002.00.19 Ark. Code R. 001
For the purposes of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Code of Regulations, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean and include:
ADULT GOBBLER - Male turkeys having at least one of the following characteristics:
AGFC LICENSE SYSTEM- The point-of-sale system that the Commission uses to sell and dispense
Commission-issued licenses, permits, stamps, tags,
and other privileges to the public.
ALLIGATOR DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the sale, purchase, barter or exchange of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas.
ALLIGATOR FARMER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas for the purpose of propagation, production or rearing.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale or purchase of alligator snapping turtles.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE BREEDER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing alligator snapping turtles for the purpose of propagation, production, rearing or sale.
ANIMAL - An organism of the animal kingdom, as distinguished from the plant kingdom, including any part, product, egg or offspring thereof
ANTLERLESS DEER - A doe or a buck having less than 2 inches of hardened bone antler.
ANTLERLESS ELK - Any elk (male or female) not meeting requirements to be a legal bull elk.
AQUACULTURE SPECIES - Any species listed on the Approved
Aquaculture Species List (Addendum J 1.00) and species not listed but allowed under Unlisted or Restricted Species Possession Permits.
AQUATIC WILDLIFE - All aquatic species, including aquatic snails, aquatic turtles, crayfish (crawfish and crawdads), fish (including minnows), frogs, mussels and salamanders.
ARKANSAS RIVER BOUNDARY (Sportfishing Only) - The Arkansas Post Canal from Norrell
Lock and Dam No. 1 to the Arkansas River and the Arkansas River from Wilbur D. Mills Dam No. 2
upstream to the Oklahoma state line, including all lakes, bays and tributary streams accessible by boat from the main channel except:
Big Bayou Meto upstream from Arkansas Highway 11;
Plum Bayou upstream from U.S. Highway 79;
Little Maumelle River upstream from Pinnacle Mountain State Park;
Maumelle River upstream from Lake Maumelle Dam;
Fourche LaFave upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
Palarm Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
Cadron Creek upstream from the weir;
Point Remove Creek upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
Petit Jean River upstream from Pontoon Boat Ramp at Arkansas Highway 154;
Illinois Bayou upstream from Russellville Waterworks Dam; Big Piney and Little Piney creeks upstream from Arkansas Highway 359;
Horsehead Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
Mulberry River upstream from Interstate 40;
Frog Bayou upstream from Arkansas Highway 162 and Lee Creek upstream from Lee Creek Dam,
[BULLET] And from the first non-navigable shoal for streams entering the Arkansas River along the right bank descending from the Oklahoma state line to Lake Dardanelle Dam.
ARTIFICIAL LURE OR FLY - Terminal fishing tackle made entirely of rubber, wood,
metal, glass, feathers, hair, synthetic fibers or plastic, with hook attached.
BAITFISH - Minnows, logperch, gizzard and threadfin shad, gar (other than alligator gar),
bullhead catfish, crayfish, drum, bowfin under 6 inches, skipjack herring, brook and inland silversides, bigmouth, smallmouth and black buffalo, river carpsucker, banded and Ozark sculpin, bream 4 inches and under, and bream over 4 inches that are caught by hook and line.
BAITING - The direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or attractant for wildlife to, on or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them.
BIG GAME - Alligator, black bear, deer, elk and turkey.
BLACK BASS - Largemouth bass, redeye bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
BLOCKING OUT - The removal of the head and/or tail associated with the processing of a commercial fish. The blocked-out carcass (bullet) must be at least the minimum length required for the body of water where the commercial fish was harvested
(Code 30.11).
BONUS DEER - A harvested deer that is not included in a hunter's statewide bag limit.
BOX TYPE TURTLE TRAP - A floating trap designed to capture aquatic turtles, but does not permit capture of fish (Code 34.07).
BREAM - A species of the genus Lepomis, including bluegill, redear,
warmouth and other sunfish.
BUCK - A male deer (see LEGAL BUCK definition).
BUCK DEER SEASON - A deer season in which no deer other than legal buck deer may be taken.
BUY - To purchase, barter, exchange or trade, including any offer to purchase,
barter, exchange or trade.
CAPTIVITY OR HOLD CAPTIVE - The holding of living wildlife in a controlled environment that is manipulated by man for the purpose of exercising ownership, possession or control of the wildlife, and that has boundaries designed to prevent selected species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.
CARCASS - The body of a dead animal.
CASE - A container specifically designed to hold a firearm which completely encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied or otherwise fastened with no portion of the firearm exposed.
CATCH-AND-RELEASE - The requirement that fish of a designated species must be immediately released into the water where caught.
CERVID - A member of the Family Cervidae including without limitation deer, reindeer, moose, elk and caribou.
CHASE FOR PLEASURE - To search for, pursue or chase game animals or other wildlife with the use of dogs for recreational purposes only, with no intent of hunting such game animals or wildlife.
