			 conditions may be applied to the Conservation Education Permit as deemed
			 necessary by Commission staff.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-110 - 08.09 Dogs Locating Wounded Game Restrictions

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It is unlawful to use dogs to locate wounded game, except in
				accordance with these requirements:
A.
			 No more than 2 dogs may be used simultaneously to locate wounded
			 game.
B. Only weapons legal for
			 that hunting season allowed.
C.
			 Hunter orange must be worn in seasons requiring it.
D. If game travels off of the property where
			 it was legally shot, the hunter must obtain documented permission from any and
			 all landowners to cross or enter their property to retrieve the
			 animal.
E. The hunter must be
			 present during recovery.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-113 - 09.03 Release Of Wildlife Prohibited

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It is unlawful to release wildlife from captivity without prior
				written approval from the Commission. Birds, other than ratites, that are not
				kept in buildings or covered pens shall be considered to have been released
				from captivity. To protect the health and safety of the public and the wildlife
				resources, the Commission and its designees are authorized to recapture or
				dispatch any wildlife, whether kept legally or illegally, that escapes from or
				is illegally released from captivity.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Captive-raised northern bobwhite,
			 ring-necked pheasant, and chukar may be released in compliance with a Game Bird
			 Shooting Resort Permit.
B. Native
			 wildlife, other than mountain lions, may be released on private land in
			 compliance with a Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or a U.S. Fish and
			 Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or in accordance with Code 05.10 Exception
			 B.
C. Captive-reared mallards,
			 pen-raised northern bobwhite, chukar or ring-necked pheasant may be released
			 for sanctioned field trials upon receiving written approval from the Chief of
			 Wildlife Management.
D. In
			 compliance with Code 09.15.
E.
			 Captive-reared mallards, northern bobwhite, chukar, or ring-necked pheasants
			 may be released in compliance with a Shoot-To-Kill Dog Training Permit (Code
			 09.08).
PENALTY:
Class 3
A. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued by the Commission in the
			 recapture, including all man hours of Commission personnel, storage and care of
			 any released and/or recaptured wildlife in connection with the
			 violation.
B. Any person convicted
			 of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
			 and/or examinations of the released wildlife and shall be liable for the costs
			 of destruction and/or disposal of the released wildlife, as deemed necessary by
			 the Commission for the protection of native wildlife.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-114 - 24.08 Guiding Prohibited On All Commissioned-Owned Or Controlled WMAs and NWRs

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A. It is unlawful for
			 any person to take or attempt to take waterfowl while being guided on
			 Commission-owned or controlled WMAs or on NWRs.
B. It is unlawful to guide waterfowl hunters
			 on Commission-owned or controlled WMAs or on NWRs.
PENALTY:
Class 2: Being guided
Class 3: Guiding
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-115 - 24.09 Nonresident Waterfowl Hunting Permit Requirements On WMAs

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A. It is unlawful for
			 any nonresident hunter who does not possess a valid Nonresident WMA Waterfowl
			 Hunting Permit to take or attempt to take waterfowl during regular duck season
			 on any WMA open to waterfowl hunting.
B. Nonresident hunters may purchase up to ten
			 3-day permits, each usable for 3 or fewer consecutive days. The desired hunting
			 dates must be selected from the list presented at the time of purchase and all
			 selections are final. All permit purchases are not refundable and not
			 transferable to other persons or dates.
C. The Nonresident WMA Waterfowl Hunting
			 Permit is in addition to hunting license requirements as stated in Chapter
			 03.00. This permit must be in the person's possession while taking or
			 attempting to take waterfowl on any WMA.
D. Nonresident waterfowl hunters are
			 prohibited on WMAs during active construction projects on greentree reservoirs,
			 as designated by the Director.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Former residents, who possess a Waterfowl
			 Permit and 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), may hunt waterfowl on
			 any WMA open to waterfowl hunting in compliance with Chapter 24.00 without a
			 Nonresident WMA Waterfowl Hunting Permit.
B. Nonresident WMA Waterfowl Hunting Permit
			 requirements do not apply within inholdings.
C. Nonresident hunters who own property
			 immediately adjacent to WMAs on which construction projects are taking place
			 are allowed to hunt on theses WMAs only while in physical possession of proof
			 of such land ownership as specified by the Director.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-116 - 24.10 Waterfowl Hunting Permit Requirements On Certain WMAs

