Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
Approved 2004-2005 GENERAL CODE OF REGULATIONS REVISIONS AND
CHANGES
01.00-D
CONFISCATION
AND SEIZURE
(A) Any wildlife, including
but not limited to game animals, birds and fish, that is taken, transported, or
sold in violation of any Commission Code regulation is declared to be
contraband and may be seized under authority of this Commission Code. Upon
conviction of the offender, or sooner if the court having jurisdiction so
orders, title to the wildlife shall be forfeited to the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission and such wildlife released or disposed of in accordance with
Commission policy.
(B) Any
equipment, including but not limited to guns, archery equipment, traps, tackle,
nets, boats, lights, motors, vehicles and other fishing or hunting gear or
devices, used in connection with a violation of any of the following Commission
Code regulations is declared to be contraband and may be seized under authority
of this Commission Code:
02.14 Bear Hunting
Season.
02.21 Elk Hunting
Season.
03.13 Special Guide License
Requirements.
04.03 Hunting Wild
Turkey Over Bait Prohibited. 04.06 Wild Turkey Hen Restrictions.
06.04 Taking of Doe Deer
Prohibited.
07.03 Modern Firearms
Prohibited During Muzzleloading Deer Seasons.
08.03 Possession of Firearms While Archery
and Crossbow Hunting Prohibited.
11.04 Hunting or Fishing After Revocation of
License Prohibited.
15.17 Wildlife
Translocation Permit Requirement.
15.18 Wildlife Importation
Restrictions.
17.03 Legal Bull Elk
Requirements.
17.04 Taking of
Antlerless Elk Prohibited.
18.01
Hunting Wildlife in Closed Season Prohibited.
18.02 Night Hunting Prohibited.
18.03 Selling Wildlife
Restrictions.
18.05 Taking Wildlife
at Night From a Boat Prohibited.
18.14 Taking of Alligator
Prohibited.
18.20 Taking of Raptors
and Bald Eagles Prohibited. 19.12 Endangered Species Protected.
20.06 Cutting Devices Prohibited on
Commission Owned WMAs and WD As.
25.09 Guiding Restrictions on Certain
Wildlife Management Areas.
32.01
Taking Fish With Electrical Devices, Firearms, Explosives, Toxic, Stupefying Or
Killing Substances Prohibited.
32.02 Trapping Fish Prohibited.
41.05 (A) Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit
Requirements.
41.05 (B) Resident
Roe Buyer/Exporter and Non-Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit
Requirements.
41.05 (C) Roe
Buyer/Exporter Reporting Requirements.
41.08 Illegal Commercial Tackle
Prohibited.
41.13 Commercial
Fishing by Non-Resident Prohibited.
41.39 Closed Paddlefish, Sturgeon and Bowfin
Harvest Season. Upon conviction of the offender, the court having jurisdiction
may order title to the equipment forfeited to the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission and such equipment disposed of in accordance with Commission policy.
Equipment confiscated may be advertised and sold at public auction with the
proceeds of the sale to be deposited in the Game Protection
Fund.
(C) Procedural
matters regarding seizure and forfeiture of contraband not otherwise addressed
herein shall be governed by the provisions of Rule 15 (Disposition of Seized
Things) of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
01.00J
POINT
SYSTEM FOR HUNTING AND/OR FISHING VIOLATIONS
Upon the accumulation of 12 points for hunting
and/or fishing violations within a three-year period, the individual will
be ineligible to apply for any Commission deer, turkey and elk permit
hunts for he following three-years . The accumulation
of 18 points for hunting and/or fishing violations within a three-year period
may result in the revocation of all hunting and/or fishing licenses and the
privileges attached thereto for one year, and the accumulation of 30 points
within a five year period may result in the loss of all licenses and privileges
for three years. A revocation of hunting and/or fishing licenses and privileges
occurring for a third time during an individual's lifetime may result in the
lifetime revocation of all hunting and/or fishing licenses and privileges. Any
person who forfeits bond, pleads guilty or nolo contendere, or is found guilty
of violating any hunting or fishing regulation shall be assigned points as
follows:
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CODE NO.
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TYPE OF VIOLATION
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POINTS
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02.14
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Bear Hunting Season
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18
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02.18
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Shooting Bears In Dens Prohibited
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18
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02.20
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Hunting Bear Over Bait
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18
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02.21
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Elk Hunting Season
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30
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02.13A
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Arkansas Wildlife Harvest Recording Requirements
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0912
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02.13B
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Arkansas Wildlife Harvest Checking Requirements
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0912
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03.08
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Counterfeiting License
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18
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03.13
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Special Guide License Requirements
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18
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11.04
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Hunting or Fishing After Revocation of License
Prohibited
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30
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11.08
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Hunting, Fishing or Trapping Without Landowner/Lessee
Permission Prohibited
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09
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17.03
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Legal Bull Elk Requirements
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18
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17.04
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Taking of Antlerless Elk Prohibited
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18
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18.01
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Hunting Wildlife in Closed Season
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30
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18.02
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Night Hunting
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30
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18.03
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Selling Game
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18.04
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Road Hunting
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18
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18.14
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Taking of Alligators
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18
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18.15
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Possession of Mountain Lions
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18
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18.20
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Taking of Raptors (except Bald Eagles)
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18
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18.20a
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Taking of Bald Eagles
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30
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19.12
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Endangered Species
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30
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25.09
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Guiding Restrictions on Certain WMAs (Guides)
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18
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25.09
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Guiding Restrictions on Certain WMAs (Guided
Hunters)
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09
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31.07
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Sale of Game Fish
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18
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32.01
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Taking Fish with Electrical Devices or Toxic
Substances
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30
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36.03
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Sale of Bullfrogs
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18
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38.01
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Mussel Shell Taker, Buyer and Seller License and
Reporting Requirements
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18
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41.05(A)
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Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit Requirements
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18
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41.05(B)
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Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter and Non-Resident Roe
Buyer/Exporter Permit Requirements
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18
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41.05(C)
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Roe Buyer/Exporter Reporting Requirements
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18
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41.13
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Commercial Fishing by Non-Resident Prohibited
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18
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41.39
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Closed Paddlefish, Sturgeon and Bowfin Harvest
Season
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18
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44.06
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Commercial Fishing for Certain Fish Prohibited in Lower
Ouachita River
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18
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*All Others |
06 |
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*Boating regulations are not included in points toward
revocation. |
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** 18. 03 Selling Wildlife Restrictions. A conviction for
violating this regulation may result in the lifetime revocation of all hunting
and/or fishing licenses.
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The following violations shall result in a double assessment of
the respective point value for the violation committed upon final court
disposition:
1) Any violation
occurring on a Commission-owned Wildlife Management Area (except boating
statutes).
2) Any violation of
harvest regulations committed by a Guide License holder.
3) Any violation of trout harvest regulations
in a trout catch and release area.
4) Any violation of bass harvest regulations
on lakes designated as Trophy Bass Management Areas (Lakes Monticello, Lower
White Oak, Columbia, SWEPCO, Pickthorne and Austelle).
