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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-040 - N1.02 - Length and Protected Length Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
BLACK
			 BASS:
It is unlawful to possess black bass as follows:
1. Largemouth bass less than 12 inches on
			 Lake Frierson and Greers Ferry Lake.
2. Spotted bass (Kentucky bass) less than 12
			 inches on Bull Shoals and Table Rock lakes.
3. All black bass less than 12 inches in
			 Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry River.
4. Largemouth less than 13 inches on Norfork
			 and Ouachita lakes.
5. Largemouth
			 bass 13-16 inches on lakes Barnett (White County), Brewer, Wilhelmina (Polk
			 County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd, and Lee Creek.
6. Largemouth bass less than 13 inches on
			 DeGray Lake and within the boundaries of Felsenthal NWR.
i.
EXCEPTION:
No restriction in
			 Woodland Trail Pond - located at the Felsenthal NWR Headquarters on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Ashley County); Locust Ridge Pond - located at Locust Ridge on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Union County); Eagle Lake Pond- located north of Eagle Lake on
			 Bradley County Road 53 (Bradley County); and Shallow Lake Field Pond located
			 west of Shallow Lake (Union County). Person(s) keeping largemouth bass less
			 than 13 inches from these waters must exit the NWR boundaries immediately upon
			 leaving these ponds and may not enter NWR campgrounds or fish other NWR waters
			 with largemouth bass less than 13 inches from these 4 ponds in their
			 possession.
7. Largemouth
			 bass less than 14 inches on the Arkansas River and its tributaries.
8. Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver, Bull Shoals, and Table Rock lakes.
9. Largemouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver Lake, Blue Mountain, Bull Shoals, Georgia Pacific, Kingfisher, and Table
			 Rock lakes; Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including Connerly Bayou downstream
			 from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the inlet on Lake
			 Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam); and Moss Creek Pond.
10. Black bass greater than 16 inches in Lake
			 Winona.
11. Largemouth bass 16-21
			 inches on Lake Atkins. Daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 21
			 inches).
12. Largemouth bass less
			 than 16 inches on Lake June.
13.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 20 inches)
			 on Lake Columbia, Lake Austell (Cross County), Lake Dunn (Cross County), and
			 Lower White Oak Lake.
14.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 18 inches)
			 on Lake SWEPCO.
15. Smallmouth bass
			 less than 18 inches on the lower Little Missouri River from Narrows Dam to its
			 mouth. Daily limit 1.
16.
			 Largemouth bass 14-17 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit 10, only 1 of which
			 may be larger than 17 inches.
17.
			 RESERVED.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-041 - N1.01 - Game Fish Daily Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Species
Statewide Daily
Alligator Gar
1 Under 36 Inches
1 Over 36 Inches Annually with Tag
Black Bass
10 (including no more than 4 Smallmouth)
Bream (over 4 inches length)
50
Catfish (except Bullhead)
10
Crappie
30
Rock Bass
10
Paddlefish
2
Sauger
6
Saugeye
6
Shovelnose Sturgeon
No Limit
Striped Bass or Hybrid
6
(Combination)
Trout
5 (including no more than 2 Brown, 2 Cutthroat, 2
						  Brook)
Walleye
6
White Bass
25
EXCEPTIONS:
A. The following bodies of water are
			 restricted as follows:
1.
Horseshoe Bend
			 Pool
(Strawberry River in Izard County) - 1/2 the daily limit for all
			 sportfish.
2.
Lake
			 Poinsett
- All game fish except catfish must be released immediately,
			 with a catfish daily limit of 5. Effective January 1, 2022, all game fish
			 except bream and catfish must be released immediately, with a bream daily limit
			 of 25.
3.
Mercer Bayou
(Sulphur River WMA) - All game fish must be released immediately.
4.
Lake Monticello and all creeks and
			 ponds its lakebed
- Game fish creel limit is 0; all game fish caught
			 must be immediately returned to the water.
5.
