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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-013 - 09.14 Native Wildlife Pets Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess native wildlife as pets except as
				follows:
A. Native wildlife captured
			 by hand (hand-held, manually-operated aids such as tongs and snake hooks may be
			 utilized to capture these species) from the wild in Arkansas may be possessed
			 as personal pets in compliance with the following restrictions:
1. No more than 6 per household of any
			 combination of the following animals may be possessed as pets:
i. Hand-captured bobcat, coyote, gray fox,
			 red fox, opossum, rabbit, raccoon and squirrel; and
ii. Deer that were captured by hand prior to
			 July 1, 2012, may be retained until their death.
iii. Hand-captured native non-game wildlife
			 other than birds, bats, alligator snapping turtles, ornate box turtles,
			 hellbenders, Ouachita streambed salamanders, collared lizards, troglodytic
			 species (cave dwellers), or those animals defined as endangered
			 species.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-014 - 17.07 Fur Purchasing and Selling Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to buy or resell pelts or
				furbearer carcasses without the appropriate Resident or Nonresident Fur Dealer
				License for each individual buyer or separate place of business. Applications
				for permits by individuals that failed to submit a Fur Dealer Report for
				previous years as required by Code 17.08 shall be denied. The purchase of pelts
				or furbearer carcasses from May 1 - June 30 is prohibited.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
			 Nonresident fur dealers buying pelts from or selling pelts to Arkansas resident
			 fur dealers.
B. Arkansas residents
			 purchasing tanned pelts, taxidermy mounts, or whole carcasses of legally-taken
			 furbearers for personal use.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-016 - 6.02 Certain Firearms and Ammunition Prohibited During Modern Gun Deer Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful
			 to hunt deer during statewide modern gun deer seasons with:
1. Prohibited muzzleloading firearms (Code
			 06.03);
2. Any .410 shotguns using
			 ammunition other than slugs;
3. Any
			 shotguns using shot smaller than No. 4 buckshot;
4. Handguns with either:
i. Barrels shorter than 4 inches,
ii. Conventional straight-walled calibers
			 less than .357, or
iii.
			 Bottleneck-case calibers less than .22;
5. Rifles and handguns using rimfire
			 cartridges in compliance with Code 06.11;
6. Any centerfire rifle smaller than .22
			 caliber; or
7. Air Rifles, except
			 big bore air rifles that meet all of the following requirements:
i. A minimum of .40 caliber;
ii. Produce a minimum of 400 foot pounds of
			 muzzle energy;
iii. Are charged
			 via an external tank; and iv. Propels a single, expandable slug.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-017 - 6.07 Certain Killing Devices and Ammunition Prohibited for Hunting Raccoon, Opossum, or Bobcat at Night

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt raccoon, opossum, or bobcat at night
				with any rifled slug or shot size larger than No. T, or with any rifle or
				handgun ammunition other than rimfire ammunition of . 22 caliber or
				smaller.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In
			 compliance with Code 05.10.
B.
			 RESERVED.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-018 - 09.17 Venomous Reptile Possession Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess any medically significant venomous
				reptile after July 1, 2021, whether native or non-native to Arkansas, without
				obtaining a valid Venomous Reptile Permit issued by the Commission and
				complying with all permit requirements in Addendum F1.08. Persons who have
				submitted a permit application on or before July 1, 2021, may continue to
				possess existing stock while the application is being processed.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
			 Medically significant venomous reptiles may be transported through Arkansas in
			 accordance with a valid Commission-issued Wildlife Importation
			 Permit.
B. No permit is required
			 for native venomous reptiles being kept in accordance with Code
			 09.14.
C. No permit is required for
			 accredited members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
D. No permit is required for persons
			 possessing native venomous reptiles captured in accordance with a Commission
			 Scientific Collection Permit.
E. No
			 permit is required for persons possessing native venomous reptiles in
			 accordance with a Commission Conservation Education Permit.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-019 - 05.17 Alligator, Bear, Deer and Turkey Tagging Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. All licensed
			 hunters, including youth, 65+ lifetime hunting license holders, disability
			 hunting license holders, holders of any permanent license issued by the
			 Commission and those hunting under the Reciprocal Hunting License Agreement
			 must check their harvest or legibly fill out (in ink) a game tag provided in
			 the current Commission guidebook, or use a piece of paper to make a tag and
			 legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name, date, WMA or zone number, and time of
			 harvest. The tag must be securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer or to
			 the leg of a turkey. A harvested alligator, deer, bear, or turkey does not need
			 to be tagged when proof of checking is immediately available. SPECIAL NOTE:
			 Harvest information reflecting the name, address, species, sex, date taken and
			 check confirmation number must remain with all portions until reaching the
			 point of final storage.
