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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.06-003 - 2006-2007 Regulations for Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs; Carol Ann Fishing Pond - Emergency Suspension of Daily Fish Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
19.05
LITTERING STREAMS AND PUBLIC
		  HUNTING LANDS
PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful to drop, discard
			 or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in this state, or upon
			 any property leased or licensed by the Commission, or into any river, pond,
			 lake, stream or other body of water within this state.
PENALTY:
$
			 100.00 to $ 1,000.00.
20.11
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to take
		  or attempt to take any wildlife during an open season on certain WMAs without
		  first obtaining the required permit (Reference Code 20.25, Non-Compliance with
		  Terms of Permit Hunts on WMAs Prohibited and Code 20.26, Season Restrictions
		  During Permit Hunts on WMAs) as specified herein:
(A) A permit is required on Bald Knob NWR,
		  Big Lake NWR, Cache River NWR, Choctaw Island, Crossett Experimental Forest
		  WMA, Felsenthal NWR, Holla Bend NWR, Overflow NWR, Pond Creek NWR, U of A Pine
		  Tree Experimental Station WDA and Wapanocca NWR.
(B) A lease land permit is required for
		  persons 16 years and older to camp, hunt or trap any type of wildlife on Big
		  Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats, Jim Kress, Lafayette County (except
		  no permit is required to camp on Lafayette County) and Provo Leased Lands
		  WMAs.
(C) A permit is required to
		  camp, hunt, fish or for the operation of an ATV on White River NWR.
PENALTY:
$ 100.00 to $ 1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.06-004 - Non-Resident Hunting License Fee Increases; 06-07 Waterfowl Importation Ban Recommendation Approval; 06-07 Deer Zone 12 and 14 Boundary Change Approval; 06-07 Two Buck Bag Limit Approval

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
03.16
LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, TAGS, COSTS AND EXPIRATION DATES
HUNTING LICENSE AND PERMITS:
CODE
COST
EXP. DATE
Non-Resident Annua! All Game License ....
NBG
S225.00
June 30
Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License.........
AGS
$125.00
*
Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License.........
AG3
$100.00
*
REVISIONS TO
			 CODE:
03.16
LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, TAGS,
		  COSTS AND 05-05 EXPIRATION DATES
HUNTING LICENSE AND PERMITS:
CODE
COST
EXP. DATE
Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License.........
AG5
$150.00
+
Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License.........
AG3
$100.00
*
REVISED
			 CODE:
03.16
LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, TAGS,
		  COSTS AND 05-05 EXPIRATION DATES
HUNTING LICENSE AND PERMITS:
CODE
COST
EXP. DATE
Non-Resident Annual All Game License ....
NBG
$300.00
June 30
Non-Resident 5-Dav All Game License.........
AG5
$150.00
+
Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License.........
AG3
$100.00
*
15.17
WILDLIFE IMPORTATION PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
. A Wildlife Importation
		  Permit, authorized by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, shall be required
		  to import
live
wildlife into the state of Arkansas regardless of
		  the final destination of the wildlife, whether in Arkansas or points beyond.
		  This permit is not required to move legally possessed captive wildlife from one
		  point to another within the state of Arkansas.
(A) Wildlife Importation Permit holders may
		  import wildlife into or transport wildlife through the state under the
		  following conditions provided that prior to transport the owner possesses the
		  following documentation:
(1) Written proof of
		  the origin and destination of each animal
.
(2) Documentation for each animal to
		  demonstrate that they have not been kept in, or originated from, a location
		  from which importation has been restricted as per Code 15.18.
(3) A completed Arkansas Game and Fish
		  Commission Veterinary Examination Record Form upon which an accredited
		  veterinarian has certified each animal to be free of diseases/parasites in
		  accordance with Code15.11 (C).
(4)
		  All cervids imported into Arkansas must have a permanent tag or other marker
		  that will allow identification of individual animals recorded in these
		  documents.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.06-006 - 2006-2007 Early Migratory Season Approvals & 2006-2007 Miscellaneous Hunting Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
12.01
MOURNING AND EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take Mourning and
			 Eurasian Collared Doves other than from
September 2-24,
			 2006,
October 7-22, 2006
and
December
16, 2006-January 5,
			 2007
.
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 002.00.06-009 - 2006-2007 Migratory Seasons Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
12.15
DUCK, COOT AND MERGANSER SEASON
		  RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take ducks or
		  coots other than
4426 November 18-December 18, 2006,
		  December 26. 2006-January 7. 2007 and January 13-January 28. 2007.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Ducks, coots and mergansers may be taken
		  during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
statewide
on
005 December 23-24. 2006
.
(Ref. Code
		  12.25 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt Restrictions).
(2) Canvasbacks may only be taken from
November 18-December 18, 2006, December 26, 2006-January 7,
		  2007 and January 13-January 28, 2007.
.
(3) Pintails may be taken during the Youth
		  Waterfowl Hunt (dates).
PENALTY:
$200.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.06-011 - 2006-2007 Falconry Season Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
12.25
FALCONRY SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take migratory birds with
		  raptors other than during the regular migratory bird seasons except as follows
		  Ducks, Coots and Mergansers:
December 20-22. 2006. .
January 8-12, 2007 and January 29-February 18,
		  2007.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.06-012 - 2007 Spring Turkey Season and Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
APPROVED 2007 SPRING TURKEY SEASON AND CALENDAR ADJUSTMENTS
			 PROPOSALS
02.04
WILD TURKEY
		  SEASONS (2007-2008)
. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take
		  wild turkey other than during the open seasons as specified herein:
(A)
Spring Wild Turkey Firearms and
		  Archery/Crossbow Seasons: Zones 1, 2,3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10:
April 14-Mav 4. 2007
.
Zones lA, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A:
April 14-27,
			 2007.
Zone 17:
006 April 7-29,
			 2007
.
(B)
Fall Wild Turkey Archery/Crossbow Seasons: All Zones:
October 1, 2006-Februarv 28, 2007
.
(C)
Fall Wild Turkey Firearms
		  Season:
Zones 2,3, 5, 6, 7 and 17:
October
			 23-29, 2006
.
Zones 1, lA, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 7A, 8, 9, 9A
			 and 10:
Closed.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In comphance with applicable WMA
		  regulations Reference Code 23.01 (Turkey Seasons and Bag Limit Restrictions on
		  WMAs).
(2) In compliance with
		  applicable regulations Reference Code 04.11 (Special Youth Turkey Hunt
		  Restrictions).
PENALTY:
$200.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-006 - Captive Mallard Importation Regulations; 2007 - 2008 Early Migratory Bird Codes; 2007 - 2008 Legal Muzzleloader Equipment Approval