Lake Conway
- TEMPORARY
			 SUSPENSION OF ALL GAME FISH DAILY LIMITS. Pursuant to Emergency Minute Order
			 adopted on July 20, 2023, there shall be no game fish daily limits for Lake
			 Conway during the draining of the lake for dam repairs. This emergency action
			 shall remain in effect from July 21, 2023 until January 16, 2024 only and,
			 thereafter, the temporary suspension shall terminate and all game fish daily
			 limits shall apply once more.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-042 - K1.01 - POLICIES ON LAND USE AROUND ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
By Order of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Updated April 23, 2020
POLICIES ON LAND USE AROUND
ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION LAKES
*Be sure to review the Arkansas Game and Fish
				Guidelines for Resolving Real Estate Encroachments (Section 10.8) and the AGFC
				Fishing Guidebook
1.0
Introduction
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (the Commission, AGFC)
				has built many lakes throughout the state in an effort to provide fishing for
				the citizens of Arkansas. The Game and Fish Commission controls, manages and
				maintains these lakes within the established boundaries of ownership. Around
				each Commission-owned lake a state boundary of ownership exists. The size and
				extent of the state-owned boundary varies depending on the lake. These lands
				are necessary to provide for fluctuating water levels, to control and protect
				the public investments and to insure public use and access to the shoreline of
				these lakes. The Commission attempts to maintain boundary markings, however if
				construction and/or land-clearing activities are anticipated, it is the
				landowner's responsibility to locate all boundaries by a survey based on the
				metes and bounds land description.
2.0
Definitions
2.1
Lake Management
			 Buffer
- The strip of Commission-owned land adjacent to AGFC lakes
			 that the Commission deems necessary to provide for public access, flood
			 control, and lake management. The width of the lake management buffer varies
			 from lake-to-lake (typically between 20 to 100 feet wide) and either is
			 described relative to a known elevation or in metes and bounds pursuant to a
			 survey. (Refer to Section 9 for specific lake boundary descriptions; see also
			 the current Arkansas Game and Fish Guidelines for Resolving Real Estate
			 Encroachments in Section 10.8). The lake management buffer is public property
			 and is open to the public at all times.
2.2
Lakefront
			 Property
- private property that directly adjoins the Arkansas
			 Game and Fish Commission lake management buffer. No other properties will be
			 considered lakefront properties. Only lakefront property owners may request
			 permits for and construct such permitted structures on the Commission-owned
			 lake management buffers and lakes.
2.3
Mean Sea Level
			 (msl)
- A measurement of the average height of the ocean's
			 surface; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation.
2.4
Metes and Bounds
			 Survey:
A metes and bounds survey is a survey of land by
			 references to courses and distances around the tract (e.g. "Thence North 40
			 degrees West 1320 feet to a 1" pipe"), as opposed to a description of a tract
			 of land within a subdivision (e.g. "Lot 6, Wooded Hills Subdivision"). A metes
			 and bounds survey is typically seen in rural or non-urban areas, such as around
			 AGFC lakes and WMAs.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-044 - 27.01 - Trout Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for persons 16 or older to keep trout from
				waters of the state or to fish without a valid trout permit on the following
				waters:
A. Beaver Lake Tailwater from
			 Beaver Dam to the boundary signs at Houseman Access;
B. Lake Greeson Tailwater from Narrows Dam to
			 Muddy Fork Road (low-water bridge);
C. Little Red River from Greers Ferry Dam to
			 the Arkansas Highway 305 bridge;
D.
			 North Fork of the White River downstream of Norfork Dam;
E. White River from Bull Shoals Dam to the
			 Arkansas Highway 58 bridge at Guion; and
F. Spring River from 100 yards below Dam 1 at
			 Mammoth Spring State Park downstream to the mouth of Myatt Creek.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Chapter
			 36.00.
B. Persons possessing a Resident Sportsman's
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit; Resident Natural State Lifetime
			 Combination License and Permit; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime
			 Combination License and Permit.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-046 - 03.05 - State Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl without having
				purchased the appropriate Arkansas Resident or Nonresident Migratory Waterfowl
				Hunting Stamp, as indicated by holding a valid universal license form issued by
				the Commission or its representative, coded DSR or DSN (Addendum D1.01).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Youths.
B. Persons possessing a valid Resident
			 Sportsman's Lifetime Combination License and Permit; Resident Natural State
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit.
C. Persons possessing a valid Resident
			 Military Retiree Lifetime Waterfowl Permit; Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Waterfowl
			 Permit; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Waterfowl
			 Permit.
D. In compliance with Code
			 04.04 and Addenda B1.14, H1.03.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-047 - 03.03 - Resident Hunting License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for a resident to hunt wildlife by any means in
				Arkansas without possessing 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 a valid Arkansas hunting license. Additionally, to hunt bear, the hunter
			 must have physical possession of a valid Resident Bear Tag.
B. Arkansas Residents (16 years of age and
			 older) -
Small Game:
Resident Wildlife Conservation License;
			 Resident Sportsman's License;
Big Game:
Resident Wildlife
			 Conservation License (permits residents to harvest one legal deer during any
			 deer season); Resident Sportsman's License;
Furbearer (Hunting):
Any valid hunting license.