CHECKING WILDLIFE - The accurate and complete reporting of specific information to the Commission concerning harvest of alligator, bear, deer, elk and turkey by one of the following methods: phoning a designated number to report bear, deer or turkey harvests, or electronically through the Commission's on-line deer,
bear, elk, alligator and turkey checking Web site or mobile applications.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) - Fatal disease affecting the brain of cervids that belongs to a group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
CHUMMING - To dislodge or deposit any substance not attached to a hook which may attract fish.
CITES TAG - a permit that allows shipping of certain animal pelts outside the
State of Arkansas and assures compliance with the Convention on the
International Trade of Endangered Species.
CLEAN - Having no meat matter or tissue attached to the carcass.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED HUNTING - The use of a computer or any other device,
equipment or software to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm, bow or crossbow to kill wildlife located in Arkansas.
COMMERCIAL FISH - Bowfin (over 6 inches), paddlefish, shovelnose, sturgeon, and all species of buffalo, catfish, carp, drum, gar, and sucker family (except silver redhorse).
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN - Any person who fishes with tackle designated as commercial tackle requiring a license and/or tag issued by the
Commission.
COMMERCIAL TACKLE - Properly licensed tackle used to catch aquatic wildlife for commercial purposes.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE HUNTING RESORT - A facility, location,
business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt native wildlife, other than pen-raised game birds, held in captivity.
Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE PERMIT - Any or all of the following permits: Alligator
Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer, Resident Shell Taker and Seller,
Shell Buyer, Non-Resident Shell Buyer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller, Resident Roe
Buyer/Exporter, Non-Resident Roe Buyer, Resident Fur Dealer, Non-Resident Fur Dealer,
Special Commercial Quail, Game Bird Shooting Resort, Commercial Wildlife Hunting
Resort, Wildlife Breeder/Dealer and Wildlife Importation.
COMMISSION - The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, unless otherwise designated.
CONSERVATION CARD-A physical card that the Commission issues to a person and that is linked to that person's AGFC licenses, permits, stamps, and tags. Before engaging in an activity requiring an AGFC license, permit, stamp, or tag, the cardholder must purchase and verify issuance and valid expiration date of all required AGFC licenses, permits, stamps, and tags via
www.agfc.com or 1-800-364 -GAME. The card itself is not a license and conveys no independent right or privilege beyond the extent of any license, permit, stamp, or tag that has been linked to the card by purchase and has not been suspended, revoked, or expired.
DEFERRED HUNTER EDUCATION (DHE) - Designates a holder of a valid
Arkansas hunting license/permit who has deferred completion of the hunter education program.
DISABLED - Any individual who is 100 percent permanently and totally disabled as declared by one or more of the following federal agencies: the U.S. Social Security
Administration, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs or the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.
DOE - A female deer.
DISABLED VETERAN:
DOE DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe may be taken.
DROWNING SET - Any leg-hold trap that uses one or more of the following techniques to retain the target animal in water of suitable depth for drowning: a slide wire with lock, a tangle stake or a drowning weight.
DUCKS (includes the following species) - All species of teal, merganser, whistling duck and scaup; American wigeon, American black duck, bufflehead, canvasback, gadwall, common goldeneye, mallard, mottled duck, northern shoveler, redhead, ring-necked duck, ruddy duck,
northern pintail and wood duck.
EDIBLE PORTIONS - portions of the following animals are considered edible as stated below:
EITHER-SEX DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe or a legal buck may be taken.
EMERGENCY CONDITION - Any condition involving:
ENCLOSE - To surround wildlife using man-made barriers, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other devices, so that the wildlife are not free to leave a particular environment.
ENCLOSURE - Any area surrounded by a man-made barrier, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other devices that prevent wildlife from leaving a particular environment.
ENDANGERED SPECIES - A wildlife species or subspecies endangered or threatened with extinction listed, or proposed as a candidate for listing, by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or any native species or subspecies listed as endangered by the Commission (Addendum P1.00).
FALCONRY - The caring for and training of raptors for pursuit of wild game, and hunting wild game with raptors. It includes the taking of raptors from the wild to use in the sport and caring for training and transporting raptors held for falconry.
FEDERAL WATERS - Waters designated by federal law as federally controlled or under the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United
States Government.
FEE LAKE - A lake in which there is a fee for fishing rights. All persons 16 years of age and older must possess an Arkansas fishing license. Daily limits apply.
FEEDING WILDLIFE- The direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other fed that serves or could serve as a lure, attractant, or supplemental food source for wildlife.
FERAL HOG - Any hog, including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar, any
Old World swine, or the family Tayassuidae, including without limitation peccary, javelin, and New World swine, which is roaming freely and is living in a wild or feral state, and is not conspicuously identified as required under §§ 2-34-101 and §§ 2-34-102.
FIREARM - Any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel, including without limitation modern guns, air guns and muzzleloaders (see LOADED FIREARM).
FISH OR FISHING - To lure, attract, collect or pursue fish species or aquatic wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take such species by any method.