5) Adults 21 years or older when accompanying
youth under 16.
02.05
QUAIL SEASON (20( 4-2005). It shall be unlawful to take or
attempt to take quail other than during the open season as specified herein:
November 1, 2004-February 6, 2005 statewide.
EXCEPTION:
(1) In compliance with applicable WMA
regulations Reference Code 24.02 (Quail Season Restricted on Certain WMAs).
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
02.06
RABBIT SEASON (2004-2005).
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take rabbits other than
during the open season as specified herein: September 4, 2004-February
28, 2005 .
EXCEPTION:
(1) In compliance with applicable WMA
regulations Reference Code 24.03 (Rabbit Season Restricted on Certain
WMAs).
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
02.07
FURBEARER SEASONS
(2004-2005). It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take furbearers
anytime other than during the open furbearer seasons as specified herein: (Ref
01.00-C Furbearers).
(A) Furbearer Hunting:
Sunrise, September 1, 2004Sunset Febr 28,
2005.
(B) Furbearer
Trapping: Sunrise, No^r
12,2004-Sunset February 6,
2005
(C)
Muskrat, Nutria and Beaver Season: Sunrise, No^
Sunset, March 31,2005.
(D)
Coyote Trapping: August 1,
2004-March 31, 2005.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Raccoon may be taken day or night from
Noj March 31, 2C )5. (Ref. Code
18.02)
(2) Raccoon may be hunted at
night (with the use of dogs) from July 1-August31,2(
)4. (Ref. Code 18.02)
(3) In
compliance with Commission Codes 02.09 (Coyote Hunting Season), 10.03 (Nuisance
Furbearing Animal Trapping Restrictions), and 18.01 (Hunting Wildlife in Closed
Season Prohibited).
(4) In
compliance with applicable WMA regulations Reference Code 24.07 (Furbearer
Season on WMAs).
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
02.08
SQUIRREL SEASONS
(2(05). It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take
squirrels other than during the squirrel seasons as specified herein:
2004-2005 Fall Squirrel Season:
North Zone: September 4, 2004-February 28, 2005
South Zone: October 2, 2004-February 28, 2005
2005 Spring Squirrel Season:
May 14-June 12, 2005 statewide (no dogs allowed for purposes of
taking squirrel).
EXCEPTION:
(1)
In compliance with applicable WMA regulations Reference Code
24.04 (Squirrel Seasons Restricted on Certain WMAs).
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
02.09
COYOTE HUNTING SEASON.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take coyotes other than from
September 1, 2004-Febr try 28, 2005, dogs
allowed; and from the first day of spring Turkey season through the last day of
spring Squirrel season, no dogs allowed. EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
Dogs are not allowed in deer zones
where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of
dogs.
(2) During youth
turkey hunts only youths may take coyotes . No limit.
(3) In compliance with Commission Code 18.09
(Depredation Permit).
(4) In
compliance with Commission Code 15.16 (Native Wildlife Pet
Restrictions).
(5) In compliance
with Commission Code 10.04 (Nuisance Animal Trapping Requirements).
(6) While committing damage to domestic
animals or personal property.
(7)
In compliance with Commission Code 18.02 Night Hunting Prohibited.
(8) In compliance with applicable WMA
regulations Reference Code 24.08 (Coyote Season on WMAs).
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
02.10
CROW HUNTING SEASON. It
shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take crow other than during the open
season as specified herein:
September 4, 2004-February 25, 2005, Thursdays through Mondays
only (124 days). No limit. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) While committing damage to domestic
animals or personal property.
(2)
In compliance with applicable WMA regulations Reference Code 24.09 (Crow Season
on WMAs).
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
02.13A
ARKANSAS WILDLIFE HARVEST
RECORDING
REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful to fail to comply
with the following provisions:
(A) Upon
taking each deer, turkey, or bear, every hunter shall immediately punch out the
hole next to the appropriate printed line on his/her "Record of Game" (included
on Commission - issued universal license form). Further, said hunter shall
immediately write legibly in ink, providing information requested by blank
spaces on "Record of Game" in true and accurate form.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Non-resident hunters under sixteen years
of age, who purchase an appropriate license upon taking said game, are exempted
from immediately complying with provisions above. Ref Code 3.03 Hunting License
Requirements, Exception (2).
(2)
Resident hunters under sixteen years of age and holders of lifetime hunting
licenses are exempted from the provisions of (A) above.
(3)
Does taken with deer camp doe tags
and bucks taken with the Deer Management Assistance Program Management Buck
tags.
PENALTY: $250.00 to
$1,000.00
02.13B
ARKANSAS WILDLIFE HARVEST CHECKING REQUIREMENTS.
It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with the following
provision: Upon taking each deer, turkey, or bear (see exception 3 below),
every hunter must, within 24 hours of harvest, check said game at an Official
Wildlife Check Station ( designated county check stations,
designated commission employees, designated deer camps or the commission's
on-line checking web site). Said hunter shall provide information requested by
check stations. Game may be field dressed prior to checking but evidence of sex
must remain until checked.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Black bears must be checked within 24
hours after harvest by calling the toll free number listed in the
Arkansas Hunting eGuidebook. Hunters are required to extract a
first an upper or lower premolar from the carcass and give to the check station
operator for age determination.
(2)
Elk must be checked within 12 hours in accordance with permit provisions at a
designated elk check station or by a designated Commission employee. Elk may be
quartered in the field to prevent spoilage due to difficulties resulting from
large animals taken in remote areas. Evidence of sex must remain until checked
and the animal's head must be presented for checking.
(3) Black bears and deer may be quartered in
the field to prevent spoilage due to difficulties resulting from large animals
taken in remote areas.
(4)
Hunters in the Check Sheet Program must check deer or turkey immediately upon
return to the camp and in no case, more than four hours after
harvest.
PENALTY: $250.00 to $1,000.00
02.21
ELK HUNTING SEASON. It
shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess elk other than during
the open seasons as specified herein:
September 20-24, 2004. No dogs. One bull permit (valid in elk
zone 1), one bull permit (valid in elk zone 2), one bull permit (valid in elk
zone 3), and one bull permit (valid in elk zone 4).
December 6-10, 2004. No dogs. One bull permit (valid in elk zone
1), one bull permit (valid in elk zone 2), one either sex youth permit (valid
in elk zone 3), and one bull permit (valid in elk zone 4). Three antlerless
permits (valid in elk zone 1), three antlerless permits (valid in elk zone 2),
three antlerless permits (valid in elk zone 3) and three antlerless permits
(valid in elk zone 4). 4andE . No dogs. Either-sex permits valid for elk in elk
zone A. Each hunt period will end when the quota of elk has been harvested in
zone A. The quota for the 4 hunt period is 5 elk. The quota for the quota for
the December 6-10, 2004 hunt period is 5 elk.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
Elk carcasses and parts
legally harvested outside the state and accompanied by
verification.
