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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-034 - 03.10 Acceptable Proof Of License, Permit, Stamp, And Education Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. When any Commission
			 regulation requires a person to carry a Commission-issued license, permit,
			 stamp, or hunter education or boater certificate "on the person," possession of
			 any of the following will be sufficient to establish compliance:
1. a physical or an electronic copy of said
			 Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater
			 education certificate; or
2. a
			 Commission-issued Conservation Card that is linked to the required license,
			 permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education
			 certificate.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-035 - P1.01 Endangered Species List - Animals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Classification Species/Listing
				Name
Amphibians
Hellbender, Ozark
				(
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi
)
Birds
Black Rail (
Laterallus jamaicensis
)
Crane, whooping (
Grus americana
)
Plover, piping (
Charadrius melodus
)
Red Knot (
Calidnis canutus
)
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
)
Classification Species/Listing
				Name
Mucket, Neosho (
Lampsilis rafinesquena
)
Mussel, scaleshell (
Leptodea leptodon
)
Mussel, fanshell (
Cyprogenia stegaria
)
Mussel, ring pink (
Obovaria retusa
)
Mussel, rabbitsfoot (
Quadrula
				cylindrica
)
Mussel, spectaclecase (
Cumberlandia
				monondonta
)
Mussel, snuffbox (
Epioblasma triquetra
)
Pearlshell, Louisiana (
Margaritifera
				hembeli
)
Pearlymussel, Curtis (
Epioblasma florentina
				curtisii
)
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 002.01.24-036 - 05.04 Selling Wildlife Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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 bones, tails and pelts, rabbit bones and 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. Live 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
			 Game Warden 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 002.01.24-039 - 05.07 Hunting Wildlife From Aircraft Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt, drive, herd, or harass wildlife from or
				with an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (drone).
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-040 - 20.06 Structures And Personal Property On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful to build, attach or occupy
			 any type of structures on a WMA made from common building materials, such as
			 wire, nylon, metal, or lumber. Prohibited structures include, but are not
			 limited to, hunting stands and blinds, buildings, shelters, and moored
			 houseboats.
B. It is unlawful to
			 leave personal property on any WMA. Prohibited personal property items include,
			 but are not limited to, boats, hunting stands, vehicles, and blinds.
C. Structures and personal property not in
			 compliance with this code may be removed by Commission personnel and destroyed
			 or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Commission policy.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Portable hunting blinds, portable hunting
			 stands and associated equipment using no metal objects screwed or driven into
			 trees. Such stands and blinds must have the owner's name and address or CID
			 permanently affixed and must be moved at least 200 yards after 14 consecutive
			 days. Stands and blinds may not be placed on a WMA more than 14 days before
			 deer archery season and must be removed from the WMA within 14 days after the
			 close of deer archery season.
B. On
			 USDA Forest Service cooperative WMAs, portable stands must comply with USDA
			 Forest Service regulations.
C.
			 Structures in compliance with a Commission-issued Land Use Permit.
D. In compliance with Codes 01.00-C, 19.04,
			 20.18, 24.05, 24.06.
E. Slough
			 boats may be kept at designated sites beginning the Saturday before the opening
			 day of duck season and must be permanently removed 7 days after the last day of
			 duck season.
F. A trail camera may
			 be placed on a WMA if the owner's name and address or CID are visible and
			 permanently affixed via paint, tag, or permanent marker.
G. Duck blinds made from common building
			 materials, such as wire, nylon, metal or lumber and such blinds must be removed
			 at the end of each day's hunt or at the end of the WMA's daily shooting hours
			 (Code 24.06).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-044 - 05.10 Depredation Permit Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take nuisance wildlife
				except in accordance with the restrictions below:
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. Non-game wildlife, excluding bats,
			 migratory birds, and endangered species may be taken during daylight hours with
			 firearms, or trapped (Code 17.01).