FISH DEALER - Any person who sells live fish, including baitfish.
FISH FARM - Waters and adjacent premises confined within a pond, tank or lake not connected with public waters, and under management of a fish farmer.
FISH FARMER (AQUACULTURIST) - A person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the propagation or rearing of aquaculture species for sale.
FREEFLOATING FISHING DEVICE - A floating fishing device unanchored or unattached to a stationary object.
FURBEARERS - Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria,
opossum, raccoon, river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel.
GAFF - To take or attempt to take fish with a hand- held or handled hook.
GAME ANIMALS - Alligator, black bear, bobcat, coyote, deer, elk, gray fox, red fox, mink,
opossum, eastern cottontail rabbit, swamp rabbit, raccoon, gray squirrel and fox squirrel.
GAME BIRD SHOOTING RESORT -A facility, location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt captive-raised game birds.
Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.
GAME BIRDS - Turkey, quail, pheasant, chukar Eurasian collared dove and all birds classified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as migratory game birds.
GAME FISH - Alligator gar, black bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass,
crappie, catfish, trout, bream, goggle-eye, walleye, muskellunge,
sauger, saugeye, paddlefish and pickerel.
GEOCACHE - Items in a container (cache) placed or hidden for individuals to subsequently find using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
GEOCACHING - An outdoor sport, similar to "high-tech treasure hunting," involving use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to find a cache.
GUIDE - A person who provides, for monetary or any other compensation, that person's personal services for the purpose of assisting others to locate, pursue, catch or hunt wildlife.
HACKING - The temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild so that it must survive on its own.
HARASS - An intentional or negligent act which creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral pattern which include but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.
HAZARDOUS WAKE - Wash or wake upon an approaching, passing or stationary vessel,
including but not limited to a wake that causes other vessels to take on water, or a wash or wake that is sufficient to toss occupants of other vessels about in a manner to cause injury or the risk of injury.
HARVEST/HARVESTING - To reduce to possession.
HEN TURKEY - Female turkey with or without a beard.
HIGH-FENCE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure that contains an area of at least 500 contiguous acres, with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover that has been classified as timberland by the local county tax assessor, that has a perimeter fence at least 8 feet high, with no cross-fencing that has the effect of reducing the size of the area to less than 500 contiguous acres with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover as herein provided.
HOGGING - The taking of fish by the use of hands only in or under the water.
HUNT OR HUNTING - Taking or attempting to take wildlife by any method including but not limited to searching, pursuing, chasing, tracking, luring, or attracting.
HUNTING INCIDENT - When bodily injury above basic first aid or death occurs due to an activity directly related to a hunting or trapping excursion in the field. Examples of such activities would include discharge of a firearm, bow, or crossbow and falls from an elevated platform (tree stand, tower stand, or elevated duck blind).
HUNTING PARTY - Two or more persons hunting together.
HYBRID RAPTORS - A raptor produced from a cross-breeding birds of two different taxa, one or both of which are listed in 50 CFR 10.13, and any offspring of such raptors.
IMPORT OR IMPORTATION - To ship, convey, carry, transport, bring or introduce into Arkansas anything from outside its borders.
IMPRINT - A bird that is hand-raised in isolation from other raptors from two weeks of age until it has fledged and will be considered to be an imprinted bird for its entire life.
JAKE - Sub-adult male turkey having all these characteristics: longer central tail feathers, outermost one or two wing feathers lacking white barring all the way to the tip and a beard 6 inches or less in length.
KILLING DEVICE - Any firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, compressed gas or spring-powered pistol or rifle, blowgun, speargun, hand-thrown spear, slingshot, irritant gas device, explosive device, or any other implement designed to discharge a projectile capable of killing wildlife.
LARGE CARNIVORE - Tigers (Panthera tigris), African Lions (Panthera leo), or any hybrid thereof and all species of bears.
LEGAL BUCK - A male deer may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:
LEGAL BULL ELK - An elk having at least one antler visible above the hair line.
LEGAL TURKEY - A turkey may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:
LENGTH LIMITS -
LIMITS -
LITTER - All waste which has been discarded or otherwise disposed of, including, but not limited to, convenience food and beverage packages or containers, trash, garbage, all other product packages or containers, and other post-consumer solid wastes as referenced in State
Law, or discarded game animal carcasses.
LOADED FIREARMS - Firearms are considered loaded if shells or cartridges are in the chamber, magazine or cylinder. Percussion cap muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if the percussion cap is on the nipple. Flintlock muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if there is powder in the flashpan. Electronic pulse ignition muzzleloaders are considered loaded if the ignition circuit is charged.
MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT VENOMOUS REPTILE SPECIES: The following reptiles,
including their taxonomic successors, subspecies, or hybrids thereof, are designated as medically significant: Daboia russelii, Dendroaspis spp., Naja spp., Oxyuranus
spp., Pseudonaja spp., Notechis spp., Pseudechis spp., Boulengerina spp., Echis spp.,
Bothrops spp., Aspidelaps spp., Atheris spp., Proatheris spp., Dispholidus spp.,
Pseudohaje spp., Atropoides spp., Crotalus spp., Lachesis spp., Walterinnesia spp.,
Calliophis spp. or Maticora spp., Bungarus spp., Ophryacus spp., Porthidium spp.,
Deinagkistrodon spp., Azemiops spp., Bitis spp., Gloydius spp., Protobothrops spp.,
Vipera spp., Ophiophagus spp., Vermicella spp., Eristocophis spp., Cerrophidion
spp., Ovophis spp., Trimeresurus spp., Tropidolaemus spp., Sistrurus spp.,
Agkistrodon spp., Bothrocophias spp., Bothriechis spp., Hypnale spp., Bothriopsis
spp., Calloselasma spp., Mixcoatlus spp., Cerastes spp., Pseudocerastes spp.,
Micrurus spp., Micruroides spp. and subfamily Hydrophiinae and Heloderma spp.
MIGRATORY BIRDS - All birds protected by the Federal Migratory Bird
Treaty Act of 1918 and subsequent amendments.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS - Coots, crows, doves, Eurasian collared dove, ducks,
gallinules or moorhens, geese, rails, snipe and woodcock.
MILITARY RETIREE - Any individual at least 60 years old who is entitled to retired pay as a result of his or her United States military service.
MINNOWS - Small nongame fish commonly used for bait including bluntnose minnows,
bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, fatheads, common carp under 6 inches, goldfish, shiners and stonerollers.
MOBILITY IMPAIRED - A designation made by the Commission based upon a satisfactory showing that a person has a permanent physical condition,
verified by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine by a state medical board, which severely impairs the person's mobility and prevents him or her from being able to engage in hunting or fishing activities without the use of an ATV or similar specialized device for transportation.
NATIVE WILDLIFE - Those species and sub-species of wildlife that have established, naturally reproducing, free-ranging, wild populations within Arkansas.
NIGHT - The time period 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
NOODLING - The taking of fish by the use of a pole-mounted breakaway hook that detaches at the time of the strike or catch, or snare type device, with an attached line manipulated by hand when a person is in or under the water.
NONGAME WILDLIFE - All wildlife other than furbearing or game animals, game birds and game fish.
NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife not defined as native wildlife.
NONRESIDENT - A person not defined as a resident.
NUISANCE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife creating a problem by committing damage to personal property or crops.
OPEN SEASON - A time frame established by the Commission during which a designated species may be lawfully taken.
PEN-RAISED QUAIL - Quail raised or hatched in captivity.
PERSON - Any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity in singular or plural as the context requires. All pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter.
PORTABLE HUNTING STAND - Any device or structure used for the purpose of hunting that can be carried in its entirety and erected by hand
including but not limited to tripod stands, lean-to stands, lock-on stands, ladder stands, and climbing stands (Box stands are not portable hunting stands).
PORTABLE POP-UP BLIND - A structure used to conceal a person that can be collapsed and carried in its entirety by one person.
POSSESS OR POSSESSION - Having or holding wildlife, or any property in one's power; the exercise of dominion over property. Possession includes actual possession (physical occupancy or control over property) and constructive possession (control or dominion over property without actual possession or custody of the property).
PRIMATE - A live individual animal of the taxonomic order Primates,
excluding humans.
PROPAGATE OR PROPAGATION - To allow plants or animals to breed or multiply.
PUBLIC ROAD - The traveled portion and the shoulders on each side of any road maintained for public travel by a city, county, state, or federal government and includes all structures within the limits of the right-of-way of any such road.
PUBLIC WATERS - Waters that members of the public have a legal right to access and use for recreational purposes, including all legally navigable waters.
PUT-AND-TAKE PAY LAKE - Private waters open to public fishing for a fee, after being licensed by the Commission and where no fishing license or daily limit of fish is imposed.
RAPTOR - Migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes, Accipitriformes or the
Order Strigiformes.
REAR OR REARING - To maintain plants or animals to increase their size or development.
REHABILITATION - Providing medical treatment or other care to orphaned,
sick or injured wild animals that have come into human possession with the goal of returning the animal to the wild.
RESIDENCE - Any dwelling such as a house, manufactured home, or apartment that is permanently fixed in place and is owned, leased, or rented fully or in part by an individual. This term does not include tents; temporary lodging or rental units such as hotels, motels, resorts, or commercial campgrounds; recreational vehicles; mobile travel trailers; or, motor vehicles.
RESIDENT -
purpose, but not limited to, engaging in hunting, fishing, or trapping, or
(except ones that are designated as non-expiring) to hunt, fish or trap in another state or
country that is still valid in
that state or country.
ROUGH FISH - Gars, bowfin, bullhead catfish, common carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including buffalo), drum and yellow bass.
