Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.15-004 - 2015-2016 General Hunting Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
01.00-C
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For the purposes of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Code of
			 Regulations, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean and
			 include:
ADULT GOBBLER
- Male turkeys having at least one of
			 the following characteristics:
a) tail
		  feathers which are the same length,
b) wing feathers that have white barring all
		  the way to the tip or
c) a beard
		  more than six (6) inches in length.
ALLIGATOR DEALER
- Any person, firm or corporation
			 engaging in the sale, purchase, barter or exchange of an American alligator
{Alligator mississippiensis)
or other crocodilian species, or
			 any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas.
ALLIGATOR FARMER
- Any person, firm or corporation
			 possessing an American alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis)
or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in
			 Arkansas for the purpose of propagation, production or rearing.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE DEALER
- Any person, firm
			 or corporation engaged in the sale or purchase of alligator snapping
			 turtles.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE BREEDER
- Any person, firm
			 or corporation possessing alligator snapping turtles for the purpose of
			 propagation, production, rearing or sale.
ANIMAL
- An organism of the animal kingdom, as
			 distinguished from the plant kingdom, including any part, product, egg or
			 offspring thereof.
ANTLERLESS DEER
- A doe or a buck having 2
			 inches or less of hardened bone antler (this type of deer must be checked as a
			 buck).
ANTLERLESS
ELK - Any elk (male or female) not
			 meeting requirements to be a legal bull elk.
AQUACULTURE SPECIES
- Any species listed on the
			 Approved Aquaculture Species List (
Addendum J 1.00
)
			 and species not listed but allowed under Unlisted or Restricted Species
			 Possession Permits.
AQUATIC WILDLIFE
- All aquatic species, including
			 aquatic snails, aquatic turtles, crayfish (crawfish and crawdads), fish
			 (including minnows), frogs, mussels and salamanders.
ARKANSAS RIVER BOUNDARY (Sportfishing Only)
- The
			 Arkansas Post Canal from Lock and Dam No. 1 to the Arkansas River and the
			 Arkansas River from Dam No. 2 upstream to the Oklahoma state line, including
			 all lakes, bays and tributary streams accessible by boat from the main channel
			 except:
* Big Bayou Meto upstream from Arkansas Highway 11;
* Plum Bayou upstream from U.S. Highway 79;
* Little Maumelle River upstream from Pinnacle Mountain State
			 Park;
* Maumelle River upstream from Lake Maumelle Dam;
* Fourche LaFave upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
* Palarm Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
* Cadron Creek upstream from the weir;
* Point Remove Creek upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
* Petit Jean River upstream from Pontoon Boat Ramp at Arkansas
			 Highway 154;
* Illinois Bayou upstream from Russellville Waterworks
			 Dam;
* Big Piney and Little Piney creeks upstream from Arkansas
			 Highway 359;
* Horsehead Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
* Mulberry River upstream from Interstate 40;
* Frog Bayou upstream from Arkansas Highway 162 and Lee Creek
			 upstream from Lee Creek Dam,
* And from the first non-navigable shoal for streams entering the
			 Arkansas River along the right bank descending from the Oklahoma state line to
			 Lake Dardanelle Dam.
ARTIFICIAL LURE OR FLY
- Terminal fishing tackle
			 made entirely of rubber, wood,
metal, glass, feathers, hair, synthetic fibers or plastic, with
			 hook attached.
BAITFISH
- Minnows, logperch, gizzard and threadfin
			 shad, gar (other than alligator gar), bullhead catfish, crayfish, drum, bowfin
			 under 6 inches, skipjack herring, brook and inland silversides, bigmouth,
			 smallmouth and black buffalo, river carpsucker, banded and
Ozark sculpin, bream 4 inches and under, and bream over 4 inches
			 that are caught by hook and line.
BAITING
- The direct or indirect placing, exposing,
			 depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could
			 serve as a lure or attraction for wildlife to,
on or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take
			 them.
BIG GAME
- Alligator, black bear, deer, elk and
			 turkey.
BLACK BASS
- Largemouth bass, redeye bass,
			 smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
BLOCKING OUT
- The removal of the head and/or tail
			 associated with the processing of a commercial fish. The blocked-out carcass
			 (bullet) must be at least the minimum length required for the body of water
			 where the commercial fish was harvested (Code 30.11 ).
BONUS DEER
- A harvested deer that is not included
			 in a hunter's statewide bag limit.
BOX TYPE TURTLE TRAP
- A floating trap designed to
			 capture aquatic turtles, but does not permit capture offish (
Code
			 34.07
).
BREAM
- A species of the genus Lepomis, including
			 bluegill, redear, warmouth and other sunfish.
BUCK
- A male deer (see LEGAL BUCK
			 definition).
BUCK DEER SEASON
- A deer season in which no deer
			 other than legal buck deer may be taken.
BUY
- To purchase, barter, exchange or trade,
			 including any offer to purchase, barter, exchange or trade.
CAPTIVITY OR HOLD CAPTIVE
- The holding of living
			 wildlife in a controlled environment that is manipulated by man for the purpose
			 of exercising ownership, possession or control of the wildlife, and that has
			 boundaries designed to prevent selected species from entering or leaving the
			 controlled environment.
CARCASS
- The body of a dead animal.
CASE
- A container specifically designed to hold a
			 firearm which completely encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped,
			 buckled, tied or otherwise fastened with no portion of the firearm
			 exposed.
CATCH-AND-RELEASE
- The requirement that fish of a
			 designated species must be immediately released into the water where
			 caught.
CERVID
- A member of the Family Cervidae including
			 without limitation deer, reindeer, moose, elk and caribou.
CHASE FOR PLEASURE
- To search for, pursue or chase
			 game animals or other wildlife with the use of dogs for recreational purposes
			 only, with no intent of hunting such game animals or wildlife.
CHECKING WILDLIFE
- The reporting of specific
			 information to the Commission concerning harvest of alligator, bear, deer, elk
			 and turkey by one of the following methods: phoning a designated number to
			 report bear, deer or turkey harvests, electronically through the Commission's
			 on-line deer and turkey checking Web site or mobile applications, and in person
			 to report harvest of elk and alligator at a designated check station.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD)
- Fatal disease
			 affecting the brain of cervids that belongs to a group of diseases called
			 transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
CHUMMING - To dislodge or deposit any substance not attached to a
			 hook which may attract fish.