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It is unlawful during waterfowl season, including the Special
				Youth/Veteran Waterfowl Hunts, to enter a flooded area without possessing a
				Waterfowl Hunting Permit on Cypress Bayou (Red Cut Slough Tract), Freddie Black
				Choctaw Island WMA and Deer Research Area West Unit, Frog Bayou WMA, the Conway
				George Tract on Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA, Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms
				WMA, the DeGray Lake WRA during USCOE mobility-impaired waterfowl hunt, and
				Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE) program field in
				compliance with Code 03.01. Each member of the hunting party must self-register
				at the start of their hunting trip by completing a Waterfowl Hunting Permit and
				check out immediately after their hunt by accurate completion of the permit.
				Draw permit winners may have up to three guests for a maximum party size of
				four hunters, and all members of each hunting party must hunt within immediate
				proximity of each other. The permit draw winner must be present. Hunting ends
				at noon.
A. Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek
			 WMA
2. On Saturdays and Sundays, Waterfowl
			 Hunting Permits will be drawn and are valid for designated locations
			 only.
3. On Tuesdays, Thursdays,
			 Saturdays, and Sundays, Waterfowl Hunting Permits will be drawn for designated
			 locations for the Magellan Tract, Youth, and Mobility Impaired hunt
			 units.
4. On Tuesdays and
			 Thursdays, non-restricted Waterfowl Hunting Permits will be available on areas
			 outside of the Magellan Tract, Youth, and Mobility Impaired units.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-117 - 24.11 Certain Waterfowl Decoys Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It shall be unlawful on any National Wildlife Refuge to
				possess, or take or attempt to take waterfowl with the use of, any simulated
				wing movement decoy or any decoy other than an artificial decoy that imitates
				the appearance of waterfowl: no moving parts or electrical components; and is
				not subjected to any artificial means that makes it appear to move, splash or
				cause ripples. From the first day of the first segment of regular duck season
				through the last day of the last segment of regular duck season including teal,
				Special Active Duty Military and Veteran Hunt, and youth waterfowl
				season.
(Code 01.00-C).
EXCEPTION:
Manually operated "jerk strings" may be
				used to simulate decoy movement.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-119 - A1.09 Elk Season And Limits

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Core Elk Management Zone
Public Land
Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4: First Monday in October for 5 days by
				permit only. (First Saturday and Sunday in October is youth only hunt).
Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4: Last Monday in October for 5 days by
				permit only. (Last Saturday and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October is
				youth only hunt).
Private Land
Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy Counties
:
First Monday in October for 5 days and last Monday in October
				for 5 days by permit only. (First Saturday and Sunday in October and last
				Saturday and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October is youth only hunt.)
				Bull elk harvest is limited to one legal bull per landowner property.
Statewide Elk Management Zone
Statewide except Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Searcy
				counties: Elk season mirrors applicable deer season dates and methods.
ZONE QUOTA
Core Elk Management Zone
Public Land
Zone 1: Closed.
Zone 2: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Zone 3: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Zone 4: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Private Land
Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy Counties: 6 bulls
				and 12 antlerless elk. (First Saturday and Sunday in October and Last Saturday
				and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October youth hunt is antlerless only).
				Bull elk harvest is limited to one legal bull per landowner property.
Statewide Elk Management Zone
No quota
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Chapter
				09.00.
LIMIT:
Individual seasonal limit of 1 elk.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-120 - A1.08 Bear Season and Limits

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A.
ARCHERY/CROSSBOW
Zones 1 and 2: 10 days prior to the Fourth Saturday in
				September through last day of November. (Zone 1 closes earlier if quota is
				reached).
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
B.
ALTERNATIVE FIREARMS
Zones 1 and 2: Third Saturday in October for 9 days. (Zone 1
				closes earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
C.
MODERN GUN
Zones 1 and 2: Second Saturday in November through last day in
				November. (Zone 1 closes earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 3 and 4: Third Saturday in December for 7 days (Zones
				close earlier if quota is reached).
Zone 5: Third Saturday in December for 7 days. (Zones close
				earlier if quota is reached).
Zone 5A: Third Saturday in December for 7 days. (Zones close
				earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 6 and 7: Closed.
D.
SPECIAL YOUTH MODERN GUN BEAR
			 HUNT
Zones 1 and 2: First Saturday in November for 2 days.
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
ZONE QUOTA
Zone 1 (including all WMAs in Zone 1 except Ed Gordon Point
				Remove, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, McIlroy Madison County, Scott
				Henderson Gulf Mountain): Archery season quota is not to exceed 450
				bears.
Alternative firearms season quota (only October season) is not
				to exceed 50 bears. Combined Modern Gun season quota is not to exceed 50
				bears.
The Zone 1 quota is an additive quota not to exceed 550 bears
				for all combined seasons. Archery season quota is 450; Alternative firearms is
				50; and Modern Gun quota is 50.
Zone 3: Quota 5 bears.
Zone 4: Quota 25 bears.
Zone 5: Quota 10 bears.
Zone 5A: Quota 5 bears.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Addendum
			 C1.02.
B. In compliance with
			 Chapter 09.00 and Code 11.01.
LIMIT:
Individual seasonal limit of 1 bear
				statewide.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-121 - B1.08 Duck, Coot, And Merganser Season And Limits

