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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.21-024 - A1.02 Wild Turkey Season and Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
As of February 1, 2022
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
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				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed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.
A1.02
Wild Turkey Season and
			 Limits
No more than 1 legal turkey may be taken per day, no more than
				1 legal turkey may be taken during the first 7 days of the season, no more than
				1 legal turkey may be taken during the youth turkey hunt, and no more than 2
				legal turkeys may be taken in any combination of turkey zones. No jakes
				(sub-adult male turkeys) may be taken, except youth hunters may harvest 1
				jake.
WILD TURKEY FIREARMS AND ARCHERY/CROSSBOW
				SEASONS:
Zone 2: Third Monday in April for 21 days.
Zone 1: Third Monday in April for 9 days.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with WMA Addendum
			 C1.04.
B. In compliance with Code
			 11.03.
SPECIAL YOUTH TURKEY SEASON:
Zones 1 and 2: Saturday and Sunday prior to second Monday of
				April.
LIMIT:
Zone 1:
1 adult gobbler.
Zone 2:
2 adult gobblers.
Special Youth Turkey Season: 1 legal turkey. Youth hunter may
				only take 1 jake.
Firearms and Archery/Crossbow: Statewide seasonal limit of 2
				legal gobblers. Youth hunters may take only 1 jake, and no more than the
				statewide season limit in combination during the youth hunt and wild turkey
				firearms and archery/crossbow seasons (Addenda A1.02, C1.04).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-003 - 03.02 Fishing License Requirements

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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; Lifetime Resident Combination Sportsman's 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; Non-Resident 3-Day Trip Fishing License or
			 Nonresident 14-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 002.01.22-004 - 19.20 Possession of Certain Aquatic Plants Prohibited

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It is unlawful to possess on properties owned, managed, or
				controlled by the Commission any plants of the following species: Alligatorweed
				(
Althernanthera philoxeroides),
Brazilian Waterweed
				(
Egeria densa),
Common Reed (
Phragmites
				australis),
Crested Floating Heart
(Nymphoides
				cristata),
Cuban Bulrush (
Oxycaryum cubense)
, Curly
				Pondweed (
Potamogeton crispus),
Didymo (
Didymosphenia
				geminata),
Duck Lettuce (
Ottelia alismoides),
Eurasian Watermilfoil (
Myriophyllum spicatum),
Giant Lyngbya
				(
Lyngbya wollei),
Giant Salvinia (
Salvinia
				molesta),
Hydrilla (
Hydrilla verticillata),
Parrot
				Feather (
Myriophyllum aquaticum),
Purple Loosestrife
				(
Lythrum salicaria),
Roundleaf Toothcup (
Rotala
				rotundifolia)
, Uruguayan Waterprimrose (
Ludwigia
				hexapetala),
Water Hyacinth (
Eichhornia crassipes),
Water Lettuce (
Pistis stratiotes),
or Yellow Floating Heart
				(
Nymphoides pelata)
.
EXCEPTIONS
: The following may possess one or more
				of these aquatic plant species pursuant to written approval issued by the Chief
				of Fisheries:
1) Businesses or
			 individuals under contract with the Commission for mechanical removal of such
			 plants; and
2) Persons conducting
			 bona fide research on such aquatic plants.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-005 - 26.13 Certain Exotic Species Prohibited

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It is unlawful to import, transport, or possess prohibited
				species (Addendum J1.01 and J1.03). These species may be possessed for public
				educational display purposes with written approval from the Chief of Fisheries
				and in compliance with AGFC Codes 35.11, 35.12, 35.13, and Addendum Chapter
				I1.00.
Northern Snakehead (
Channa argus)
, White Perch
				(
Morone americana),
and Yellow Perch (
Perca
				flavescens),
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 002.01.22-007 - 26.18 Sale, Possession, And Use Of Certain Bait Restricted