B.
			 Immediately after harvesting a bear and before moving it, each hunter must
			 check the bear online or by phone; or each hunter must legibly fill out (in
			 ink) a game tag provided in the current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook, or use a
			 piece of paper to make a tag, and legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name,
			 date, WMA or zone number, and time of harvest. The tag must be securely
			 fastened to the leg or ear of the bear.
C. Immediately after harvesting an alligator
			 and before moving it, each hunter must call the AGFC Radio Dispatch to notify
			 of harvest. Legibly fill out (in ink) a temporary game tag provided in the
			 current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook, or use a piece of paper to make a tag, and
			 legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name, date, alligator management zone
			 number, and time of harvest and check harvest by one fo the approved checking
			 methods. The USFWS CITES tag will be mailed to successful hunters upon
			 verification of online checking. The CITES tag is to be affixed to the
			 alligator approximately 6 inches from the tip of the tail by the
			 hunter.
D. RESERVED.
E. Immediately after harvesting a bonus deer
			 allowed under the Deer Management Assistance Program Management tags, Private
			 Land CWD Management Tags, or special Urban Deer Hunt tags, each hunter must
			 physically tag the deer with the special AGFC-issued program tag before moving
			 the deer. Immediate proof of checking does not exempt these deer from being
			 tagged.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-020 - 05.18 Big Game Checking Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. All alligator, deer, turkey, bear, or elk
			 shall be checked before leaving the state or being gifted to another and within
			 12 hours in which it was harvested (reduced to possession) by 1 of the approved
			 checking methods listed below. A harvested animal may be field dressed and /or
			 quartered to aid in removal from the field but the head must remain in close
			 proximity (arms's length) of all 4 quarters until checked. Otherwise, evidence
			 the harvest is legal (antlers, turkey beard, etc.) must remain attached until
			 checked and the check confirmation number acquired. Documentation of the
			 confirmation number must accompany each harvest while afield at a processing
			 facility, taxidermist or until the harvest reaches the point of final
			 storage.
B. All alligator shall be
			 checked and CITES tag attached before leaving the state or being gifted to
			 another. All alligator must be checked within 12 hours in which it was
			 harvested.
C. Hunters are required
			 to submit a premolar from the harvested bear to the Wildlife Management
			 Division within 7 days of receiving the premolar packet from AGFC.
D. Youth are required to obtain a CID number
			 prior to checking big game.
Wildlife Checking Methods:
*
Internet:
Deer, bear, elk, alligator or turkey
				checking online website or mobile application.
*
Elk Only
: Hunters must check each elk online
				before the end of the calendar day in which it was harvested and present the
				elk's head to an AGFC employee. During this process, hunters are required to
				allow the collection of viable samples from the head for Chronic Wasting
				Disease testing.
*
Bear Only:
Hunters must check each bear online
				within 12 hours of harvest. Hunters are required to submit a premolar from the
				harvested bear to the Wildlife Management Division within 7 days of receiving
				the premolar packet from AGFC.
*
Alligator Only:
Hunters must check each
				alligator online within 12 hours of harvest. The USFWS CITES tag will be mailed
				to successful hunters upon verification of online checking. The CITES tag is to
				be affixed to the alligator approximately 6 inches from the tip of the tail by
				the hunter.
*
Phone:
The designated deer, turkey toll-free
				checking number.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-021 - 05.27 Endangered Species Protected

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to import, transport, sell, purchase, hunt,
				harass, or possess any threatened or endangered species of wildlife or parts
				(including without limitation those species listed under the Federal Endangered
				Species Act,
				50 CFR
				17.11, 50 CFR 17.12 and Addendum Chapter
				P1.00).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Legally
			 acquired wildlife held under permit or held by a public zoo or museum, wildlife
			 taken legally outside the state, or articles manufactured before Jan. 1,
			 1973.
B. In compliance with Codes
			 05.01, 09.09, 12.03, and Addendum A1.10.
C. In compliance with applicable Federal
			 regulations.