(2)
In
compliance with Section
15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
Resorts).
PENALTY: Not less than $5,000.00.
05.05
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
ESTABLISHED AS ZONES
Each Wildlife Management Area (WMA) (Ref. Code 01.00C) and
shall be considered as a separate zone for the purpose of
establishing and applying setting hunting regulations. All private
lands (including any combinations of lands separately owned, and
regardless of whether such lands touch a road, creek, stream, river, lake or
other waterbody) that are completely surrounded by WMA lands
shall be are considered as in-holdings. Such in-holdings
shall be included e in the same zone as the surrounding WMA lands
and are subject to the same state regulations
pertaining to hunting seasons, hunting hours, bag limits, and hunting permits
as that zone WMA. AH Private lands that are
completely surrounded by a combination of WMA and National Wildlife
Refuge lands shall likewise be are considered as
in-holdings, and e pertaining eeeee eee subject to the same
state regulations as pertaining to hunting seasons,
hunting hours, bag limits, and hunting permits as that the
WMA zone.
06.04
TAKING OF DOE DEER PROHIBITED It shall be unlawful to take,
attempt to take or possess doe deer.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) If said doe deer in
possession was legally taken in a zone or area declared open by the Commission
to the taking of doe .
(2)
Deer carcasses and parts
legally harvested outside the state and accompanied by
verification.
(3)
In
compliance with Section
15.00 (Captive Wildlife/Hunting
Resorts).
PENALTY: $150.00 to $1,000.00, and hunting
privileges may be suspended in accordance with Code 11.05, Revocation of
Privileges.
10.12
BOBCAT AND OTTER PELT TAGGING REQUIREMENT
It shall be unlawful to export bobcat, or river
otter pelts from Arkansas without first having said pelts tagged by a
Commission employee.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
15.01
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE IN
CAPTIVITY
PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to hold captive,
confine, enclose or otherwise possess alive in the State of Arkansas any
furbearer, game animal, game bird, game fish or other wildlife, whether native
or non-native, migratory or imported, unless authorized or excepted as
specified herein:
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Any furbearer, game animal, game bird or
game fish legally taken during an authorized season in compliance with all
applicable hunting, trapping and fishing restrictions in this Code Book may be
possessed.
(2) Commission employees
may hold captive and possess wildlife as necessary to perform authorized
duties.
(3) Wildlife (except for
fish, bullfrogs, mussels, turtles and alligators) may be held captive and
possessed in compliance with the following Commission Codes:
(A) Commission Codes 15.08 et seq. (e
Game Bird Shooting Resort License).
(B) Commission Codes 15.04 et seq. (Wildlife
eHunting Resort Permit).
(C) Commission Code 15.12 et seq. (Wildlife
Commercial Breeder/Dealer permit).
(D) Commission Codes 15.14 et seq. (Special
Commercial Quail Permit Requirements).
(E) Commission Code 15.16 et seq. (Native
Wildlife Pet Restrictions).
(F)
Commission Codes 14.03 et. seq. (Falconry Permit).
(G) Commission Codes 15.02 et seq. (Captive
Non-Native Wildlife).
(H)
Commission Code 15.19 (Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit).
(4) Fish, bullfrogs, mussels, turtles and
alligators may be held captive and possessed in compliance with the following
Commission codes:
(A) Commission Code Section
36.00 (Bull Frog
Regulations).
(B) Commission Code
Section 37.00 (Minnow
Regulations).
(C) Commission Code
Section 38.00 (Fresh Water Mussel
Regulations).
(D) Commission Code
Section 39.00 (Turtle
Regulations).
(E) Commission Code
Section 40.00 (Alligator Farming
Regulations).
(F) Commission Code
Section 41.00 (Commercial Fishing
Regulations).
(G) Commission Code
Section 42.00 (Fish Farmer
Regulations).
(5)
Organizations that are accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZAA) and municipal zoos and aquariums.
(6) Individuals or organizations may be
permitted to hold captive and possess on a temporary basis raccoons, fox,
coyote, or pen-raised quail for the purpose of dog training or AKC, UKC and
ACHA field trails upon requesting and receiving written approval from the
Chief of Wildlife
(7)
Individuals or organizations that are determined to be involved
in bona fide scientific research, education or conservation efforts of
significant benefit to wildlife or wildlife habitat in the State of Arkansas
may be permitted to hold captive and possess wildlife in compliance with the
terms of a special-issued permit.
(8) Individuals or organizations in
possession of a USDA exhibitor and/or rehabilitation permit that are not
engaged in rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned, or impaired native
wildlife and/or those only rehabilitating migratory birds under a U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service migratory bird rehabilitation permit. PENALTY: $100.00 to
$1,000.00.
15.04
WILDLIFE HUNTING RESORT PERMIT.
(A) It
shall be unlawful for a person to operate or maintain a high fence
enclosure for hunting purposes without first obtaining a Wildlife
Hunting Resort Permit.
(B) Native
game animals (except black bear) may be hunted in accordance with
statewide hunting regulations in enclosures equal to or greater than 500
contiguous acres of free range, having a fence of not less than eight (8) feet
in height with no cross fencing that has the effect of reducing the size of the
area to less than 500 contiguous acres, and having a minimum of sixty percent
(60%) of forested cover that has been classified as timberland by the local
county tax assessor provided the owner has properly permitted the
enclosure with the Commission sixty days prior to initiation of hunting, or
upon any change of ownership or enclosure size.
(C) Hunting of protected wildlife and
non-native wildlife is prohibited.
(D)
It shall be unlawful for owners or
operators of wildlife hunting resorts to fail to keep legible and complete
records showing the name, current address, date and number of wildlife taken by
each hunter. These records shall be filed with the Commission no later than May
1 of each year.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Deer and elk may be hunted with any
weapon legal for deer or elk hunting within high fence enclosures from October
1 through February (Ref Commission Code 02.01).
(2) A Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit is not
required for pens in which red fox, gray fox, and coyote are pursued (fox pens)
unless the facility is also a high fence enclosure in which other native game
species are hunted.
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1000.00.
15.05
RELEASE OF
NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to
release into the wild any native or non-native species of wildlife without
prior approval of the Commission. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In accordance with a valid Game Bird
Shooting Resort Permit specially relating to captive raised quail,
pheasant, chukar and mallards.
(2) AGFC personnel in the performance of
their official duties.
(3)
Native wildlife, other than mountain lions, in accordance with a valid
Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or a United States Fish and Wildlife
Rehabilitation Permit.
(4)
Raccoon, fox, coyote, and pen-raised quail held captive on a temporary
basis under a permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife Ref. Code 15.01 Exception
6 (Possession of Certain Wildlife in Captivity Prohibited).
(5)
In compliance with Exception 1 to
Code 09.07 (Bird Dog Training Restrictions).
(6)
In accordance with a valid
Falconry permit Ref. Code 14.03 (Falconry Permit
Required).
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1000.00.