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
15.18
WILDLIFE IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS
It shall be unlawful for holders of Wildlife Importation Permits, or
		  anyone else, to import, ship, transport, or carry into the state by any means
		  any of the following animals:
(A) Any live
		  member of the cervidae family, including, but not limited to white-tailed deer
		  and elk.
(B) Raccoons.
(C) Bats.
(D) Skunks.
(E) Coyotes that originate from or have lived
		  in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
		  Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming and
		  Canada.
(F) Gray and red foxes that
		  originate or have lived in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
		  Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota,
		  Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Canada.
(G) Rodents captured in the wild from
		  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota,
		  Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
(H) All box turtles of the genus
Terrapene
(Effective June 30 2005).
(I) All live waterfowl.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Wildlife
		  exchanged with other states by the Commission.
(2) Cervids may be imported on a temporary
		  basis for bona fide scientific, conservation or educational purposes under
		  terms of a special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife Management
		  Division.
(3)
Mallard ducks
		  may be imported by a representative of a group designated in Commission Code
		  15.05 Exception 4 for use in an official field trial in accordance with a
		  current Wildlife Importation Permit provided that ducks must have a seamless
		  metal band on one leg that identifies them as a captive-raised bird. The permit
		  holder must possess documentation that the waterfowl have originated from a
		  flock participating in the National Poultry Improvement Program and have tested
		  negative for duck virus enteritis within 60 days before entry into the state
		  and such documentation shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with
		  reporting requirements in Commission Code 15.17.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-009 - Resident Licenses for Non-Resident Arkansas Guardsmen

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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:
RESIDENT
- Any person who
physically inhabits
a bona fide residence
within Arkansas for a period of time, no less
			 than
60 days, and declares
themselves to
			 be a full-time resident of Arkansas
.
Additional facts to be
			 considered in establishing proof of current Arkansas residency are:
(1)
Possession of a valid
		  current Arkansas issued Driver's License or Arkansas issued I.D.
		  card
.
(2)
Possession of a valid Arkansas vehicle registration in their
		  name and displaying current Arkansas license tags on their
		  vehicle
.
(3)
Other documentation may be taken into consideration to
		  verify proof of Arkansas residenc
y.
Possession of Arkansas real estate
and/or proof
			 of payment of associated services or utilities do not gualify the owner/renter
			 as a resident if they live out of state
.
EXCEPTIONS:
(A)
		   The following students, carrying proof of full-time enrollment in
		  schools, colleges or universities while hunting or fishing in Arkansas,
are eligible to purchase
annual or
			 trip
resident license
privileges
:
(1) Residents of Arkansas enrolled as
		  full-time students in colleges and universities outside of Arkansas.
(2) Non-residents enrolled as full-time
		  students in colleges and universities in Arkansas.
(3) Non-resident foreign exchange students
		  attending school in Arkansas.
(4)
		  Resident foreign exchange students attending school outside of Arkansas.
(B)
The following military personnel are eligible to
		  purchase
annual or trip resident license
			 privileges:
(1)
Active-duty military personnel assigned to duty stations in
		  Arkansas
.
(2)
		  Active-duty military personnel who were Arkansas residents at the time of
		  entering service, regardless of where currently stationed.
(3) Non-Residents Guardsmen who are assigned
		  to an Arkansas Unit of the National Guard.
(C) Proof of at least one (1) year residency
		  must be provided when applying for the following licenses:
$1,000 Sportsman's permit, Resident Disabled 3-Year
Licenses, Special Guide License, Alligator Farmer/Dealer
Permit, Alligator
Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer Permit, Commercial
Fisherman's Permit & Sportfishing License, Commercial
Fisherman's Helper Permit, Junior/Senior Commercial
Fishing Permit, Resident Shell Taker/Seller Permit, Shell
Taker Helper Permit, Shell Buyer, Resident Fish Dealer,
Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit,
Resident Roe Taker Helper Permit and Resident Roe
Buyer/Exporter Permit.
(D) Proof of at least three (3) years
		  residency must be provided when applying for the following licenses: 65 Plus
		  Lifetime License.
The Director or his representative shall make the final
			 determination as to the resident status of any license
			 applicant.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-010 - Alligator Hunting on Trusten Holder WMA