SEINE - A fishing net that hangs vertically in the water where the ends can be drawn together to entrap fish.
SEINING - The act of moving a seine by boat or human power to capture fish.
SELL OR SALE - To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; to offer for sale, barter, exchange or trade or the act of selling, bartering, consigning, exchanging or trading.
SHELL BUYER - Anyone who buys mussels or mussel parts from a Taker. An agent purchasing for a licensed buyer is not a buyer.
SIMULATED WING MOVEMENT DECOY - Any electric, mechanically-operated, wind-powered, or manually-powered apparatus or device that simulates wing movement, including any device that spins one or more fixed- or stationary-winged decoys around a central axis.
SMALL GAME - Furbearers, migratory game birds, quail, rabbit and squirrel.
SNAG - To take fish or other aquatic animals using conventional rod-and-reel tackle by a repeated drawing motion rather than enticement by live bait or artificial lure, regardless of what terminal tackle is attached to the fishing line.
SNAGLINE - Commercial tackle consisting of a horizontal line with hooks or drops less than 24 inches apart.
SPORTFISH - See GAME FISH for definition.
TACKLE - An apparatus or device used to take wildlife.
TAKE - To shoot, kill, injure, trap, net, snare, spear, catch, capture or reduce to possession.
TAXIDERMY - The art of preparing, stuffing and/or mounting wildlife and parts thereof.
TRAP OR TRAPPING - A device to catch and hold wildlife.
TROUT - Any members of the Salmonidae family including rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout, salmon and char.
VESSEL - Every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation, including motorboats and personal watercraft.
WATERFOWL - All species of coots, ducks, geese and swans.
WATERS OF THE STATE - All streams, lakes, ponds, sloughs, bayous, marshes or any other waters either permanent or intermittent located wholly or partially within Arkansas. Provided, however, "waters of the state" shall not include pay lakes and fish farms or any waters that are confined within a pond, tank, or lake, situated entirely on the premises of a single private owner and which, except under abnormal fiood conditions, are not connected with any of other fiowing stream or body of water that extends beyond the premises of such owner.
WILD - To be living in a state of nature and not domesticated.
WILDLIFE - All wild birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and other wild aquatic forms, and all other wild animals, regardless of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include any and every part of any individual species of wildlife, including animals living in a captive state.
WILDLIFE CHECK METHODS - The following are the official wildlife check methods:
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) - Designated areas owned or controlled by the Commission and distinguished by certain markers and considered a separate zone with regard to wildlife regulations including:
wildlife management area (WMA), waterfowl rest area (WRA), wildlife demonstration area (WDA), special use area (SUA) and state park-conservation area (SP-CA).
YOUTH -
EXCEPTIONS:
It is unlawful to import, transport, sell, purchase, hunt, harass or possess any threatened or endangered species of wildlife or parts (including without limitation those species listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, 50 CFR § 17.11,
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PENALTY: Class 4
It is unlawful to possess, hold captive, confine or enclose any live wildlife,
whether native or non-native, migratory or imported, unless otherwise specified herein.
EXCEPTIONS:
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Wildlife Service Raptor Propagation Permit are not required to obtain a Commission Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit to propagate or distribute raptors.
PENALTY: Class 2
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with Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-19-501 -511 or Code 09.07.
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PENALTY: Class 2
07-15 It is unlawful to rear, breed, propagate, produce, distribute, sell or offer for sale any wildlife in Arkansas without first obtaining a valid Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission ( Addendum F1.03). 39T 39T
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Chapters 29.00 ; 30.00 ; 31.00 ; 32.00 ; 33.00 ; 34.00 ; 35.00.
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PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to take wildlife for scientific study without possessing a valid Commission-issued Scientific Collection Permit in compliance with the permit requirements in Addendum F1.09 and in accordance with state and federal regulations. PENALTY: Class 3
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EXCEPTIONS:
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aquaculture must comply with Code 35.09 . Refer to the Approved Aquaculture Species
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List in Addendum J1.01 . Aquatic wildlife may not be released, Code 26.12 .
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. Addendum R1.01. No Wildlife Importation Permit will be issued for wildlife listed in
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Addendum R1.03 except in compliance with Code 09.11 Exceptions. An application for a permit for an unlisted species will be denied if an evaluation by Commission staff determines the species poses a significant risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture, or cannot be safely confined in a humane manner.
PENALTY: Class 3
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It is unlawful to import, ship, transport, or carry into Arkansas by any means, or to cause to be imported, receive, or to assist in any manner in the importation of any species listed in Addendum R1.03.
EXCEPTIONS:
Importation Permit provided that ducks are identified as captive reared by one of the following methods 1) banding of one metatarsus with a seamless metal band; 2) removal of the hind toe from the right foot; 3) pinioning of a wing by removal of all or some of the metacarpal bones of one wing, which renders the bird permanently incapable of flight; 4) a readily discernible tattoo of numbers and/or letters on the web of one foot. The permit holder must possess documentation that the waterfowl have originated from a flock participating in the National Poultry Improvement Program and such documentation shall be submitted to the Commission in compliance with reporting requirements in Code 39T 09. 10.39T
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PENALTY: Class 3
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It is unlawful to possess native wildlife as pets except as follows:
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they were captured provided such animals were not confined with commercially obtained, captive born wildlife of the same species.