15.09
GAME BIRD SHOOTING RESORT
RECORD
REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful for owners or
operators of game bird shooting resorts to fail to keep legible records showing
the name, complete address, date, number and type of birds taken
by each hunter. These records shall be filed with the Commission not later that
May 1 of each year.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
15.12
WILDLIFE COMMERCIAL
BREEDER/DEALER PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
(A)
It shall be unlawful for a person to rear, breed, propagate, produce or
distribute any furbearing animals, game animals, game birds, or other wildlife
for commercial purposes without a Wildlife Commercial Breeder/Dealer
Permit.
(B) Wildlife Commercial
Breeder/Dealer Permits for new facilities rearing, breeding, propagating,
producing or distributing any member of the cervidae family, including, but not
limited to white-tailed deer and elk shall not be issued after October 17,
2002.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Fish, bullfrogs, mussels, turtles, and
alligators in compliance with the following Commission Codes:
(a) Commission Code Section
36.00 (Bull Frog
Regulations).
(b) Commission Code
Section 37.00 (Minnow
Regulations).
(c) Commission Code
Section 38.00 (Fresh Water Mussel
Regulations).
(d) Commission Code
Section 39.00 (Turtle
Regulations).
(e) Commission Code
Section 40.00 (Alligator Farming
Regulations).
(f) Commission Code
Section 41.00 (Commercial Fishing
Regulations).
(g) Commission Code
Section 42.00 (Fish Farmer
Regulations).
(h)
Game birds
legally killed on a Game Bird Shooting Resort Ref: Code 15.08 (Game Bird
Shooting Resort License).
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1000.00
15.13
WILDLIFE
COMMERCIAL BREEDER/DEALER PERMIT GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(A) The applicant must supply satisfactory
evidence that stock has been/will be secured from a legal source other than the
wild stock of the state.
(B) Stock
may be slaughtered in accordance with established husbandry practices for
slaughter of domestic livestock.
(C) Fencing of enclosures in which deer, elk,
or other big game animals are to be held must consist of a permanent deer-proof
fence at least eight (8) feet in height and constructed in a manner so as to
prohibit escape of captive wildlife and the possible ingress of native
wildlife.
(D)
It shall be
unlawful for owners or operators of commercial wildlife breeder/dealer
facilities to fail to submit legible and complete reports by the
5th of each month on a form provided by the
Commission of their inventory on the last day of the month, the number of
animals of each species that were born or died that month, the species and
number of each species acquired or distributed each month and the name, current
address, and phone number of each person from whom wildlife was acquired or to
whom it was distributed.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Red fox, gray fox, and coyote that have
originated from the wild in Arkansas and are in compliance with the disease
control provisions of Commission Code 15.11C may be reared, bred, propagated,
produced or distributed by individuals with a current Wildlife Commercial
Breeder/Dealer permit.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1000.00
18.01
HUNTING WILDLIFE IN
CLOSED SEASON PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take,
or possess any species of wildlife, or portions thereof, other than during a
season open by the Commission. EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
In compliance with Commission Code 15.16 (Native Wildlife Pet
Restrictions);
(2) In compliance
with Commission Code 18.09 (Depredation Permits);
(3) In compliance with Commission Code 10.03
(Nuisance Furbearing Animal Trapping Restrictions);
(4) In compliance with Commission Code 10.04
(Nuisance Animal Trapping Requirements);
(5) In compliance with Commission Code
Section 15.00 (Captive Wildlife/ Hunting
Resorts);
(6) Wildlife legally
obtained or brought from outside the state and accompanied by
verification;
(7) Nuisance
Furbearing Animals (Beaver, Muskrat, Nutria);
(a) Beaver taken the entire year with
firearms during daylight hours only and/or by trapping in water sets only
outside the declared furbearing animal season.
(b) Muskrat and Nutria trapping in compliance
with Commission Code 10.03 (B) and taken the entire year with firearms during
daylight hours only, by landowners, controllers or their designees on their
property where damage is being committed.
(c) Taken with firearms at night in
compliance with Commission Code 18.09 (Depredation Permit).
(8) Nuisance nongame animals which
pose reasonable threat or endangerment to persons or property, excluding
- migratory birds and endangered species.
(9) In compliance with Commission Code 39.01
(License Requirements for Taking Turtles).
(10) In compliance with Commission Code 42.01
(Fish Farmer Permit Requirements).
(11) Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), house
mice (Mus musculus), black rats (Rattus rattus) and Norway Rats (Rattus
norvegicus).
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1,000.00.
In addition, a jail sentence not to exceed 10 days may be imposed
and hunting privileges may be suspended in accordance with Code 11.05,
Revocation of Privileges. Equipment used in such violations (including but not
limited to killing devices and lights) may be confiscated by the court,
forfeited to the State, and disposed of according to law.
18.02-A
USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS
PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to shine any artificial light from any
public road, street, or highway or from within the boundaries of any wildlife
management area.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Use by a law enforcement officer, Game
and Fish personnel, emergency service worker or utility company
employee in the performance of their duties.
(2) Use by a person or his employee to
examine real or personal property or livestock on that person's
owned or rented property.
(3) Use by a person to assist in the repair
or removal of a motor vehicle or farm equipment
(4) The taking of bullfrogs and furbearers
during the established respective bullfrog and furbearer seasons.
This act shall not apply within the boundaries of a city of the
first class or a city of the second class.
PENALTY: $100.00 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) Legally acquired
commercially raised wildlife from outside the state and
accompanied by documentation verifying origin and in compliance with
Section 15.00.
(12) Coyote (In compliance with Comm. Codes
10.02, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.13 & 10.14.
PENALTY: $500.00 to $2,000.00. Also, a jail sentence
not to exceed one (1) year may be imposed.
18.10
HUNTING PROHIBITED IN STATE AND
NATIONAL PARKS. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife
in any state or national park in Arkansas or to possess any killing device in
said parks.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Buffalo National River.
(2)
During specified hunting seasons
and in designated hunting areas on Hobbs State Park-Conservation
Area.
(3)
Shooting
ranges on Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area and Ozark Folk Center, in
compliance with rules posted at each location.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.10
CAMPING AND DRIVING RESTRICTIONS
ON CERTAIN WMAs
. It shall be unlawful to camp or allow any camper
to remain on properties owned or controlled by the Commission for a period of
more than 14 consecutive days, or for such a camp to remain unoccupied for a
period of more than 48 hours, or to camp in areas other than designated camping
areas on any WMA. It shall also be unlawful to create or be responsible for any
disturbance after 10:00 p.m. It shall also be unlawful to operate any motorized
vehicle or camp on any food plot, fire lane, or road which has been disked,
seeded or developed for wildlife use on any WMA
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Camping permit required for Poison
Springs WMA (available from Arkansas Forestry Commission).
(2) No camping allowed on the U of A Pine
Tree Experimental Station WDA.
