Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Division 01 - Legal Division
Rule 002.01.20-055 - F1.04 Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.01.20-055
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
A. Eligibility and Application Requirements:
1. The applicant must be at least 18 years
old and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere for, violating any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
animals within five years of the application date.
2. The applicant shall submit a written
application (available from the Commission) for each facility to be
permitted.
B. The requested permit shall be denied if:
1. The
applicant fails to meet any of the issuance criteria set forth in this addendum
chapter;
2. The applicant fails to
disclose material information required, makes false statements as to any
material fact in connection with the application, or supplies false information
or makes a false statement on the application;
3. The Commission finds, through further
inquiry or investigation, the issuance of the permit may be potentially harmful
to the wildlife resources of the State.
C. Permit Requirements:
1. Wildlife Importation Permit holders may
import wildlife into or transport wildlife through the State under the
following conditions provided that,prior to transportation, the permit holder
possesses the following documentation:
i.
Written proof of the origin and destination of each animal.
ii. Documentation for each animal to
demonstrate they have not been kept in, or originated from, a location from
which importation has been restricted in accordance with Code 09.11.
iii. A completed state or federal certificate
of veterinary inspection form upon which an accredited veterinarian has
certified each animal to be free of diseases/parasites or provision of proof
that birds originated from a flock that is part of the National Poultry
Improvement Program. Animals other than cervids originating within Arkansas and
that are taken from the state for less than 30 days may re-enter the state
without the need for a veterinary exam.
iv. Venomous reptiles being temporarily
imported into the state for the purpose of exhibition must comply with caging
requirements in Code Addedum F1.08(C).
2. The Wildlife Importation Permit and issued
documentation required in Addendum F1.04(C)(1) must accompany each animal
during transport.
i. All documentation
required in Addendum F1.04(C)(1) shall be submitted by the permit holder to the
Commission's Wildlife Management Division within 7 days of the permitted
importation.
ii. Failure to comply
may result in suspension or revocation of any existing permit held by the
violatorand denial of any future permits. Additionally, criminal charges may be
filed.
D. Disease Testing:
1. Prior to importation,
brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurine) must test negative for
Alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 by virus neutralization, or other serologic test as
recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary
Services Laboratory, within 30 days of import and evidence of such testing must
be documented in accordance with Addendum F1.04(C)(1).
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