Furbearer (Trapping):
Any valid hunting
			 license and a resident trappers permit.
All game:
Holders of the
			 following licenses are entitled to hunt all game, except if taking waterfowl an
			 Arkansas Resident Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp, and Harvest
			 Information Program (HIP) are required: Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's
			 Hunting License (or 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License); Resident 65 Plus
			 Annual Hunting License (or Resident 65 Plus Annual 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); Resident Disabled Military
			 Veteran Lifetime Hunting License; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran
			 Lifetime Combination License.
All game:
Holders of the following
			 license are entitled to hunt all game, including waterfowl with a Federal
			 Waterfowl Stamp and Harvest Information Program (HIP): Resident Sportsman's
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit; Resident Natural State Lifetime
			 Combination License and Permit; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime
			 Combination License and Permit.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Residents hunting on a licensed game bird
			 shooting resort in compliance with regulations (Code 09.06).
B. In compliance with Code 04.04 and Addendum
			 B1.14.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.23-048 - 03.02 - Fishing License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to fish in any manner in Arkansas without
				possessing 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; Resident Sportsman's Lifetime Combination License and
			 Permit; Resident Natural State Lifetime Combination License and Permit;
			 Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Fishing License (or Resident 65 Plus Lifetime
			 Combination License); Resident 65 Plus Annual Fishing License (or Resident 65
			 Plus Annual Combination License); Disabled Lifetime Fishing License (or
			 Resident Disabled Lifetime Combination License); Resident Disabled Fishing
			 3-Year License (or Resident Disabled Combination 3-Year License); or Resident
			 Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Fishing License (or Resident Disabled
			 Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License or Resident Disabled Military
			 Veteran Lifetime Combination License and Permit).
B. Nonresidents (16 years of age and older) -
			 Non-Resident Annual Fishing License; or Non-Resident 3-Day Trip Fishing
			 License.
C. Persons must possess a
			 valid Commercial Fishing Permit and Sportfishing License (CFS) or Aquatic
			 Turtle Harvest Permit (THP) to purchase tags for commercial tackle or to
			 operate commercial tackle. A CFS or THP holder may purchase a Helper Permit,
			 which will allow the permitted helper to operate the CFS or THP holder's
			 tackle. Tackle tags may not be purchased with the Helper Permit. Permitted
			 helpers must possess a Resident Fisheries Conservation License. Youths and
			 individuals 65 years of age or older are required to purchase a Junior/Senior
			 Commercial Fishing Permit.
D. In
			 lieu of an Arkansas Nonresident Fishing License, Missouri resident fishing
			 license holders, age 16 or older, are required to purchase a White River Border
			 Lakes License (Addendum H1.04), in compliance with the White River Lakes
			 License Agreement.
EXCEPTION:
Persons fishing in put-and-take pay
				lakes licensed by the Commission.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-002 - 03.04 Nonresident Hunting License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for a nonresident, 16 years of age or older, to
				hunt wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the
				appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:
A. To hunt waterfowl, small game, alligator,
			 deer, turkey, bear or elk, the hunter must have physical possession of a valid
			 Arkansas Nonresident hunting license and any permit required to hunt that
			 species (Addendum D1.01).
B.
			 Nonresidents hunting waterfowl or small game only (excluding deer, elk, turkey,
			 alligator and bear). Requirements: Non-Resident Annual Hunting License,
			 Non-Resident Annual Small Game Hunting License, or Non-Resident 5-Day Small
			 Game Hunting License, and a Non-Resident Trappers Permit if trapping
			 furbearers. If hunting waterfowl, an Arkansas Non-Resident Waterfowl Stamp,
			 Federal Waterfowl Stamp and Harvest Information Program (HIP) are
			 required.
C. Nonresidents hunting
			 deer. Requirements: Non-Resident Annual Hunting License (provides holder 6 deer
			 tags); Non-Resident 1-Day Deer Hunting License (provides holder 1 deer tag);
			 Non-Resident 3-Day Deer Hunting License (provides holder 1 deer tag); or a
			 Non-Resident 5-Day Deer Hunting License (provides holder 2 deer tags), and a
			 Non-Resident Trappers Permit if trapping furbearers.
D. Nonresidents hunting bear, elk, or
			 alligator. Requirements: Non-Resident Annual Hunting License and the applicable
			 Non-Resident Permit for each species to be hunted as follows: NonResident Bear
			 Permit (provides holder 1 bear tag), Non-Resident Elk Permit (provides holder 1
			 elk tag), or Non-Resident Alligator Permit (provides holder 1 alligator
			 tag).