C. Property owners or their designees may use
			 live traps for removal of nuisance wildlife, other than alligator, bear, birds,
			 deer or elk. 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 within 24 hours outside the municipality's
			 boundaries on private land with landowner permission in the county of capture
			 or adjacent to the county of capture.
D. 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).
E. House Sparrows, European Starlings, Rock
			 Doves, and Egyptian Geese may be taken at any time in accordance with Code
			 14.01.
F. Red-Winged Blackbird,
			 Common Grackle, Brewers Blackbird, Great-tailed 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.
G. 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.
H. 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.
I. Wildlife may be taken
			 with a Depredation Permit issued by the Commission, along with a valid hunting
			 license, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the perit (Addendum
			 G1.01).
J. Wildlife may be taken
			 with a Predator Control Permit issued by the Commission, along with a valid
			 hunting license, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the permit
			 (Code 05.28).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-045 - 20.09 Killing Or Capture Devices And Dogs Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess any killing or capture device for
				hunting purposes, or to allow dogs to run loose on the Blanchard Springs
				Recreation Area.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-049 - 20.10 Hunting From Roads Prohibited On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within 100 feet from
				the center line of any city, county, state or federal maintained road open to
				public vehicular traffic on WMAs. It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt
				within 100 feet from the center line of any privately maintained road which is
				open to public vehicular traffic and falls under the control of the Commission
				through ownership, lease, cooperative agreement, conservation easement or
				memorandum of understanding on WMAs. It is unlawful to place or leave any
				stand, blind or other hunting apparatus with the intent of hunting from any of
				these roads or railroad rights-of-way on WMAs. In addition to other evidence
				introduced in a prima facie case of road hunting, there shall be a rebuttable
				presumption a person is "hunting" if the person points, aims, shoots or
				attempts to shoot a firearm or other killing device from a said road or
				railroad right-of-way in a direction in which game or other wildlife is present
				or likely to be present (including shooting at a game or wildlife
				decoy).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Persons engaged in a lawful action to
			 protect their livestock.
B. Persons
			 having a valid Mobility-Impaired Access Permit may hunt from designated, signed
			 Mobility-Impaired Access Trails where public vehicular access is not allowed in
			 compliance with Code 20.19.
C.
			 Persons having a valid Mobility-Impaired Access Permit may hunt from the 2
			 specially designated abandoned railroad rights-of-way on the Moro Big Pine
			 Natural Area WMA.
D. Small game
			 (excluding fox, bobcat and coyote) pursued or treed by a dog or that is under
			 point of a dog may be taken within 100 feet from the centerline of a road on
			 Big Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats, Howard County, Jack Mountain, Jim
			 Kress, Lafayette County, Lake Greeson, Moro Big Pine Natural Area and Provo
			 WMAs provided the road is not city, county, state, or federally
			 maintained.
E. Persons using
			 foothold and body-tripping traps may use firearms to dispatch wildlife caught
			 in legally set traps within 100 feet from the center of any public
			 road.
F. Licensed/permitted
			 falconers hunting with or trapping birds of prey in compliance with state and
			 federal falconry regulations.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-050 - 05.21 Wasting Edible Or Marketable Portions Of Wildlife Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to allow the edible portions (Code 01.00-C) of
				any big game, small game (except furbearers), game fish, game bird, or frog
				normally consumed as food to go to waste. It also is unlawful to discard any
				portion of furbearers or other wildlife that has a legal marketable or
				commercial value.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Bobcats, coyotes, crows, opossum, raccoons
			 and striped skunks.
B. Legally taken
			 squirrel pelts, rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers, elk antlers, deer
			 hides, elk hides and feathers not protected by federal regulation
			 (50 CFR
			 20.1).
C. Nuisance wildlife (Codes 05.10, 05.28 and
			 Addendum G1.01).
D. All rough fish
			 (Code 01.00-C).
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-051 - 35.13 Importation Of Wild-Caught Live Fish

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to import or otherwise receive live, wild-caught
				fish, mollusks, coral, and crustacean species from any source outside of
				Arkansas.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Species listed as threatened, endangered,
			 or species of greatest conservation concern may be imported for bona fide
			 research and/or conservation purposes.