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
APPROVED PROPOSED ALLIGATOR CODES
			 RECOMMENDATIONS
21.06
ALLIGATOR SEASONS AND BAG LIMIT RESTRICTIONS ON
WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take or possess
			 alligator within WMAs other than as specified herein and in compliance with
			 Code 26.02 (Restrictions on Methods of Taking Alligator):
(A)
September 21-23 and September
		  28-30, 2007
within Sulphur River, Bois D'Arc
and designated
		  portions of Trusten Holder
WMAs. Individual annual limit of one (1)
		  alligator by permit only.
(B) All
		  other WMAs are closed.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-011 - 2007-2008 Late Migratory Season Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
03.03-A
RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE
		  REQUIREMENTS
. It shall be unlawful for any resident to take or attempt
		  to take any wild animal or bird by any means in Arkansas without having on the
		  person the appropriate
Arkansas Hunting License as provided herein:
(A) To hunt alligator, deer, turkey, bear or
		  elk the hunter must have physical possession of an official hunting license. A
		  temporary internet license is not valid for hunting these species. A
		  confirmation/authorization number from a telephone license order is not valid
		  for hunting these species.
(B)
		  Arkansas Resident (16 years of age and older) - SMALL GAME: Resident Wildlife
		  Conservation License; Resident Sportsman's License; BIG GAME (alligator, deer,
		  bear, elk and turkey): Resident Wildlife Conservation License (permits
		  residents to harvest one legal deer during the modern gun deer season);
		  Resident Sportsman's License; Resident Combination Sportsman's License;
		  FURBEARERS (Hunting and Trapping): Any valid hunting license. Holders of the
		  following licenses are entitled to hunt all game, except if taking waterfowl,
		  an Arkansas Resident Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp and HIP are
		  required. Resident Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Sportsman's Permit; Resident 65
		  Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or 65 Plus Lifetime Combination
		  License); Resident Disabled Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or Resident
		  Disabled Lifetime Combination License) Resident Disabled Hunting 3-Year License
		  (or Resident Disabled combination 3-Year License).
EXCEPTIONS
:
(1) Residents engaging in hunting activities
		  on a licensed Game Bird Shooting Resort in compliance with regulations
		  pertaining to Game Bird Shooting Resorts.
(2) In compliance with the Snow, Blue and
		  Ross' Goose Conservation Order
(Ref. Code 12.20 Snow, Blue, Ross' Goose
		  Season Restrictions)
.
PENALTY
: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-012 - Selling of Alligator Parts Restrictions Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
18.03
SELLING WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or trade
		  any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken
		  during a furbearer season may be sold by persons with valid hunting or
		  furdealer licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts and carcasses must be in
		  compliance with Commission Code 10.13 (Fur Dealer License
		  Requirement).
(2) In compliance
		  with Section
		  15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
		  Resorts).
(3) In compliance with
		  Commission Code 36.04 (License Requirements for Sale of Bullfrogs by Fish
		  Farmers).
(4) In compliance with
		  Commission Code 41.07 (Requirements for Selling Commercial Fish).
(5) In compliance with Commission Code 42.01
		  (Fish Farmer Permit Requirements).
(6) In compliance with Commission Code 39.01
		  (Permit/License Requirements for the Commercial Harvest and Sale of Aquatic
		  Turtles).
(7) In compliance with
		  Commission Code 37.02 (Minnow Dealers License Requirements).
(8) In compliance with Commission Code 38.01
		  (Mussel Shell Taker Buyer, and Seller License Requirements).
(9) In compliance with 31.07-A (Sale of Bait
		  Prohibited).
(10) Squirrel tails,
		  deer antlers, deer hides and feathers from non-migratory game birds legally
		  taken.
(11) Legally acquired
		  commercially raised wildlife from outside the state and accompanied by
		  documentation verifying origin and in compliance with Section
		  15.00.
(12) Live Coyote taken in Arkansas in
		  compliance with Commission Codes 10.02, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.13, 10.14,
		  18.09 and 18.09A may only be sold by or purchased from those with Commission
		  Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permits.
(13) Nonprofit organizations with a valid tax
		  identification number may pay for the processing of deer and charitably donate
		  processed deer to needy, qualified individuals.
(14)
Alligator hide, meat and parts
		  from legally harvested alligators in compliance with Commission Code 02.23
		  (Alligator Hunting Seasons), Code 21.06 (Alligator Seasons and Bag Limit
		  Restrictions on WMAs), Code 26.01 (Alligator Permit Requirements) and Code
		  26.02 (Restrictions On Methods of Talcing Alligator) may be given away or sold
		  in-state when
accompanied by documentation verifying origin and
			 description of parts transferred. An individual alligator hide which has been
			 legally harvested and has a USFWS CITES tag attached may be sold outside the
			 state. Alligator meat or parts may not be sold or otherwise transferred
			 out-of-state without prior written authorization from the USFWS.
PENALTY:
1st Offense $500.00 to $5,000.00. In
			 addition, a jail sentence not to exceed one (1) year may be
			 imposed.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-017 - Commercial Fishing Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
41.12
UNDERSIZED COMMERCIAL FISH PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for
		  commercial fishermen to possess catfish or buffalo fish less than 16
inches in length or paddlefish and sturgeon of any size taken
			 from public waters.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Twelve
		  (12) inch or larger blue and channel catfish only may be taken in waters
		  specified in Section
		  41.24.
(2) Holders of a current Resident Roe
		  Taker/Seller Permit or Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit in compliance with
		  Code 41.05(A) or Code 41.05(B) may possess paddlefish 37 inches or larger in
		  Dardanelle and Ozark lakes of the Arkansas River, 36 inches or larger in the
		  open portion of the Arkansas River below Dardanelle Lock and Dam, 32 inches or
		  larger in body length in the open portion of the White River and 34 inches or
		  larger in body length for all other waters open to paddlefish harvest or
		  sturgeon when in season. Paddlefish shall be measured from front of eye to fork
		  of tail with the fish laid flat on a rule.
(3) See also 41.38 Harvest Restriction of
		  Catfish and Sturgeon in the Mississippi River
.
(4)
It shall be unlawful
		  for commercial fishermen to possess flathead catfish less than 20 inches in
		  length on the Ouachita River from the confluence of the Little Missouri River
		  to the confluence of the Caddo River
.
(5) Sturgeon harvested from the waters legal
		  for harvest must be at least 21 inches from the tip of the snout to the fork of
		  the tail.
(6) Effective January
		  2009, the Arkansas River from the Dardanelle Dam downstream to the Mississippi
		  River will have a 37-inch minimum length limit on paddlefish.
(7) Effective January 2009, the Mississippi
		  River from the Tennessee state line to the Louisiana state line will have a
		  36-inch minimum length limit on paddlefish.
PENALTY:
$100.00 to $1,000.00 and fishing privileges
			 may be suspended in accordance with Code 11.05, Revocation of
			 Privileges.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-019 - 2008 Spring Turkey Season and Code Approvals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
02.04
WILD TURKEY SEASONS (2007-2008).
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take wild turkey other than
		  during the open seasons as specified herein:
(A)
Spring Wild Turkey Firearms and
		  Archery/Crossbow Seasons: Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10:
April 12-May 2, 2008
.
Zones 1A, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A:
April 12-25,
			 2008
. Zone 17:
April 5-27,
			 2008
.
(B)
Fall Wild Turkey Archery/Crossbow
		  Seasons: All Zones:
October 1, 2007-February 29,
		  2008
.
(C)
Fall
		  Wild Turkey Firearms Season:
Zones 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 17:
October
			 22-28, 2007
.
Zones 1A, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 7A, 8, 9, 9A
			 and 10:
Closed
. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In compliance with applicable WMA
		  regulations Reference Code 23.01 (Turkey Seasons and Bag Limit Restrictions on
		  WMAs).
(2) In compliance with
		  applicable regulations Reference Code 04.11 (Special Youth Turkey Hunt
		  Restrictions).
PENALTY
: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.07-020 - Concealed Handgun License Holder Codes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
07.04
MODERN FIREARMS PROHIBITED
		  DURING MUZZLE-LOADING DEER SEASONS.
It shall be unlawful to have in
		  immediate possession a centerfire or rimfire weapon while participating in
		  muzzle-loading deer seasons.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Holders of a valid state-issued concealed
		  handgun license recognized and honored by the State of Arkansas in accordance
		  with Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 73, Subchapter 3, may possess the handgun
		  covered by the license, except in places where otherwise prohibited under
		  federal, state or local law or where disallowed by a landowner in accordance
		  with applicable law. Nothing in this exception is intended to supersede or
		  limit the regulations of any federal, state or local authorities that prohibit
		  the possession of concealed handguns on their property, including, but not
		  limited to, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S.
		  Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service.
PENALTY
: $100.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.08-006 - Commercial Fishing Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
41.30
PADDLEFISH AND STURGEON POSSESSION RESTRICTIONS ON
WHITE RIVER, ARKANSAS RIVER AND BORDER WATERS
. It
			 shall be unlawful to commercially take or possess paddlefish (also called
			 spoonbill catfish) or sturgeon, or their parts including eggs (roe),
			 from
(A) That part of the White River,
		  from Hwy 367 bridge at Newport, upstream to the boat ramp at Jacksonport State
		  Park and from the confluence of Black River upstream to Dam 1 at
		  Batesville.
(B) The following
		  border waters with Louisiana: Red River in Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River,
		  and Miller counties; Ouachita River from the Louisiana State Line to 100 yards
		  below Felsenthal Lock and Dam; Bayou Bartholomew from the Louisiana state line
		  to its source in Jefferson County; Bodcau Bayou from the Louisiana state line
		  to the base of Lake Erling Dam; Boeuf River from the Louisiana state line to
		  its source in Chicot County; and Bayou Macon from the Louisiana state line to
		  its source in Desha County.
(C) The
		  portion of the Arkansas River extending from
Trimble
Lock and Dam upstream to the
		  Arkansas/Oklahoma State line year-round except for during permitted special
		  seasons as determined by the Director of the Arkansas Game and Fish
		  Commission.
PENALTY
:
$1,000.00 to
			 $2,500.00
and fishing privileges may be suspended in
			 accordance with Code 11.05, Revocation of Privileges.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.08-007 - 2008 - 2009 Early Migratory Bird Codes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
12.01
MOURNING AND EURASIAN COLLARED
		  DOVE SEASON
RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or
			 attempt to take Mourning
and Eurasian Collared
Doves other than from
September 6-28, 2008, October 4-19, 2008 and December 13,
			 2008-January 2, 2009
.
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 002.00.08-010 - Various Hunting and Fishing Rules: Enforcement of USFS Rules and 2009 Spring Turkey Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
13.01
FEDERAL
		  REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.
It shall be unlawful to take,
		  attempt to take, or possess migratory game birds within the boundaries of
		  Arkansas without complying with all federal regulations governing such taking
		  or possessing (including but not limited to the Code of Federal Regulations,
		  Title 50, Subparts B, Definitions: C, Taking, and D, Possession), or to fail to
		  comply with any federal regulation on refuges, sanctuaries, and fish
		  hatcheries.
PENALTY
: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
13.09
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
		  REGULATION COMPLIANCE.
It shall be unlawful to violate any federal
		  regulation pertaining to the protection of wildlife or natural resources
		  (including but not limited to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36,
		  Section 261, subparts A and B) within the proclamation boundaries of the
		  Ouachita, Ozark or St. Francis National Forest lands within the boundaries of
		  Arkansas.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
02.04
WILD TURKEY SEASONS (2008-2009).
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take wild turkey other than
		  during the open seasons as specified herein:
(A)
Spring Wild Turkey Firearms and
		  Archery/Crossbow Seasons: Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10:
April 11-May 1, 2009
.
Zones 4, 4A, 5A and 9A:
April 11-24,
			 2009
.
Zone 17:
April 4-26,
			 2009
.
Zone 1A: Closed
.
(B)
Fall Wild Turkey Archery/Crossbow
		  Seasons: All Zones:
October 1, 2008-February 28,
		  2009
.
(C)
Fall
		  Wild Turkey Firearms Season: Zones 3, 5B, 6 and 17:
October
		  11-17, 2008
.
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A and 10:
Closed.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In compliance with applicable WMA
		  regulations Reference Code 23.01 (Turkey Seasons and Bag Limit Restrictions on
		  WMAs).
(2) In compliance with
		  applicable regulations Reference Code 04.08 (Special Youth Turkey Hunt
		  Restrictions).
PENALTY
: $200.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.08-011 - New/Amended Regulations: Hunting From Roads Prohibited on WMA Regulation; Weapon Restrictions Regulations Approval; 2008-2009 Waterfowl Regulations; 2009 Fisheries Code Book Language; 2008 Alligator Regulations