E. Nonresidents hunting
			 turkey. Requirements: Non-Resident Annual Turkey Hunting License (allows
			 addition of no more than 1 turkey tag).
F. Nonresidents are ineligible to obtain
			 public land permits through the permit draw process for hunting elk or
			 alligators.
G. Nonresidents may
			 only hunt elk or alligators on private lands with the owner's written
			 consent.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Nonresidents hunting on a licensed game
			 bird shooting resort in compliance with regulations (Code 09.06).
B. In compliance with Code 04.04, Addenda
			 B1.14, H1.01, H1.03.
C.
			 Nonresidents who possess a Resident Lifetime License for either hunting or
			 combination hunting-and-fishing (Addendum D1.01) obtained prior to September 1,
			 2021, while a bona fide Arkansas resident (Code 01.00-C, RESIDENT) are eligible
			 to obtain public land permits through the permit draw process for hunting elk
			 or alligators.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-004 - 03.14 Resident Guide License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any resident to guide, aid or assist another
				person, for pay or other consideration, in the taking of any species of
				wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the
				appropriate Arkansas licenses and proof of general liability insurance as
				provided herein:
A. To guide, aid or
			 assist another person, for pay or other consideration, for hunting in Arkansas,
			 the guide must have physical possession of the following:
(1) a valid Arkansas Resident Hunting
			 License;
(2) a valid Arkansas
			 Resident Guide License/Hunting; and
(3) a proof of at least $100,000 general
			 liability insurance coverage for the guide's business operations. Additionally,
			 if hunting will take place on WMAs, the guide must also have physical
			 possession of a valid Arkansas Resident Special Guide License.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-005 - 03.15 Nonresident Guide License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any nonresident to guide, aid or assist
				another person, for pay or other consideration, in the taking of any species of
				wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the
				appropriate Arkansas licenses and proof of general liability insurance as
				provided herein:
A. To guide, aid or
			 assist another person, for pay or other consideration, in for hunting on land
			 not owned or leased by the Commission, the guide must have physical possession
			 of the following:
(1) a valid Arkansas
			 Nonresident hunting license;
(2) a
			 valid Arkansas Nonresident Guide License/Hunting; and
(3) proof of at least $100,000 general
			 liability insurance coverage for the guide's business operations.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-007 - 09.01 Possession Of Certain Wildlife In Captivity Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess, hold captive, confine, or enclose
				any live wildlife, whether native or non-native, migratory or imported, unless
				otherwise specified herein.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. RESERVED.
B. Persons possessing and holding captive
			 wildlife in compliance with Chapter 09.00.
C. Persons possessing and holding captive
			 fish, bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles, alligators, and other aquatic
			 wildlife in compliance with Chapters 12.00, 29.00, 30.00, 31.00, 32.00, 34.00,
			 35.00 and Addendum Chapter J1.00.
D. RESERVED.
E. Persons determined by the Commission to be
			 involved in bona fide scientific research, education, or conservation efforts
			 of significant benefit to wildlife or wildlife habitat in Arkansas may be
			 permitted to possess and hold captive wildlife in compliance with the terms of
			 a special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife Management.
PENALTY:
Class 2
A. Any wildlife possessed in violation of
			 this regulation may be declared contraband and subject to immediate
			 seizure.
B. Upon conviction, or
			 before, if so ordered by a court having legal jurisdiction, title to the
			 wildlife shall be forfeited to the Commission and released or disposed of in
			 compliance with Commission policy.
C. 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.
D. Any person convicted
			 of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
			 and/or examinations of the illegal wildlife and also shall be liable for the
			 costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegal wildlife, as deemed
			 necessary by the Commission for the protection of native
			 wildlife.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-008 - 12.01 Taking Of Alligator Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt, buy, sell or possess an American
				alligator (
Alligator mississippiensis
) or other crocodilian
				species, or any part, nest or eggs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Any alligator or other crocodilian species
			 seized or otherwise acquired by the Commission may be sold.
B. Any cured and mounted trophies and
			 articles manufactured from the lawfully acquired skins or hides or other parts
			 of any alligator or other crocodilian species.
C. An alligator may be possessed for display
			 and educational purposes in compliance with a written permit issued by the
			 Chief of Fisheries. Only established facilities such as state and federal
			 parks, zoos, aquariums, commercial or privately operated nature centers or
			 similar entities may possess alligators or other crocodilian species for public
			 display or bona fide educational purposes in compliance with a letter of
			 authorization issued by the Chief of Fisheries (facilities accredited by the
			 Association of Zoos and Aquariums are exempt).