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*
1st segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Monday after Thanksgiving
*
2nd segment:
December 10 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) and Special Veteran
				and Active Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt (Addendum B1.15).
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 002.01.24-122 - 09.05 Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit Required

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It is unlawful to operate or maintain a commercial wildlife
				hunting resort without first obtaining a valid Commercial Wildlife Hunting
				Resort Permit from the Commission. Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permits
				for new facilities for the hunting of any member of the Family Cervidae shall
				not be issued after June 30, 2006 (Addendum F1.01). For the purposes of this
				regulation, "new facility" means a facility that did not exist or was not
				initially permitted prior to July 1, 2006, or that has not been continuously
				permitted and operated since that date. No existing permit can be transferred
				to another person, firm or corporation rearing, breeding, propagating,
				producing or distributing any member of the Cervidae family.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. A Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort
			 Permit is not required for pens in which only red fox, gray fox or coyote are
			 pursued (fox pens) unless the facility is also a high-fence enclosure in which
			 other native game species are hunted as part of a commercial
			 operation
B. Permitting of game
			 bird shooting resorts as authorized in Code 09.06.
PENALTY:
Class 3
A. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care and
			 maintenance of any equipment and/or wildlife seized in connection with the
			 violation
B. Any person convicted
			 of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
			 and/or examinations of the illegal wildlife, and also shall be liable for the
			 costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegal wildlife, as deemed
			 necessary by the Commission for the protection of native
			 wildlife
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-123 - B1.09 White-Fronted Goose Season And Limits

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*
1st segment:
the last Saturday in October for 9
				days
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanks giving
				through the first Monday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 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) and Special Veteran and Active
				Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt (Addendum B1.15).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession limit 6.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-125 - B1.10 Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose Season And Limits

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*
1st segment:
the last Saturday in October for 9
				days
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Monday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 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) and
			 Special Veteran and Active Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt (Addendum
			 B1.15).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 20, no possession
				limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-126 - 09.08 Shoot-to-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit Required

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It is unlawful to release bobwhite, chukar, mallards, or
				ring-necked pheasants on private property for the purposes of bird dog or
				retrieving dog training without a valid Shoot-to-Kill Dog Training Permit
				issued by the Commission (Addendum F1.06).
A. 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.
B. Any person
			 convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and
			 all tests and/or examinations of the illegally possessed wildlife, and shall
			 also be liable for the costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegally
			 possessed wildlife, as deemed necessary by the Commission for the protection of
			 native wildlife.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-130 - 10.03 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Required

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It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl without first
				obtaining a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Youths.
B. In compliance with Addendum
			 B1.14.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-131 - 10.07 Harvest Information Program (HIP) Registration Required

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It is unlawful to hunt migratory game birds in Arkansas without
				possessing on the person proof of valid Arkansas HIP registration.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Youth hunters.
B. In compliance with Code 04.04 and Addendum
			 B1.14.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-132 - 11.04 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt Restrictions

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It is unlawful for a person, other than a youth, to hunt ducks,
				geese, mergansers, and coots during the special youth waterfowl hunt (Addendum
				B1.13). Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as the regular waterfowl
				season.
EXCEPTION:
Addendum B1.15.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-133 - 11.05 Adult Supervision During Special Youth Hunts Required

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A. It is unlawful for any youth who has not
			 successfully completed a hunter education course to participate in a youth hunt
			 unless he or she is accompanied by an adult mentor at least 21years old. Adult
			 mentors cannot possess a firearm or archery equipment for their hunting
			 purposes during this hunt. Any person providing hunting assistance must possess
			 a valid hunting license (Code 03.01).
B. It also is unlawful for the youth's parent
			 or guardian to allow the youth to participate in any special youth hunt in
			 violation of this regulation.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-134 - 13.03 - Shooting Radio-Collared Bears