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A. It is unlawful
			 to sell as bait, possess while fishing, or use as bait live aquatic animals
			 other than insects, freshwater shrimp, worms and baitfish as defined in Code
			 1.00-C.
B. It also is unlawful to
			 use as bait game fish (dead or alive) or their parts.
EXCEPTIONS
1) Bream
			 caught by hook and line and bream 4 inches and under (as defined in Code
			 1.00-C)may be used as bait.
2)
			 Commercially prepared (i.e., cured) trout or salmon eggs may be used as bait if
			 retained in the original commercial package or container.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-008 - 26.25 Family And Community Fishing Program Restrictions

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A. FAMILY FISHING
			 PROGRAM WATERS:
1. Chicot County - Lake
			 Village Community Fishing Pond
2.
			 Clay County - Mom's Lake
3.
			 Columbia County - Armory Pond
4.
			 Craighead County - Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing Pond
5. Drew County - Monticello High School
			 Pond
6. Fulton County - Salem City
			 Lake
7. Hempstead County - Mike and
			 Janet Huckabee Youth Fishing Pond
8. Lawrence County - Walnut Ridge City
			 Lake
9. Union County - Mattocks
			 Park Lake
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-009 - 26.30 Possession of Certain Live Carp Prohibited

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It is illegal to possess live Silver Carp
				(
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
), Bighead Carp
				(
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
), or Black Carp
				(
Mylopharyngodon piceus
). If caught, these fish must be
				euthanized immediately.
EXCEPTION: Persons possessing a valid Conditional Species
				Possession Permit or an Unlisted Aquaculture Species Permit for one or more of
				these species may possess such species alive.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-010 - 30.01 Resident Commercial Fishing Permit Requirements

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It is unlawful to purchase commercial tackle tags or to operate
				commercial tackle without a valid Resident Commercial Fishing Permit and
				Sportfishing License (CFS) or Aquatic Turtle Harvester Permit.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Youths or individuals 65 years of age or
			 older are required to purchase a Junior/Senior Commercial Fishing Permit
			 instead of a Resident Commercial Fishing Permit and Resident Fisheries
			 Conservation License.
B. 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 and a Resident
			 Fisheries Conservation License shall be fully responsible for the actions of
			 the person using the Resident Commercial Fishing Helper's Permit.
C. 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 002.01.22-012 - 30.14 Possession And Use Of Fiddler-Size Hoop Nets And Slat-Type Fish Traps Restricted To Certain Public Waters

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It is unlawful to use or possess fiddler-size hoop nets or
				slat-type fish traps in any waters of the state other than those specified
				below, including all lakes, bays or other bodies of water, other than tributary
				streams, connected to waters as specified below, when accessible by boat, from
				the main channel except as limited by Addendum Chapter H1.00, and in accordance
				with landowner permission Code 05.35:
A. Arkansas River, including all
			 impoundments, from its mouth to the Oklahoma state line. Fiddler-size hoop nets
			 are prohibited in the Arkansas River from the Arkansas Highway 7 Bridge in Yell
			 County to the Oklahoma state line.
B. L'Anguille River from its mouth to the
			 point of origin.
C. Little River
			 from its mouth to the Corps of Engineers boat ramp on the west side of Little
			 River below Millwood Dam.
D. Little
			 River upstream of Patterson Shoals boat ramp to the Oklahoma state line slat
			 traps may be fished year-round.
E.
			 All waters of the Mississippi River bounding Arkansas.
F. Red River from the Louisiana state line to
			 the Oklahoma state line.
G. St.
			 Francis River from its mouth to the Missouri state line in Clay
			 County.
H. St. Francis Floodway
			 Diversion Ditch from its mouth upstream to U.S. Highway 63 in Poinsett
			 County.
I. Bay Ditch (Cross,
			 Poinsett, and Craighead counties) from its mouthupstream to U.S. Highway 63 in
			 Craighead County.
J. Old Town Lake
			 in Phillips County: slat traps only. Fiddler-size hoop nets are
			 prohibited.
K. White River from its
			 mouth to the Interstate 40 Bridge: slat traps only. Fiddler-size hoop nets are
			 prohibited.
L. Cypress Bayou
			 (Whiskey Chute) in Phillips County (slat traps only).
M. Sulphur River from its mouth to the Texas
			 state line.
N. Boeuf River from the
			 Louisiana state line to the point of origin.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-013 - 32.04 Baitfish Tackle Restrictions

