Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Division 01 - Legal Division
Rule 002.01.22-004 - 19.20 Possession of Certain Aquatic Plants Prohibited

Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.01.22-004

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024

It is unlawful to possess on properties owned, managed, or controlled by the Commission any plants of the following species: Alligatorweed (Althernanthera philoxeroides), Brazilian Waterweed (Egeria densa), Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Crested Floating Heart (Nymphoides cristata), Cuban Bulrush (Oxycaryum cubense), Curly Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata), Duck Lettuce (Ottelia alismoides), Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Giant Lyngbya (Lyngbya wollei), Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta), Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum), Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Roundleaf Toothcup (Rotala rotundifolia), Uruguayan Waterprimrose (Ludwigia hexapetala), Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Water Lettuce (Pistis stratiotes), or Yellow Floating Heart (Nymphoides pelata).

EXCEPTIONS: The following may possess one or more of these aquatic plant species pursuant to written approval issued by the Chief of Fisheries:

1) Businesses or individuals under contract with the Commission for mechanical removal of such plants; and

2) Persons conducting bona fide research on such aquatic plants.

PENALTY: Class 2

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