D. Personnel authorized by the Commission and
			 engaged in the removal of nuisance alligators in compliance with the current
			 AGFC Nuisance Alligator Procedure.
E. In compliance with Codes 05.01, 12.03, and
			 Addendum A1.10.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-009 - 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 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 Code 05.19.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-010 - 25.01 Game Fish Daily Limit Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to keep more than the daily limit of game fish
				while fishing or transporting fish by boat during a 1-day fishing trip (Code
				01.00-C and Addendum Chapter N1.00).
EXCEPTIONS:
In compliance with Code
				N1.01(A).
PENALTY:
Class1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-011 - N1.03 Specific Trout Water Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
Beaver Tailwater
(White River from 100 yards below Beaver Dam to
			 boat ramp at Houseman Access):
1. No fishing,
			 boating, or wading within 100 yards of Beaver Dam.
2. An angler shall use no more than one
			 fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
			 used to catch fish other than as specified for the paddlefish-snagging
			 season.
3. Bait fishing allowed
			 only with a single, hooking point.
4. From April 15 - June 15, snagging game
			 fish is legal only from 100 yards below Beaver Dam from the Corps of Engineers
			 "No Fishing Beyond This Point" sign downstream to the first Corps of Engineers
			 boat ramp on the left descending bank to the first boat-launching ramp.
			 Snagging must cease after half the daily limit of any game fish has been
			 snagged. Snagged fish of any species shall not be released.
5. Special Regulation Area: Artificial Lures
			 Only Area/No Bait Zone from approximately 0.5 mile below Beaver Dam to
			 approximately 100 yards upstream of Parker Bend Access, as indicated by signs.
i. Only artificial lures or flies shall be
			 used. All hooking points must be barbless. Natural or scented baits are
			 prohibited.
ii. Chumming is
			 prohibited.
6. Only
			 Rainbow Trout may be harvested from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes
			 before sunrise.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-012 - 25.02 Game Fish Possession Limit Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess more than 3 daily limits of game
				fish.
EXCEPTIONS:
In compliance with Code
				N1.01(A).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-013 - 26.02 Trapping Fish Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess or use wire baskets, wire traps, log
				nets, box traps or other fish-trapping devices not considered legal commercial
				fishing tackle.
EXCEPTIONS:
In compliance with Codes 26.14, 30.12,
				30.13, 32.04, and 35.01.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-014 - 26.05 Hogging And Noodling Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hog or noodle fish.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Buffalo, catfish, carp, and drum may be
			 taken by these means for personal use.
B. Half daily limit on catfish is allowed for
			 hogged or noodled fish.
C. While
			 engaged in hogging in these areas, it is unlawful to raise any part of a
			 natural or artificial device out of the water, aiding in the capture of
			 enclosed fish.
D. Waterbodies open
			 to commercial fishing (see Code 30.13) May 15 - October 31.
E. The Mississippi River is open from May 1 -
			 July 15.
F. Lake Charles and the
			 Strawberry River below U.S. Highway 167 is open June 1 - October 31.
G. Hogging and noodling is prohibited on the
			 Ouachita River from the confluence of the Little Missouri River to Remmel
			 Dam.
H. All other waterbodies are
			 open July 15 - October 31.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-015 - 26.13 Certain Exotic Aquatic Species Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to import, sell, trade, purchase, stock,
				culture, transport, or possess live prohibited aquatic species, including
				viable eggs and hybrids (see Addendum J1.04).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. These species may only be possessed live
			 for public educational display, bona fide scientific research, or conservation
			 efforts of significant benefit to wildlife or wildlife habitat in Arkansas in
			 compliance with AGFC Codes 9.09, 9.18, 35.09, 35.11, 35.12, 35.13, and Addendum
			 Chapters F1.09, F1.10, and I1.00.
B. Northern Snakehead (
Channa
			 argus
) may be possessed once either the head or the gills has been
			 severed from the body or the body has been eviscerated.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-016 - 26.14 Recreational Netting Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess or use gill nets, trammel nets, hoop
				nets (including fiddler size), or slat traps while fishing with a valid
				Resident Fisheries Conservation License.