(3) On U.S. Forest Service Cooperative WMAs
campers are restricted to 30 days in undeveloped campsites and 14 days in
developed campsites.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.12
ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTED
It shall be illegal to import, transport, sell, purchase, take or
possess any endangered species of wildlife or parts thereof.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Legally acquired wildlife held under
permit or held by a public zoo or museum, wildlife taken legally outside the
state, or articles manufactured before January 1, 1973.
PENALTY: $500.00 to $2,000.00
20.02
FIREARM RESTRICTIONS ON WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to possess any rifle or pistol larger than .22
caliber rimfire; buckshot; or rifled slugs on any wildlife management area
other than during the open gun deer or bear seasons on said area. (Ref. 06.02,
Guns, Ammunition Prohibited during Regular Gun Deer Seasons; and 02.14, Killing
Device Restrictions for Bear Hunting):
(A)
Big Lake, Brushy Creek, St. Francis Sunken Lands, and WE. Brewer/Scatter Creek
WMAs - only shotguns (.410 gauge or larger, no buckshot allowed) with slugs
or muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile only or centerfire
handguns with barrels at least four inches in length during modern gun
season.
(B) Beaver Lake WMA
(islands only), Greers Ferry WMA and that part of Trusten Holder WMA lying
north of the Arkansas River and the Arkansas Post Canal from the Pendleton
Bridge to Dam #2 including all lands surrounding Merrisach Lake, Post Lake,
Moore Bayou and all associated Corps lands - no rifles (including muzzleloading
rifles) for any season.
(C) Big
Lake WMA - it shall be unlawful to transport firearms in that portion of Ditch
28 within the Big Lake WMA without said firearms having been dismantled or
encased.
(D) Harris Brake -
shotguns only.
(E) Lafayette County
WMA - no buckshot of any size.
(F)
U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA - no discharge of firearms other than
in the act of hunting. Shotguns only (.410 gauge or larger, no buckshot
allowed) with slugs or muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile only
or centerfire handguns with barrels at least four inches in length
during modern gun season.
(G) Bell
Slough WMA - shotguns or rimfire rifles only.
(H)The Farm Unit within Bald Knob NWR,
Johnson County WRA within Dardanelle WMA - muzzleloaders shooting a single
projectile only or shotguns with slugs.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Private landowners within boundaries of
WMAs where they maintain a bona fide residence, within their homes or on their
own land where normal agricultural activity is conducted.
(2) Law enforcement officers and Game and
Fish Commission employees in performance of their official job
duties.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
20.04
REMOVAL OF OBJECTS
PROHIBITED ON WMAs
(A) It shall be
unlawful to remove any items or objects from any wildlife management area ,
including rocks, fruits, nuts, acorns, artifacts, plants, etc., without
previously approved permission from the Commission or its designees.
(B)
It shall be unlawful to remove
endangered plants from Commission-owned lands without the issuance of a
Scientific Collection Permit. A permit from the Arkansas Natural Heritage
Commission is also required to remove objects from Natural Areas managed in
conjunction with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
20.17
HUNTING RESTRICTED DURING
FLOODING WITHIN CERTAIN WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt
to take deer for each WMA as specified herein:
(A) Big Lake WMA closes when the Seven Mile
access gauge exceeds 236m.s.l.
(B)
Benson Creek Natural Area WMA closes when Flood Prone Region D
closes.
(C) Brushy Creek WMA closes
when Flood Prone Region A closes.
(D)
Choctaw Island WMA closes when the
gauge at Arkansas City on the Mississippi River reaches 35
feet.
(E) Dagmar WMA closes
when Flood Prone Region D closes.
(F) Dave Donaldson/Black River WMA closes
when the Black River Flood Prone Region closes.
(G) Earl Buss/Bayou DeView WMA closes when
Flood Prone Region A closes.
(H)
Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake WMA closes when the White River gauge at
Augusta exceeds 26 feet and will remain closed until the gauge falls to
14 feet or below at Georgetown.
(I)
Rex Hancock/Black Swamp WMA closes when the Cache River gauge at Patterson
exceeds 10 feet and will remain closed until Cache River falls below 8.5 feet
on said gauge.
(J) St. Francis
Sunken Lands WMA closes when the St. Francis River Flood Prone Region
closes.
(K) Trusten Holder WMA
closes when Flood Prone Region F closes.
(L) Wattensaw WMA closes when Flood Prone
Region D closes.
(M) Whitehall WMA
closes when Flood Prone Region A closes.
(N) Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake WMA closes when
the Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake Flood Prone Region closes.
Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be
obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
21.02
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN
WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take deer during deer
permit hunts on certain WMAs without first obtaining the required permit (Ref
Code 20.25 Non-Compliance with Terms Of Permit Hunts on WMAs Prohibited and
Code 20.26 Season Restrictions During Permit Hunts on WMAs.) as specified
herein:
(A)
Gun and Muzzleloader:
Bayou Meto, Blue Mountain (doe only), Bois D' Arc, Camp Robinson WMA,
Caney Creek (doe only), Choctaw , Cut-Off Creek, Cypress Bayou,
Dagmar, Ed Gordon/Point Remove , Ft. Chaffee, Lake Greeson, Gulf
Mountain, Harold E. Alexander/ Spring River, Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake, Hobbs
SP-CA, Howard County, Madison County, Muddy Creek (doe only), Rex
Hancock/Black Swamp, St. Francis National Forest, Sylamore (doe
only), U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A, Wattensaw, White River NWR
(north unit) and Winona (doe only) WMAs.
(B)
Gun, Muzzleloader and Archery:
Bald Knob NWR, Cache River NWR, Felsenthal NWR, Overflow NWR, Pond Creek
NWR, and White River NWR
(C)
Gun only: Camp Robinson WD A, J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain WD A,
Johnson County WRA (mobility impaired hunt) within Dardanelle WMA, Lafayette
County WMA and and Wapanocca NWR (mobility impaired
hunt).
(D)
Muzzleloader only:
Dave Donaldson/Black River, Holland Bottoms, Greers Ferry Lake WMA
(mobility impaired hunt), Lake Greeson (mobility impaired hunt),
Little Bayou, Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake and Trusten Holder WMAs.
(E)
Archery only: Big Lake NWR,
Holla Bend NWR, Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie WMA and
.
(F)
Youth
only: Galla Creek WMA, Hope Upland WMA and J Perry
Mikles/Blue Mountain WDA
(G) A
lease land permit is required for persons 16 years and older to camp, hunt or
trap any type of wildlife on Big Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats,
Lafayette County (except no permit is required to camp on Lafayette County) and
Provo Leased Lands WMAs. A Cherokee WMA Lease Land permit is also required for
the operation of motorcycles, bicycles, ATVs and horseback riding from October
1-February 28 and during Spring Turkey seasons in Spring Turkey Zones 2, 6 and
7 on Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs, except on state or county roads.
(H)
Crossett Experimental Forest WMA:
Permit is required to hunt or trap.