CITES TAG
- a permit that allows shipping of certain
			 animal pelts outside the State of Arkansas and assures compliance with the
			 Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species.
CLEAN
- Having no meat matter or tissue attached to
			 the carcass.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED HUNTING
- The use of a computer or
			 any other device,
equipment or software to remotely control the aiming and
			 discharge of a firearm, bow or crossbow to kill wildlife located in
			 Arkansas.
COMMERCIAL FISH
- Bowfin (over 6 inches),
			 paddlefish, shovelnose, sturgeon, and all species of buffalo, catfish, carp,
			 drum, gar, and sucker family (except silver redhorse).
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN
- Any person who fishes with
			 tackle designated as commercial tackle requiring a license and/or tag issued by
			 the Commission.
COMMERCIAL TACKLE
- Properly licensed tackle used to
			 catch aquatic wildlife for commercial purposes.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE HUNTING RESORT
- A facility,
			 location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration,
			 an opportunity to hunt native wildlife, other than pen-raised game birds, held
			 in captivity. Includes all contiguous land,
and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the
			 land, used for the hunting activities.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE PERMIT
- Any or all of the
			 following permits:
Alligator Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle
			 Breeder/Dealer, Resident Shell Taker and Seller, Shell Buyer, Non-Resident
			 Shell Buyer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller, Resident
Roe Buyer/Exporter, Non-Resident Roe Buyer, Resident Fur Dealer,
			 Non-Resident Fur
Dealer, Special Commercial Quail, Game Bird Shooting Resort,
			 Commercial Wildlife
Hunting Resort, Wildlife Breeder/Dealer and Wildlife
			 Importation.
COMMISSION
- The Arkansas State Game and Fish
			 Commission, unless otherwise designated.
DEFERRED HUNTER EDUCATION (DHE)
- Designates a
			 holder of a valid
Arkansas hunting license/permit who has deferred completion of
			 the hunter education program.
DISABLED
- Any individual who is 100 percent
			 permanently and totally disabled as declared by one or more of the following
			 federal agencies: the U.S. Social Security
Administration, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs or the
			 U.S. Railroad
Retirement Board.
DOE
- A female deer.
DISABLED VETERAN:
(a) any individual whom the United States
		  Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has rated 100% permanently and totally
		  disabled as a result of his or her U.S. military service;
(b) any individual whom the VA has rated
		  permanently disabled as a result of his or her U.S. military service and who
		  received the Purple Heart medal as a result of his or her service-connected
		  disability.
DOE DEER SEASON
- A deer season in which a doe may
			 be taken.
DROWNING SET
- Any leg-hold trap that uses one or
			 more of the following techniques to retain the target animal in water of
			 suitable depth for drowning: a slide wire with lock, a tangle stake or a
			 drowning weight.
DUCKS
(includes the following species) - All species
			 of teal, merganser, whistling duck and scaup; American wigeon, American black
			 duck, bufflehead, canvasback, gadwall, common goldeneye, mallard, mottled duck,
			 northern shoveler, redhead, ring-necked duck, ruddy duck, northern pintail and
			 wood duck.
EDIBLE PORTIONS
- portions of the following animals
			 are considered edible as stated below:
(a)
Game Mammals:
front
		  quarters, hind quarters, loins and tenderloins.
(b)
Game Fish:
fillets
		  offish.
(c)
Game Birds:
breasts.
(d)
Frogs:
hind legs.
(e)
Alligators:
tails, legs, flanks, loins and tenderloins.
EITHER-SEX
- A male or a female.
EITHER-SEX DEER SEASON
- A deer season in which a
			 doe or a legal buck may be taken.
EMERGENCY CONDITION
- Any condition
			 involving:
(a) imminent peril to the
		  health, safety, or welfare of the public or the wildlife resources of the
		  State; or
(b) immediate action
		  mandated by federal law or regulation.
ENCLOSE
- To surround
		  wildlife using man-made barriers, including but not limited to fencing, walls,
		  structures or other devices, so that the wildlife are not free to leave a
		  particular environment.
ENCLOSURE
- Any area surrounded by a man-made
			 barrier, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other
			 devices that prevent wildlife from leaving a particular environment.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
- A wildlife species or
			 subspecies endangered or threatened with extinction listed, or proposed as a
			 candidate for listing, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service or any native species or subspecies listed as endangered
			 by the Commission
(
Addendum PI.00
).
FALCONRY
- The caring for and training of raptors
			 for pursuit of wild game, and hunting wild game with raptors. It includes the
			 taking of raptors from the wild to use in the sport and caring for training and
			 transporting raptors held for falconry.
FEDERAL WATERS
- Waters designated by federal law as
			 federally controlled or under the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the
			 United States Government.
FEE LAKE
- A lake in which there is a fee for
			 fishing rights. All persons 16 years of age and older must possess an Arkansas
			 fishing license. Daily limits apply.
FERAL HOG
- Any hog, including but not limited to
			 Russian and European wild boar,
any Old World swine, or the family Tayassuidae, including without
			 limitation peccary,
javelin, and New World swine, which is roaming freely and is
			 living in a wild or feral state, and is not conspicuously identified as
			 required under §§
								2-34-101 and
			 §§
								2-34-102.
FIREARM
- Any device designed, made, or adapted to
			 expel a projectile through a barrel, including without limitation modern guns,
			 air guns and muzzleloaders (see
LOADED FIREARM).
FISH OR FISHING
- To lure, attract, collect or
			 pursue fish species or aquatic wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting
			 to take such species by any method.
FISH DEALER
- Any person who sells live fish,
			 including baitfish.
FISH FARM
- Waters and adjacent premises confined
			 within a pond, tank or lake not connected with public waters, and under
			 management of a fish farmer.
FISH FARMER (AQUACULTURIST)
- A person, firm,
			 partnership or corporation engaged in the propagation or rearing of aquaculture
			 species for sale.
FREEFLOATING FISHING DEVICE
- A floating fishing
			 device unanchored or unattached to a stationary object.
FURBEARERS
- Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray
			 fox, red fox, mink, muskrat,
nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, spotted skunk, striped
			 skunk and weasel.
GAFF
- To take or attempt to take fish with a hand-
			 held or handled hook.