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It is unlawful to take or attempt to take bears wearing a radio
				telemetry collar at any time.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Code 05.10.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-135 - 14.01 Taking Of Birds And Eggs Prohibited

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It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wild birds or bird
				eggs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. House Sparrows, European Starlings, Rock
			 Dove, and Egyptian Geese.
B.
			 RESERVED.
C. In compliance with
			 Code 09.15.
D. In compliance with
			 50 CFR 21 Subparts A, B, C, D.
E.
			 RESERVED.
F. AGFC employees while
			 engaged in official duties or researchers, with written approval from Wildlife
			 Management Division Chief, engaged in an AGFC supported research or monitoring
			 project.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-137 - 18.01 Prohibited Methods For Taking Wild Turkey

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It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wild turkey using the
				following methods:
A. With the use of
			 bait, traps, snares, nets, hooks, explosives, dogs or live decoys; or
B. While in possession of mechanical or
			 electronic callers.
PENALTY:
Class 2; Class 3
				(baiting)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-138 - 19.07 Commercial Activities Prohibited

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It is unlawful to engage in any commercial activity on
				Commission-owned property without permission from the Director's
				designee.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Filming or video of hunts on
			 WMAs.
B. Use of dogs for game
			 recovery in compliance with Codes 03.14, 03.15, and 08.09.
C. Use of unmanned aerial aircraft (drones)
			 for game recovery in compliance with Codes 03.14, 03.15, and 08.09.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-139 - 19.09 Hunting Or Trapping On Commission-Owned Properties Other Than Wildlife Management Areas

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It is unlawful to hunt or trap on Commission-owned properties
				other than wildlife management areas:
Exceptions:
A. Lake Barnett and Cane Creek Lake in
			 accordance with statewide hunting and trapping regulations.
B. Lake Conway in accordance with statewide
			 hunting regulations except that deer modern gun and alternative firearms
			 seasons are closed.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-140 - 19.21 Vehicle Restrictions On Commission-Controlled Property

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A. It is unlawful on
			 Commission-controlled property to operate any motorized vehicle including an
			 electric or motorized bicycle: off any open access road and parking area;
			 behind any gated, cabled or earthen barrier; where no road exists; on any
			 trail, levee, or dam; on any food plot, wildlife opening, or fire lane; on any
			 road that has been disked, seeded, or otherwise developed for wildlife; or in a
			 direction of travel contrary to posted signs.
B. It is unlawful for any person on
			 Commission-controlled property to use an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) or
			 amphibious vehicle.
Exception:
A. In compliance with Code 20.19 on Wildlife
			 Management Areas.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-142 - 20.05 Baiting Or Hunting Over Baited Portions Of WMAs Prohibited

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It is unlawful to possess, place, deposit, or scatter any grain
				or other feed so as to constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement of
				wildlife; or to take or attempt to take wildlife using bait on any WMA or
				NWR.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. RESERVED.
B. Bait or lures used in legally set traps
			 during an open furbearer trapping season.
C. Hunters may possess bait or lures while
			 traveling to inholding property on WMAs or NWRs.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-146 - 20.04 Cutting Devices And Chemicals Prohibited On WMAs

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It is unlawful to use or possess chemical defoliants or cutting
				devices, including but not limited to, chainsaws, handsaws, hatchets, axes,
				weed trimmers, or string trimmers on WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Common hunting knives, pocket knives, and
			 pocket saws.
B. Landowners or their
			 agents on cooperative WMAs and timber contractors.
C. Campers in designated camping
			 areas.
D. Trappers using hatchets
			 during trapping season.
E. By
			 written permit issued by the Commission or designee.
F. Tree hooks with screw threads not greater
			 than 3/8 inch in diameter allowed on Commission-owned WMAs.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.10-001 - 2010-2011 Statewide General Hunting Regulations and WMA Seasons

