Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Division 01 - Legal Division
Rule 002.01.24-109 - F1.10 Conservation Education Permit Requirements
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.01.24-109
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
A. Permit Requirements: A Conservation Education Permit may be issued to applicants complying with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must be an
Arkansas resident, 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 5 years of the
application date.
2. The applicant
shall provide to the Commission, in writing, proof from the appropriate county
or municipal jurisdiction, stating that the applicant's possession of wildlife
is in compliance with all local ordinances.
3. The applicant shall complete and submit a
written application form provided by the Commission.
4. The applicant shall possess a minimum of
20 hours conservation education experience involving the use of live animals
and provide letters of support from at least 2 non-familial individuals
familiar with the applicant's experience.
5. The applicant shall provide proof of
possessing a valid U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permit
for all mammal species.
6. Special
conditions may be applied to the Conservation Education Permit as deemed
necessary by Commission staff.
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, or 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 pose a significant risk to human health and safety, native fish
and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture, or the proposed species
cannot be safely confined in a humane manner;
4. The applicant fails to provide a report
for a previously issued permit; or
5. The Commission finds, through further
inquiry or investigation, that the applicant's proposed conservation education
activities do not possess sufficient educational rigor.
C. Caging and Facility Requirements: All Conservation Education Permittees shall provide secure housing of all wildlife removed from the wild as defined herein:
1.
All wildlife possessed in captivity shall be maintained in enclosures, pens, or
cages that are sufficiently strong to prevent escape of the wildlife and that
will protect the wildlife from injury.
2. All native medically significant venomous
reptiles must be kept in accordance with Addendum F1.08(C) and (F), except as
otherwise approved in the applicant's permit conditions.
3. It is unlawful for anyone to keep animals
under inhumane or unhealthy conditions.
4. Males and females of the same species must
be kept in separate enclosures.
D. Reporting: Holders of the Conservation Education Permit shall submit legible, complete annual reports on forms provided by the Commission that shall detail provision of at least 20 hours of conservation education to the public using animals kept under this permit for each annual report.
E. Transport Requirements:
1. All wildlife possessed in
captivity shall be transported in ventilated containers or cages that are
sufficiently strong to prevent escape of the wildlife and that will protect the
wildlife from injury.
2. Native,
medically significant venomous reptiles shall be transported in accordance with
Addendum F1.08(F) (1).
F. Renewal, Transfer, Suspension, and Revocation:
1. Permits may be revoked or
suspended for failure to comply with the terms of the permit or with the terms
of this Addendum Chapter.
2.
Persons in violation of the terms of this permit, violation of the Commission
Addendum, or upon conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere
for violation of any federal, state or municipal law governing captive
wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of wildlife, or cruelty to
animals, shall be notified in writing of such violations and shall have 20 days
to respond.
3. If, at the end of 20
days, just cause has not been given, the Commission may revoke any existing
permit and refuse to issue any future permit. Permit suspension, revocation or
refusal shall be in addition to any criminal charges that may be
filed.
4. Upon revocation, permit
holder must legally remove all captive wildlife within the time designated in
the revocation, not to exceed 60 days, and failure to do so shall result in the
Commission taking action, per Commission policy, at the permit holder's
expense.
5. Should the permit
holder decide not to renew the permit, any animals in excess of those allowed
to be possessed in accordance with Code 09.14(A) must be euthanized or
transferred to a holder of a Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit prior to
expiration.
G. Inspection:
1. Holders of a Conservation
Education Permit shall allow entry, at any reasonable hours to Commission
employees or agents to inspect the wildlife, facilities, books, records, or
permits required by the permit.
2.
Permit holders shall hold wildlife in suitable pens and restrain them for
inspection, at a reasonable time, when requested to do so by Commission
employees or agents.
3. Commission
employees may immediately relocate wildlife that is being given improper care
or being kept in inhumane or unhealthy conditions.
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