(I)
U of A Pine Tree Experimental
Station WDA: A permit is required for any person who pursues, hunts, or
traps any type of wildlife.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
22.01
DOG
RESTRICTIONS ON WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or
pursue wildlife including feral hogs by the use of dogs on any Wildlife
Management Areas.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Permitted AKC, UKC and ACHA field trials
when approved by the Commission.
(2) Quail and Rabbit Dog Training: September
1-April 1, except during firearms deer hunts where dogs are not
allowed.
(3) Training dogs on Camp
Robinson WDA, Wylie Cox Field Trial Area and J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain WDA
requires a current Arkansas hunting license and these areas are closed to dog
training during organized field trials.
(4) Dogs are required for
raccoon hunting at night only from July 1 eee2003-March 31,
2004.
(6) J. Perry
Mikles/Blue Mountain WDA is open for training raccoon dogs at night only and
rabbit dogs year around except during field trials. Quail Dog Training from
October 1-April 1 except during firearms deer hunts where dogs are not allowed.
(7) Waterfowl retrievers during
open migratory bird seasons.
(8)
Dogs allowed for squirrel and rabbit hunting where no modern gun or
muzzleloader deer season is open or where dogs are allowed for modern gun deer
hunting.
(9) Quail hunting with
bird dog breeds only, during open season.
(10) Modern gun deer hunting
5, 2003
on Cherokee WMA,
No^ 12, 2004
on Gum Flats and Provo WMAs
and November 25 on Lake Greeson and Mt.
Magazine WMAs.
(11) Dogs allowed
for coyote, fox and bobcat hunting 44
on
Casey Jones and Cherokee WMAs during the declared furbearer season when a
firearms deer season is closed.
(12) Dogs allowed for modern gun deer season
on Blue Mountain, Lloyd Millwood/Nimrod, Dardanelle and Ozark Lake
WMAs, except no dogs on islands except waterfowl retrievers during waterfowl
season and hunting furbearers at night.
(13) Dogs allowed for fall squirrel hunting
on the Casey Jones, Big Timber, Ozark National Forest, Piney Creeks and White
Rock WMAs.
(14) Dogs allowed for
training and/or hunting under the conditions and during the seasons provided by
the required annual refuge hunting permit on all NWRs. Field trials prohibited
unless authorized by refuge Special Use Permit.
(15) Quail and Rabbit Dog Training on Camp
Robinson WDA from September 15-April 1, except during
firearms deer hunts where dogs are not allowed.
(16) Employees of the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission, the National Park Service or their designees engaged in official
duties.
PENALTY: $100.00 to 1,000.00.
24.02
QUAIL SEASON RESTRICTED ON
CERTAIN WMAs It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess
quail within the following WMAs other than as specified herein:
(A)
November 1, 2C
within Holland Bottoms WMA - (Tuesdays and Saturdays only).
(B)
November 1. 2( 5
within Wattensaw WMA (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only, but closed on the
Quail Habitat Restoration Area).
(Q November 1, 2C within Harold
E.
Alexander/Spring River WMA - Quail hunting ends at Noon.
ny\ November 1, 2004-February 6,
2005within Norfork Lake WMA
(Chapin Point and Indian Head Units) - quail hunting shall end at
Noon.
(E)
November 1, 2C 5 in Compartment A. No permit required.
December 4, 8,11,15 and 18, 2004
in
Compartments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 within Gulf Mountain Quail Demonstration Area.
Permit required. Limit: 5 per person.
(F)
November 1, 2 5
within Hope Upland WMA (Tuesdays only). Limit: 4.
(G)
November 1, 2' 5
within Ed Gordon/Point Remove and Galla Creek WMAs (weekends only). Limit
4.
(H)
November 1.
2004-February 6, 2005within Big Timber Upland WDA.
Quail permit required; hunters must complete a Hunter Report Form after each
hunt.
(I)
December 1,
2( 5 within Ft. Chaffee WMA.
(J)
November 1, 2C January
31 5 within Felsenthal and Overflow NWRs.
(K)
November 1, 2' 5
within Bald Knob NWR,
Bayou Des Arc , Bayou Meto , Beaver
Lake , Bell Slough , Benson Creek Natural Area, Beryl
Anthony/Lower Ouachita , Big Creek Natural Area, Big Creek ,
Big Lake WMA, Blevins , Blue Mountain , Bois
D' Arc , Brewer Lake/Cypress Creek , Brushy Creek
, Buffalo National River , Cache River NWR, Camp
Robinson WMA, Caney Creek , Casey Jones WMA, Cattail
Marsh , Cedar Creek WMA, Cherokee WMA,
Cherokee Prairie Natural Area, , Cove Creek Natural Area,
Choctaw Island , Crossett Experimental Forest ,
Cut-Off Creek , Cypress Bayou , Dagmar ,
Dardanelle , Dave Donaldson/Black River ,
DePartee Creek , Devil's Knob Natural Area, Earl Buss/Bayou
DeView , Ethel , Gene Rush , Falcon
Bottoms Natural Area, Greers Ferry Lake , Gum Flats ,
H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area , Harris Brake
WMA, Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake, Hobbs SMA-SP-CA WMA,
Howard County , Howard Hensley/Searcy County ,
Iron Mountain Natural Area, Jamestown/Independence County ,
Jim Kress , Jones Point , Lafayette County
, Lake Greeson , Lee County , Little
Bayou , Little River , Loafer's Glory ,
Madison County , Moro Creek Bottoms Natural Area, Mount
Magazine , Muddy Creek , Nacatoch Ravines Natural
Area, Lloyd Millwood/Nimrod WMA, Norfork Lake WMA
(Seward Point, Bennett's Bayou and Fulton County Units), Ozan
,
Ozark Lake , Ozark National Forest ,
Petit Jean River , Pine Bluff Arsenal , Pine
City Natural Area, Piney Creeks , Poison Springs , Prairie Bayou
, Provo , Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Rainey
, Rex Hancock/Black Swamp WMA, Ring Slough WMA,
River Bend , Roth Prairie Natural Area, St. Francis
National Forest WMA, St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA,
Sandhills Natural Area, Seven Devils , Shirey Bay/Rainey
Brake , Slippery Hollow Natural Area WMA, Smoke Hole Natural Area,
Spring Bank , Stateline Sandponds Natural Area, Steve N.
Wilson/Raft Creek Bottoms , Sulphur River , Sweden
Creek Natural Area, Sylamore , Terre Noire Natural Area, Trusten
Holder , U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A, Warren
Prairie Natural Area, W.E. Brewer/Scatter Creek WMA, White Cliffs
Natural Area, Whitehall WMA, White Rock Winona and Wittsburg
Natural Area WMAs. (L) Closed within Big Lake NWR, Camp Robinson
WD A, Electric
Island WMA, Holla Bend NWR, J. Perry Mikles/Blue
Mountain WD A, Johnson County WRA, Horsehead Creek and Bob Young WRA
within Dardanelle WMA, Pond Creek NWR, Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie
, Robert L. Hankins/Mud Creek WMA, Wattensaw (closed
only on the Quail Habitat Restoration Area), Wapanocca NWR, White River NWR,
Wedington WMAs . PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
24.03
RABBIT SEASON
RESTRICTED ON CERTAIN WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to
take, or possess rabbit within the following WMAs other than as specified
herein:
(A) 5 within Hope Upland and Rick
Evans/Grandview Prairie WMAs (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
only).