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01.00-C
DEFINITION OF TERMS.
For the purposes of the Arkansas Game and
		  Fish Commission Code of Regulations, the following terms shall be construed,
		  respectively, to mean and include:
FALCONRY
-
The caring for and training of
			 raptors for pursuit of wild game, and hunting wild game with raptors. It
			 includes the aking of raptors from the wild to use in the sport and caring for
			 training and transporting raptors held for falconry.
HACKING - The temporary release of a raptor held for
			 falconry to the wild so that it must survive on its own.
HYBIRD RAPTORS - Offspring of birds listed as two or more
			 distinct species.
IMPRINT - A bird that is hand-raised in isolation from
			 other raptors from two weeks of age until it has fledged and will be considered
			 to be an imprinted bird for its entire life.
RAPTOR - Migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the
			 Order Strigiformes including bald eagles and golden eagles.
WILDLIFE CHECK STATION
- An official wildlife check
			 station is one of the following:
(1) a
		  designated elk check station,
(2)
		  the commission on-line deer and turkey checking Web site, a designated
		  alligator check station, the designated bear checking telephone number or the
		  designated deer and turkey checking telephone number.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.10-003 - 2010-2011 Waterfowl Regulations and Season Dates; and 2011 Fishing Regulations

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Proposed 2010-2011 Late Waterfowl Codes
			 Approval
Presented by David Goad
Late-season migratory game bird season regulations must be
			 approved by states and reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by
			 September 1, 2010. Proposals were presented to the Commission at the July
			 meeting and final proposals for adoption will be presented for approval at this
			 meeting.
David Goad, Chief
Wildlife Management Division
Proposed 2010-2011 Late Waterfowl Codes
			 Approval
12.15
DUCK, COOT
		  AND MERGANSER SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or
		  attempt to take ducks or coots other than
Nov. 20-28. Dec. 7,
		  2010-Jan. 17, 2011
and
Jan. 22-Jan. 30. 2011
.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Ducks, coots and mergansers may be taken
		  during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
in compliance with
		  Commissionr
Code
12.27 .
PENALTY:
$200.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.10-004 - 2010-2011 Early Migratory Bird Season Dates and Possession Limits for Fish and Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Approval of Proposed 2010-2011 Early Migratory
			 Game Bird Codes
Presented by Ricky Chastain
Early-season migratory game bird regulations must be adopted by
			 states and reported to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service by August 1.
			 Proposals were presented to the Commission at the June meeting and final
			 proposals for adoption will be presented for approval at this meeting.
David Goad, Chief
Wildlife Management Division
2010-2011 Early Migratory Bird Codes
			 Proposals
12.01
MOURNING AND EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take Mourning
and
			 Eurasian Collared
Doves other than from
Sept. 4-Oct.
			 19, and Dec. 11, 2010-Jan. 5, 2011
EXCEPTION:
(1) In compliance with applicable WMA
		  regulations.
PENALTY:
$200.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.10-005 - 2010-2011 Wild Turkey seasons regulations; Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit Requirements

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41.05(B)
RESIDENT ROE BUYER/EXPORTER AND NON-RESIDENT ROE BUYER/EXPORTER PERMIT
		  REQUIREMENTS.
It shall be unlawful to buy or export across the state line
			 paddlefish or sturgeon, or their parts, including eggs (roe), without first
			 obtaining a current Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit or Non-Resident
			 Buyer/Exporter Permit, as applicable. Licensed commercial fishermen who hold
			 current Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit may also take paddlefish and
			 sturgeon in accordance with applicable season, size and tackle regulations.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Sportsmen in compliance with Code 31.01B,
		  Game Fish Possession Limit Restrictions.
(2) Permitted fish farmers in compliance with
		  Code 42.10, Paddlefish, Sturgeon and Bowfin Roe Regulations.
(3) Paddlefish and sturgeon flesh (meat) only
		  may be purchased from permitted Roe Taker/Sellers and Roe Buyer/Exporters in
		  compliance with Code 41.06.
(4)
		  Paddlefish/sturgeon flesh and/or roe can be transported by an authorized
		  representative of a legally permitted Resident Buyer/Exporter if accompanied by
		  a true bill of lading or bill of sale indicating name and permit number of the
		  authorizing Resident Buyer/Exporter and including the species, number of pounds
		  of roe or flesh per species, and if being sold, the name of the purchaser. A
		  true bill of lading or bill of sale must accompany the shipment to the final
		  destination.
(5) Paddlefish,
		  sturgeon, or their flesh (excluding eggs or roe) may be purchased for personal
		  use without purchasing either a Resident/Non-Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter permit
		  in compliance with Code 41.06.
(6)
		  Licensed Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter only may purchase up to two Resident Roe
		  Buyer/Exporter Agent Permits. Agents can purchase only for their licensed
		  buyer/exporter. Unless in the presence of their Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter,
		  Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Agents are solely responsible for compliance with
		  regulations applying to roe purchases.
PENALTY:
$500.00 to $1,000.00 and fishing privileges
			 may be suspended in accordance with Code 11.05, Revocation of
			 Privileges.