B. Importation of live, wild-caught specimens
			 designated for educational display purposes (e.g. zoos, public aquaria,
			 museums, etc.) and bona fide scientific research will be allowed where
			 specimens remain in captivity permanently in a closed aquarium
			 system.
C. Importation of crayfish
			 designated for human consumption only, in compliance with AGFC Code
			 39.04.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-052 - 35.14 Additional Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Any shipments found to be in violation of this Code Chapter
				35.00 will be escorted back to the in-state originating source, or to the state
				line for non-resident sources, and will not be allowed to re-enter the state
				until in compliance with this Code Chapter. Any shipments found to be in
				violation of this Code Chapter 35.00 entering via a third party shipper will be
				shipped back to the originating source at the cost of the
				shipper.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-053 - 05.22 Requirements To Possess Another's Wildlife

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to possess wildlife, or parts of wildlife,
				harvested by another person unless accompanied by written and signed
				information stating the name, address, number, species, date harvested, and
				customer ID (CID) of the person transferring the wildlife.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. A driver's license number with state of
			 origin may be substituted for the CID.
B. A youth hunter may substitute his hunter
			 safety card number or date of birth for a CID.
C. Legally taken squirrel pelts, rabbit
			 pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers, elk antlers, deer hides, elk hides, and
			 feathers not protected by 50CFR20.
D. Furbearer pelts and carcasses in
			 possession of a licensed fur dealer and recorded in accordance with Code
			 17.08.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-054 - 20.17 Season Restrictions During Permit Hunts On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to enter a WMA during a permit hunt without
				first obtaining a permit. All seasons not named on the permit are closed during
				permit hunts on WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Waterfowl may be hunted during waterfowl
			 seasons.
B. Other hunting seasons
			 remain open during permit hunts on Buffalo National River, Bearcat Hollow,
			 DeGray Lake, Gene Rush, and Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMAs for hunting
			 without a permit.
C. Persons
			 providing hunting assistance to a permit holder (Code 01.00-C).
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-056 - 39.04 Rearing, Propagation, Stocking, Importation, And Exportation Of Crayfish Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful for
			 any individuals to possess, propagate, or offer for sale live farm-reared
			 crayfish for recreational stocking or use as live bait without a valid permit
			 for live fish trade as required in Codes 35.01 and 32.02.
B. All crayfish obtained for use as live
			 bait, seed stock and recreational stocking must be obtained from a valid live
			 fish trade license or permit holder.
C. All crayfish imported must meet the
			 requirements of Code Chapter 35.00 and Addenda Chapters I1.00 and
			 J1.00.
D. It is unlawful to export
			 from the state any Arkansas wild-caught crayfish.
EXCEPTION:
Crayfish imported for the sole purpose
				of human consumption in compliance with Addendum I1.00. Crayfish imported for
				human consumption must be held in containment systems that prevent escapement
				to the wild.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-057 - A1.10 Alligator Hunting Season And Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Zones 1, 2, and 3: Sunset on 3rd Friday in September through
				sunrise on 4th Monday in September and Sunset on 4th Friday in September
				through sunrise on fourth day by permit only.
Zones 4 and 5: Closed.
LIMIT:
Individual seasonal limit of 1
				alligator.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-059 - 05.33 Hunting Or Fishing While Rights Are Suspended Or Revoked Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt, trap, or provide hunting assistance
				while hunting rights are suspended or revoked, or to fish while fishing rights
				are suspended or revoked.
PENALTY:
Class 4
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-061 - 05.37 Obstruction Of Hunting, Fishing Or Trapping Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to willfully obstruct or impede the
				participation of any individual in the lawful activity of hunting, fishing or
				trapping.
