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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-081 - A1.08-Bear Season And Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
A1.08
Bear Season And Limits
A.
ARCHERY/CROSSBOW
Zones 1 and 2: For 2022 season 7 days prior to the fourth
				Saturday in September, Beginning 2023 season 10 days prior to the Fourth
				Saturday in September through last day of November. (Zone 1 closes earlier if
				quota is reached).
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
B.
MUZZLELOADER
Zones 1 and 2: Third Saturday in October for 9 days. (Zone 1
				closes earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
C.
MODERN GUN
Zones 1 and 2: Second Saturday in November through last day in
				November. (Zone 1 closes earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 3 and 4: Second Saturday in December for 7 days (Zones
				close earlier if quota is reached).
Zone 5: Fourth Saturday in November for 9 days. (Zones close
				earlier if quota is reached).
Zone 5A: Third Saturday in November for 16 days. (Zones close
				earlier if quota is reached).
Zones 6 and 7: Closed.
D.
SPECIAL YOUTH MODERN GUN BEAR
			 HUNT
Zones 1 and 2: First Saturday in November for 2 days.
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
ZONE QUOTA
Zone 1 (including all WMAs in Zone 1 except Ed Gordon Point
				Remove, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, McIlroy Madison County, Scott
				Henderson Gulf Mountain): Archery season quota is not to exceed 400 bears.
				Muzzleloader season quota (only October season) is not to exceed 50 bears.
				Combined Modern Gun season quota is not to exceed 50 bears.
The Zone 1 quota is an additive quota not to exceed 500 bears
				for all combined seasons.
Zone 3: Quota 5 bears.
Zone 4: Quota 25 bears.
Zone 5: Quota 10 bears.
Zone 5A: Quota 5 bears.
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 5A: Hunters in these zones must comply
				with the terms and conditions outlined in the current Arkansas Hunting
				Guidebook.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Addendum
			 C1.02.
B. In compliance with
			 Chapter 09.00 and Code 11.01.
LIMIT:
Individual seasonal limit of 1 bear
				statewide.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-082 - A1.09-Elk Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
A1.09
Elk Season And Limits
Core Elk Management Zone
Public Land
Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4: First Monday in October for 5 days by
				permit only. (First Saturday and Sunday in October is youth only hunt).
Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4: Last Monday in October for 5 days by
				permit only. (Last Saturday and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October is
				youth only hunt).
Private Land
Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy
				Counties
:
First Monday in October for 5 days and last Monday in
				October for 5 days by permit only. (First Saturday and Sunday in October and
				last Saturday and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October is youth only
				hunt.)
Statewide Elk Management Zone
Statewide except Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Searcy
				counties: Elk season mirrors applicable deer season dates and methods.
ZONE QUOTA
Core Elk Management Zone
Public Land
Zone 1: 1 either-sex and 2 antlerless elk.
Zone 2: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Zone 3: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Zone 4: 2 either-sex and 4 antlerless elk.
Private Land
Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy Counties: 10 bulls
				and 25 antlerless elk. (First Saturday and Sunday in October and Last Saturday
				and Sunday prior to the last Monday in October youth hunt is antlerless
				only).
Statewide Elk Management Zone
No quota
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Chapter
				09.00.
LIMIT:
Individual seasonal limit of 1
				elk.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-083 - B1.08 - Duck, Coot and Merganser Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.08
Duck, Coot, And Merganser Season
			 And Limits
2022-2023 season:
*
1st segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Monday after Thanksgiving
*
2nd segment:
December 10 through December
				23
*
3rd segment:
December 26 through January
				31
Beginning 2023-2024 season:
*
1st segment:
the Saturday after Thanksgiving
				through the second Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
2nd segment:
December 9 through December
				23
*
3rd segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTION:
Ducks, coots, and mergansers may be
				taken during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04).
LIMITS:
Coot:
Daily limit 15, possession limit 45.
Ducks:
Daily limit 6. No more than four mallards
				(no more than 2 of which may be females), 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, 1 scaup, 3
				wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 black ducks, and 2 canvasbacks. Possession limit no
				more than 3 daily limits.
Mergansers:
Daily limit 5 (no more than 2 of which
				may be hooded mergansers). Possession limit no more than 3 daily
				limits.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-084 - B1.10 - Snow, Blue, and Ross's Goose Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.10
Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose
			 Season And Limits
2022-2023 season:
*
1st segment:
Last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 26 through January
				31
Beginning 2023-2024 season:
*
1st segment:
Last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
Saturday after Thanksgiving through
				the second Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 9 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with the Addendum
				B1.14.
LIMIT:
Daily limit 20, no possession
				limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-085 - B1.09 - White-Fronted Goose Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.09
White-Fronted Goose Season And
			 Limits
2022-2023 season:
*
1st segment:
Last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 26 through January
				31
Beginning 2023-2024 season:
*
1st segment:
Last Saturday in October for 14
				days
*
2nd segment:
Saturday after Thanksgiving through
				the second Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 9 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
LIMIT:
Daily limit 3, possession limit
				9.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-086 - B1.11 - Canada Goose Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.11
Canada Goose Season And
			 Limits
Canada Goose Statewide Season:
2022-2023 season:
*
1st segment:
September 1 through October 15
				annually
*
2nd segment:
Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 26 through January
				31
Beginning 2023-2024 season:
*
1st segment:
September 1 through October 15
				annually
*
2nd segment:
Saturday after Thanksgiving through
				the second Sunday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 9 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTION:
Holla Bend NWR is closed.
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession limit 6.
EXCEPTION:
The daily limit is 5 Canada geese from
				September 1 through October 15 annually, possession limit 15.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-087 - B1.13 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.13
Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting
			 Season And Limits
2022-2023 season:
1st Saturday in December and the 1st Saturday in February
				statewide.
Beginning 2024 season:
1st Saturday and Sunday in February.
LIMIT:
Same as statewide.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-088 - B1.14-Snow, Blue and Ross's Goose Conservation Order Season and Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.14
Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose
			 Conservation Order Season
And Limits
* The day after the last day of regular duck season through the
				Friday before the first Saturday in February
* The day after the special veteran/active military waterfowl
				hunt in February through April 25
LIMIT:
No limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-089 - B1.15-Veteran and Active Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt

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The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
B1.15
Veteran And Active Duty Military
			 Waterfowl Hunt
2022-2023 season:
1st Saturday in December and the 1st Saturday in February
				statewide.
Beginning 2024 season:
1st Sunday in February.
LIMIT:
Same as statewide.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-094 - C1.12 - Special Usage Restrictions on Certain WMAs and Lakes

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.12
Special Usage Restrictions on
			 Certain WMAs and Lakes
A.
Restrictions Common to Multiple Listed WMAs and Lakes:
1.
Common Restriction A:
i. From the Saturday before the first day of
			 the first segment of the regular duck season until the first day of the first
			 segment of regular duck season:
a. No boats
			 allowed all day.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-095 - C1.13 - Deer Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.13
Deer Permit Requirements on
			 Certain WMAs
A.
Buck and/or
			 Doe:
Bald Knob NWR (modern gun), Bell Slough (muzzleloader), Benson
			 Creek (firearms), Dale Bumpers White River NWR (firearms), Cache River NWR
			 (modern gun), Camp Robinson SUA, Camp Robinson WMA (firearms), Cypress Bayou
			 (firearms), Dave Donaldson Black River (muzzleloader), Dr. Lester Sitzes, III
			 Bois d'Arc (firearms), Ed Gordon Point Remove (firearms), Felsenthal NWR
			 (firearms), Fort Chaffee (firearms), Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer
			 Research Area both units (firearms), Galla Creek (modern gun), George H.
			 Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto (firearms), Harold E. Alexander Spring River (firearms),
			 Henry Gray Hurricane Lake (firearms), Hobbs SP-CA (firearms), Holla Bend NWR
			 (archery), Holland Bottoms (muzzleloader), J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA
			 (modern gun), McIlroy Madison County (firearms), Mike Freeze Wattensaw
			 (firearms), Pond Creek NWR (modern gun), Rex Hancock Black Swamp (firearms),
			 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie (archery), St. Francis National Forest (firearms),
			 Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain (firearms), Sheffield Nelson Dagmar (firearms),
			 Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (muzzleloader), Stone Prairie (muzzleloader), Trusten
			 Holder (muzzleloader), Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms (firearms), U of A
			 Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA (firearms), W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek
			 (muzzleloader), Wedington (modern gun) WMA, and Wapanocca NWR (modern
			 gun).
B.
Mobility-Impaired:
Bear Cat Hollow (modern gun), Dale Bumpers
			 White River NWR, Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit
			 (modern gun), Johnson County WRA on Dardanelle (modern gun), Greers Ferry Lake
			 (muzzleloader), Hobbs (modern gun), Lake Greeson (muzzleloader), Nimrod Lloyd
			 Millwood (modern gun), Merrisach Park on Trusten Holder (muzzleloader or
			 shotguns allowed), Pond Creek NWR (modern gun), Wedington (modern gun), and
			 White Rock (modern gun) WMA.
C.
Youth:
Camp Robinson SUA, Dale Bumpers White River NWR (modern
			 gun), Dave Donaldson Black River (modern gun), DeGray Lake (modern gun),
			 Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area, both units (modern gun),
			 Greers Ferry, Harold E. Alexander/Spring River, Holla Bend NWR (modern gun),
			 Hope Upland (modern gun), Rick Evans Grandview, and Stone Prairie
			 WMA.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-096 - C1.14 - Buck Deer Restrictions on Certain WMAs