GAME ANIMALS
- Alligator, black bear, bobcat,
			 coyote, deer, elk, gray fox, red fox, mink, opossum, eastern cottontail rabbit,
			 swamp rabbit, raccoon, gray squirrel and fox squirrel.
GAME BIRD SHOOTING RESORT
- A facility, location,
			 business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an
			 opportunity to hunt captive-raised game birds.
Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other
			 appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting
			 activities.
GAME BIRDS
- Turkey, quail, pheasant, chukar and all
			 birds classified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as migratory game
			 birds.
GAME FISH
- Alligator gar, black bass, white bass,
			 striped bass, hybrid striped bass,
crappie, catfish, trout, bream, goggle-eye, walleye, muskellunge,
			 sauger, saugeye,
paddlefish and pickerel.
GEOCACHE
- Items in a container (cache) placed or
			 hidden for individuals to subsequently find using a Global Positioning System
			 (GPS) receiver.
GEOCACHING
- An outdoor sport, similar to "high-tech
			 treasure hunting," involving use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver
			 to find a cache.
GUIDE
- A person who provides, for monetary or any
			 other compensation, that person's personal services for the purpose of
			 assisting others to locate, pursue, catch or hunt wildlife.
HACKING
- The temporary release of a raptor held for
			 falconry to the wild so that it must survive on its own.
HARASS
- An intentional or negligent act which
			 creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent
			 as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral pattern which include but are not
			 limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.
HARVEST/HARVESTING
- To reduce to possession.
HAZARDOUS WAKE
- Wash or wake upon an approaching,
			 passing or stationary vessel, including but not limited to a wake that causes
			 other vessels to take on water, or a wash or wake that is sufficient to toss
			 occupants of other vessels about in a manner to cause injury or the risk of
			 injury.
HEN TURKEY
- Female turkey with or without a
			 beard.
HIGH-FENCE ENCLOSURE
- An enclosure that contains
			 an area of at least 500 contiguous acres, with at least 60 percent of the
			 acreage in forested cover that has been classified as timberland by the local
			 county tax assessor, that has a perimeter fence at least 8 feet high, with no
			 cross-fencing that has the effect of reducing the size of the area to less than
			 500 contiguous acres with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover
			 as herein provided.
HOGGING
- The taking offish by the use of hands only
			 in or under the water.
HUNT OR HUNTING
- Taking or attempting to take
			 wildlife by any method including but not limited to searching, pursuing,
			 chasing, tracking, luring, or attracting.
HUNTING INCIDENT
- When bodily injury above basic
			 first aid or death occurs due to an activity directly related to a hunting
			 excursion in the field. Examples of such activities wouldjnclude discharge of a
			 firearm, bow, or crossbow and falls from an elevated platform (tree stand,
			 tower stand, or elevated duck blind).
HUNTING PARTY
- Two or more persons hunting
			 together.
HYBIRD RAPTORS
- A raptor produced from a
			 cross-breeding birds of two different taxa, one or both of which are listed in
			 50 CFR
			 10.13, and any offspring of such
			 raptors.
IMPORT OR IMPORTATION
- To ship, convey, carry,
			 transport, bring or introduce into Arkansas anything from outside its
			 borders.
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.
JAKE
- Sub-adult male turkey having all these
			 characteristics: longer central tail feathers, outermost one or two wing
			 feathers lacking white barring all the way to the tip and a beard 6 inches or
			 less in length.
KILLING DEVICE
- Any firearm, bow and arrow,
			 crossbow, compressed gas or spring-powered pistol or rifle, blowgun, speargun,
			 hand-thrown spear, slingshot, irritant gas device, explosive device, or any
			 other implement designed to discharge a projectile capable of killing
			 wildlife.
LARGE CARNIVORE
-
Tigers {Panthera tigris),
			 African Lions (Panthera led),
or any hybrid thereof and all species of
			 bears.
LEGAL BUCK
- A male deer may be considered legal
			 under the following rules as applied by this Code:
(a)
Buck of Choice:
A male
		  deer.
(b)
Button Buck:
A male deer less than 12 months old with no hardened boned
		  antler.
(c)
Three-point Rule:
A male deer having both antlers under two inches (including button buck)
		  or at least one antler with at least three points, each a minimum of one inch
		  long, including the tip of the main beam. (
Code
		  21.03)
.
(d)
12/15 Rule:
1) A male deer having both antlers under two inches
		  (including button buck) or 2) a male deer having an inside spread of at least
		  12 inches or more in width, 3) a male deer having at least one main beam 15
		  inches or more in length (
Code 21.03
).
(e)
15/18 Rule:
1) A male deer
		  having both antlers under two inches (including button buck) or 2) a male deer
		  having an inside spread of at least 15 inches or more in width 3) a male deer
		  having at least one main beam 18 inches or more in length (
Code
		  21.03
).
(f)
WMA
		  Special Restrictions:
Special restrictions may apply on certain WMAs
		  (
Code 21.03
).
LEGAL BULL ELK
- An elk having at least one antler
			 visible above the hair line.
LEGAL TURKEY
- A turkey may be considered legal
			 under the following rules as applied by this Code:
(a) Hunters 16 years and older a legal turkey
		  is an adult gobbler or bearded hen.
(b) Hunters 6 to 15 years of age is an adult
		  gobbler, bearded hen or jake.
LENGTH LIMITS -
(a)
Minimum Length Limit:
The
		  shortest length of a fish of a designated species that can be kept.
(b)
Maximum Length Limit:
The
		  maximum length of a fish of a designated species that can be kept.
(c)
Protected Length:
A
		  species/size limit that prohibits anglers from keeping fish within a designated
		  size group. Unless otherwise specified, all fish are measured from the front of
		  the lower jaw with the mouth closed to the tip of the tail with tail lobes
		  pressed together when laid flat on a rule, on its side. All fish not meeting
		  the length limit requirements for a particular water or species must be
		  immediately released into the water where caught.
LIMITS -
(a)
Daily Limit:
the maximum
		  number of a species allowed to be taken during a specific 24-hour time period
		  (midnight to midnight, unless otherwise specified).
(b)
Seasonal Limit:
the maximum
		  number of a species allowed to be taken during a specific season.
(c)
Possession Limit:
the
		  maximum number of species allowed to be possessed at any time. Any fish or
		  wildlife, excluding migratory game birds, legally taken for personal
		  consumption and stored in processed form within a residence of the possessor
		  shall not count toward the possession limit.