EXCEPTION:
Nothing in this regulation shall
				prohibit a landowner or lessee from exercising his lawful right to prohibit
				hunting, fishing or trapping on his land or from exercising any other legal
				right.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-062 - 20.20 Horse And Mule Restrictions On Commission Owned And Leased Land WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful to use or possess horses
			 and mules on Commission-owned or leased WMAs from the fourth Saturday in
			 September through January, and April through May. Permits are required for
			 organized events of more than 10 horses or mules per party during the remainder
			 of the year. Permits are available at the Regional Office or Nature Center and
			 must be requested 30 days in advance of the event. Horses and mules are allowed
			 only in camping areas that are designated for equestrian use. Horses in camping
			 areas may only be tied to trailers or to a highline using tree-saver
			 straps.
B. It is unlawful for any
			 person to allow horses or mules to damage trees or other woody vegetation. Soil
			 disturbance must be restored, manure must be scattered, and excess feed, hay,
			 and trash must be removed.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Legal hunting activities may use horses
			 and mules during specified hunting seasons (Addendum C1.00).
B. At night during furbearer season (Addendum
			 C1.09).
C. Horses and mules are
			 prohibited on all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' property on Trusten Holder WMA,
			 including Jardis Point.
D. The Camp
			 Robinson SUA is divided into 7public use compartments. Non-reserved/open
			 compartments 1, 3, 4 and 7 are open year round for pleasure riding, except when
			 closed for reserved events. Compartments 2 and 5 are closed for horse and mule
			 riding for pleasure. No permit or reservation is required unless a participant
			 is requesting to reserve any of the public use facilities or
			 compartments.
E. All organized
			 horse and mule events on J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA are required to be
			 scheduled or reserved annually by July 1 through the area manager. All pleasure
			 riding is restricted to dates when no field trials are being conducted. The
			 annual field trial schedule will be posted at area headquarters.
F. Horses and mules are prohibited for use on
			 that portion of the Gene Rush WMA lying east of Searcy County Road 14 and west
			 of the Buffalo National River property line from Woolum Ford on the Buffalo
			 National River to the intersection of Searcy County Roads 12 and 14.
G. Horses and mules are prohibited on
			 Maumelle River WMA (except by special permit from Central Arkansas
			 Water).
H. Horses and mules are
			 prohibited for use on Stone Prairie WMA.
I. Horses and mues may be specially permitted
			 for use via an authorization letter from the Chief of Wildlife
			 Management.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-063 - I1.03 Fish Health Requirements For Importation Outside Of VHSV-Positive Areas

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Nonresident fish farm permit requestors must submit the most
				recent health certificate for their facility, and the previous three years'
				worth of health certificates (if applicable) with their first Nonresident Fish
				Farm application form. An annual renewal application of a nonresident fish farm
				permit must include all new health certificates issued since the issuance of
				their last permit. If selling fish obtained from sources outside of the
				permitted farm, health certificates from those facilities must be submitted for
				review prior to importation into the state, and a copy of the certificate(s)
				must accompany shipment to the final destination. A copy of the fish health
				certificates must accompany shipment with Bill of Lading. Importation of wild
				caught species is prohibited in accordance with Code 35.13.
Resident and Nonresident Fish Dealers/Independent Haulers
				(including Pond Consultants) are required to purchase approved species from
				Commission permitted sources (see Code 35.01) with required fish health
				certificate for stocking purposes within the state. The most recent fish health
				certificates for sources must be submitted with application/renewal at time of
				submission. If fish are obtained from a new source, their health certificate
				must be submitted to AGFC for review prior to the importation of the fish. A
				copy of fish health certificates must accompany shipment with Bill of Lading
				and Invoice. Importation of wild caught species is prohibited in accordance
				with Code 35.13.
A. A Nonresident Fish
			 Farm Permit and Nonresident Fish Dealer Permit will only be issued to persons
			 who submit, on forms supplied by the Commission, satisfactory documentary proof
			 including the following information:
1. That
			 an appropriate fish sample has been collected by a qualified independent party
			 during the appropriate season and was submitted to a qualified fish health
			 inspection laboratory for analysis from the facility and for any outside
			 sources the facility utilizes;
2.