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.14
Buck Deer Restrictions on Certain
			 WMAs
A. On Buck Island, Cut-Off Creek,
			 Dave Donaldson Black River, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Freddie Black Choctaw
			 Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit, George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto,
			 Henry Gray Hurricane Lake, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie, St. Francis National
			 Forest, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar, and Trusten Holder WMAs a buck must have:
1. Both antlers under 2 inches (button buck
			 included); or
2. An inside spread
			 of 15 inches or more in width; or
3. At least one main beam 18 inches or more
			 in length.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-097 - C1.16 - Turkey Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.16
Turkey Permit Requirements on
			 Certain WMAs
A.
Quota
:
			 Bell Slough, Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita, Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc,
			 Cache River NWR (north of I-40), Camp Robinson WMA, Cypress Bayou, Freddie
			 Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area (East Unit), Cut-Off Creek, Devil's
			 Eyebrow Natural Area, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Felsenthal NWR, Galla Creek,
			 Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Holla Bend
			 NWR, Holland Bottoms, Lafayette County, Longview Saline Natural Area, McIlroy
			 Madison County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw, Moro Big Pine Natural Area, Petit Jean
			 River, Pond Creek NWR, Rex Hancock Black Swamp, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake, Stone
			 Prairie, Sylamore, Trusten Holder, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA,
			 Warren Prairie, and W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMAs.
B.
Youth
: Big Lake WMA, Freddie
			 Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area (East Unit), CutOff Creek, Devil's
			 Eyebrow Natural Area, Felsenthal NWR, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Holla
			 Bend NWR, Holland Bottoms, Hope Upland, Lafayette County, McIlroy Madison
			 County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw, Moro Big Pine Natural Area, Overflow NWR, Pond
			 Creek NWR, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake, Stone
			 Prairie, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA, and W.E. Brewer Scatter
			 Creek WMAs.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-098 - C1.17 - Dove Permit Requirements on Certain WMAs

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.17
Dove Permit Requirements On
			 Certain WMAs
During the first two days of the first segment of dove season
				on Camp Robinson Special Use Area, Dave Donaldson Black River (Brookings
				field), Shirey Bay Rainey Brake, and Frog Bayou (Power line field)
				WMAs.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-100 - E1.12 CWD Management Zone

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
E1.12
CWD Management Zone
any
			 county where a wild or captive cervid has tested positive for chronic wasting
			 disease (CWD) and any county that encompasses any portion of a 10-mile radius
			 buffer around any CWD positive sample collection site that the Commission has
			 deemed high risk for CWD occurrence through the risk evaluation process set
			 forth in CWD Management Strategy Plan. Zone includes all lands within Ashley,
			 Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Independence, Jackson, Johnson,
			 Logan, Madison, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Sebastian,Van Buren, Washington,
			 and Yell counties. Where any other county or a portion thereof is within a
			 10-mile radius of a CWD positive sample collection site and deemed to be high
			 risk, the Director or his or her designee may add that entire county to the CWD
			 Management Zone upon notice to the public through posting an updated
			 description of the CWD Management Zone on the AGFC website, social media or
			 other means reasonably calculated to inform the public.
The CWD Management Zone is further divided into the following
				tiers:
A.
Tier 1 (Red)
			 Counties
: Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Searcy
			 counties.
B.
Tier 2 (Orange)
			 Counties
: Ashley, Benton, Bradley, Crawford, Franklin, Independence,
			 Jackson, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Pope, Randolph, Sebastian, Union, Van Buren,
			 Washington, and Yell counties, plus any county in the CWD Management Zone that
			 is not in the list of Tier 1 counties.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-101 - F1.01 - Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.01
Commercial Wildlife Hunting
			 Resort Requirements
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 002.01.22-102 - F1.02 Game Bird Shooting Resort Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.02
Game Bird Shooting Resort
			 Requirements
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 002.01.22-103 - F1.03 - Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.03
Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit
			 Requirements
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 002.01.22-104 - F1.04 - Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.04
Wildlife Importation Permit
			 Requirements
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 002.01.22-105 - F1.05-Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.05
Wildife Rehabilitation Permit
			 Requirements
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.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-108 - F1.08 - Venomous Reptile Possession Permit Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.08
Venomous Reptile Possession
			 Permit Requirements
A. Permit
			 Requirements: A Venomous Reptile Permit may be issued to applicants complying
			 with the following requirements:
1. The
			 applicant must be at least 18 years old and shall not have been convicted of,
			 or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, violating any federal,
			 state or municipal law governing captive wildlife, illegal appropriation or
			 commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to animals within 5 years of the
			 application date.
2. The applicant
			 shall provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the appropriate county
			 or municipal jurisdiction, stating that the applicant's possession of medically
			 significant venomous reptiles is in compliance with all local
			 ordinances.
3. The applicant shall
			 submit a written application (available from the Commission) for each facility
			 to be permitted
4. Other conditions
			 as set forth in the Venomous Reptile Possession Permit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-109 - F1.10 - Conservation Education Permit Requirements