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PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to possess any medically significant venomous reptile after July 1, 2020, whether native or non-native to Arkansas, without obtaining a valid Venomous Reptile Permit issued by the Commission and complying with all permit requirements in Addendum F1.08. Persons who have submitted a permit application on or before July 1, 2020, may continue to possess existing stock while the application is being processed. EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to possess more than 6 wildlife individuals captured from the wild in Arkansas except for conservation education purposes in compliance with the Conservation Education Permit requirements in Addendum F1.10 and the following restrictions:
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back into the wild in the county where they were captured provided such animals were not confined with commercially obtained, captive born wildlife of the same species.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
SPORT FISHING: | CODE | COST | EXP. |
DATE | |||
Alligator Gar Fishing Permit | AGP | Free | Dec. 31 |
Resident Fisheries Conservation License | FSH | $10.50 | ** |
Resident 3-Day Trip License | RT3 | $6.50 | * |
Resident Disabled Fishing 3-Yr License | RDF | $10.50 | + |
Resident Disabled Combination 3-Yr License | RDC | $35.50 | + |
Non-Resident Annual Fishing License | NRF | $50.00 | ** |
Non-Resident 7-Day Trip Fishing License | NT7 | $25.00 | * |
Non-Resident 3-Day Trip Fishing License | NT3 | $16.00 | * |
Arkansas Trout Permit | TPR | $5.00 | ** |
Non-Resident Trout Permit | TPN | $12.00 | ** |
White River Border Lakes License | WRL | $10.00 | ** |
Resident Guide License/Fishing | GLF | $25.00 | ** |
Non-Resident Guide License/Fishing | GNF | $150.00 | ** |
Resident 65 Plus Annual Fishing License | PAF | $3.50 | ** |
SPECIAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING: | |||
Hoop Nets (with or w/o leads), Turtle Nets | HN | $4.00 | Dec. 31 |
Slat Traps & Fiddler Nets | FS | $12.50 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Trotlines (inc. snaglines, throw-lines, limb lines, set hooks) per 100 ft | TL | $5.00 | Dec. 31 |
Box Traps Turtle Trap | TT | $2.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Tackle (Seine, Trammel & Gill Nets) | |||
100 yds. or fractional part thereof per tag | SNS | $15.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Fisherman's Permit & Sportfishing License | CFS | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Fisherman's Helper Permit | CFH | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Junior/Senior Commercial Fishing Permit | JSC | $14.50 | Dec. 31 |
Alligator Farmer/Dealer Permit. | AFP | $200.00 | June 30 |
Alligator Tags | $4.00 | June 30 | |
Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/ Dealer Permit | AST | $100.00 | June 30 |
Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit | THP | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Harvest Helper Permit | TH | $50.00 | Dec. 31 |
Junior Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit | JTH | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Dealer Permit | TDR | $250.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Aquatic Turtle Dealer Permit | TDN | $500.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Farmer Permit | TBP | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Shell Taker and Seller | STS | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Taker Helper Permit | SH | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Buyer | SBR | $1,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Shell Buyer | SBN | $2,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Buyer's Agent Permit | SA | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Fish Dealer | MD | $10.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Fish Dealer | FDN | $250.00 | Dec. 31 |
Minnow Dealer Tackle (Minnow (Seine, Traps or Lifts) | MS | $5.00 | Dec. 31 |
Fish Farm Health Inspection Permit | VHS | $200.00 | +++ |
Fish Farmer (Aquaculturist) Permit 31++ | FF | $25.00 | Dec. |
Bull Frog Permit (Must have valid Fish Farmer Permit) | BP | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit | RTS | $500.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Taker/Helper Permit | RH | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit | RBE | $1,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Roe Buyer Permit | RBN | $2,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Facility Operator's Permit | BDN | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Private Boat House/Irrigation (Single) | BHS | $30.00 | + |
Private Pier/Irrigation | DPS | $30.00 | + |
Irrigation Permit | IP | $30.00 | + |
Put & Take Pay Lake | PLO | $150.00 | Dec. 31 |
Venomous Reptile Possession Permit | VRP | $75.00 | June 30 |
Scientific Collection Permit | SCP | Free | ****** |
Conservation Education Permit | CEP | Free | June 30 |
HUNTING LICENSE AND PERMITS: | |||
Deferred Hunter Education | DHE | Free | * |
Resident Wildlife Conservation License | HNT | $10.50 | June 30 |
Resident Sportsman's Permit | RS | $25.00 | June 30 |
Resident Disabled Hunting 3-Yr License | RDH | $25.00 | + |
Resident Disabled Combination 3-Yr License | RDC | $35.50 | + |
Non-Resident Annual All Game License | NBG | $350.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License | AG5 | $180.00 | * |
Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License | AG3 | $125.00 | * |
Non-Resident 1-Day All Game License | AG1 | $55.00 | * |