			 Inspection reports from a qualified testing laboratory asserting the sample
			 tested negative for listed pathogens by appropriate testing methods;
3. Written documentation from a qualified
			 independent party asserting the fish are farm-raised, the farm or facility uses
			 a VHSV-free water source, and fish or fertilized eggs to be shipped to Arkansas
			 have not been mixed with, or potentially contaminated by, fish or water from
			 known sources of regulated pathogens; and 4. A completed application for the
			 appropriate permit in compliance with Code 35.01 and Addendum Chapter
			 J1.00.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-064 - 05.41 Hunting Wildlife From A Vessel Restricted

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife from a vessel.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Hunting waterfowl or alligator.
B. Taking frogs, fish, or turtles by legal
			 methods during open seasons.
C. In
			 compliance with Codes 05.01, 05.10, 12.03, and Addendum A1.10.
PENALTY:
Class 3
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-066 - 20.21 Hunting and Camping Prohibited on Electric Island WMA and Lake Maumelle

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, possess firearms for hunting
				purposes, allow dogs to run loose, camp, or build fires on Electric Island WMA
				or on any island on Lake Maumelle.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-067 - J1.02 Approved Species For Commercial Culture Of Aquatic Turtles

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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 Permit from 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 own permit
				requirements.
Family Chelydridae
Macroclemys temminckii
(Alligator snapping
				turtle) -AST Farmer/Dealer Permit required (see Code Chapter 34.00)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-068 - 20.24 Feral Hog Restrictions on WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to:
A.
			 Hunt feral hogs on WMAs;
B. Hunt
			 feral hogs on WMAs by the use of dogs or trapping; or
C. Possess or release live hogs on
			 WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Feral hogs may be taken by a hunter who is
			 hunting bear, deer, or elk during any open season for those species with a
			 weapon legal for that season and in compliance with all hunting license and
			 permit requirements, except not on Holla Bend NWR and not on natural area WMAs
			 managed in conjuction with the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.
B. Feral hogs may be taken on a WMA by a
			 legal archery hunter only during the portion of an open bear, deer, or elk
			 archery season on that WMA except not on Hot Springs State Forest
			 WMA.
PENALTIES:
For violation of (A) or (B): Class 3
For violation of (C): Class 4
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-069 - 06.01 - Certain Killing Devices and Ammunition Prohibited for Hunting Crow, Rabbit, and Squirrel

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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. Firearms larger than .40 caliber;
			 or
D. Traps.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Rabbit and squirrel may be taken with
			 firearms larger than .40 caliber during open alternative firearms 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
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-070 - 06.02 Certain Firearms And Ammunition Prohibited During Modern Gun Deer Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful to
			 hunt deer during statewide modern gun deer seasons with:
1. Prohibited alternative firearms (Code
			 06.03);
2. Any .410 shotguns using
			 ammunition other than slugs;
3. Any
			 shotguns using shot smaller than No. 4 buckshot;
4. Handguns with either:
i. Barrels shorter than 4 inches,
ii. Conventional straight-walled calibers
			 less than .357, or
iii.
			 Bottleneck-case calibers less than .22;
5. Rifles or handguns using rimfire
			 cartridges in compliance with Code 06.11;
6. Any centerfire rifle smaller than .22
			 caliber; or
7. Air Rifles, except
			 big bore air rifles that meet all of the following requirements:
i. A minimum of .40 caliber;
ii. Produce a minimum of 400 foot pounds of
			 muzzle energy;
iii. Are charged via
			 an external tank; and
iv. Propels a
			 single, expandable slug.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-073 - 06.03 - Certain Firearms Prohibited During Muzzleloading Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful during the alternative firearms deer or bear
				seasons to possess, or hunt deer or bear with, the following:
A. Firearms capable of rimfire
			 ammunition;
B. Muzzleloading
			 firearms firing shot smaller than No. 4 buckshot;
C. Muzzleloading long guns smaller than .40
			 caliber or with barrels shorter than 18 inches in length;
D. Muzzleloading handguns with barrels less
			 than 9 inches in length, of smaller than .45 caliber, and loaded with a
			 projectile weighing less than 200 grains (.45 caliber or larger conical
			 bullets, or .530 and larger round balls); or
E. Longbows, compound bows or crossbows
			 capable of firing or holding ready-to-fire more than one arrow or bolt
			 simultaneously or in succession without the string being re-cocked between
			 shots.