PENALTY:
Class 4
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-022 - 05.28- Predator Control Permit Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to take bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox,
				opossum, raccoon, or striped skunk for the purpose of wildlife management on
				private lands outside of an established hunting or trapping season without
				obtaining a Predator Control Permit and complying with the terms and provisions
				of the permit.
A. Applicant must be
			 the owner, immediate family of owner, lessee or have written permission from
			 landowner or lessee of the land upon which the permit will be used. Property
			 must be outside the limits of any incorporated town. Persons having hunting/
			 trapping privileges revoked are not eligible for a Predator Control
			 Permit.
B. Permit holders must
			 possess a valid hunting license.
C.
			 Permits are valid from July 1 through June 30.
D. Permit holders may use firearms day or
			 night to shoot bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, raccoon, red fox, or striped
			 skunk.
E. Permit holders may use
			 traps in accordance with Codes 17.01, 17.02, and 17.03 to take bobcat, coyote,
			 gray fox, red fox, opossum, raccoon, or striped skunk.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-023 - 05.35 Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Releasing Hunting Dogs Or Pursuing Wildlife With Dogs Without Landowner/Lessee Permission Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful
			 to hunt, fish, trap wildlife, release hunting dogs, or pursue wildlife with
			 dogs, or retrieve harvested game upon the private property of another without
			 having first obtained permission from an owner or lessee of the
			 property.
B. Notwithstanding the
			 provisions of subsection (A), it is unlawful for any person to hunt, fish, trap
			 wildlife, release hunting dogs or pursue wildlife with dogs, upon the private
			 property of another without carrying written permission from an owner or lessee
			 of the property if the property is lawfully posted or fenced in compliance with
			 one of the methods provided in Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-11-404 -405. The
			 written permission must include the name of the person permitted upon the
			 property, the signature and telephone number of the landowner or lessee, and
			 the beginning and ending dates of the permission period.
EXCEPTION:
Written permission is not required
				under subsection (B) if the person hunting, fishing or trapping wildlife is the
				spouse, parent, child, sibling, uncle, aunt, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
				niece, nephew, grandchild, or grandparent of the owner or lessee of the private
				property and has actual permission of the owner or lessee.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-024 - 6.01 Certain Killing Devices and Ammunition Prohibited for Hunting Rabbit and Squirrel

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt rabbit or squirrel by use of:
A. Rifled slugs or shot larger than No. T
			 shot;
B. Rifles or pistols larger
			 than .22 caliber rimfire;
C.
			 Muzzleloading firearms larger than .40 caliber; or
D. Traps.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Rabbit
			 and squirrel may be taken with muzzleloading firearms larger than .40 caliber
			 during open muzzleloader bear and deer seasons.
B. RESERVED.
C. Rabbits may be taken during open rabbit
			 season with box traps having interior dimensions not larger than 8 inches in
			 width and 10 inches in height, and no more than 8traps per individual.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-029 - F1.10 Conservation Education Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Permit Requirements: A Conservation
			 Education Permit may be issued to applicants complying with the following
			 requirements:
1. The applicant must be at
			 least 18 years old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of
			 guilty or nolo contendere for, violating any federal, state or municipal law
			 governing captive wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of
			 wildlife, or cruelty to animals within 5 years of the application
			 date.
2. The applicant shall
			 provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the appropriate county or
			 municipal jurisdiction, stating that the applicant's possession of wildlife is
			 in compliance with all local ordinances.
3. The applicant shall complete and submit a
			 written application form provided by the Commission.
4. The applicant shall possess a minimum of
			 20 hours conservation education experience involving the use of live animals
			 and provide letters of support from at least 2 non-familial individuals
			 familiar with the applicant's experience.
5. The applicant shall provide proof of
			 possessing a valid U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permit
			 for all mammal species.
6. Special
			 conditions may be applied to the Conservation Education Permit as deemed
			 necessary by Commission staff.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-030 - R1.03- Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. The Commission will not issue permits for
			 breeding, sale, or importation of the following species other than in
			 accordance with the exceptions listed in Codes 09.07, 09.10, 09.11, and
			 Addendum F1.03 (possession of some species may be allowed in accordance with
			 Codes 09.02, 09.05, 09.13, and 09.14):
1.
			 Apes
2. Baboons (Genus
Papio
)
3. Bats
			 (Order Chiroptera)
4. Box turtles
			 (Genus
Terrapene
)
5. Cervids (Family Cervidae)
6. 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, or
			 Canada
7. Foxes (
Urocyon
			 cinereoargenteus
and
Vulpesvulpes
) 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, or Canada
8. Large carnivores
9. Macaques (Genus
Macaca
)
10.
