Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Rule 002.00.11-010 - 2011-2012 Waterfowl Regulations and Season Dates; 2011-2012 Fishing Regulations; Revised Code Book and Addendum

EXCEPTION:

EXCEPTION:

It shall be unlawful to fish in the following waters except as specified herein:

Armory Pond (Columbia County), Faulknr Dr. James E. Moore Jr. Camp Robinson Firing Range (Faulkner County), Lake Village Community Fishing Pond (Chicot County), Mattocks Park Lake (Union County), Pine Bluff Regional Park Youth Fishing Pond (Jefferson County), Landers Lake (Pulaski County), Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Fishing Pond (Hempstead County), Salem City Lake (Fulton County), War Memorial Park Pond (Pulaski County) and Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing Pond (Craighead County):

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas.

That the following shall be an amendment to the Constitution:

Wildlife Officers shall be commissioned by the Commission and shall have the right to apprehend persons detected of violating any of the laws or regulations of the State enacted for the protection of game, fish, furbearing animals and other wildlife, and to take such offenders before any court having jurisdiction in the county where such offense is committed. Wildlife Officers shall be authorized to serve all processes issued by a court of competent jurisdiction relating to the enforcement of all laws and regulations pertaining to game, fish, furbearing animals and other wildlife of the State; to go upon any property outside of private dwellings, posted or otherwise, in the performance of their duties; to carry firearms while performing duties; and to conduct searches with or without a warrant according to law. Additionally, Wildlife Officers lawfully present in any place may, in the performance of their duties, stop and detain any person who they Reasonably suspect is, or recently has been, involved in any hunting, fishing, or trapping activity to conduct an administrative inspection to determine whether the person is in compliance with the laws and regulations of the State enacted for the protection of game, fish, furbearing animals and other wildlife. Wildlife Officers may request that the person sopped and detained immediately surrender the following items for inspection: all kicking devices, licenses, permits, tags, stamps, check sheets, ice chests, game bags, game vests, wildlife, fishing tackle, equipment used for hunting or fishing or containers that can reasonable hold wildlife (reference Code 05.30).

Sheriffs, constables and other law enforcement officers certified by the State of Arkansas, and special agents and employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service who have been authorized to enforce laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior or U.S. Department of Agriculture shall, upon request by the Commission and upon proper oath or affirmation, have authority to make arrests, searches and seizures for violations of State game and fish laws and regulations. They shall serve without compensation from the Commission in the discharge of those duties. Wildlife Officers may be appointed as special agents by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and shall have the additional authority conferred upon them by that agency. They shall serve without extra compensation in the discharge of those duties.

For the purposes of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Code of Regulations, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean and include:

ADULT GOBBLER - Male turkeys having at least one of the following characteristics:

ALLIGATOR DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the sale, purchase, barter or exchange of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas.

ALLIGATOR FARMER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas for the purpose of propagation, production or rearing.

ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale or purchase of alligator snapping turtles.

ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE BREEDER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing alligator snapping turtles for the purpose of propagation, production, rearing or sale.

ANIMAL - An organism of the animal kingdom, as distinguished from the plant kingdom, including any part, product, egg or offspring thereof.

ANTLERLESS ELK - Any elk (male or female) not meeting requirements to be a legal bull elk.

AQUACULTURE SPECIES - Any species listed on the Approved Aquaculture Species List (Addendum J1.00) and species not listed but allowed under Unlisted or Restricted Species Possession Permits.

AQUATIC WILDLIFE - Aquatic snails, aquatic turtles, crayfish (crawfish and crawdads), fish (including minnows), frogs, mussels and salamanders.