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It is unlawful to use tackle for taking or attempting to take
				baitfish from waters of the state other than as specified below. Only baitfish
				may be retained for bait, and all other species of fish must be immediately
				returned to the waters where taken. The tackle allowed for taking baitfish is
				as follows:
A. Seines not in excess of
			 50 feet long and 4 feet in depth with square mesh of 1/4 inch.
B. Square traps or lifts not exceeding 6 feet
			 by 6 feet by 3 feet in depth, and round traps not exceeding 3 feet in diameter
			 and 6 feet long with up to 3/4 inch wire or mesh and throat size of 2 inches
			 square.
C. Throw nets and casting
			 nets with square mesh not larger than 1 inch, or shad trawl nets with square
			 mesh not larger than 1 inch.
D.
			 Plastic or wire mesh minnow traps not in excess of 1 gallon capacity with
			 throat size of not more than 1.5 inches.
E. Hand-operated dip nets or lifts with up to
			 1 inch square bar mesh used to take legal baitfish for personal use while in
			 the act of sport fishing day or night.
A person using tackle defined in 32.04(B) or 32.04(D) must
				clearly label the tackle in a durable manner with the person's name and
				address, driver's license number, AGFC customer identification number, or
				current vehicle license plate number.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-014 - 34.01 Aquatic Turtle Permit Requirements

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34.01 Aquatic Turtle Permit Requirements
A. It is unlawful for a nonresident to
			 harvest any aquatic turtles.
B. It
			 is unlawful for a resident/business to:
1)
			 import for commercial propagation or sale of aquatic turtle species native to
			 the state; or
2) operate tackle,
			 harvest, propagate, purchase or sell any wild-caught aquatic turtles for
			 commercial purposes without the following permits:
1. An Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit and a
			 Resident Fisheries Conservation License are required to harvest and sell wild
			 aquatic turtles.
2. An Aquatic
			 Turtle Harvest Helper Permit is required to assist in the harvest or to operate
			 the properly tagged tackle of a licensed aquatic turtle harvester. Helpers must
			 possess a Resident Fisheries Conservation License.
3. An Aquatic Turtle Farmer/Dealer Permit
			 (see Addendum J1.02 for Approved Species for Commercial Culture of Aquatic
			 Turtles) is required to engage in the:
1)
			 importation of aquatic turtle species native to the state for commercial
			 propagation or sale; or
2) the
			 harvest, propagation, purchase, sale or export of wild-caught or propagated
			 aquatic turtles. A Wildlife Importation Permit (Code 09.10) is required for the
			 importation of aquatic turtle species native to the state for commercial
			 propagation or sale.
4.
			 An Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer Permit is required to possess, buy,
			 sell or offer to sell alligator snapping turtles or their eggs. Alligator
			 snapping turtles longer than 5 inches curved carapace length may not be sold,
			 bartered, traded, or transferred without written approval of the Commission. An
			 affidavit form provided by the Commission specifying the transaction type
			 (transfer or sale), party type (individual or business), and number of turtles,
			 shall be submitted to the Commission.
5. All sales of wild-caught aquatic turtles
			 must comply with the transaction and reporting requirements of Code
			 34.07.
6. A Wildlife Importation
			 Permit (Code 09.10) is required for the importation of aquatic turtle species
			 native to the state for commercial propagation or sale.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Fish farmer permittees may depredate or
			 relocate aquatic turtles impacting commercial aquaculture production without a
			 permit. The harvest and sale of aquatic turtles from aquaculture facilities
			 requires the possession of a valid Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit.
B. Fish markets selling only dressed turtles
			 for human consumption in Arkansas are not required to have an Aquatic Turtle
			 Dealer Permit.
C. Non-resident
			 Fisheries Conservation License holders may take aquatic turtles in compliance
			 with Code 34.12.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-015 - 35.09 Possession, Rearing, Propagation, Or Sale Of Conditional And Unlisted Aquaculture Species Prohibited