			 Mountain lions (
Puma concolor
)
11. Raccoon
			 (
Procyonlotor
)
12.
			 Rodents (Order Rodentia) captured in the wild from Arizona, California,
			 Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
			 Texas, Utah, or Wyoming
13. Skunks
			 (Genus
Mephitis
and
Spilogale
)
14. Waterfowl (except for the importation of
			 hatching eggs or waterfowl acquired from a Commission-permitted Wildlife
			 Breeder/Dealer)
15. Blackbuck
			 antelope
(Antilope cervicapra)
*
16. Black-tailed prairie dogs
			 (
Cynomys ludovicianus)
*
17. Capybara (
Hydrochoerus
			 hydrochaeris
) **
18.
			 Nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus
) **
19. Aoudad Sheep (
Ammotragus
			 lervia
) **
20. Oryx (Genus
Oryx
) **
21. Kudu
			 (
Tragelaphus
spp.) **
22. Lechwe (
Kobus leche
)
			 **
23. Ibex (
Capra
spp.) **
24. Jaguar
			 (
Panthera onca
) **
25. Leopard (
Panthera
			 pardus
) **
26. Snow
			 Leopard (
Panthera uncia
) **
27. Hippopotamus (
Hippopotamus
			 amphibious
) **
28. Warthog
			 (Genus
Phacochoerus
) **
29. Rhinoceros (Family
Rhinocerotidae
) **
30. Newts, fire salamanders, etc. (Family
			 Salamandridae) **
31. Large Asian
			 and African Pythons: Reticulated, Burmese, and Rock Pythons
			 (
Malayopython reticulatus
,
Python bivittatus
,
P. molurus
,
P. natalensis
,
P.
			 sebae
) **
* Issuance of Wildlife Importation Permits and Wildlife
				Breeder/Dealer Permits for these species is restricted to only those permittees
				permitted for these species prior to February 20, 2019.
** Issuance of Wildlife Importation Permits and Wildlife
				Breeder/Dealer Permits for these species is restricted to only those permittees
				permitted for these species prior to May 21, 2020.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-033 - P1.01 Endangered Species List - Animals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Classification Species/Listing Name
Amphibians
Hellbender, Ozark (
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
				bishopi
)
Birds
Crane, whooping (
Grus americana
)
Pipit, Sprague's (
Anthus spragueii
)
Plover, piping (
Charadrius m elodus
)
Tern, least interior pop. (
Sterna
				antillarum
)
Woodpecker, ivory-billed entire (
Campephilus
				principalis
)
Woodpecker, red-cockaded (
Picoides
				borealis
)
Crayfish
Crayfish, cave (
Cambarus aculabrum
)
Crayfish, cave (
Cambarus zophonastes
)
Fish
Cavefish, Ozark (
Amblyopsis rosae
)
Darter, Arkansas (
Etheostoma cragini
)
Darter, leopard (
Percina pantherina
)
Darter, yellowcheek (
Etheostoma moorei
)
Shiner, Arkansas River Arkansas R. Basin (
Notropis
				girardi
)
Sturgeon, pallid (
Scaphirhynchus albus
)
Insects
Beetle, American burying (
Nicrophorus
				americanus
)
Mammals
Bat, gray (
Myotis grisescens
)
Bat, Little Brown
(Myotis lucifugus)
Bat, Indiana (
Myotis sodalis
)
Bat, northern long-eared
(Myotis
				septentrionalis)
Bat, Ozark big-eared (
Corynorhinus (=Plecotus)
				townsendii ingens
)
Mollusks
Fatmucket, Arkansas (
Lampsilis
				powellii
)
Mapleleaf, winged (
Quadrula fragosa
)
Mucket, pink (pearlymussel) (
Lampsilis
				abrupta
)
Mucket, Neosho (
Lampsilis
				rafinesquena
)
Mussel, scaleshell (
Leptodea leptodon
)
Mussel, fanshell (
Cyprogenia stegaria
)
Mussel, ring pink (
Obovaria retusa
)
Mussel, rabbitsfoot (
Quadrula
				cylindrica
)
Mussel, spectaclecase (
Cumberlandia
				monondonta
)
Mussel, snuffbox (
Epioblasma
				triquetra
)
Pearlshell, Louisiana (
Margaritifera
				hembeli
)
Pearlymussel, Curtis (
Epioblasma florentina
				curtisii
)
Classification Species/Listing
				Name
Pocketbook, fat (
Potamilus capax
)
Pocketbook, Ouachita rock (
Arkansia
				wheeleri
)
Pocketbook, speckled (
Lampsilis
				streckeri
)
Shagreen, Magazine Mountain (
Mesodon
				magazinensis
)
Turgid blossom (
Epioblasma turgidula
)
Reptiles
Alligator, American (
Alligator
				mississppiensis
)
All other federally-listed Arkansas species or candidates
				listed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site (
https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/species-listed-by-state-report?state=AR&status=listed
),
				as they are added or deleted, are included in this Addendum.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-034 - G1.01 Depredation Permit General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
The following general requirements shall apply with respect to
				all Depredation Permits:
A. Landowners
			 (with a valid hunting license) or their designees (with a valid hunting
			 license) with Depredation Permits may be approved to use any of the following
			 methods to control nuisance wildlife:
1. Any
			 trapping method legal for use in the fur-trapping season. Body-gripping traps
			 with jaw spreads of up to 10 inches may be used inside buildings. Cage-style
			 live traps may be used. Traps set in the outdoors must be marked in accordance
			 with Code 17.03.