(B)
October 2,
2004 -January 31, 2005 within Felsenthal, Pond Creek and Overflow
NWRs
(C)
October 1 -
November 30, 4 within Holla Bend NWR.
(D)
4-November 30,
2( 4 within White River NWR (South Unit) and
September 4, 2004 - January
31, 2005within White River (North Unit)
NWR.
(E)
'4-October31,2( 4 within Big Lake NWR and
Wapanocca NWRs.
(F) within
Bald Knob NWR, Bayou Des Arc WMA, Bayou Meto WMA,
Beaver Lake WMA, Bell Slough , Benson Creek
Natural Area, Beryl Anthony/Lower Ouachita , Big Creek Natural
Area, Big Creek , Big Lake WMA, Big Timber , Blevins
WMA, Blue Mountain , Bois D' Arc Brewer Lake/Cypress
Creek , Brushy Creek , Buffalo National River ,
Cache River NWR, Camp Robinson WMA, Caney Creek , Casey
Jones , Cattail Marsh , Cedar Creek ,
Cherokee , Cherokee Prairie Natural Area, eee ,
Choctaw Island , Cove Creek Natural Area, Crossett
Experimental Forest , Cut-Off Creek , Cypress Bayou
, Dagmar , Dardanelle , Dave
Donaldson/Black River WMA, DePartee Creek , Devil's
Knob Natural Area, Earl Buss/Bayou DeView , Ed Gordon/Point Remove
, Ethel , Falcon Bottoms Natural Area, Ft. Chaffee
WMA, Galla Creek WMA, Gene Rush WMA,
Greers Ferry Lake , Gulf Mountain , Gum Flats
, HE. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area, Harold E. Alexander/Spring
River , Harris Brake , Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake
WMA, Hobbs SMA-SP-CA, Holland Bottoms WMA,
Howard County , Howard Hensley/Searcy County, Iron Mountain
Natural Area, Jamestown/Independence County , Jim Kress ,
Jones Point , Lafayette County , Lake Greeson
, Lee County , Little Bayou , Little
River , Loafer's Glory , Madison County, Moro Creek
Bottoms Natural Area, Mount Magazine, Muddy Creek, Nacatoch Ravines Natural
Area, Lloyd Millwood/Nimrod, Norfork Lake, Ozan, Ozark Lake, Ozark
National Forest, Pine City Natural Area, Petit Jean River, Pine Bluff Arsenal,
Piney Creeks, Poison Springs, Prairie Bayou, Provo, Railroad Prairie Natural
Area, Rainey, Rex Hancock/Black Swamp, Ring Slough, River Bend, Robert L.
Hankins/Mud Creek WMA, Roth Prairie Natural Area, St. Francis National Forest,
St. Francis Sunken Lands, Sandhill Natural Area, Seven Devils, Shirey
Bay/Rainey Brake, Slippery Hollow Natural Area, Smoke Hole Natural
Area, Spring Bank, Stateline Sandponds Natural Area, Steve N. Wilson/Raft Creek
Bottoms, Sulphur River, Sweden Creek Natural Area, Sylamore, Terre Noire
Natural Area, Trusten Holder, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A, WE.
Brewer/Scatter Creek, Warren Prairie Natural Area, Wattensaw (closed on the
Quail Habitat Restoration Area), Wedington, White Cliffs Natural Area,
Whitehall, White Rock, Winona and Wittsburg Natural Area WMAs.
(G) Closed within Camp Robinson WD A,
Electric Island WMA, J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain WD A, Wylie Cox Field Trail
Area on Ed Gordon/Point Remove WMA, Wattensaw (closed only on the Quail Habitat
Restoration Area) and Johnson County, Horsehead Creek and Bob Young WRAs within
Dardanelle WMA.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
24.04
SQUIRREL SEASONS RESTRICTED ON
CERTAIN WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess
squirrel within the following WMAs other than as specified herein:
(A)
September 4-October 31,
2004 within Big Lake NWR and J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain
WDA and Wapanocca NWR.
(B)
4
within Camp Robinson WDA.
(C) 5 within Hope Upland and Rick
Evans/Grandview Prairie WMAs (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
only).
(D)
4-January
31, 2C 5 within Felsenthal, Pond Creek and Overflow
NWRs.
(E)
October
1-November 30, 2( within Holla Bend NWR.
(F)
November 30, 2(
4 within White River NWR (South Unit) and Septembe
r 4, 2004-January 31,
>5 within White River NWR (North Unit).
(G) 5 within Bald Knob NWR, Bayou Des Arc
, Bayou Meto , Beaver Lake , Bell Slough
, Benson Creek Natural Area, Big Creek Natural Area, Big Creek
, Big Lake WMA, Blue Mountain , Brewer Lake/Cypress
Creek, Brushy Creek , Buffalo National River , Cache
River NWR, Camp Robinson WMA, Caney Creek , Cattail Marsh ,
Cedar Creek WMA, Cherokee , Cherokee Prairie
Natural Area, , Cove Creek Natural Area, Cypress Bayou ,
Dagmar , Dardanelle , Dave Donaldson/Black
River , DePartee Creek , Devil's Knob Natural Area,
Earl Buss/Bayou DeView , Ed Gordon/Point Remove ,
Ethel , Ft. Chaffee , Galla Creek ,
Gene Rush , Greers Ferry Lake , Gulf Mountain
, HE. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area, Harold E. Alexander/Spring
River , Harris Brake , Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake
, Hobbs SMA-SP-CA, Holland Bottoms ,
Howard Hensley/Searcy County , Iron Mountain Natural Area,
Jamestown/Independence County , Jim Kress , Jones
Point , Lee County , Loafer's Glory ,
Madison County , Mount Magazine , Muddy Creek
, Lloyd Millwood/Nimrod WMA, Norfork Lake , Ozark
Lake , Ozark National Forest , Pine City Natural
Area, Petit Jean River , Piney Creeks , Prairie Bayou
, Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Rainey WMA, Rex Hancock/Black
Swamp , Ring Slough , River Bend ,
Robert L. Hankins/Mud Creek , Roth Prairie Natural Area,
St. Francis National Forest , St. Francis Sunken Lands ,
Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake , Slippery Hollow Natural Area,
Smoke Hole Natural Area, Stateline Sandponds Natural Area, Steve N.