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It is unlawful for fish farmers, fish dealers, or independent
				live haulers to possess, rear, transport, or sell aquaculture species/eggs not
				listed on the Approved Aquatic Species List (Addendum Chapter J1.00) without a
				Conditional Species Possession Permit or an Unlisted Species Possession Permit
				from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chief of Fisheries. See Addendum
				J1.01 for species, permitting process, and reporting requirements; Addendum
				Chapters I1.00 and V1.00 for aquaculture species health requirements.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Resident fish farmers, state and federal
			 culture facilities, and research/educational/public aquaria facilities,
			 possessing a valid Conditional and/or Unlisted Species Permit may propagate
			 those species.
B. If not otherwise
			 prohibited, a properly permitted fish farmer may sell native crayfish that
			 naturally colonize in their aquaculture facilities and must list as a species
			 on a resident fish farm permit.
C.
			 Marine and tropical fish commonly distributed in the aquarium trade may be sold
			 without special permit, as long as they are held only in closed systems and not
			 otherwise prohibited. Any live release of these species is unlawful.
D. Fish Farmer permittees may depredate or
			 relocate aquatic turtles impacting commercial fish production from their
			 facility without an additional permit but may not sell or offer for sale those
			 aquatic turtles from their aquaculture facilities unless they possess a valid
			 Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit in compliance with Code Chapter
			 34.00.
E. Accidental inclusion of aquatic species
			 native to Arkansas, comprising 5% or less (by number) of an otherwise legal
			 shipment of live aquaculture organisms, will be exempt from prosecution
			 provided the included species are not otherwise prohibited.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-016 - 39.00 Crayfish Regulations

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39.00
			 Crayfish Regulations
39.01
Crayfish Harvest Restricted
It is unlawful for a person to:
A. Harvest crayfish (crawdads, mudbugs,
			 crawfish) without a valid fishing license as required in Code 3.02;
B. Fish more than 10 crayfish traps
			 simultaneously;
C. Fail to check
			 crayfish trap(s) and remove any catch within 24 hours of setting
			 trap(s);
D. Fail to remove crayfish
			 trap(s) when no longer in use for fishing (not baited for more than 24
			 hours);
E. Sell Arkansas
			 wild-caught crayfish;
F. Retain any
			 species taken with crayfish tackle other than crayfish and baitfish. All other
			 species must be immediately returned to the waters where taken; or
G. Move crayfish unless in compliance with
			 Code 26.27.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-019 - J1.02 Approved Species For Commercial Culture Of Aquatic Turtles And Alligators

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Turtles:
The aquatic turtle species listed below are native to Arkansas
				and may be cultured by those who obtain a Commercial Aquatic Turtle
				Farmer/Dealer Permitfrom the Commission (see Code Chapter
				34.00) .
Family Chelydridae
Chelydra serpentina
(Common snapping
				turtle)
Family Emydidae
Chrysemys dorsalis
(Southern painted
				turtle)
Graptemys geographica
(Common map
				turtle)
Graptemys ouachitensis
(Ouachita map
				turtle)
Graptemys kohnii
(Mississippi map
				turtle)
Pseudemys concinna
(River cooter)
Trachemys
scripta
(Redeared slider)
Family Kinosternidae
Kinosternon subrubrum
(Mississippi mud
				turtle)
Sternotherus oderatus
(Common musk
				turtle)
Family Trionychidae
Apolone spinifera
(Spiny softshell)
Apolone mutica
(Midland smooth
				softshell)
Other Species Covered Under Separate
				Permits:
The following species are governed by separate code and have
				their ownpermit requirements.
Family Alligatoridae
Alligator mississippiensis
(American
				alligator) - Alligator Farmer Permitrequired (see Code Chapter
				33.00)
Family Chelydridae
Macroclemys temminckii
(Alligator snapping
				turtle) - AST Farmer/DealerPermit required (see Code Chapter
				34.00)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-021 - N1.01 Game Fish Daily Limits

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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
- Game fish
			 creel limit is 0; all game fish caught must be immediately returned to the
			 water.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-022 - N1.02 Length and Protected Length Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers

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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 Austell (Cross County), 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.
			 Highway82 (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); Lake Greenlee 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 1of 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 002.01.22-024 - 03.03-Resident Hunting License 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.
03.03
Resident Hunting License
			 Requirements
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.
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): Lifetime Resident
			 Combination Sportsman's 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 002.01.22-025 - 03.04-Nonresident Hunting License Requirements