2. Firearms may be
			 used day or night if specifically approved by the Commission employee issuing
			 the permit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-035 - 6.08 Certain Ammunition and Killing Devices Prohibited for Hunting Migratory Game Birds

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt or possess while hunting migratory game
				birds with the following:
A. Lead shot
			 larger than No. BB (.18 inches in diameter)
B. Non-toxic shot larger than No. T (.20
			 inches in diameter)
C. Any shot
			 other than steel, tungsten-iron, tungsten-iron (Hevi-Steel), tungsten-polymer,
			 tungsten-matrix, bismuth-tin, tungsten-iron nickle-tin (TINT), tungsten nickel
			 iron (Hevi-Shot), tungsten-bronz (TBI), tungsten-tin bismuth (TTB) or such shot
			 approved as non-toxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to
			 50 CFR
			 20.21
D. Any firearm other than a shotgun incapable
			 of holding more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Shotguns
			 requiring plugs must be plugged with a 1-piece filler which requires
			 disassembly of the firearm for removal.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-036 - 8.06 Bird Dog Training Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to use firearms, other than handguns and
				shotguns with blank ammunition, while training dogs for use in hunting game
				birds.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Persons
			 may use live ammunition to take pen-raised northern bobwhite, pen-raised
			 chukar, or pen-raised ring-necked pheasant for dog training in compliance with
			 a valid Shoot-to-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit.
B. In compliance with Code 22.01.
PENALTY:
Class 1. In addition, noncompliance with
				terms of issued permits shall cause revocation of permit rights for one
				year.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-038 - 9.02 Possession of Non-Native Wildlife In Captivity Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful
			 to possess captive non-native wildlife not excepted under Code 09.01 or
			 Addendum R1.01, unless the possessor can produce written documentation that
			 such wildlife was legally obtained in accordance with Section G of this
			 regulation and has been certified by an accredited veterinarian to be free of
			 diseases and parasites that may pose an adverse risk to native
			 wildlife.
B. It is unlawful for any
			 person to possess mountain lions (
Puma concolor
) except in
			 compliance with Codes 09.07.
C. It
			 is unlawful to possess tigers, African lions, and all species of bears not in
			 compliance with Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-19-501 through 20-19-511 or Code
			 09.07.
D. It is unlawful to keep
			 non-native wildlife under inhumane or unhealthy conditions.
E. All non-native wildlife possessed in
			 captivity shall be maintained in enclosures, pens, or cages that are
			 sufficiently strong to prevent escape of the wildlife and that will protect the
			 wildlife from injury. Birds shall be kept in buildings or covered
			 pens.
F. Males and females of the
			 same species must be kept in separate enclosures, or if kept in the same
			 enclosure, the owner shall provide proof that all males or all females within
			 the enclosure have been neutered.
G. Animals shall either be acquired from
			 either a Commission-permitted Wildlife Breeder/Dealer, acquired in accordance
			 with Code 9.07 Exception I, or have been brought into the state in accordance
			 with a Commission Wildlife Importation Permit. Owners shall maintain records of
			 proof of legal ownership of such animals including licenses, bills of sale,
			 bills of lading, receipts, invoices and copies of Wildlife Importation Permits
			 or other satisfactory evidence. The date of acquisition, place of origin, and
			 the name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the wildlife
			 was acquired shall be recorded. Owners shall provide these records to the
			 Commission upon demand.