EXCEPTIONS
:
A. Any caliber muzzleloading handgun or (cap
			 and ball) percussion revolver is permitted to be carried when a legal
			 muzzleloading long gun is in hunter's immediate possession.
B. Hunters of a deer camp enrolled in the
			 Deer Management Assistance Program who have been issued an Unrestricted Weapon
			 Antlerless Permit or Management Buck Permit may hunt deer in compliance with
			 the terms of the permit.
C.
			 Non-semiautomatic centerfire firearm which fires a straight-walled rifle
			 cartridge .30 caliber or larger.
D.
			 Big Bore Air Rifles as defined in Code 01.00-C.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-074 - R1.03 Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. The Commission will not issue permits for
			 breeding, sale, or importation of the following species other than in
			 accordance with the exceptions listed in Codes 09.07, 09.10, 09.11, and Addenda
			 F1.03, F1.04 (possession of some species may be allowed in accordance with
			 Codes 09.02, 09.05, 09.08, and 09.14):
1.
Amphibians
* Axolotl
(Ambystoma mexicanum
)***
* Newts, fire salamanders, etc. (Family
Salamandridae)
**
2.
Birds
* Waterfowl (Family
Antidae
)
3.
Mammals
* African Soft Fur Rats (Genus
Mastomys)
* Apes
* Aoudad Sheep
(Ammotragus lervia)
**
* Baboons (Genus
Papio)
* Bats (Order
Chiroptera)
* Blackbuck Antelope (
Antilope
				cervicapra)
*
* Black-tailed Prairie Dogs
(Cynomys
				ludovicianus)
*
* Capybara
(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
**
* Cervids (Family
Cervidae)
* Coyotes
(Canis latrans)
that originate from
				or have lived in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
				Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
				or Canada
* Foxes (
Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Vulpes
				vulpes
) that originate or have lived in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho,
				Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
				New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
				or Canada
* Hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibious)
**
* Ibex (Genus
Capra
) **
* Jaguar (
Panthera onca
) **
* Kudu (Genus
Tragelaphus
) **
* Large carnivores
* Leopard (
Panthera pardus
) **
* Lechwe (
Kobus leche
) **
* Macaques (Genus
Macaca
)
* Mountain lion (
Puma concolor
)
* Nilgai (
Boselaphus tragocamelus
) **
* Ocelot (Leopardus
Pardalis
)
* Oryx (Genus
Oryx
) **
* Raccoon (
Procyon lotor
)
* Rhinoceros (Family
Rhinocerotidae
) **
* Rodents (Order
Rodentia
) captured in the
				wild from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
				North Dakota, oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Wyoming
* Skunks (Genera:
Mephitis, Spilogale
)
* Snow Leopard (
Panthera uncia)
**
* Warthog (Genus
Phacochoerus
) **
4.
Reptiles
* Anacondas (Genus
Eunectes
)
* Box turtles (Genus
Terrapene
)
* Large Asian and African Pythons: Reticulated, Burmese, and
				Rock Pythons (
Malayopython reticulatus, Python bivittatus, P. molurus,
				P. natalensis, P. sebae
) **
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-075 - B1.11 Canada Goose Season And Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Canada Goose Statewide Season:
*
1st segment:
September 1 through October 15
				annually
*
2nd segment:
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
				through the first Monday after Thanksgiving
*
3rd segment:
December 10 through December
				23
*
4th segment:
December 27 through January
				31
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Holla Bend NWR is closed.
B. Canada geese may be taken during the
			 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04) and Special Veteran and Active Duty
			 Military Waterfowl Hunt (Addendum B1.15).