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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.
03.04
Nonresident Hunting License
			 Requirements
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 alligator, deer, turkey, bear or
			 elk, the hunter must have physical possession of a valid Arkansas hunting
			 license.
B. Nonresidents hunting
			 small game only (excluding deer, elk, turkey and bear). Requirements:
			 Nonresident Annual Small Game License, or Nonresident 5-Day Small Game License
			 for a period of said license, and Nonresident Trapper Permit if trapping
			 furbearers. Small game may also be taken on the Nonresident All Game Licenses.
			 If hunting waterfowl, an Arkansas Nonresident Waterfowl Stamp, Federal
			 Waterfowl Stamp and Harvest Information Program. (HIP) are required.
C. Nonresidents hunting deer and/or wild
			 turkey. Requirements: Nonresident Annual All Game License (provides holder all
			 applicable tags for deer, bear and turkey); Nonresident 1-Day All Game License
			 (provides holder 1 game tag); Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License (provides
			 holder 2 game tags); or a Nonresident 5-Day All Game License (provides holder 3
			 game tags) and a Nonresident Trapper Permit if trapping furbearers.
D. Nonresidents hunting bear, elk, or
			 alligator. Requirements: Nonresident Annual All Game License.
E. Nonresidents are ineligible to obtain
			 public land permits through the permit draw process for hunting elk or
			 alligators.
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 002.01.22-026 - 03.18 Guiding While Intoxicated or Under the Influence Prohibited

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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.
03.18
Guiding While Intoxicated Or
			 Under The Influence Prohibited
It is unlawful for a holder of any Arkansas guide license to be
				guiding another person while the licensed guide is intoxicated or under the
				influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana.
PENALTY:
Class 3; Suspension of guide and
				hunting/fishing licenses as set forth in Codes 01.00-L,
				01.00-K.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-027 - 05.04 - Selling Wildlife Restrictions

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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.
05.04
Selling Wildlife
			 Restrictions
It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or
				trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken during
			 a furbearer season may be sold by persons with valid hunting or fur dealer
			 licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts and carcasses must be in compliance with
			 Code 17.07.
B. In compliance with
			 Chapter 09.00 or Codes 26.18, 29.03, 30.01, 31.01, 32.02, 34.01, 35.01, and
			 Addendum F1.07.
C. Legally taken
			 squirrel tails and pelts, rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers or clean
			 skulls, elk antlers or clean skulls, deer hides, elk hides, bear skulls, claws,
			 or bear hides and feathers not protected by federal regulation 50 CFR
			 20.
D. Red fox, gray fox and coyote
			 legally trapped in Arkansas may be sold by a person possessing a hunting
			 license and trapping permit and Live Fox and Coyote Permit (Code
			 09.16).
E. Commission-approved
			 nonprofit organizations with a valid tax identification number may pay for the
			 processing of game and donate the meat to needy individuals.
F. Alligator hide, meat and parts from
			 legally harvested alligators (Codes 05.01,12.02, 12.03, and Addenda A1.10,
			 C1.03) may be sold or donated in state when accompanied by documentation
			 verifying origin and description of transferred parts. An individual alligator
			 hide legally harvested and with an attached U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
			 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species tag may be sold outside
			 the state. Alligator meat or parts may also be sold or transferred out of state
			 with documentation accompanying each part of the legal CITES assignment from
			 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
G. Certain game birds (i.e. migratory birds)
			 are subject to federal regulation 50 CFR. Otherwise mounted or tanned wildlife
			 may be bought or sold when accompanied by a bill of sale. The bill of sale will
			 state the purchase date, number and description of item and full name and
			 address of the previous owner. This bill of sale will be made available to a
			 Wildlife Officer upon request for a period of 1 year from the date of
			 sale/purchase.
PENALTIES:
Class 4
Class 5: Where violation involves wildlife taken out of season
				or over the bag limit, or capturing native wildlife; or where aggregate value
				of wildlife equals $200 or more.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-028 - 05.08 - Prohibited Methods for Hunting Wildlife