H. It is
			 unlawful for any person to possess a primate except in compliance with Ark.
			 Code Ann. §§ 20-19-601 through 20-19-610.
I. Medically significant venomous reptiles
			 must be kept in accordance with a Venomous Reptile Possession Permit (Code
			 09.17).
PENALTY:
Class 2
A. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs incurred in the storage, care, and
			 maintenance of any equipment, wildlife, and/or fish seized in connection with
			 the violation.
B. Any person
			 convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and
			 all tests and/or examinations of the illegally possessed wildlife, and also
			 shall be liable for the costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegally
			 possessed wildlife, as deemed necessary by the Commission for the protection of
			 native wildlife.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-039 - 9.03 Release of Wildlife Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to release wildlife from captivity without prior
				written approval from the Commission. Birds that are not kept in buildings or
				covered pens shall be considered to have been released from captivity. To
				protect the health and safety of the public and the wildlife resources, the
				Commission and its designees are authorized to recapture or dispatch any
				wildlife, whether kept legally or illegally, that escapes from or is illegally
				released from captivity.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
			 Captive-raised northern bobwhite, ring-necked pheasant, chukar and mallards may
			 be released in compliance with a Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit
B. Native wildlife, other than mountain
			 lions, may be released in compliance with a Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation
			 Permit or a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit
C. Persons may be permitted on a temporary
			 basis to possess, hold captive and release raccoon, fox, coyote, captive-reared
			 mallards, pen-raised northern bobwhite, chukar or ring-necked pheasant for the
			 purposes of training dogs 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 or American
			 Coon Hunters Association upon requesting a Shoot-To-Kill Retrieving Dog
			 Training Permit and/or (for captive-reared mallards) and/or receiving written
			 approval from the Chief of Wildlife Management
D. In compliance with (Code 09.15)
PENALTY:
Class 3
A. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued by the Commission in the
			 recapture, including all man hours of Commission personnel, storage and care of
			 any released and/or recaptured wildlife in connection with the
			 violation
B. Any person convicted
			 of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
			 and/or examinations of the released wildlife and shall be liable for the costs
			 of destruction and/or disposal of the released wildlife, as deemed necessary by
			 the Commission for the protection of native wildlife
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-040 - 9.07 Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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:
A. 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.
B. Red fox, gray fox and coyote legally
			 trapped in Arkansas may be sold by persons with a valid Live Fox and Coyote
			 Permit, hunting license and trapping permit.
C. Accredited members of the Association of
			 Zoos and Aquariums.
D. Holders of
			 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raptor Propagation Permits may propagate,
			 distribute, and sell raptors without a Commission Wildlife Breeder/Dealer
			 Permit.
E. 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.
F. No Wildlife
			 Breeder/Dealer Permit is necessary for wildlife listed in Addendum R1.01. No
			 permit will be issued for wildlife listed in Addendum R1.03. An application for
			 a permit for an unlisted species will be denied if an evaluation by Commission
			 determines that the species poses a significant risk to human health and
			 safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture, or
			 cannot be safely confined in a humane manner.
G. In compliance with Code 09.15.
H. Terrestrial invertebrate species not
			 otherwise prohibited by this Code or by federal or state regulations.
I. Arkansas residents may sell or
			 transfer up to twenty (20) individual wildlife specimens listed in Addendum
			 R1.02 per calendar year that were acquired from a permitted Wildlife
			 Breeder/Dealer or imported with a valid Wildlife Importation Permit provided
			 except for large carnivores, mountain lions, primates, any member of the
			 Cervidae family or any species listed in Code Addendum F1.03 Sections (B)(4)
			 and (C)(5). Each sale or transfer must be registered with the Commission.
			 Registered wildlife may be subsequently sold or transferred in accordance with
			 the preceding sentence.
PENALTY:
Class 3
A. Any person convicted of violating this
			 regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care, and
			 maintenance of any equipment or wildlife seized in connection with the
			 violation.