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.10
Conservation Education Permit
			 Requirements
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 002.01.22-110 - F1.11-Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.11
Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog
			 Training Permit Requirements
A.
			 Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit applications must comply with the
			 following:
1. The applicant must be at least
			 18 years of age and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of
			 guilty or nolo contendere for violating any federal, state or municipal law
			 governing captive wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of
			 wildlife, or cruelty to animals within 5 years of the application
			 date.
2. The applicant shall be a
			 resident of Arkansas with a bona fide or actual residence within the
			 stat.
3. An application for the
			 permit shal be submitted on a form supplied by the Commission at least two
			 weeks prior to the desired start of training.
4. Permits are valid for 60 days from date of
			 issuance.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-111 - P1.01 - Endangered Species List - Animals

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
P1.01
Endangered Species List --
			 Animals
Classification Species/Listing
				Name
Amphibians
Hellbender, Ozark (
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
				bishopi
)
Birds
Black Rail (
Laterallus jamaicensis
)
Crane, whooping (
Grus americana
)
Plover, piping (
Charadrius melodus
)
Red Knot (
Calidnis canutus
)
Tern, least interior pop. (
Sterna
				antillarum
)
Woodpecker, ivory-billed entire (
Campephilus
				principalis
)
Woodpecker, red-cockaded (
Dryobates
				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
)
Classification Species/Listing
				Name
Pearlymussel, Curtis (
Epioblasma florentina
				curtisii
)
Pocketbook, fat (
Potamilus capax
)
Pocketbook, Ouachita rock (
Arkansia
				wheeleri
)
Pocketbook, speckled (
Lampsilis
				streckeri
)
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 002.01.22-117 - 02.03-Certain Waters Established as Zones

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02.00
Zone Regulations
02.01
Zone Regulation
			 Requirements
It is unlawful to hunt or possess wildlife in the zones
				described herein without complying with regulations established for said zones
				(Addendum E1.00).
PENALTY:
Class 1
02.02
Wildlife Management Areas
			 Established As Zones
A. If the
			 Commission, upon proper and thorough investigation, shall determine that
			 intensified game management through the increased production of food, more
			 rigid enforcement, restocking or other methods are needed in an area for the
			 increased production of wildlife; the Commission may set aside and define
			 specific areas on lands controlled by the Commission and suitable markers shall
			 be put up by the Commission in such places as shall be determined, defining and
			 identifying the areas as a wildlife management area or a wildlife demonstration
			 area (referred to as WMA, WDA, SP-CA or, NWR).
B. Each WMA (Code 01.00-C) is a separate zone
			 for which the Commission may establish and apply hunting regulations. All
			 seasons/limits and regulations are the same as the surrounding zone unless
			 otherwise specified. All private lands (including any combinations of lands
			 separately owned, and regardless of whether such lands touch a road, creek,
			 stream, river, lake, or other waterbody) that are completely surrounded by WMA
			 lands (except National Wildlife Refuges) shall be considered as inholdings.
			 Such inholdings shall be subject to the same regulations pertaining to hunting
			 season dates, hunting hours, bag limits, and hunting permits as the surrounding
			 WMA.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Private lands that are completely
			 surrounded by NWR lands shall be subject to the same state regulations
			 pertaining to hunting season dates, hunting hours, bag limits, and hunting
			 permits as the surrounding or nearest adjacent state management zone, plus any
			 federal regulations pertaining to NWR inholdings.
B. Private lands that are completely
			 surrounded by a WMA that are located within the 5 county (Boone, Carroll,
			 Madison, Newton, and Searcy Counties) Elk Management Assistance Program private
			 land elk zone shall be subject to the elk hunting season dates, bag limits and
			 hunting permits as the surrounding or nearest adjacent state management zone
			 that allows elk hunting.
C. Private
			 lands that are completely surrounded by Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
			 lands shall be subject to the same state regulations pertaining to hunting
			 season dates, hunting hours, bag limits, and hunting permits as the surrounding
			 or nearest adjacent state management zone, plus any federal regulations
			 pertaining to ANHC inholdings.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-118 - 05.24 - Wildlife Records Requirements for Commercial Facilities and Taxidermists Receiving, Processing or Storing Wildlife