LITTER
- All waste which has been discarded or
			 otherwise disposed of, including, but not limited to, convenience food and
			 beverage packages or containers, trash, garbage, all other product packages or
			 containers, and other post consumer solid wastes as referenced in State Law, or
			 discarded game animal carcasses.
LOADED FIREARMS
- Firearms are considered loaded if
			 shells or cartridges are in the chamber, magazine or cylinder. Percussion cap
			 muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if the percussion cap is on the
			 nipple. Flintlock muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if there is
			 powder in the flashpan. Electronic pulse ignition muzzleloaders are considered
			 loaded if the ignition circuit is charged.
MIGRATORY BIRDS
- All birds protected by the Federal
			 Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and subsequent amendments.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS
- Coots, crows, doves, ducks,
			 gallinules or moorhens, geese, rails, snipe and woodcock.
MILITARY RETIREE
- Any individual at least 60 years
			 old who is entitled to retired pay as a result of his or her United States
			 military service.
MINNOWS
- Small nongame fish commonly used for bait
			 including bluntnose minnows, bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, fatheads, common
			 carp under 6 inches, goldfish, shiners and stonerollers.
MOBILITY IMPAIRED
- A designation made by the
			 Commission based upon a satisfactory showing that a person has a permanent
			 physical condition, verified by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine
			 by a state medical board, which severely impairs the person's mobility and
			 prevents him or her from being able to engage in hunting or fishing activities
			 without the use of an ATV or similar specialized device for
			 transportation.
NATIVE WILDLIFE
- Those species and sub-species of
			 wildlife that have established, naturally reproducing, free-ranging, wild
			 populations within Arkansas.
NIGHT
- The time period 30 minutes after sunset to
			 30 minutes before sunrise.
NOODLING
- The taking offish by the use of a
			 pole-mounted breakaway hook that detaches at the time of the strike or catch,
			 or snare type device, with an attached line manipulated by hand when a person
			 is in or under the water.
NONGAME WILDLIFE
- All wildlife other than
			 furbearing or game animals, game birds and game fish.
NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE
- Any wildlife not defined as
			 native wildlife.
NONRESIDENT
- A person not defined as a
			 resident.
NUISANCE WILDLIFE
- Any wildlife creating a problem
			 by committing damage to personal property or crops.
OPEN SEASON
- A time frame established by the
			 Commission during which a designated species may be lawfully taken.
PEN-RAISED QUAIL
- Quail raised or hatched in
			 captivity.
PERSON
- Any individual, firm, corporation,
			 association, partnership or other legal entity in singular or plural as the
			 context requires. All pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine and
			 neuter.
PORTABLE HUNTING STAND
- Any device or structure
			 used for the purpose of hunting that can be carried in its entirety by one
			 person at one time including but not limited to tripod stands, lean-to stands,
			 lock-on stands, ladder stands, and climbing stands (Box stands are not portable
			 hunting stands).
PORTABLE POP-UP BLIND
- A structure used to conceal
			 a person that can be collapsed and carried in its entirety by one
			 person.
POSSESS OR POSSESSION
- Having or holding wildlife,
			 or any property in one's power; the exercise of dominion over property.
			 Possession includes actual possession (physical occupancy or control over
			 property) and constructive possession (control or dominion over property
			 without actual possession or custody of the property).
PRIMATE
- A live individual animal of the taxonomic
			 order Primates, excluding humans.
PROPAGATE OR PROPAGATION
- To allow plants or
			 animals to breed or multiply.
PUBLIC ROAD
- The traveled portion and the shoulders
			 on each side of any road maintained for public travel by a city, county, state,
			 or federal government and includes all structures within the limits of the
			 right-of-way of any such road.
PUBLIC WATERS
- Waters that members of the public
			 have a legal right to access and use for recreational purposes, including all
			 legally navigable waters.
PUT-AND-TAKE PAY
LAKE - Private waters open to
			 public fishing for a fee, after being licensed by the Commission and where no
			 fishing license or daily limit of fish is imposed.
RAPTOR
- Migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes,
			 Accipitriformes or the Order Strigiformes.
REAR OR REARING
- To maintain plants or animals to
			 increase their size or development.
REHABILITATION
- Providing medical treatment or
			 other care to orphaned, sick or injured wild animals that have come into human
			 possession with the goal of returning the animal to the wild.
RESIDENCE
- Any dwelling such as a house,
			 manufactured home, or apartment that is permanently fixed in place and is
			 owned, leased, or rented fully or in part by an individual. This term does not
			 include tents; temporary lodging or rental units such as hotels, motels,
			 resorts, or commercial campgrounds; recreational vehicles; mobile travel
			 trailers; or, motor vehicles.
RESIDENT
-
(a) A person who physically inhabits a bona
		  fide residence in Arkansas for at least 60 days and declares full-time
		  residency. Possession of Arkansas real estate and/or proof of payment of
		  associated services or utilities do not qualify the owner/renter as a resident
		  if he lives out of state.
Additional facts considered in establishing proof of current
			 Arkansas residency are:
(i) Possession
		  of a valid Arkansas driver's license or Arkansas identification card.
(ii) Possession of a valid Arkansas vehicle
		  registration in his name and display of current Arkansas license tags on his
		  vehicle.
(iii) Other documentation
		  may be considered.
(b)
		  The following persons are considered residents for purposes of this Code:
(i) Residents of Arkansas enrolled as
		  full-time students in colleges and universities outside of Arkansas,
(ii) Nonresidents enrolled as full-time
		  students in colleges and universities in Arkansas,
(iii) Nonresident foreign exchange students
		  attending school in Arkansas,
(iv)
		  Resident foreign exchange students attending school outside of
		  Arkansas.
(v) Active-duty military
		  personnel assigned to duty stations in Arkansas,
(vi) Active-duty military personnel who were
		  Arkansas residents at the time of entering service, regardless of where
		  currently stationed,
(vii) Members
		  of the National Guard who are assigned to an Arkansas Guard Unit.
(c) Proof of at least one year
		  residency must be provided when applying for the following licenses/permits:
Special Guide, Alligator Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle
			 Breeder/Dealer, Commercial Fisherman's and Sportfishing, Commercial Fisherman's
			 Helper, Junior/Senior Commercial Fishing, Resident Shell Taker/Seller, Shell
			 Taker Helper, Shell Buyer, Resident Fish Dealer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller,
			 Resident Roe Taker Helper and Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter.