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PROPOSED HUNTING FROM ROADS PROHIBITED ON WMAS
			 REGULATION
APPROVAL
20.15
HUNTING FROM ROADS PROHIBITED ON
		  WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within one
		  hundred (100) feet from the center line of any city, county, state or federal
		  maintained road open to public vehicular traffic on any WMA. It shall also be
		  unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within one hundred (100) feet from the
		  center line of any privately maintained road which is open to public vehicular
		  traffic and falls under the regulatory control of the Commission through
		  ownership, lease, cooperative agreement, conservation easement or memorandum of
		  understanding on any WMA. It shall also be unlawful to place or leave any
		  stand, blind or other hunting apparatus with the intent of hunting from any of
		  these said roads or railroad right-of-way on any WMA. 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 or property.
(2) Law enforcement officials while
		  performing their official job duties.
(3) Commission employees taking wildlife in
		  performance of their duties.
(4)
		  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 20.20 (Mobility Impaired Access
		  Permit Restrictions On Commission-owned WMAs).
(5) Persons having a valid Mobility Impaired
		  Access Permit may hunt from the two specially designated abandoned railroad
		  right-of-way on the Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA.
(6) Small game (excluding fox, bobcat and
		  coyote)
being
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, 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
.
(7) Persons utilizing foothold and Conibear
		  (body-gripping) traps and the use of the firearms to dispatch live animals
		  caught in legally set traps.
(8)
		  Licensed/permitted falconers hunting with or trapping birds of prey in
		  accordance with state and federal falconry regulations.
PENALTY
: $100.00 to $1,000.00
PROPOSED WEAPON RESTRICTIONS REGULATIONS
			 APPROVAL
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.08-014 - January Elk Hunt on Private Lands in Elk Zone 4