Wilson/Raft Creek Bottoms , Sweden Creek Natural Area, Sylamore
, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A, W.E. Brewer/Scatter
Creek WMA, Wattensaw WMA, Wedington WMA,
Whitehall WMA, White Rock , Winona and
Wittsburg Natural Area WMAs
(H) 5 within B ery 1 Anthony/Lower Ouachita
WMA, Big Timber , Blevins , Bois D' Arc
WMA, Casey Jones , Choctaw Island WMA,
Crossett Experimental Forest , Cut-Off Creek WMA,
Falcon Bottoms Natural Area, Gem Flats , Howard County
, Lafayette County , Lake Greeson ,
Little Bayou , Little River , Moro Creek
Bottoms Natural Area, Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area, Ozan , Pine
Bluff Arsenal , Poison Springs , Provo ,
Sandhills Natural Area, Seven Devils , Spring Bank ,
Sulphur River , Terre Noire Natural Area, Trusten Holder
, Warren Prairie Natural Area and White Cliffs Natural Area
WMAs.
(I)
4-June 12. 2( 5 within Bayou Des Arc WMA,
Bayou Meto, BEAVER LAKE , Bell Slough ,
Benson Creek Natural Area, Beryl Anthony/Lower Ouachita ,
Big Creek WMA, Big Creek Natural Area, Big Lake WMA, Big
Timber WMA, Blevins , Blue Mountain ,
Bois D' Arc , Brewer Lake/Cypress Creek ,
Brushy Creek , Buffalo National River , Camp
Robinson WD A, Caney Creek , Casey Jones WMA, Cattail
Marsh WMA, Cedar Creek , Cherokee ,
Cherokee Prairie Natural Area, , Choctaw Island ,
Cove Creek Natural Area, Crossett Experimental Forest WMA,
Cut-Off Creek , Cypress Bayou , Dagmar ,
Dardanelle , Dave Donaldson/Black River ,
DePartee Creek , Devils' Knob Natural Area, Earl Buss/Bayou
DeView , Ed Gordon/Point Remove , Ethel ,
Falcon Bottoms Natural Area, FT. Chaffee WMA, Galla Creek
WMA, Gene Rush WMA, Greers Ferry Lake ,
Gulf Mountain , Gum Flats , HE. Flanagan
Prairie Natural Area, Harris Brake WMA, Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake
WMA, Hobbs SMA-SP-CA, Holland Bottoms WMA, Howard
County , Howard Hensley/Searcy County , Iron Mountain
Natural Area, J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain WD A, Jamestown/Independence County
, Jim Kress , Jones Point , Lake Greeson
WMA, Lee County WMA, Little Bayou ,
Little River WMA, Loafer's Glory WMA, Madison
County , Moro Creek Bottoms Natural Area, Mount Magazine ,
Muddy Creek , Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area, Lloyd
Millwood/Nimrod WMA, Norfork Lake , Ozan ,
Ozark Lake , Ozark National Forest , Petit Jean River
, Pine Bluff Arsenal , Pine City Natural Area, Piney
Creeks , Poison Springs , Prairie Bayou ,
Provo , Railroad Prairie Natural Area, Rainey ,
Rex Hancock/Black Swamp WMA, Ring Slough WMA,
River Bend WMA, Robert L. Hankins/Mud Creek ,
Roth Prairie Natural Area, St. Francis National Forest ,
St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA, Sandhills Natural Area, Seven
Devils , Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake , Smoke Hole Natural
Area, Spring Bank , Stateline Sandponds Natural Area, Steve N.
Wilson/Raft Creek Bottoms , Sulphur River , Sweden
Creek Natural Area, Sylamore , Terre Noire Natural Area, Trusten
Holder WMA, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A, W.E.
Brewer/Scatter Creek , Warren Prairie Natural Area, Wattensaw
, Wedington , White Cliffs Natural Area, Whitehall
, White River NWR (North unit), White Rock , Winona
and Wittsburg Natural Area WMAs.
(J) Fall Squirrel closed within Electric
Island WMA.
(K) Spring Squirrel
closed within Bald Knob NWR, Big Lake NWR, Cache River NWR, Camp Robinson WMA,
Electric Island , Felsenthal NWR, Harold E. Alexander/Spring River
, Holla Bend NWR, Hope Upland , Lafayette County
WMA, Overflow NWR, Pond Creek NWR, Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie
WMA, White River NWR (South Unit) and Johnson County, Horsehead
Creek and Bob Young WRAs on Dardanelle WMA, Wapanocca NWR and Wylie Cox Field
Trail Area on Ed Gordon/Point Remove WMA WMAs.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
24.07
FURBEARERS SEASON ON WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess furbearers on any
WMAs other than as specified herein: Hunting-Sunrise,
September 1, 2004-Sunset, February 28,
2005. Limit two per day per species. Raccoon may be hunted
at night from July 1-August 31, 2004. Limit one. Raccoon may be taken day or
night from November 12, 2004-March 31, 2005. Dogs are required for night
hunting. No limit.
Trapping-Sunrise, November 12,
2004-Sunset,
February 6, 2005. No limit.
Muskrat, nutria and beaver (trap)-Sunrise, November 12,
2004-Sunset, March 31,
2005.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Camp Robinson WDA-Furbearer, muskrat,
nutria and beaver trapping season is closed.
(2) Cedar Creek and Electric Island
WMAs-Furbearer hunting season is closed.
(3) J. Perry Mikles/Blue Mountain
WDA-Furbearer hunting and trapping, muskrat and nutria trapping seasons are
closed, except chase for pleasure or training purposes only permitted
year-round. Closed during field trials.
(4) Wapanocca NWR-Beaver and nutria may be
taken during any daytime season with legal hunting devices and raccoon and
opossum may be taken only at night from November 1-30 and March 1-31.
(5) Hunting and trapping allowed under the
conditions and during the seasons provided by the required annual refuge
hunting permit or refuge trapping permit on all NWRs.
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
24.08
COYOTE SEASON ON WMAs. It
shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess coyotes within the
following WMAs other than as specified herein:
All WMAs-September 1,
2004-February 28, 2005and
from the first day of Spring Turkey season through the last day of Spring
Squirrel season. No dogs. No limit. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Bell Slough WMA-Firearms is
closed.
(2) Ed Gordon/Point Remove
WMA-Closed unless other hunting seasons are open.
(3)
Cedar Creek and Electric
Island WMAs-Closed.
(4) Hope Upland
and Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie WMAs-Closed, except open on Tuesdays during
day light hours only.
(5) Casey
Jones and Cherokee WMAs-In compliance with Code 22.01 Dog Restrictions on WMAs
Exception 11.
(6) Allowed only
under the conditions and during the seasons provided by the required annual
refuge hunting permit on all NWRs.
(7)
During youth turkey hunts only
youths may take coyotes. No limit.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
24.09
CROW SEASON ON WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess crows
within the following WMAs other than as specified herein: All WMAs-September 4,
2004-February 25, 2005. Thursdays-Mondays only. No limit.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) All NWRs, Camp Robinson WDA and Electric
Island WMA-Closed.
(2) Hope Upland
and Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie WMAs-Open Thursdays and Saturdays only during
the statewide season.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