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
05.24
Wildlife Records Requirements For
			 Deer Camps, Commercial Facilities And Taxidermists Receiving, Processing Or
			 Storing Wildlife
NEW TITLE: Wildlife Records Requirements for Commercial
				Facilities and Taxidermists Receiving, Processing or Storing Wildlife
It is unlawful for any commercial butcher, commercial
				slaughterhouse, commercial meat processor, commercial cold storage facility, or
				taxidermist to receive, process, store, or possess any wildlife or parts of
				wildlife without maintaining legible records with name, address, number,
				species, date harvested, game check number (as applies to big game), and
				hunting license or AGFC customer identification number of person transferring
				game (Code 05.22). Each record shall be maintained for one year from the date
				wildlife is harvested and made available for inspection upon request by a
				Commission employee.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Migratory bird preservation facilities
			 meeting those standards as defined in 50 CFR 20, Subparts B and I.
B. Aquatic wildlife.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-120 - NL01 Game Fish Daily Limits

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
N1.01
Game Fish Daily Limits
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.
3.
Mercer Bayou
(Sulphur River WMA) - All game fish must be released immediately.
4.
Big Lake NWR
- EXEMPT FROM
			 ALL GAME FISH DAILY LIMITS. Pursuant to Emergency Minute Order adopted on June
			 30, 2022, there are no game fish daily limits for Big Lake NWR during the
			 draining of the lake. This emergency action temporarily suspending enforcement
			 of game fish limits shall be in effect for a period of ninety-two (92) days,
			 beginning on July 1, 2022 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2022, so
			 that the public may harvest all fish prior to their loss due to water drainage
			 and hot temperatures. Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on October 1, 2022, the original
			 regulations for game fish limits for Big Lake shall be fully in effect and
			 enforceable.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-121 - 06.04 - Archery Tackle Restrictions

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
06.04
Archery Tackle
			 Restrictions
A. Archery equipment is
			 limited to the following:
1. Compound bows,
			 longbow and recurve bows with a draw weight of 35 pounds or more.
2. Crossbows with a functional mechanical
			 safety device and a draw weight of 125 pounds or more.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-123 - 19.04 - Camping Restrictions

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
19.04
Camping Restrictions
It is unlawful on Commission-owned or controlled property
				to:
A. Camp or use any campsite more
			 than 14 consecutive days;
B. Allow
			 a camp to remain unoccupied for more than 48 consecutive hours;
C. Camp in areas other than designated
			 camping areas;
D. Cause any
			 disturbance after 10 p.m.;
E. Camp
			 or use any campsite for more than 30 days total during acalendar
			 year;
F. Camp on Commission-owned
			 property without a valid camping permit or a valid hunting or fishing license
			 for each individual 16 years of age or older permit is available online only
			 and must be present for inspection at the campsite;
G. Camp during a permit hunt without first
			 obtaining a permit for the hunt;
H.
			 Campsites not to exceed 25 persons without a Special Use Permit from the area
			 manager which must be applied for 30 days prior to the activity, Groups of 50
			 or more must have the Wildlife Division Chief Approval with a 60 day
			 notice.
I. Camp at Camp Robinson
			 SUA headquarters campsite without first obtaining a Camping Permit. Permit is
			 available online only and must be available at the campsite;
J. Camp on Poison Springs WMA without a
			 permit from the Arkansas Dept. of Agriculture Division of Forestry;
K. Camp on U of A Pine Tree Experimental
			 Station WDA;
L. Camp on USDA Forest
			 Service Cooperative WMAs without complying with applicable Forest Service
			 Regulations; or
M. Camp on Jack
			 Mountain without a permit from the Ross Foundation.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. RESERVED.
B. RESERVED.
C. RESERVED.
D. Camping is restricted to 7 consecutive
			 days per month in any of the Headquarters Campsite on Camp Robinson SUA, unless
			 the campsite is reserved for a special event. Special event participants may
			 camp for the term of the event, even if it is longer than 7 consecutive
			 days.
E. Camping on Maumelle River
			 WMA is allowed in designated areas only.
F. When camping with a WMA permit
			 holder.
G. Gene Rush during Elk
			 permit hunts.
PENALTY:
Class 1