Non-Expiring Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing License and
			 Sportsman's Permit.
(d) The
		  director or his representative shall make the final determination as to the
		  resident status of any license applicant.
ROUGH FISH
- Gars, bowfin, bullhead catfish, common
			 carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including
			 buffalo), drum and yellow bass.
SEINE
- A fishing net that hangs vertically in the
			 water where the ends can be drawn together to entrap fish.
SEINING
- The act of moving a seine by boat or human
			 power to capture fish.
SELL OR SALE
- To exchange or deliver for money or
			 its equivalent; to offer for sale,
barter, exchange or trade or the act of selling, bartering,
			 consigning, exchanging or trading.
SHELL BUYER
- Anyone who buys mussels or mussel
			 parts from a Taker. An agent purchasing for a licensed buyer is not a
			 buyer.
SMALL GAME
- Furbearers, migratory game birds,
			 quail, rabbit and squirrel.
SNAG
- to take fish using conventional rod-and-reel
			 tackle where the fish is impaled by the forceful retrieval of one or more
			 hooks.
SNAGLINE
- Commercial tackle consisting of a
			 horizontal line with hooks or drops less than 24 inches apart.
SPORTFISH
- See GAME FISH for definition.
TACKLE
- An apparatus or device used to take
			 wildlife.
TAKE
- To shoot, kill, injure, trap, net, snare,
			 spear, catch, capture or reduce to possession.
TAXIDERMY
- The art of preparing, stuffing and/or
			 mounting wildlife and parts thereof.
TRAP OR TRAPPING
- A device to catch and hold
			 wildlife.
TROUT
- Any members of the Salmonidae family
			 including rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout,
			 salmon and char.
VESSEL
- Every description of watercraft, other than
			 a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of
			 transportation, including motorboats and personal watercraft.
WATERFOWL
- All species of coots, ducks, geese and
			 swans.
WATERS OF THE STATE
- All streams, lakes, ponds,
			 sloughs, bayous, marshes or any other waters either permanent or intermittent
			 located wholly or partially within
Arkansas. Provided, however, "waters of the state" shall not
			 include pay lakes and fish farms or any waters that are confined within a pond,
			 tank, or lake, situated entirely on the premises of a single private owner and
			 which, except under abnormal flood conditions,
are not connected with_any of other flowing stream or body of
			 water that extends beyond the premises of such owner.
WILD
- To be living in a state of nature and not
			 domesticated.
WILDLIFE
- All wild birds, mammals, fish, reptiles,
			 amphibians and other wild aquatic forms, and all other wild animals, regardless
			 of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or
			 unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include any and every part
			 of any individual species of wildlife, including animals living in a captive
			 state and which lack a genetic distinction from members of the same species
			 living in the wild. Aquatic wildlife includes all aquatic species, including
			 aquatic snails, aquatic turtles, crayfish (crawdads and crayfish), fish
			 (including minnows), frogs, mussels and salamanders.
WILDLIFE CHECK METHODS
- The following are the
			 official wildlife check methods:
(a) a
		  designated elk check station;
(b)
		  the Commission on-line deer and turkey checking Web site and mobile
		  applications;
(c) a designated
		  alligator check station; and,
(d)
		  the designated bear checking telephone number or the designated deer and turkey
		  checking telephone number.
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA)
- Designated areas
			 owned or controlled by the Commission and distinguished by certain markers and
			 considered a separate zone with regard to wildlife regulations including:
			 wildlife management area (WMA), waterfowl rest area (WRA), wildlife
			 demonstration area (WDA), special use area (SUA) and state park-conservation
			 area (SP-CA).
YOUTH
-
(a)
		  for sections of this Code pertaining to big game, "youth" means any individual
		  not less than 6 years old or more than 15 years old.
(b) for all other sections of this Code,
		  "youth" means an individual less than 16 years of age.
ZONE
- An area defined by the Commission where
			 hunting and/or fishing activities are regulated.
09.01
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE IN
		  CAPTIVITY PROHIBITED
It is unlawful to possess, hold captive, confine or enclose any
			 live wildlife, whether native or non-native, migratory or imported, unless
			 otherwise specified herein.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Accredited members of the American Zoo
		  and Aquarium Association or accredited facilities of the Zoological Association
		  of America.
(2) Persons possessing
		  and holding captive wildlife in compliance with
Chapter
		  09.00
.
(3) Persons
		  possessing and holding captive fish, bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles and
		  alligators in compliance with
Chapters 29.00
;
30.00
;
31.00
;
32.00
;
33.00
;
34.00
;
35.00
.
(4) Persons may be permitted to possess and
		  hold captive on a temporary basis captive-reared mallards, pen-raised quail,
		  coyote, fox or raccoon for the sole purpose of dog training or conducting field
		  trials sanctioned by the American Kennel Club, National Field Retriever
		  Association, North American Hunting Retriever Association, Hunting Retrievers
		  Club, United Kennel Club, Professional Kennel Club, or American Coon Hunters
		  Association upon requesting and receiving a_Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog
		  Training Permit (for captive-reared mallards) and/or written approval from the
		  Chief of Wildlife Management.
(5)
		  Persons determined by the Commission to be involved in bona fide scientific
		  research, education or conservation efforts of significant benefit to wildlife
		  or wildlife habitat, in Arkansas may be permitted to possess and hold captive
		  wildlife in compliance with the terms of a special permit issued by the Chief
		  of Wildlife Management.
(6) Persons
		  with a valid U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permit may
		  possess and hold captive wildlife allowed by that permit. Holders of this
		  permit are not exempt from subsequent regulations in
Chapter
		  09.00
.
(7) Persons
		  with a valid U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service migratory bird permit may possess
		  migratory birds in compliance with the terms of that permit. Holders of this
		  permit are not exempt from subsequent regulations in
Chapter
		  09.00
. Holders of a valid U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raptor
		  Propagation Permit are not required to obtain a Commission Wildlife
		  Breeder/Dealer Permit to propagate or distribute raptors.