B. Any person convicted
			 of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
			 and/or examinations of the illegal wildlife and shall be liable for the costs
			 of destruction and/or disposal of the illegal wildlife, as deemed necessary by
			 the Commission for the protection of native wildlife.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-042 - 09.15 Falconry Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to possess, take, or transport
				raptors, or to use raptors to take game animals or game birds, without
				possessing a valid Falconry Permit issued by the Commission and a valid
				Arkansas hunting license (Addendum F1.07).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. A
			 nonresident falconer with a valid Nonresident Arkansas Hunting License and a
			 valid falconry permit from another state may use raptors to take wildlife
			 during open seasons. A properly permitted nonresident falconer may, without
			 additional permit, use raptors to take wildlife in any regional or national
			 falconry field trial that has been authorized by letter from the director of
			 the Commission.
B. Persons in
			 possession of a valid U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Purpose Abatement
			 Permit as listed in
			 50 CFR
			 21.27.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-043 - 09.16 Live Fox/Coyote Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale
			 live gray fox, red fox, or coyote captured from the wild in Arkansas without
			 first obtaining a Live Fox and Coyote Permit from the Commission.
B. It is unlawful for anyone that holds a
			 Live Fox and Coyote Permit to keep an individual animal in captivity for more
			 than 30 days or to sell fox or coyote to anyone other than the operator of a
			 foxpen operating in accordance with an exception to Code 09.05.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-044 - 09.18 Conservation Education Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess more than 6 wildlife individuals
				captured from the wild in Arkansas except for conservation education purposes
				in compliance with the Conservation Education Permit requirements in Addendum
				F1.10 and the following restrictions:
A. Species that may be hand captured from the
			 wild in Arkansas for conservation education purposes are listed Code
			 09.14(A)(1), excluding cervids.
B.
			 It is unlawful for any person to remove such wildlife or their offspring from
			 Arkansas except under the terms of a permit that may be issued by the Chief of
			 Wildlife Management to persons who are moving to another state and have
			 presented proof from that state that it is legal to import the
			 wildlife.
C. Wildlife retained
			 under this regulation may be temporarily transported out of state for
			 conservation education programs or veterinary care in compliance with all state
			 and federal regulations.
D. The
			 sale, transfer, or intentional breeding of hand-captured native wildlife or
			 their offspring is prohibited except as provided in this regulation.
E. Native wildlife kept in compliance with
			 this regulation may be transferred to a wildlife rehabilitator permitted by the
			 Commission (Code 09.12) and released back into the wild in the county where
			 they were captured provided such animals were not confined with commercially
			 obtained, captive born wildlife of the same species.
F. Holders of a Conservation Education Permit
			 may receive animals from holders of a Commission-issued Wildlife Rehabilitation
			 Permit in accordance with Addendum F1.05(B)(5).
EXCEPTION:
Individuals conducting educational
				programs using only avian species in accordance with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service Migratory Bird Permit.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-047 - 12.03 Methods of Taking Alligator Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to take, hunt, or possess an alligator except
				during the open alligator season (Addendum A1.10), or to use any method other
				than the following:
A. Alligator must
			 be captured alive and securely restrained using handheld snares or harpoons
			 before dispatching. Hand-held snares must be constructed of steel cable with a
			 sliding locking device and harpoon heads must be attached to a steel-cable
			 leader.
B. Only shotguns or
			 shotgun-caliber bangsticks using shot size no larger than No. 4 common shot may
			 be used to dispatch a securely restrained alligator.
C. All shotguns and bangsticks must be cased
			 and unloaded at all times until an alligator has been securely restrained. No
			 other firearms or ammunition may be in possession of the permittee or hunting
			 assistant.
D. No firearm or
			 bangstick may be discharged within 150 yards of any residence, building, boat
			 ramp, or occupied campsite.
E. All
			 harvested alligators must be reported to the AGFC Radio Dispatch room upon
			 harvest and checked online within 12 hours of harvest. CITES tags will be
			 mailed to successful hunters upon verification of online checking. The
			 permittee's assigned U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service CITES tag must be attached
			 to the alligator approximately 6 inches from the tip of the tail immediately
			 upon receipt of the tag and before moving the alligator or alligator parts out
			 of state.
F. Hunting hours during
			 the alligator season will be from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes
			 before sunrise. The use of artificial lights is permitted during legal hunting
			 hours.
G. All harvested alligators
			 must be at least 4 feet long as measured from the tip of the snout to the end
			 of the tail.
