Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
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 may be sold by persons with valid hunting or
furdealer licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts and carcasses must be in
compliance with Commission Code 10.13 (Fur Dealer License
Requirement).
(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
(Permit/License Requirements for the Commercial Harvest and Sale of Aquatic
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) Live Coyote taken in Arkansas in
compliance with Commission Codes 10.02, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, 10.13, 10.14,
18.09 and 18.09A may only be sold by or purchased from those with Commission
Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permits.
(13) Nonprofit organizations with a valid tax
identification number may pay for the processing of deer and charitably donate
processed deer to needy, qualified individuals.
(14)
Alligator hide, meat and parts
from legally harvested alligators in compliance with Commission Code 02.23
(Alligator Hunting Seasons), Code 21.06 (Alligator Seasons and Bag Limit
Restrictions on WMAs), Code 26.01 (Alligator Permit Requirements) and Code
26.02 (Restrictions On Methods of Talcing Alligator) may be given away or sold
in-state when
accompanied by documentation verifying origin and
description of parts transferred. An individual alligator hide which has been
legally harvested and has a USFWS CITES tag attached may be sold outside the
state. Alligator meat or parts may not be sold or otherwise transferred
out-of-state without prior written authorization from the USFWS.
PENALTY: 1st Offense $500.00 to $5,000.00. In
addition, a jail sentence not to exceed one (1) year may be
imposed.
Subsequent Offenses $2,000.00 to $10,000.00. In addition, a jail
sentence not to exceed one (1) year may be imposed.