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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.
05.08
Prohibited Methods For Hunting
			 Wildlife
It is unlawful to hunt, take, or attempt to take wildlife by
				use of computer-assisted hunting, radio tracking electronic equipment, blow
				guns, dart guns, deadfalls, drugs, poisons, chemicals, explosives, or any
				device designed to take wildlife by the activation of a trip wire, electronic
				actions of a switch or other means that do not require the attendance of an
				individual to activate the device.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Rodenticides or traps may be used to
			 control mice and rats.
B. In
			 compliance with Codes 09.15,17.01,26.21 and Addendum. F1.07.
C. Use of radio tracking electronic equipment
			 permitted for the purpose of retrieving hunting dogs.
D. Live-cage traps that use a trap door,
			 slide gate, or similar mechanism. and are capable of capturing large,
			 non-target wildlife (Examples: deer, elk, bear, turkeys, etc.) larger than
			 25,000 cubic inches in size may be used for the capture of nuisance animals so
			 long as the trap design has a minimum of 75% of the roof open to allow escape
			 of non-target wildlife. These traps must be checked at least once every 24
			 hours. Smaller live-cage traps may be used in accordance with Code Chapter
			 17.00.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-029 - 05.10 Depredation Permit Requirement

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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.
05.10
Depredation Permit
			 Requirement
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any game or
				furbearing animal damaging crops or personal property without obtaining a
				Depredation Permit, along with a valid hunting license, and complying with the
				terms and provisions of the permit. Non-game wildlife, excluding bats,
				migratory birds and endangered species, which pose a reasonable threat to
				persons or property, may be taken during daylight hours with firearms, or
				trapped (Code 17.01), without a Depredation Permit (Addendum. G1.01).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Nuisance wildlife may be taken by legal
			 methods during any open season on the species committing damage and in
			 accordance with applicable bag limits.
B. Property owners or their designees may use
			 live traps for removal of nuisance wildlife, other than bear or alligator. Live
			 trapping conducted in incorporated towns or cities must be in accordance with
			 their local ordinances or statutes. Live captured nuisance wildlife must be
			 released unharmed on private land with landowner permission in the county of
			 capture or adjacent to the county of capture outside the municipalities'
			 boundaries within 24 hours.
C.
			 Nuisance beaver, muskrat, nutria, coyote, raccoon, opossum, squirrel, and
			 striped skunk may be taken year-round, using firearms during daylight hours
			 (Code 06.07) only by landowners or their designees, in any number, on private
			 property where damage is being committed, or may be trapped and destroyed (Code
			 17.01).
D. House Sparrows, European
			 Starlings, and Rock Doves may be taken at any time in accordance with Code
			 14.01.
E. Red-Winged Blackbird,
			 Common Grackle, Brewers Blackbird, Great-tail Grackle, Brown-Headed Cowbird,
			 American Crow and Fish Crows damaging agricultural crops or personal property
			 may be taken in accordance with both
			 50 CFR
			 21.50 and Code 14.01.
F. Nuisance migratory birds taken in
			 compliance with a permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or in
			 compliance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations.
G. Bats that have bitten or otherwise
			 potentially exposed a human, pet or livestock to rabies may be killed provided
			 that they are submitted to the Arkansas Department of Health for rabies
			 testing.
H. Individuals that
			 possess a Predator Control Permit are not required to obtain a Depredation
			 Permit to take bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, raccoon, red fox, or striped
			 skunk on private land outside the limits of incorporated municipalities.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-030 - 05.11 - Hunting Prohibited In State and National Parks

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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.
05.11
Hunting Prohibited In State And
			 National Parks
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife or possess any killing device
				in any state or national park in Arkansas.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Buffalo National River WMA during an open
			 season.
B. During specified hunting
			 seasons and in designated hunting areas on Hobbs State Park Conservation
			 Area.
C. Shooting ranges on Hobbs
			 State Park-Conservation Area and Ozark Folk Center, in compliance with rules
			 posted at each location.
D. In
			 accordance with an approved management plan of a state or federally-owned
			 property participating in the Deer Management Assistance Program or other plan
			 approved by the Chief of Wildlife Management.
E. In compliance with Code 05.19.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-033 - 05.20-Hunter Orange/Safety Green Clothing Requirements