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02.21
ELK HUNTING SEASON.
It
		  shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take,
or possess elk other than during the open seasons as specified
			 herein:
September 22-26, 2008
. No dogs. One bull
			 permit (valid in elk zone 1), one bull permit (valid in elk zone 2), one bull
			 permit (valid in elk zone 3), and one bull permit (valid in elk zone 4).
December 8-12, 2008
. No dogs. One bull permit (valid
			 in elk zone 1), one bull permit (valid in elk zone 2), two either sex youth
			 permits (valid in elk zone 3), and two bull permits (valid in elk zone 4).
			 Three antlerless permits (valid in elk zone 1), three antlerless permits (valid
			 in elk zone 2), five antlerless permits (valid in elk zone 3) and five
			 antlerless permits (valid in elk zone 4).
September 22-26, 2008 and
			 December 8-12, 2008
. No dogs. Either-sex permits valid for elk in
			 elk zone A. Each hunt period will end when the quota of elk has been harvested
			 in zone A. The quota for the
September 22-26, 2008
hunt period in elk zone A is 3 elk. The quota for the
December
			 8-12, 2008
hunt period in elk zone A is 3 elk.
December 8-12, 2008
. No dogs. The
			 antlerless quota for the
December 8-12, 2008
hunt
			 period in elk zone B is 7 antlerless elk. The antlerless hunt will end when the
			 quota of antlerless elk have been harvested in zone B. Three either sex permits
			 valid in elk zone
B.
January 12-16, 2Q09.
No dogs. The
			 antlerless quota for the
January 12-16. 2009
hunt
			 period in elk zone 4 (private lands only) is 5 antlerless elk. The antlerless
			 hunt will end when the quota of antlerless elk have been harvested in zone 4
			 (private lands only). Two either sex permits valid in elk zone 4 (private lands
			 only).
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Elk carcasses and parts legally harvested
		  outside the state and accompanied by verification in compliance with Commission
		  Code 19.06 Importation of Cervid Carcasses, Parts and Products.
(2) In compliance with Section
		  15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
		  Resorts).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.09-002 - Choctaw Island WMA Hunting Regulations and Season Dates; Coal Pile Lake (Desha County) Hunting Codes