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession limit 6. 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 002.01.24-076 - 06.04 Archery Tackle Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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;
			 or
3. Spears.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-078 - 06.07 Certain Killing Devices And Ammunition Prohibited For Hunting Raccoon, Opossum, Or Bobcat At Night

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt raccoon, opossum, or bobcat at night
				with any rifled slug or shot size larger than No. T, or with any rifle or
				handgun ammunition other than rimfire ammunition of .22 caliber or
				smaller.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In compliance with Code 05.10.
B. In compliance with Code 05.28.
PENALTY:
Class 1
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-079 - B1.14 Snow, Blue, And Ross's Goose Conservation Order Season And Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
* The day after the last day of regular duck season through the
				first Friday in February
* The day after the special veteran/active military and youth
				waterfowl hunt in February through April 25
LIMIT:
No limit.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-084 - 07.06 Baiting And Feeding Prohibited Inside The CWD Management Zone

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to place or deposit foodstuffs, scents, lures,
				grains, minerals, pelletized feed, or other materials for the purpose of
				hunting, attracting, or enticing wildlife for any reason inside the CWD
				Management Zone.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Hunting with the use of bait on private
			 land September 1 - December 31 (Code Chapter 15.00, 16.00, Addenda A1.01,
			 E1.01, E1.05).
B. Hunting elk with
			 the use of bait on private land September 1 - December 31 (Code Chapter 16.00,
			 Addenda A1.09, E1.05).
C. Baiting
			 bear on private land, 30 days before the opening day of the first bear season
			 until the last day of the last bear season in each respective bear zone (Code
			 07.03) with the following bait only prior to September 1: dog food, cat food,
			 pastries/bread, cooking oils, non-wildlife meat scraps, popped-popcorn, cooking
			 grease, and fish or fish byproducts; after September 1, there are no
			 restrictions on bear bait type.
D.
			 Trapping furbearers with the use of bait during open furbearer trapping seasons
			 or hunting furbearers during open furbearer hunting seasons on private land
			 (Addenda Chapters A1.00, C1.00).
E.
			 Hunting quail with the use of bait on private land from the first day of quail
			 season through December 31 (Addendum A1.03).
F. Control of nuisance wildlife in accordance
			 with Code 05.10.
G. Bait used for
			 fishing.
H. Incidental feeding of
			 wildlife within active livestock operations.
I. Attracting or feeding birds or squirrels
			 with common bird and squirrel feeders, bird baths, or grain completely
			 submerged in water.
J. Hand feeding
			 of wildlife, except game animals, (ex. ducks at community pond), provided a
			 reasonable attempt is made to clean up left-over or spilled
			 foodstuffs.
K. Crops planted as
			 food plots for wildlife.
L. Normal
			 agricultural, gardening, or soil stabilization practices.
M. Bait and material placed for the purpose
			 of AGFC-approved (by the Chief of Wildlife Management) management, research, or
			 control of wildlife.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-085 - 20.27 Boating Restrictions On Certain WMAs and NWRs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A. It is unlawful to operate motorboats or
			 vessels or manipulate any similar device on any Commission-owned or -controlled
			 WMA or on any NWR as follows:
1. Weaving
			 through congested vessel traffic;
2. Jumping the wake of another vessel too
			 close to such other vessel;
3.
			 Operating a vessel when visibility is obstructed;
4. Moving at a speed that exceeds the safe
			 and reasonable limits under the circumstances or that creates a hazardous wash
			 or wake upon approaching or passing vessels;
5. Inattentive operation;
6. Failure to keep a proper
			 lookout;
7. Failure to observe
			 navigation rules;
8. Colliding
			 with, striking, or bumping another vessel, object, or person;
9. Operating while intoxicated or under the
			 influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana or while under any
			 physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating safely under
			 the circumstances;
10. Swerving at
			 the last possible moment to avoid collision where correction reasonably could
			 have been made earlier;
11.