(8) The following species are exempt from
		  rules regarding captive wildlife in
Codes 09.02
;
09.07
;
09.10
: buffalo
(Bos bison),
emu
(Dromaius novaehollandiae),
llama
(Lama glama),
Muscovy duck
(Cairina
		  moschata),
European domestic ferret
(Mustela putorius),
hamster
(Mesocricetus auratus, Phodopus campbelli, Phodopus
		  sungorus, Cricetulus griseus, Phodopus roborovskii),
Guinea pig
(Cavia porcellus),
Congo peacock
(Arfopavo congensis),
Green peafowl
(Pavo muticus),
Indian Peafowl
(Pavo cristatus),
ringneck dove
(Streptopelia
		  risoria),
gerbils (Subfamily Gerbillinae), common white mice and
		  common white rats, and wolf/dog hybrids.
PENALTY: Class 2
(1) Any wildlife possessed in violation of
		  this regulation may be declared contraband and subject to immediate
		  seizure.
(2) Upon conviction, or
		  before, if so ordered by a court having legal jurisdiction, title to the
		  wildlife shall be forfeited to the Commission and released or disposed of in
		  compliance with Commission policy.
(3) Any person convicted of violating this
		  regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care, and
		  maintenance of any equipment or wildlife seized in connection with the
		  violation.
(4) 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.
09.07
WILDLIFE
		  BREEDER/DEALER PERMIT REQUIRED
It is unlawful to rear, breed, propagate, produce, distribute,
			 sell or offer for sale any wildlife in Arkansas without first obtaining a valid
			 Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission (
Addendum
			 F1.03
).
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Fish,
		  bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles and alligators in compliance with
Code 09.06
and
Chapters
		  29.00
;
30.00
;
31.00
;
32.00
;
33.00
;
34.00
;
35.00
.
(2)
		  Red fox, gray fox and coyote legally trapped in Arkansas may be sold by persons
		  with a valid hunting license and trapping permit.
(3) Accredited members of the American Zoo
		  and Aquarium Association or accredited facilities of the Zoological Association
		  of America.
(4) Holders of U.S.
		  Fish and Wildlife Service Raptor Propagation Permits may propagate, distribute
		  and sell raptors without a Commission Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit.
(5) Holders of Game Bird Shooting Resort
		  Permits do not need a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit unless they are actively
		  engaged in rearing, breeding, propagating, producing, distributing, selling or
		  offering for sale, game birds or other wildlife.
(6) Wildlife listed in
Code
		  09.01. Exception 8
.
(7) In compliance with
Code
		  09.15
.
PENALTY: Class 3
(1) Any person convicted of violating this
		  regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care and
		  maintenance of any equipment or wildlife seized in connection with the
		  violation.
(2) 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 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.
09.10
WILDLIFE IMPORTATION PERMIT
		  REQUIRED
(A) It is unlawful to import
		  live wildlife into Arkansas without a valid Wildlife
Importation Permit issued by the Commission. This permit shall be
			 required regardless of the final destination of the wildlife, whether in
			 Arkansas or points beyond. 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:
(1) Aquatic wildlife (as described under
		  definition of wildlife), other than 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 J 1.01. Aquatic wildlife may not be
		  released, Code 26.12.
(2) Wildlife
		  exchanged with other states by the Commission.
(3) Accredited members of the American Zoo
		  and Aquarium Association or accredited facilities of the Zoological Association
		  of America.
(4) A Wildlife
		  Importation Permit is not required for a nonresident falconer with a valid
		  Non-Resident 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.
(5) 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.
(6) Circuses and others possessing U.S.
		  Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permits may import wildlife into
		  or through Arkansas temporarily for the limited purposes of performance or
		  display under terms of a special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife
		  Management.
(7) Wildlife listed in
Code 09.01. Exception 8
.
(8) Up to six box turtles (Genus
Terrapene)
may be brought into Arkansas as pets without a
		  permit.
PENALTY: Class 3
(1) 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
		  01.00D
).
(2) 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.
(3) 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, and also shall be liable for
		  the costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegally imported wildlife, as
		  deemed necessary by the Commission for the protection of native wildlife.
20.07
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN WMAs
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife during an
			 open season on certain WMAs without first obtaining the required permit
			 (
Codes 20.16
;
20.17
and
Addendum Chapter CI.00
) and as specified below:
(A) A permit is required on Bald Knob, Big
		  Lake, Cache River, Felsenthal, Holla Bend, Overflow, Pond Creek and Wapanocca
		  NWRs; Crossett Experimental Forest WMA; and U of A Pine Tree Experimental
		  Station WDA.
(B) A leased land
		  permit is required for persons 16 years and older to camp, hunt or trap
		  wildlife on Big Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats, Howard County, Jack
		  Mountain, Jim Kress, Lafayette County (except no permit is required to camp on
		  Lafayette County), Lake Greeson (no permit is required for mobility impaired
		  hunters hunting during the mobility impaired permit hunt) and Provo Leased
		  Lands WMAs.
(C) A permit is
		  required to camp, hunt, fish, or for the operation of an ATV on Dale Bumpers
		  White River NWR.
(D) A permit is
		  required for persons 16 years and older to hunt or trap on the Sweet Sixteen
		  WMAs: Bayou Meto, Dave Donaldson Black River, Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois
		  d'Arc, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research
		  Area, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake, Hope Upland,
		  Mcllroy Madison County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw, Moro Big Pine Natural Area, Rick
		  Evans Grandview Prairie, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Sheffield Nelson
		  Dagmar, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake and Trusten Holder WMAs.
PENALTY: Class 1
20.10
HUNTING FROM ROADS PROHIBITED ON
		  WMAs
It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within 100 feet from
			 the center line of any city,
county, state or federal maintained road open to public vehicular
			 traffic on WMAs. It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within 100 feet
			 from the center line of any privately maintained road which is open to public
			 vehicular traffic and falls under the control of the Commission through
			 ownership, lease, cooperative agreement, conservation easement or memorandum of
			 understanding on WMAs. It is unlawful to place or leave any stand, blind or
			 other hunting apparatus with the intent of hunting from any of these roads or
			 railroad rights-of-way on WMAs. In addition to other evidence introduced in a
			 prima facie case of road hunting, there shall be a rebuttable presumption a
			 person is "hunting" if the person points, aims, shoots or attempts to shoot a
			 firearm or other killing device from a said road or railroad right-of-way in a
			 direction in which game or other wildlife is present or likely to be present
			 (including shooting at a game or wildlife decoy).