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PROPOSED CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA WEST UNIT 2009-2010 GENERAL
			 HUNTING REGULATIONS APPROVAL
06.03
LEGAL BUCK DEER
		  REQUIREMENTS
. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess
		  any buck deer other than a legal buck (Ref: 01.00C Definition of Terms).
EXCEPTIONS
:
(1) Deer carcasses and parts legally
		  harvested outside the state and accompanied by verification. (Ref. Code 19.06
		  Importation of Cervid Carcasses, Parts and Products)
(2) In compliance with Section
		  15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
		  Resorts).
(3) Youths under the age
		  of 16 may take any buck as their first and second buck harvested that year,
		  except on Choctaw Island WMA
East Unit
where youths must comply
		  with antler restrictions.
(4) On
		  certain Wildlife Management Areas (Ref. Code 21.03).
(5) Bucks taken with the Deer Management
		  Assistance Program Management Buck tags.
PENALTY:
$150.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.09-003 - 2009-2010 General Hunting Season Regulations

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Deer (archery):
Friday, October 1, 2010
Deer (muzzleloader):
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Deer (modern gun):
Saturday, November 13, 2010
			 2009-2010
PUBLIC MEETING DATES
2009 Waterfowl Public Meeting
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
			 7:00-9:00
2010 Spring Turkey Public Meeting
Tuesday, August
			 25, 2009 7:00-9:00
2010-2011General Public Meeting
Tuesday, January
			 5, 2010 from 7:00-9:00
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:
LEGAL BUCK:
Three-point rule (deer zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A,
			 5B, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) - A buck having both antlers
			 under two inches (including button buck) or at least one antler with at least
			 three points including the tip of the main beam, each a minimum of one inch
			 long. (Ref: Code 21.03)
Four-point
rule (deer zones 16, 16A and
			 17
)
- a) a buck having both antlers under two inches (including
			 button buck) or b) a buck having at least one antler with at least four points
			 including the tip of the main beam, each a minimum of one inch long, or c) a
			 buck having at least one main beam 18 inches or more in length. (Ref: Code
			 21.03)
WILDLIFE CHECK STATION -
An official wildlife check
			 station is one of the following:
(1)a
		  designated elk check station,
(2)a
		  commission employee,
(3)Deer
		  Management Assistance Program members,
(4)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 002.00.09-005 - 2009 Alligator Regulation and Hunting Season Dates; 2009-2010 Late Season Migratory Bird Regulations; 2010 Fishing Regulations