			 Otherwise operating a vessel in a manner that endangers life, limb, or
			 property;
12. Impeding the normal
			 and reasonable movement of boating traffic, except when reduced speed is
			 necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the law of
			 regulations;
13. With the exception
			 of meeting oncoming boats, all boating traffic must proceed in single-file with
			 no passing allowed, except limited passing may occur (i) when boats have exited
			 the current direction of travel or are no longer under power, or (ii) when an
			 overtaking boat is capable of passing without coming closer than 100 feet to
			 another boat and at a rate of speed that will not create a hazardous wash or
			 wake; or
14. All boating traffic on
			 the WMA or NWR must maintain a minimum distance of 100 feet (approximately
			 6-boat lengths) between boats proceeding in the same direction of
			 travel.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-086 - C1.05 Quail Season and Limits on WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
First day of November through the first Sunday in
				February.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. First day of December through the first
			 Sunday in February on Ft. Chaffee and Jack Mountain WMAs.
B. December 1 through December 31 on Harold
			 E. Alexander Spring River, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Galla Creek, and Scott
			 Henderson Gulf Mountain WMAs. Limit 4.
C. Second full Saturday and Sunday of
			 December and Second full Saturday and Sunday of January on Stone Prairie and
			 Little Bayou WMAs; permit hunt.
D.
			 Season opens in accordance with season dates set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
			 Service on Felsenthal and Overflow NWRs.
E. Closed on Big Lake NWR, Dale Bumpers White
			 River, Holla Bend, Pond Creek, and Wapanocca NWRs, Electric Island, Camp
			 Robinson SUA, J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA, Johnson County WRA, Horsehead
			 Creekand Bob Young WRAs on Dardanelle WMA, Hope Upland, Robert L. Hankins Mud
			 Creek, and Wedington WMAs.
F. Dates
			 to be determined and announced for special permit hunt on Camp Robinson SUA and
			 J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA.
LIMITS:
Daily limit 6, possession limit
				12
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-087 - C1.08 Mourning, White-Winged, and Eurasian Collared Dove Season and Limits on WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
1st Saturday in September to 4th Sunday in October and for 39
				days prior to and including January 15.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Hope Upland and Rick Evans Grandview
			 Prairie WMAs are open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only during statewide
			 dove seasons.
B. Bald Knob and
			 Cache River NWRs:hunting ends at noon each day during regular waterfowl
			 season.
LIMITS:
A. Mourning and White-winged Doves: Daily
			 limit 15, possession 45.
B.
			 Eurasian collared-doves: Daily limit unlimited, possession
			 unlimited.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-088 - 08.02 Dogs Chasing Wildlife For Pleasure Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
It is unlawful to use a dog to chase any wildlife for training
				during the day from April 1-May 15 or in any open spring turkey season,
				alternative firearms deer season, or modern gun deer season, in a zone where
				hunting with dogs is prohibited or to possess a killing device while using a
				dog to chase wildlife for training.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Dogs may be used to chase fox or coyote
			 for training within fox or coyote enclosures day or night all year.
B. In compliance with Codes 08.05, 13.02,
			 22.01.
PENALTY:
Class 2
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-091 - C1.09 Furbearer Season And Limits On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
A.
Gray Fox, Mink and Red Fox Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last day
				of February (day hunting only).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2 per species, possession
				unlimited
B.
Opossum
			 and Striped Skunk Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to
			 sunset on the last day of February (day or night hunting; dogs are required for
			 hunting at night).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
C.
Bobcat
			 Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last day
			 of February (dogs required to hunt bobcat at night) and during turkey season
			 (day hunting only; no dogs allowed).
*
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Closed during turkey and squirrel seasons
			 on WMAs where a turkey or squirrel season is closed.
2. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may
			 take bobcat.
3. Hope Upland and
			 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMAs are closed to bobcat hunting except on
			 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during daylight hours only
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession
				unlimited.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-093 - C1.12 Special Usage Restrictions on Certain WMAs and Lakes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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.