EXCEPTION:
Possessors of a Resident Recreational Netting Permit and a
				valid Resident Fisheries Conservation License may fish up to a combination of
				five hoop nets or slat traps or 100 yards of gill or trammel net webbing on
				waters open to commercial fishing, in compliance with Codes 30.05, 30.06,
				30.07, 30.08, 30.10, 30.13, and 30.14 and the following restrictions:
1. Nets must be clearly labeled, in a durable
			 manner with one of the following:
a. The name
			 and address;
b. Driver's license
			 number;
c. AGFC customer
			 identification number; or
d. The
			 current vehicle license plate number of the person using such
			 equipment.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-017 - 26.17 Snagging Game Fish Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to snag game fish or to possess game fish when
				snagging.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. From the bank within 100 yards below a dam
			 (prohibited below the Upper White Oak Lake Dam)
B. From a boat from 100 yards below all locks
			 and dams on the Arkansas River to the downstream entrance point of the lock
			 structure, and from 100 yards below Dam No. 2 to the boat-launching ramps
			 immediately below the dam
C. From
			 the bank below Beaver Dam, from the Corps of Engineers "No Fishing Beyond This
			 Point" sign, downstream to the first Corps of Engineers boat ramp on the left
			 descending bank April 15 - June 15.
D. Paddlefish can be snagged from a boat or
			 bank on the White River below the Houseman Access Boat Ramp downstream to the
			 Missouri state line (Table Rock Lake) April 15 - June 15. All other sportfish
			 snagged must be immediately released.
E. Paddlefish can be snagged from a boat or
			 bank on the White River above the Highway 45 bridge (Twin Bridges Access)
			 upstream to the Lake Sequoyah dam above Bever Lake April 15 -June 15. All other
			 sportfish snagged must be immediately released.
F. Daily limit: With the exception of catfish
			 and paddlefish, no more than half the daily game fish limit may be taken by
			 snagging, or the lesser whole number nearest half the limit, when the limit is
			 an odd number
G. Where it is legal
			 to snag game fish as described in this code, those game fish snagged must be
			 retained for personal use and applied to the daily limit
H. Snagging must be discontinued once the
			 daily limit of any species of game fish has been harvested
I. Catfish and paddlefish may be snagged
			 January 1-February 15 on the Black River from the Missouri state line to the
			 Spring River confluence and on the St. Francis River from the Missouri state
			 line to the Payneway Structure, with a daily limit of 1 paddlefish and 5
			 catfish (no more than 2 of which may be flathead catfish). It is not legal to
			 possess any other gamefish while snagging these waters
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-018 - N1.02 Length and Protected Length Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
BLACK BASS:
It is unlawful to
			 possess black bass as follows:
1. Largemouth
			 bass less than 12 inches on Lake Frierson and Greers Ferry Lake.
2. Spotted bass (Kentucky bass) less than 12
			 inches on Bull Shoals and Table Rock lakes.
3. All black bass less than 12 inches in
			 Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry River.
4. Largemouth less than 13 inches on N orfork
			 and Ouach it a lakes.
5. Largemouth
			 bass 13-16 inches on lakes Barnett (White County), Brewer, Wilhelmina (Polk
			 County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd, and Lee Creek.
6. Largemouth bass less than 13 inches on
			 DeGray Lake an d within the boundaries of Felsenthal NWR.
i.
EXCEPTION:
No restriction in
			 Woodland Trail Pond - located at the Felsenthal NWR Headquarters on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Ashley County); Locust Ridge Pond - located at Locust Ridge on U.S.
			 Highway 82 (Union County); Eagle Lake Pond - located north of Eagle Lake on
			 Bradley County Road 53 (Bradley County); and Shallow Lake Field Pond located w
			 est of Shallow Lake (Union County). Person(s) keeping largemouth bass less than
			 13 inches from these waters must exit the NWR boundaries immediately upon
			 leaving these ponds and may not enter NWR campgrounds or fish other NWR waters
			 with largemouth bass less than 13 inches from these 4 ponds in their
			 possession.
7. Largemouth
			 bass less than 14 inches on the Arkansas River and its tributaries.
8. Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver, Bull Shoals, and Table Rock lakes.
9. Largemouth bass less than 15 inches on
			 Beaver Lake, Blue Mountain, Bull Shoals, Georgia Pacific, Kingfisher, and Table
			 Rock lakes; Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including Connerly Bayou downstream
			 from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the inlet on Lake
			 Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam); and Moss Creek Pond.
10. Black bass greater than 16 inches in Lake
			 Winona.
11. Largemouth bass 16-21
			 inches on Lake Atkins. Daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 21
			 inches).
12. Largemouth bass less
			 than 16 inches on Lake June.
13.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 20 inches)
			 on Lake Columbia, Lake Austell (Cross Coun ty), Lake Dunn (Cross County), and
			 Lower White Oak Lake.
14.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 18 inches)
			 on Lake SWE P CO.
15. Smallmouth
			 bass less than 18 inches on the lower Little Missouri River from Narrows Dam to
			 its mouth. Daily limit 1.
16.