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Persons
		  engaged in a lawful action to protect their livestock.
(2) Persons having a valid Mobility Impaired
		  Access Permit may hunt from designated, signed Mobility Impaired Access Trails
		  where public vehicular access is not allowed in compliance with
Code 20.19
.
(3) Persons having a valid Mobility Impaired
		  Access Permit may hunt from the two specially designated abandoned railroad
		  rights-of-way on the Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA.
(4) Small game (excluding fox, bobcat and
		  coyote) pursued or treed by a dog or is under point of a dog may be taken
		  within 100 feet from the centerline of a road on Big Timber, Casey Jones,
		  Cherokee, Gum Flats, Howard County, Jack Mountain, Jim Kress, Lafayette County,
		  Lake Greeson, Moro Big Pine Natural Area and Provo WMAs provided the road is
		  not city, county, state or federally maintained.
(5) Persons using foothold and body-tripping
		  traps and using firearms to dispatch live animals caught in legally set
		  traps.
(6) Licensed/permitted
		  falconers hunting with or trapping birds of prey in compliance with state and
		  federal falconry regulations.
PENALTY: Class 2
20.15
HUNTING FROM MOTORIZED LAND
		  VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON WMAs
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife from a
			 motorized land vehicle on WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Holders
		  of a Mobility-Impaired Access Permit may hunt from an ATV or similar
		  specialized device for transportation in compliance with
Code
		  20.12
.
(2) Holders of
		  an Arkansas Game and Fish Mobility Impaired Access (MIA) card may operate ATV's
		  only on designated mobility impaired access areas on Big Timber, Jack Mountain
		  and Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMAs in compliance with
Code
		  20.19
.
PENALTY: Class 1
20.19
MOTORIZED VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS ON
		  WMAs
It is unlawful on a WMA to operate any motorized vehicle 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.
			 It also is unlawful for any person on a WMA to use ATVs, dune buggies or
			 amphibious vehicles.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In compliance with
Code
		  20.12
.
(2)
		  Participants in the Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East
		  Unit Special mobility-impaired deer permit hunt.
(3) Motorized vehicles, except for ATVs on
		  main access roads, may not be used on Big Timber Upland WD A.
(4) ATVs are allowed on open roads and trails
		  on Casey Jones, Gum Flats, Howard County, Lafayette County, Lake Greeson,
		  Poison Springs (motorized vehicles are not allowed on boundary lines that have
		  been cleared by the Arkansas Forestry Commission) and Provo WMAs by hunters to
		  access hunting locations and/or camping sites during open hunting seasons
		  only.
(5) Motorized vehicles and
		  ATVs are allowed on Caney Creek, Muddy Creek and Winona WMAs, except on a road,
		  temporary trailway or other area posted as closed by an earthen mound, gate,
		  sign or other object. SPECIAL NOTE: Same as USDA Forest Service forest-wide
		  regulations - Ouachita National Forest.
(6) ATVs are allowed on open, maintained
		  roads on Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs by hunters in possession of a valid
		  leased-land permit for the purposes of ingress and egress to hunting locations
		  and/or camping sites only.
(7) On
		  Ozark National Forest, White Rock, Piney Creeks, Mount Magazine, Sylamore and
		  St. Francis National Forest WMAs, all vehicles and off highway vehicles (OHVs)
		  are subject to the USDA Forest Service OFfV policy on roads and trails as
		  published in CFR 36.261.1.3. Refer to annual travel management map for
		  designated uses on roads and trails.
(8) Participants in approved
		  reserved/permitted organized events on the Camp Robinson SUA and persons
		  training waterfowl retrievers in Public Use compartment 5 in compliance with
		  posted signs.
(9) Holders of AGFC
		  Mobility Impaired Access (MIA) cards may operate ATVs only on designated
		  mobility impaired access areas on Moro Big Pine Natural Area. ATVs must remain
		  on road on the Moro Big Pine MIA old abandoned railroad trams north and south
		  rights-of-way. ATVs on the Moro Big Pine MIA roads #TAR 15, 16 and 34 must be
		  100 feet and no more than 300 feet from the centerline of the road.
(10) ATVs are allowed on designated open,
		  maintained roads on Big Timber WMA by hunters to access hunting locations
		  and/or camping sites during open hunting seasons. Open roads are designed on
		  the WMA map and/or by signs. Use of ATVs on rights-of-way is strictly
		  prohibited unless designated open.
(11) Holders of AGFC Mobility-Impaired Access
		  (MIA) may operate ATVs only on designated mobility impaired access areas on
		  Jack Mountain WMA. ATVs on designated MIA areas must be 100 feet and no more
		  than 300 feet from the centerline of the road. Only one hunting stand or blind
		  per MIA card holder allowed.
(12)
		  ATVs are allowed on designated open, maintained roads on Jack Mountain WMA from
		  Sept. 1-Dec. 31 and 7 days prior to opening of turkey season through the end of
		  turkey season. Use of ATVs on right-of-ways is strictly prohibited unless
		  designated as an open road.
PENALTY: Class 1
20.20
HORSE AND MULE RESTRICTIONS ON
		  CERTAIN WMAs
It is unlawful to use or possess horses and mules on
			 Commission-owned, Cherokee, Jack
Mountain, Jim Kress and Poison Springs WMAs during the months of
			 October 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 area headquarters and must be
			 requested 14 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. It also
			 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:
(1) Legal hunting activities may use horses
		  and mules during specified hunting seasons (
Addendum Chapter
		  CI.00
).
(2) At night
		  during forbearing season (
Addendum CI.09
).
(3) Horses and mules are prohibited on all
		  Corps property on Trusten Holder WMA including Jardis Point.
(4) Horses and mules are prohibited on the
		  Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area during open deer
		  season.
(5) The Camp Robinson SUA
		  is divided into seven public 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.
(6) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) Horses and mules are
		  prohibited on Maumelle River WMA (except by special permit from Central
		  Arkansas Water.
(9) Horses and
		  mules are allowed for legal hunting activities during specified hunting seasons
		  and at night during forbearer season on Poison Springs WMA.