H. No electronic calls
			 or calling devices are permitted to attract alligators.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Codes 05.19, Chapter
				33.00.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-048 - 14.01 Taking of Birds and Eggs Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wild birds or bird
				eggs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. House
			 Sparrows, European Starlings, and Rock Dove.
B. RESERVED.
C. In compliance with Code 09.15.
D. In compliance with
			 50 CFR
			 21.12 Subparts A, B, C, D, E (
			 50 CFR
			 21.1- 50 CFR 21.61).
E. RESERVED.
F. AGFC employees while engaged in official
			 duties or researchers, with written approval from Wildlife Management Division
			 Chief, engaged in an AGFC supported research or monitoring project.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-049 - 17.03 Trap Identification Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to use any trap, snare or cable-restraint device
				for taking furbearing animals without affixing one of the following to the
				device, the user's legible:
A. Name
			 and address;
B. Driver's license
			 number;
C. AGFC customer
			 identification number; or
D.
			 Current vehicle license number (registered to the trap user).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-051 - E1.12 CWD Management Zone

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
CWD MANAGEMENT ZONE:
any county where a wild or
				captive cervid has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and any
				county that encompasses any portion of a 10-mile radius buffer around any CWD
				positive sample collection site. Zone includes all lands within Benton, Boone,
				Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Independence, Jackson, Johnson, Logan, Madison,
				Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Sebastian,Van Buren, Yell, and Washington
				counties. Where any other county or a portion thereof is within a 10-mile
				radius of a CWD positive sample collection site, the Director or his or her
				designee may add that entire county to the CWD Management Zone upon notice to
				the public through posting an updated description of the CWD Management Zone on
				the AGFC website, social media or other means reasonably calculated to inform
				the public.
The CWD Management Zone is further divided into the following
				tiers:
A.
Tier 1 (Red)
			 Counties
: Boone, Carroll, Madison, and Newton counties.
B.
Tier 2 (Orange) Counties
:
			 Benton, Crawford, Franklin, Independence, Jackson, Johnson, Logan, Marion,
			 Pope, Searcy, Sebastian, Yell, Washington, and Van Buren counties, plus any
			 county in the CWD Management Zone that is not in the list of Tier 1
			 counties.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-052 - F1.01 Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Commercial
			 Wildlife Hunting Resort Permits may be issued to applicants complying with the
			 following requirements:
1. The applicant must
			 be at least 18 years old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a
			 plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, violating any federal, state or
			 municipal law governing captive wildlife, illegal appropriation or
			 commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to animals within 5 years of
			 application date.
2. The applicant
			 shall provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or
			 sheriff and any municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction,
			 stating that the applicant's hunting resort shall be in compliance with all
			 local ordinances.
3. The applicant
			 shall submit a written application (available from the Commission) for each
			 facility to be permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-053 - F1.02 Game Bird Shooting Resort Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Game Bird Shooting Resort Permits may be
			 issued to applicants complying with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
			 contendere for,violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
			 wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
			 animals within 5 years of application date.
2. The applicant shall provide to the
			 Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or sheriff and any
			 municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction, stating the
			 applicant's resort shall be in compliance with all local ordinances.
3. The applicant shall submit a written
			 application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
			 permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-054 - F1.03 Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits may be
			 issued to applicants complying with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
			 contendere for, violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
			 wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
			 animals within five years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall provide to the
			 Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or sheriff and any
			 municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction, stating that the
			 applicant's facility shall be in compliance with all local ordinances;
			 and
3. The applicant shall submit a
			 written application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
			 permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-055 - F1.04 Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Eligibility and Application Requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
			 contendere for, violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
			 wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
			 animals within five years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall submit a written
			 application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
			 permitted.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.20-056 - F1.05 Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. Eligibility and Application Requirements:
1. A Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit
			 applications must comply with the following:
i. The applicant must be at least 18 years
			 old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
			 contendere for, violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
			 wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
			 animals within 5 years of the application date.
ii. The applicant shall be a resident of
			 Arkansas with a bona fide or actual residence within the state.
iii. The applicant shall provide to the
			 Commission, in writing, proof from the county judge or sheriff and any
			 municipal planning commission or board with jurisdiction, stating that the
			 applicant's facility shall be in compliance with all local
			 ordinances.
iv. An application for
			 the permit shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Commission.
v. Applications will include the signature,
			 address and phone number of a licensed veterinarian who will assist the
			 applicant by providing consulting and referral services regarding animal
			 rehabilitation and treatment.