			 Largemouth bass 14-17 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit 10, only 1 of which
			 may be larger than 17 inches.
17.
			 Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only 1 of which may be longer than 16 inches)
			 on Lake Brewer.
18. Largemouth bass
			 daily limit two (only 1 of which may be longer than 21 inches) on Lake
			 Pickthorne.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-019 - 26.21 Passive Fishing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for a person to:
A. Fish more than 25 limblines, yo-yos or
			 other mechanical fishing devices or to leave such unattended (out of sight or
			 hearing) during daylight hours;
B.
			 Suspend more than one yo-yo or mechanical fishing device from any horizontal
			 line, wire, limb or support;
C. Use
			 a stake to mount a yo-yo, limbline, or mechanical fishing device on a
			 Commission-owned lake unless the stake is made from wood or cane;
D. Fail to remove any mounting stake placed
			 in a Commission-owned lake after the stake is no longer in use for
			 fishing;
E. Fish in excess of 25
			 freefloating fishing devices (jugs) and to fail to attend such devices at all
			 times;
F. Use trotlines and
			 limblines with drops or hooks less than 24 inches apart statewide;
G. 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;
H.
			 Fail to run any line and remove catch every 24 hours;
I. Fail to remove any trotlin, yo-yo, or
			 limbline when no longer in use for fishing (not baited for 24 hours or more);
			 or
J. Fish any more than 100 hooks
			 at any time between the main levees of the Mississippi River (Code
			 26.08).
K. Fish more than 2 hooks
			 per limbline, free floating, yo-yo, or other mechanical fishing
			 device.
All fishing devices must be clearly labeled, in a durable
				manner with one of the following:
A.
			 the name and address;
B. driver's
			 license number;
C. current vehicle
			 license plate number; or
D. AGFC
			 customer identification number of the person using such equipment.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Freefloating Fishing Devices are not
			 required to be attended from sunset to sunrise.
B. 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
			 Central Arkansas Water Authority.
C. Limblines may not be used within the
			 boundaries of Buffalo River National Park.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-020 - 26.25 Family And Community Fishing Program Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. FAMILY FISHING
			 PROGRAM WATERS:
1. Craighead County -
			 Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing Pond
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-021 - 26.31 - Fishing Tournament Registration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to harvest a Paddlefish 34 inches
				in length or greater without a valid Paddlefish Tag in their possession and
				complying with the following:
A.
			 Immediately after harvesting a Paddlefish 34 inches in length or greater and
			 before moving it, each fisherman must attach a temporary Paddlefish Possession
			 Tag to the dorsal fin; and
B. Each
			 fisherman must check each Paddlefish 34 inches in length or greater within 12
			 hours of harvest by contacting the Commission and following all tag
			 requirements furnished by the Commission before the season.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-022 - N1.01 Game Fish Daily Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Species
Statewide Daily Limit
Alligator Gar
1 Under 36 Inches
1 Over 36 Inches Annually with Tag
Black Basses
10 (including no more than 4 Smallmouth)
Bream (over 4 inches length)
50
Catfish (except Bullhead)
10
Crappie
30
Rock Bass
10
Paddlefish
2
Sauger
6
Saugeye
6
Shovelnose Sturgeon
No Limit
Striped Bass or Hybrid (Combination)
6
Trout
5 (including no more than 2 Brown, 2 Cutthroat, 2
						  Brook)
Walleye
6
White Bass
25
EXCEPTIONS:
A. The following bodies of water are
			 restricted as follows:
1.
Horseshoe Bend
			 Pool
(Strawberry River in Izard County) - 1/2 the daily limit for all
			 sportfish.
2.
Lake Poinsett
- All game fish except catfish must be released immediately, with a
			 catfish daily limit of 5. Effective January 1,2022, all game fish except bream
			 and catfish must be released immediately, with a bream daily limit of 25.
			 Crappie daily limit of 15 fish.
3.
Mercer Bayou
(Sulphur River WMA) -All game fish must be released
			 immediately.
4.
Lake
			 Monticello
- Game fish creel limit is o; all game fish caught must be
			 immediately returned to the water.
5.
Lake
Conway - No gamefish
			 daily limits.
6.