Non-Resident Annual Small Game License | NRH | $110.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident 5-Day Small Game License | SG5 | $70.00 | * |
Non-Resident Trappers Permit | NFT | $125.00 | June 30 |
Private Lands Elk Permit | PLE | $5.00 | **** |
Arkansas Resident Waterfowl Stamp | DSR | $7.00 | June 30 |
Arkansas Non-Resident Waterfowl Stamp | DSN | $35.00 | June 30 |
Arkansas Quail Stamp (Voluntary only) | QS | $4.50 | June 30 |
Resident 65 Plus Annual Sportsman's Hunting License | PAH | $3.50 | June 30 |
WMA General Use Permit | |||
All WMA General Use Permit | WMP | Free | June 30 |
AGFC Leased Lands Permit (Hunting, Trappin | g and Camping) | ||
Casey Jones WMA | LCJ | $40.00 | ** |
Big Timber WMA | LBT | $40.00 | ** |
Cherokee WMA | LCH | $40.00 | ** |
Gum Flats WMA | LGF | $40.00 | ** |
Howard County WMA | LHC | $40.00 | ** |
Provo WMA | LPR | $40.00 | ** |
Lafayette County WMA | LLC | $40.00 | ** |
Lake Greeson WMA | LLG | $40.00 | ** |
Jack Mountain WMA | LJM | $40.00 | ** |
Jim Kress WMA | LJK | $40.00 | ** |
Falconry Permit Apprentice | FPA | $25.00 | June 30 |
Falconry Permit General | FPG | $25.00 | June 30 |
Falconry Permit Master | FPM | $25.00 | June 30 |
Resident Guide License/Hunting | GLH | $25.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident Guide License/Hunting | GNH | $150.00 | June 30 |
Resident Special Guide License | GLS | $150.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident WMA Waterfowl Hunting |
Permit (5-day trip) Maximum allowed is 6 permits per person per season (As of 2019-20 season not available; refer to code 24.09)
Bayou Meto WMA | NBM | $30.50 | June 30 |
Bell Slough/Camp Robinson WMA | NBS | $30.50 | June 30 |
Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA | NBA | $30.50 | June 30 |
Big Lake WMA | NBL | $30.50 | June 30 |
Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d' Arc WMA | NBD | $30.50 | June 30 |
Cut-Off Creek WMA | NCO | $30.50 | June 30 |
Dave Donaldson Black River WMA | NDD | $30.50 | June 30 |
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA | NSD | $30.50 | June 30 |
Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA | NEB | $30.50 | June 30 |
Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA | NEG | $30.50 | June 30 |
Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA | NCI | $30.50 | June 30 |
Frog Bayou WMA | NFB | $30.50 | June 30 |
Galla Creek WMA | NGC | $30.50 | June 30 |
Harris Brake WMA | NHB | $30.50 | June 30 |
Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA | NHL | $30.50 | June 30 |
Holland Bottom WMA | NHO | $30.50 | June 30 |
Lake Overcup | NLO | $30.50 | June 30 |
Ozan WMA | NOZ | $30.50 | June 30 |
Petit Jean River WMA | NPJ | $30.50 | June 30 |
Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA | NBS | $30.50 | June 30 |
Seven Devils WMA | NSD | $30.50 | June 30 |
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA | NSB | $30.50 | June 30 |
St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA | NSF | $30.50 | June 30 |
Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA | NRC | $30.50 | June 30 |
Sulphur River WMA | NSR | $30.50 | June 30 |
Trusten Holder WMA | NTH | $30.50 | June 30 |
Craig D Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir | NLC | $30.50 | June 30 |
HUNTING COMMERCIALIZATION: | |||
Resident Trappers Permit | TP | Free | June 30 |
Resident Fur Dealer | FD | $50.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident Fur Dealer | NFD | $100.00 | June 30 |
Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit | CSR | $250.00 | June 30 |
Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit | CHR | $600.00 | June 30 |
Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit | WBD | $75.00 | June 30 |
Wildlife Importation Permit | WTP | $50.00 | June 30 |
Mountain Lion Permit | MLP | $50.00 | June 30 |
Live Fox and Coyote Permit | FCP | $25.00 | June 30 |
LIFETIME LICENSE: | |||
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Fishing License | MRF | $10.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Hunting License | MRH | $25.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Combination License | MRC | $35.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | MRD | $ 7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military retiree Lifetime Trout Permit | MRT | $ 5.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime | |||
Fishing License | PLF | $10.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License and Permit | PLH | $25.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License | PLC | $35.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | PLD | $7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Trout Permit | PLT | $5.00 | Non-Expiring |
Non-Expiring Lifetime Resident Hunting & Fishing Sportsman's Permit Fishing License | LSP VLF | $l,000.00 $1.50 | Non-Expiring Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Hunting License | VLH | $1.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License | VLC | $3.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | VLD | $ 7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime | |||
COMBINATION LICENSE: | |||
Resident 65 Plus Annual Combination License | PAC | $4.50 | June 30 |
Resident Combination License (begins March 2017 | CS | $35.50 | June 30 |
*Good from requested day of issue for period of license. **Good for 1 year from date of purchase. ****Expireswhenthezonequotahasbeenreached(Addendum A1.09). *****Good for that season only. ****** Good for 1 year from date of issuance. + Good for 3 years from date of purchase. ++Fee applies to initial purchase. No fee for annual renewal. +++Permit is annual permit issued in two (2) six month intervals.