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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.
05.20
Hunter Orange/Safety Green
			 Clothing Requirements
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, or to accompany or assist
				anyone in hunting wildlife, in zones open to firearm, deer, bear or elk seasons
				without:
A. Wearing an outer garment,
			 above the waistline, of daylight fluorescent blaze orange (hunter orange) or
			 fluorescent chartreuse (hunter safety green) totaling at least 400 square
			 inches, and a hunter orange or hunter safety green hat must be worn on the head
			 and visible.
B. Displaying
			 fluorescent blaze orange (hunter orange) or fluorescent chartreuse (hunter
			 safety green) totaling at least 144 square inches on each visible side and a
			 minimum of 3 feet above the ground on each side of a portable, pop-up type
			 ground blinds used on public land.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. While migratory bird hunting.
B. While hunting raccoon, opossum or bobcat
			 at night.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-034 - 05.25 - Littering Prohibited

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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.
05.25
Littering Prohibited
A. It is unlawful to drop, discard or
			 otherwise dispose of litter on any property owned, leased or managed by the
			 Commission, or into any body of waters of the state including any waters owned,
			 leased, or managed by the Commission.
B. It is unlawful to discard any game animal
			 carcass within 50 yards of any public recreation area, centerline of any public
			 road, or any waters of the state.
C. It is unlawful to discard any game animal
			 carcass onto the property of another without permission.
PENALTIES:
Class 1
Class 3: Littering involving hazardous material, household
				appliances, electronics, tires, large amounts of any garbage, game carcasses,
				or bags of trash in an amount exceeding 10 pounds or 15 cubic
				feet.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-035 - 05.28-Predator Control Permit Requirements

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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.
05.28
Predator Control Permit
			 Requirement
The Commission has established an optional Predator Control
				Permit to aid in the management of private land. It shall be unlawful for
				Predator Control Permit holders to take bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum,
				raccoon, red fox, or striped skunk except in compliance with the following
				requirements:
A. Predator Control
			 Permits may be issued to applicants complying with the following requirements:
1. Applicants must be 16 years or older and
			 possess a valid hunting license.
2.
			 If trapping, resident applicants must possess a Resident Trapper Permit and
			 non-residents applicants must possess a Non-resident Trapper Permit.
3. Persons having their hunting/trapping
			 privileges revoked are not eligible for a Predator Control Permit.
4. Applicant must be the owner, immediate
			 family of owner, lessee or have written permission from landowner or lessee of
			 the land upon which the permit will be used.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-036 - 05.32 - Aiding, Accompanying or Abetting Prohibited

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Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
05.32
Aiding, Accompanying Or Abetting
			 Prohibited
NEW TITLE: Aiding Or Abetting Prohibited
It is unlawful to aid, abet, counsel, induce, or procure
				another to commit a violation of Arkansas Game and Fish Regulations.
PENALTIES:
Same class as the underlying violation, but a minimum of Class
				2 where the unlawful actions were performed by a guide license holder while
				guiding.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-037 - 6.01 - Certain Killing Devices and Ammunition Prohibited for Hunting Rabbit and Squirrel

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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.
06.01
Certain Killing Devices And
			 Ammunition Prohibited For Hunting Rabbit And Squirrel
NEW TITLE: Certain Killing Devices and Ammunition Prohibited
				for Hunting Crow, Rabbit, and Squirrel It is unlawful to hunt crow, rabbit, or
				squirrel by use of:
A. Rifled slugs or
			 shot larger than No. T shot;
B.
			 Rifles or pistols larger than .22 caliber rimfire;
C. Muzzleloading firearms larger than .40
			 caliber; or
D. Traps.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Rabbit and squirrel may be taken with
			 muzzleloading firearms larger than .40 caliber during open muzzleloader bear
			 and deer seasons.
B.
			 RESERVED.
C. Rabbits may be taken
			 during open rabbit season with box traps having interior dimensions not larger
			 than 8 inches in width and 10 inches in height, and no more than 8 traps per
			 individual.
PENALTY:
Class 1