Lake
			 Wilhelmina
- No gamefish daily limits.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-023 - 28.01 Spearing Game Fish Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to take game fish with spearguns other than as
				specified below:
A. June 15-March 15
			 from sunrise to sunset in the following waters: Beaver, Blue Mountain, Bull
			 Shoals, Catherine, Conway, DeGray, DeQueen, Dierks, Erling, Gillham, Greers
			 Ferry, Greeson, Hamilton, Harris Brake, Millwood, Nimrod, Norfork, Ouachita,
			 and Table Rock lakes,and all impoundments created by the locks and dams on the
			 Arkansas River;
B. The taking of
			 black bass is prohibited in the following waters: Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork,
			 and Table Rock lakes;
C. The taking
			 of flathead catfish is prohibited March 15-July 15; and
D. The possession of spearguns in public
			 waters other than waters specified in this section is prohibited.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-024 - 29.01 - Bullfrog Season And Limit Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to:
A. Take or attempt to take bullfrogs other
			 than from noon June 1 - December 31; or
B. Take more than 18 bullfrogs in one day (a
			 24hour period from noon to noon) or to possess more than 36
			 bullfrogs.
EXCEPTION:
Holders of fish farmer permits,their
				regular employees, and persons in possession ofwritten permission from the
				permit holder(Code 29.04).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-026 - 30.01 Resident Commercial Fishing Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to purchase commercial tackle tags or to operate
				commercial tackle without a valid Resident Commercial Fishing Permit or Aquatic
				Turtle Harvester Permit.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. A person with a Resident Commercial
			 Fishing Helper's Permit and a valid Resident Fisheries Conservation License in
			 their immediate possession may operate the properly tagged tackle of the
			 permitted commercial fisher for whom they hold the permit. The holder of a
			 Resident Commercial Fishing Permit shall be fully responsible for the actions
			 of the person using the Resident Commercial Fishing Helper's Permit.
B. In compliance with Codes 03.07 and
			 03.08.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-027 - 30.02 Sale of Wild-Caught Aquatic Wildlife And Transaction Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to sell or attempt to sell Arkansas wild-caught
				commercial aquatic wildlife without a current Resident Commercial Fishing
				Permit or a Resident Commercial Fish Dealers Permit. A bill of sale or receipt
				of transfer with a Resident Commercial Fishing Permit number must accompany all
				sales to fish markets, processors, or retailers of Arkansas commercial fish or
				fish parts in each transaction. Bills of sale must be retained by the purchaser
				for a period of 12 months and made available for inspection by the
				Commission.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-029 - 30.08 Commercial Tackle Checking Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to fail to check and remove catch from trammel
				nets, gill nets, commercial trotlines, snaglines, throw lines, limb lines, set
				hooks, hoop nets, turtle nets, slat traps, fiddler nets, and all other
				commercial tackle at least once during each 48-hour period from sunrise April 1
				to sunrise November 1, in compliance with Codes 30.13 and 30.14.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-031 - 30.22 Transport of Commercial Fish in Water Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for persons operating commercial fishing tackle
				to transport harvested fish in water from the waterbody where captured.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-032 - 03.01 License And Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. 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.
B. It is unlawful to provide
			 hunting assistance without possession of a valid hunting license.
C. It 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 002.01.24-033 - 03.03 Resident Hunting License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful for a resident to hunt wildlife by any means in
				Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas hunting
				license as provided herein:
A. The
			 resident must have physical possession of a valid Private Land Alligator Tag,
			 Private Land Elk Tag, Resident Bear or Turkey Tag when hunting these
			 species.
B. Arkansas Residents (16
			 years of age and older) -
Small Game:
Resident Wildlife
			 Conservation License; Resident Sportsman's License;
Big Game:
Resident Wildlife Conservation License (permits residents to harvest one legal
			 deer during any deer season); Resident Sportsman's License;
Furbearer
			 (Hunting):
Any valid hunting license.
Furbearer (Trapping):
Any valid hunting license and a Resident Trappers Permit.
All
			 game:
Holders of the following licenses are entitled to hunt all game,
			 except if taking waterfowl an Arkansas Resident Waterfowl Stamp, Federal
			 Waterfowl Stamp, and Harvest Information Program (HIP) are required: Resident
			 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or 65 Plus Lifetime Combination
			 License); Resident 65 Plus Annual Hunting License (or Resident 65 Plus Annual
			 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); Resident
			 Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Hunting License; or Resident Disabled
			 Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License.
All game:
Holders
			 of the following license are entitled to hunt all game, including waterfowl
			 with a Federal Waterfowl Stamp and Harvest Information Program (HIP): Resident
			 Sportsman's Lifetime Combination License and Permit; Resident Natural State
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit; or Resident Disabled Military Veteran
			 Lifetime Combination License and Permit. Hunting assistance: Any valid hunting
			 license.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Residents hunting on a licensed game bird
			 shooting resort in compliance with regulations (Code 09.06).
B. In compliance with Code 04.04 and Addendum
			 B1.14.
PENALTY:
Class 1