However, the Director (or designee) may issue a permit for a species not listed in Addendums R1.02 or R1.03 should an evaluation by Commission staff determine the species does not pose a significant risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture and can be safely confined in a humane manner.
Livestock and Poultry Commission, or their designees, shall determine mechanisms and procedures for control of diseases and parasites in captive wildlife within Arkansas. Such mechanisms and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, examination, testing, quarantine and slaughter or destruction of individual animals and/or herds or flocks that are, or in the opinion of the Commission may be, infected with a disease or parasite that may have significant detrimental effect on native wildlife, other captive wildlife, livestock or the public health of the citizens of Arkansas.
All wildlife possessed under a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit in Arkansas shall be maintained in a permanent enclosure, pen, or cage strong enough to prevent escape of the wildlife and protect them from injury. All wildlife shall be maintained in humane and healthy conditions. Birds must be kept in buildings or covered pens that prevent escape and that do not allow entry of wild birds. Enclosures shall be kept in good repair at all times and gates shall be securely fastened with latches or locks. Enclosures, pens or cages considered unsafe by Commission personnel must be repaired or reconstructed within 10 days or as specified by the Commission.
The following species are exempt from Codes 9.02 (Possession of non-native wildlife in captivity prohibited), 9.07 (Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permit required) and 9.10 (Wildlife Importation permit required).
Buffalo (Bos bison)
House mouse (Mus musculus) and Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Congo peacock (Arfopavo congensis)
Coturnix quail (Coturnix spp.)
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
European domestic ferret (Mustela putorius)
Gerbils (Subfamily Gerbillinae)
Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus, Phodopus campbelli, Phodopus sungorus, Cricetulus
griseus, Phodopus roborovskii)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Llama (Lama glama)
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Ringneck dove (Streptopelia risoria)
Wolf/dog hybrids
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)
Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
Four-toed hedgehog, African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
Bactrian and Dromedary Camels (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedaries)
African Sideneck Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa)
Bearded Dragon (Pogona spp.)
Water Dragon (Physignathus spp.)
Ball Python (Python regius)
Blood Python (Python curtus)
Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttata)
Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliates)
Fattail Gecko (Hemixtheconyx caudicinctus)
Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)
Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
Tokay Gecko (Gecko gecko)
Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
Additionally, persons may possess and hold captive fish, bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles, alligators and other aquatic wildlife in compliance with Chapters 26.00, 27.00, 29.00, 30.00, 31.00, 32.00, 39.00, 33.00, 34.00, 35.00 and Addendums I1.00;J1.00,V1.00.
Red-necked (Bennet's) wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)African Dwarf Aquatic Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri)Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)Horned Frog, Pacman Frog (Ceratophrys spp.)Moccasins (Agkistrodon spp.)Pygmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus spp.)Rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)All native species of wildlife not listed in Addendum R1.01 (listing species for which the permits are not necessary) or R1.03 (listing species for which permits will not be issued).
Any other unlisted species upon evaluation and determination by the Commission that the species does not pose a significant risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture, and that can be safely confined in a humane manner
The Commission will not issue permits for breeding, sale or importation of these species other than in accordance with the exceptions listed in Codes 09.07, 09.10, 09.11 and Addendum F1.03. Possession of some species may be allowed in accordance with Codes 09.02, 09.05, 09.13 and 09.14.
Apes Baboons (Genus Papio) Bats (Order Chiroptera)
Box turtles (Genus Terrapene) Cervids (Family Cervidae) Coyotes that originate from or have lived in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming or Canada.
Foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus and 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. Large carnivores Macaques (Genus Macaca) Mountain lions (Puma concolor) Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Rodents (Order Rodentia) captured in the wild from Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Wyoming.
Skunks (Genus Mephitis and Spilogale)
Waterfowl (except for the importation of hatching eggs or waterfowl acquired from a Commission-permitted Wildlife Breeder/Dealer)
Blackbuck antelope (Antilope cervicapra) (possession of these animals and their offspring restricted to only a facilities permitted before February 20, 2019)
Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) (possession of these animals and their offspring restricted to only facilities permitted before February 20, 2019)
002.00.19 Ark. Code R. 001