PENALTY: Class 1
20.27
BOATING RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN
		  WMAs
(A) It is unlawful to operate
		  motorboats or vessels or manipulate any similar device on Bayou Meto, Bell
		  Slough, Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita, Big Lake, Camp Robinson, Cut-Off Creek,
		  Cypress Bayou, Dave Donaldson Black River, Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc,
		  Earl Buss Bayou DeView, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Freddie Black Choctaw Island
		  WMA Deer Research Area, Frog Bayou, Galla Creek, Harris Brake, Henry Gray
		  Hurricane Lake, Holland Bottoms, Little Bayou, Petit Jean River, Rex Hancock
		  Black Swamp, Steven Devils, Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms, Sheffield
		  Nelson Dagmar, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake, Sulphur River and Trusten Holder WMAs
		  as follows:
(1) Weaving through congested
		  vessel traffic;
(2) Jumping the
		  wake of another vessel too close to such other vessel;
(3) Operating a vessel when visibility is
		  obstructed;
(4) Moving at a speed
		  that exceeds the safe and reasonable limits under the circumstances or that
		  creates a hazardous wash or wake upon approaching or passing vessels;
(5) Inattentive operation;
(6) Failure to keep a proper
		  lookout;
(7) Failure to observe
		  navigation rules;
(8) Colliding
		  with, striking, or bumping another vessel, object, or person;
(9) Operating while intoxicated or under the
		  influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana or while under any
		  physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating safely under
		  the circumstances;
(10) Swerving at
		  the last possible moment to avoid collision where correction reasonably could
		  have been made earlier.
(11)
		  Otherwise operating a vessel in a manner that endangers life, limb, or
		  property.
(B) It is
		  unlawful to negligently engage in any of the prohibited acts listed in
		  subsection (A) above on the WMAs listed above.
(C) It is unlawful to reckless or
		  intentionally engage in any of the prohibited acts listed in subsection (A)
		  above on the WMAs listed above.
PENALTY:
Class 2 - Negligent operation
Class 3 - Reckless or intentional operation
In addition, any person convicted of a Class 2 or Class 3
			 violation of this regulation will be prohibited from entering upon the WMA
			 where the violation occurred for a period of one year from the date of
			 conviction.
22.01
DOG
		  RESTRICTIONS ON WMAS
It is unlawful hunt or pursue wildlife with the aid of dogs on
			 WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
		  Permitted American Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, and American Coon Hunters
		  Association field trials when approved by the Commission.
(2) Quail and Rabbit Dog Training: Sept.
		  1-April 1, except during firearms deer hunts where dogs are not
		  allowed.
(3) Training dogs on Camp
		  Robinson, Wylie Cox and J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUAs requires an Arkansas
		  hunting license. Wylie Cox and J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUAs are closed to
		  dog training during organized field trials. On Camp Robinson SUA, only
		  reserved/closed compartments are closed to dog training.
(4) Dogs are required to hunt bobcat, opossum
		  and raccoon at night in compliance with
Addendum
		  CI.09
.
(5) J. Perry
		  Mikles Blue Mountain SUA is open for training raccoon dogs at night only and
		  rabbit dogs year-round except during field trials. Quail dog training from is
		  allowed Oct. 1-April 15 except during firearms deer hunts where dogs are not
		  allowed.
(6) Waterfowl retrievers
		  are allowed during open migratory bird seasons.
(7) Quail and woodcock hunting with bird dog
		  breeds only, during open season.
(8) Specified dates during modern gun deer
		  seasonon Gum Flats, Lake Greeson, Provo and Mount Magazine WMAs in compliance
		  with
Addendum C1.01
.
(9) Dogs are allowed for coyote, fox and
		  bobcat hunting on Casey Jones WMA during the declared furbearer season when a
		  firearms deer season is closed (
Codes 21.01
;
23.06
and
Addendum
		  CI.09)
.
(10) Dogs are
		  allowed for modern gun deer season on Blue Mountain, DeGray Lake, Lloyd
		  Millwood Nimrod, Dardanelle and Ozark Lake WMAs. No dogs are allowed on islands
		  except waterfowl retrievers during waterfowl season and hunting furbearers at
		  night.
(11) Dogs are allowed for
		  squirrel and rabbit hunting where no modern gun or muzzleloader deer season is
		  open or where dogs are allowed for modern gun deer hunting.
(12) Dogs are not allowed for squirrel
		  hunting during the first nine days of modern gun deer season on Big Timber,
		  Jack Mountain, Casey Jones, Ozark National Forest, Piney Creeks and White Rock
		  WMAs.
(13) Dogs are allowed for
		  training and/or hunting under the conditions and during the seasons provided by
		  the required annual refuge hunting permit on all NWRs. Field trials are
		  prohibited unless authorized by refuge Special Use Permit.
(14) Waterfowl retriever, rabbit dog (beagle)
		  and bird dog training is allowed on Camp Robinson SUA from Sept. 15-April 1,
		  except during firearm deer hunts where dogs are not allowed. Bird dog training
		  is also prohibited immediately following dates scheduled for supplemental bird
		  releases on Camp Robinson SUA. Camp Robinson personnel will establish the exact
		  dates of supplemental bird releases after field trial schedules are set in
		  July. Dog trainers will be required to check with area personnel to get the
		  dates of scheduled supplemental releases and additional dog training closure
		  periods. Waterfowl retriever training is open the entire year in compartment 5.
		  Dog training must comply with all applicable rules and regulations.
(15) Employees of the National Park Service
		  or their designees engaged in official duties.
PENALTY: Class 1
37.01
VESSEL OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT
		  REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE WATERS
It is unlawful to operate motorboats or vessels or manipulate any
			 water skis, aquaplane, personal watercraft or similar device on waters of this
			 state in violation of any provision of Ark. Code Ann. §
									27-101-101 et
			 seq. or Ark. Code Ann. §
									5-65-101
			 et seq. (AddendumL1.01 )
PENALTY:
As provided for in ACA Title 27, Chap. 101
			 and Title 5, Chap. 56.
37.02
VESSEL OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL WATERS
It is unlawful to operate motorboats or vessels or manipulate any
			 water skis, aquaplane, personal watercraft or similar device on federal waters
			 in violation of any provision of Ark. Code Ann. §
									27-101-101 et
			 seq. or Ark. Code Ann. §
									5-65-101
			 et seq. (Addendum L1.01 )
PENALTY:
As provided for in ACA Title 27, Chap. 101
			 and Title 5, Chap. 56.