Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
05.10
ST. FRANCIS RIVER FLOODWAY
WATERFOWL ZONE:
All lands within the St. Francis flood control main levees
from Hwy 412 east of Paragould south to Hwy 63 S at Marked Tree.
13.06
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS SHOOTING
HOUR RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any migratory
game bird, including migratory waterfowl, other than one-half (1/2) hour before
sunrise (local time) or later than sunset (local time).
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Shooting
hours for teal during the teal season are sunrise to sunset (local
time).
(2)
Waterfowl hunting
in the St. Francis River Floodway Waterfowl Zone ends at 12:00 o'clock
noon.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
APPROVED 2003-2004 WMD
CODES
15.02
CAPTIVE NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE.
(A)
Captive non-native wildlife not excepted under Code 15.01 may be possessed if
certified by an accredited veterinarian to be free of diseases/parasites that
may pose adverse risk to native wildlife and complies with all applicable
health requirements for exotic animals adopted by the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission and the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.
(B) Mountain lions (Puma concolor) may be
kept in captivity subject to city and county ordinances and must be accompanied
by proof of legal purchase and ownership
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1,000.00.
18.03
SELLING WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or trade
any species of wildlife or portions thereof. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken
during a furbearer_season.
(2) In
compliance with Section
15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
Resorts).
(3) In compliance with
Commission Code 36.04 (License Requirements for Sale of Bullfrogs by Fish
Farmers).
(4) In compliance with
Commission Code 41.07 (Requirements for Selling Commercial Fish).
(5) In compliance with Commission Code 42.01
(Fish Farmer Permit Requirements).
(6) In compliance with Commission Code 39.01
(License Requirements for Taking Turtles).
(7) In compliance with Commission Code 37.02
(Minnow Dealers License Requirements).
(8) In compliance with Commission Code 38.01
(Mussel Shell Taker Buyer, and Seller License Requirements).
(9) In compliance with 31.07-A (Sale of Bait
Prohibited).
(10) Squirrel tails,
deer antlers, deer hides and feathers from non-migratory game birds legally
taken.
(11) Wild animals legally
acquired outside the state and accompanied by verification.
(12) Coyote (In compliance with Comm. Codes
10.02, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.13 & 10.14.
(13) ----
PENALTY: $500.00 to $2,000.00. Also, a jail sentence
not to exceed one (1) year may be imposed.