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Fisheries Proposed Code Book Language for
			 Implementation in 2010
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:
BAITFISH
-
			 Minnows (including bluntnose minnows, bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, fatheads,
			 common carp under 6 inches, small goldfish, shiners and stonerollers), logperch
			 (also called sand pike or zebra minnows), gizzard and threadfin shad, gar
			 (other than alligator gar), bullhead catfish, crayfish, drum, bowfin under 6
			 inches, skipjack herring, silversides (brook and inland), buffalo (bigmouth,
			 smallmouth and black), river carpsucker, sculpin (banded and Ozark), bream 4
			 inches and under, and bream over 4 inches that are caught by hook and
			 line.
03.02
FISHING
		  LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
It shall be unlawful for any resident or
		  non-resident to fish in any manner or to take or attempt to take aquatic
		  wildlife in Arkansas without having on the person the appropriate Arkansas
		  fishing license as provided herein:
(A)
		  Arkansas Resident (16 years of age and older) - Resident Fisheries Conservation
		  License; Resident 3-Day Trip Fishing License; Lifetime Resident Hunting and
		  Fishing Sportsman's Permit; Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Fishing License (or
		  Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License); or Disabled Lifetime Fishing
		  License (or Resident Disabled Lifetime Combination License) or Resident
		  Disabled Fishing 3-Year License (or Resident Disabled Combination 3-Year
		  License).
(B) Non-Residents (16
		  years of age and older) - Non-Resident Annual Fishing License; Non-Resident
		  3-Day Trip Fishing License; or NonResident 14-Day Trip Fishing License.
EXCEPTIONS
:
(1) Persons fishing in Put and Take Pay Lakes
		  licensed by the Commission.
(2)
		  Persons must possess a valid Commercial Fishing Permit & Sportfishing
		  License to purchase tags for commercial tackle or to operate commercial tackle.
		  Persons holding a CFS may purchase a Helper Permit, which will allow the permit
		  holder to also operate the licensee's tackle. Tackle tags may not be purchased
		  with the Helper Permit. The Helper Permit does not confer sportfishing
		  privileges.
(3) Individuals under
		  age 16, or age 65 or over, are required to purchase a Junior/Senior Commercial
		  Fishing Permit only if they sell commercial species of fish or aquatic
		  turtles.
(4) In lieu of an Arkansas
		  non-resident fishing license, Missouri resident fishing license holders, age 16
		  or older, are required to purchase a White River Border Lakes License in
		  compliance with Code 30.04,
White River lakes License Agreement Between Arkansas Game and
			 Fish Commission and Missouri Department of Conservation.
PENALTY:
$50.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.09-006 - Cast Nets Below Dams Regulation

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37.05
TAKING BAITFISH IMMEDIATELY
		  BELOW DAMS PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful to take baitfish within one
		  hundred (100) yards below dams or similar constructions.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Shad may be taken in compliance with Code
		  37.04(S C).
PENALTY:
$100.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.09-007 - 2010 Spring Wild Turkey Regulations

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Proposed 2010 Spring Turkey Season
Approval
02.04
WILD TURKEY SEASONS .
It
		  shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take wild turkey other than during the
		  open seasons as specified herein:
(A)
Spring Wild Turkey Firearms and Archery/Crossbow Seasons:
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, and 10:
April 10-27, 2010
Zones 4, 4A, 5A and 9A:
April 10-20,
			 2010
Zone lA:
Closed.
Zone 17:
April 3-20,
			 2010
Zone 17A:
April 3-Mavl6,
			 2010
.
Zone 17B:
March 13-Mav 2, 2010
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In
		  compliance with applicable WMA regulations Reference Code 23.01 (Turkey Seasons
		  and Bag Limit Restrictions on WMAs).
(2) In compliance with applicable regulations
		  Reference Code 04.08 (Special Youth Turkey Hunt Restrictions).
PENALTY:
$200.00 to
			 $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.09-014 - 2010 Fishing Regulations - Allowing trotlines in Designated Areas of Lake Maumelle

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Allow trotlines in designated areas in Lake Maumelle
Lake Maumelle is an 8,900 acre impoundment of the Big Maumelle
			 River, and is the principle water supply lake for Central Arkansas. Lake
			 Maumelle is managed under the authority of Central Arkansas Water (CAW), a
			 public utility company. Because of some concern from anglers, CAW and the
			 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) have teamed up to conduct activities
			 aimed at improving the fishery. Among a variety of improvements that will
			 occur, CAW and AGFC have agreed to open the lake to trotlining in the western
			 two thirds of the lake, in CAW designated areas. Below is the proposed
			 recommended code book language.
31.11
TROTLINE,SETLINE AND LIMBLINE FISHING REQUIREMENTS.
It shall be
		  unlawful to use any trotline, setline and limbline with drops or hooks less
		  than twenty-four (24) inches apart statewide, or to use any trotline or
		  snagline below any Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River from the Dam to the
		  nearest arrival point navigation marker downstream, or to fail to run any line
		  and remove catch daily. All trotlines, setlines and limblines must be clearly
		  labeled with the name and address, or vehicle operator's license number, or
		  current vehicle license number of the person using such equipment. Information
		  must be attached on each line at the bank end. Unlabeled lines shall be removed
		  and destroyed by Commission Officers. It shall also be unlawful for an angler
		  to fish any more than 100 hooks at any time between the main levees of the
		  Mississippi River. (Refer to Code 32.08, Waters Restricted to Certain Fishing
		  Tackle.)
EXCEPTION:
(1) Trotlines
		  that otherwise comply with the provisions of this regulation may be used on
		  Lake Maumelle, except in areas where signs prohibiting use of trotlines are
		  posted by the Commission or the lake owner. Central Arkansas Water.
PENALTY:
$100.00 to $1,000.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-001 - 13.03 - Shooting Radio Collared Bears Prohibited

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
13.03
Shooting Radio Collared Bears
			 Prohibited
NEW TITLE: RESERVED
RESERVED.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-009 - 3.01 License and Permit Requirements

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It is unlawful to hunt or fish when and where a license,
				permit, tag or stamp is required without having on the person the appropriate
				license, permit, tag or stamp. It also is unlawful for any person to fail to
				comply with the terms of any Commission-issued license, permit, tag, or stamp
				(Addendum D1.01).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-010 - 05.04 Selling Wildlife Restrictions

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It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or
				trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
			 Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken during a furbearer season may be sold by
			 persons with valid hunting or fur dealer licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts
			 and carcasses must be in compliance with Code 17.07.
B. In compliance with Chapter 09.00 or Codes
			 26.18, 29.03, 30.01, 31.01, 32.02, 34.01, 35.01, and Addendum F1.07.
C. Legally taken squirrel tails and pelts,
			 rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers or clean skulls, elk antlers or clean
			 skulls, deer hides, elk hides, and feathers not protected by federal regulation
			 50 CFR 20.--li>
D. Red fox, gray
			 fox and coyote legally trapped in Arkansas may be sold by a person possessing a
			 hunting license and trapping permit and Live Fox and Coyote Permit (Code
			 09.16).
E. Commission-approved
			 nonprofit organizations with a valid tax identification number may pay for the
			 processing of game and donate the meat to needy individuals.
F. Alligator hide, meat and parts from
			 legally harvested alligators (Codes 05.01, 12.02, 12.03, and Addenda A1.10,
			 C1.03) may be sold or donated in state when accompanied by documentation
			 verifying origin and description of transferred parts. An individual alligator
			 hide legally harvested and with an attached U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
			 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species tag may be sold outside
			 the state. Alligator meat or parts may also be sold or transferred out of state
			 with documentation accompanying each part of the legal CITES assignment from
			 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
G. Certain game birds (i.e. migratory birds)
			 are subject to federal regulation 50 CFR. Otherwise mounted or tanned wildlife
			 may be bought or sold when accompanied by a bill of sale. The bill of sale will
			 state the purchase date, number and description of item and full name and
			 address of the previous owner. This bill of sale will be made available to a
			 Wildlife Officer upon request for a period of 1 year from the date of
			 sale/purchase.
PENALTIES:
Class 4
Class 5: Where violation involves wildlife taken out of season
				or over the bag limit, or capturing native wildlife; or where aggregate value
				of wildlife equals $200 or more.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-011 - 05.10 Depredation Permit Requirement

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It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any game or
				furbearing animal damaging crops or personal property without obtaining a
				Depredation Permit, along with a valid hunting license, and complying with the
				terms and provisions of the permit. Non-game wildlife, excluding bats,
				migratory birds and endangered species, which pose a reasonable threat to
				persons or property, may be taken during daylight hours with firearms, or
				trapped (Code 17.01), without a Depredation Permit (Addendum G1.01).
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
			 Nuisance wildlife may be taken by legal methods during any open season on the
			 species committing damage and in accordance with applicable bag
			 limits.
B. Property owners or their
			 designees may use live traps for removal of nuisance wildlife, other than bear
			 or alligator. Live trapping conducted in incorporated towns or cities must be
			 in accordance with their local ordinances or statutes. Live captured nuisance
			 wildlife must be released unharmed outside the municipalities' boundaries
			 within 24 hours.
C. Nuisance
			 beaver, muskrat, nutria, coyote, raccoon, opossum, squirrel, and striped skunk
			 may be taken year-round, using firearms during daylight hours (Code 06.07) only
			 by landowners or their designees, in any number, on private property where
			 damage is being committed, or may be trapped and destroyed (Code
			 17.01).
D. House Sparrows,
			 Red-Winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brewers Blackbird, Great-tail Grackle,
			 Brown Headed Cow Bird, European Starlings, Rock Dove, American Crow and Fish
			 Crows damaging agricultural crops or personal property may be taken in
			 accordance with both
			 50
			 CFR 21.43 and Code 14.01.
E. Nuisance migratory birds taken in
			 compliance with a permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or in
			 compliance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations.
F. Bats that have bitten or otherwise
			 potentially exposed a human, pet or livestock to rabies may be killed provided
			 that they are submitted to the Arkansas Department of Health for rabies
			 testing.
PENALTY:
Class 1