ARKANSAS RIVER BOUNDARY (Sportfishing Only) - The Arkansas Post Canal from Lock and Dam No. 1 to the Arkansas River and the Arkansas River from Dam No. 2 upstream to the Oklahoma state line, including all lakes, bays and tributary streams accessible by boat from the main channel except:

* Big Bayou Meto upstream from Arkansas Highway 11;

* Plum Bayou upstream from U.S. Highway 79;

* Little Maumelle River upstream from Pinnacle Mountain State Park;

* Maumelle River upstream from Lake Maumelle Dam;

* Fourche LaFave upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;

* Palarm Creek upstream from Interstate 40;

* Cadron Creek upstream from the weir;

* Point Remove Creek upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;

* Petit Jean River upstream from Pontoon Boat Ramp at Arkansas Highway 154;

* Illinois Bayou upstream from Russellville Waterworks Dam;

* Big Piney and Little Piney creeks upstream from Arkansas Highway 359;

* Horsehead Creek upstream from Interstate 40;

* Mulberry River upstream from Interstate 40;

* Frog Bayou upstream from Arkansas Highway 162 and Lee Creek upstream from Lee Creek Dam,

* And from the first non-navigable shoal for streams entering the Arkansas River along the right bank descending from the Oklahoma state line to Lake Dardanelle Dam.

ARTIFICIAL LURE OR FLY - Terminal fishing tackle made entirely of rubber, wood,

metal, glass, feathers, hair, synthetic fibers or plastic, with hook attached.

BAITFISH - Minnows, logperch, gizzard and threadfin shad, gar (other than alligator gar),

bullhead catfish, crayfish, drum, bowfin under 6 inches, skipjack herring, brook and inland silversides, bigmouth, smallmouth and black buffalo, river carpsucker, banded and Ozark sculpin, bream 4 inches and under, and bream over 4 inches that are caught by hook and line.

BAITING - The direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or attraction for wildlife to, on or over any

areas where hunters are attempting to take them.

BIG GAME - Alligator, black bear, deer, elk and turkey.

BLACK BASS - Largemouth bass, redeye bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass.

BLOCKING OUT - The removal of the head and/or tail associated with the processing of a commercial fish. The blocked-out carcass (bullet) must be at least the minimum length required for the body of water where the commercial fish was harvested (Code 30.11).

BONUS DEER - A harvested deer that is not included in a hunter's statewide bag limit.

BOX TYPE TURTLE TRAP - A floating trap designed to capture aquatic turtles, but does not permit capture of fish (Code 34.07).

BREAM - A species of the genus Lepomis, including bluegill, redear, warmouth and other sunfish.

BUCK - A male deer (see LEGAL BUCK definition).

BUCK DEER SEASON - A deer season in which no deer other than legal buck deer may be taken.

BUY - To purchase, barter, exchange or trade, including any offer to purchase, barter, exchange or trade.

CAPTIVITY OR HOLD CAPTIVE - The holding of living wildlife in a controlled environment that is manipulated by man for the purpose of exercising ownership, possession or control of the wildlife, and that has boundaries designed to prevent selected species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.

CARCASS - The body of a dead animal.

CASE - A container specifically designed to hold a firearm which completely encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied or otherwise fastened with no portion of the firearm exposed.

CATCH-AND-RELEASE - The requirement that fish of a designated species must be immediately released into the water where caught.

CERVID - A member of the Family Cervidae including without limitation deer, reindeer, moose, elk and caribou.

CHASE FOR PLEASURE - To search for, pursue or chase game animals or other wildlife with the use of dogs for recreational purposes only, with no intent of hunting such game animals or wildlife.

CHECKING WILDLIFE - The reporting of specific information to the Commission concerning harvest of alligator, bear, deer, elk and turkey by one of the following methods: phoning a designated number to report bear, deer or turkey harvests, electronically through the Commission's on-line deer and turkey checking Web site or mobile applications, and in person to report harvest of elk and alligator at a designated check station.

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) - Fatal disease affecting the brain of cervids that belongs to a group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

CHUMMING - To dislodge or deposit any substance not attached to a hook which may attract fish.

CITES TAG - a permit that allows shipping of certain animal pelts outside the State of Arkansas and assures compliance with the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species.

CLEAN - Having no meat matter or tissue attached to the carcass.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED HUNTING - The use of a computer or any other device, equipment or software to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm, bow or crossbow to kill wildlife located in Arkansas.

COMMERCIAL FISH - Bowfin (over 6 inches), buffalo, catfish, carp, drum, gar, paddlefish, sucker family, white amur and sturgeon.

COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN - Any person who fishes with tackle designated as commercial tackle requiring a license and/or tag issued by the Commission.

COMMERCIAL TACKLE - Properly licensed tackle used to catch aquatic wildlife for commercial purposes.

COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE HUNTING RESORT - A facility, location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt native wildlife, other than pen-raised game birds, held in captivity. Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.

COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE PERMIT - Any or all of the following permits: Alligator Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer, Resident Shell Taker and Seller, Shell Buyer, Non-Resident Shell Buyer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller, Resident Roe

Buyer/Exporter, Non-Resident Roe Buyer, Resident Fur Dealer, Non-Resident Fur Dealer, Special Commercial Quail, Game Bird Shooting Resort, Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort, Wildlife Breeder/Dealer and Wildlife Importation.

COMMISSION - The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, unless otherwise designated.

DEFERRED HUNTER EDUCATION (DHE) - Designates a holder of a valid Arkansas hunting license/permit who has deferred completion of the hunter education program.

DISABLED - Any individual who is 100 percent permanently and totally disabled as declared by one or more of the following federal agencies: the U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs or the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.

DOE - A female deer.

DOE DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe may be taken.

DROWNING SET - Any leg-hold trap that uses one or more of the following techniques to retain the target animal in water of suitable depth for drowning: a slide wire with lock, a tangle stake or a drowning weight.

DUCKS (includes the following species) - All species of teal, merganser, whistling duck and scaup; American wigeon, American black duck, bufflehead, canvasback, gadwall, common goldeneye, mallard, mottled duck, northern shoveler, redhead, ring-necked duck, ruddy duck, northern pintail and wood duck.

EDIBLE PORTIONS - portions of the following animals are considered edible as stated below:

EITHER-SEX - A male or a female.

EITHER-SEX DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe or a legal buck may be taken.

EMERGENCY CONDITION - Any condition involving:

ENCLOSE - To surround wildlife using man-made barriers, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other devices, so that the wildlife are not free to leave a particular environment.

ENCLOSURE - Any area surrounded by a man-made barrier, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other devices that prevent wildlife from leaving a particular environment.

ENDANGERED SPECIES - A wildlife species or subspecies endangered or threatened with extinction listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Addendum P1.00).

FALCONRY - Caring for, training, transporting or using raptors for hunting wild game. It includes taking raptors from the wild to use in the sport.

FEDERAL WATERS - Waters designated by federal law as federally controlled or under the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States Government.

FEE LAKE - A lake in which there is a fee for fishing rights. All persons 16 years of age and older must possess an Arkansas fishing license. Daily limits apply.

FERAL HOG - Any hog, including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar, which is roaming freely and is living in a wild or feral state.

FIREARM - Any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance, including without limitation muzzleloaders and modern guns (see LOADED FIREARM).

FISH OR FISHING - To lure, attract, collect or pursue fish species or aquatic wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take such species by any method.

FISH DEALER - Any person who sells live fish, including baitfish.

FISH FARM - Waters and adjacent premises confined within a pond, tank or lake not connected with public waters, and under management of a fish farmer.

FISH FARMER (AQUACULTURIST) - A person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the propagation or rearing of aquaculture species for sale.

FREEFLOATING FISHING DEVICE - A floating fishing device unanchored or unattached to a stationary object.

FURBEARERS - Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel.

GAFF - To take or attempt to take fish with a hand- held or handled hook.

GAME ANIMALS - Alligator, black bear, bobcat, coyote, deer, elk, gray fox, red fox, mink, opossum, eastern cottontail rabbit, swamp rabbit, raccoon, gray squirrel and fox squirrel.

GAME BIRD SHOOTING RESORT -A facility, location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt captive-raised game birds. Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.

GAME BIRDS - Turkey, quail, pheasant, chukar and all birds classified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as migratory game birds.

GAME FISH - Alligator gar, black bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, crappie, catfish, trout, bream, goggle-eye, walleye, muskellunge, sauger, saugeye, paddlefish and pickerel.

GEOCACHE - Items in a container (cache) placed or hidden for individuals to subsequently find using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

GEOCACHING - An outdoor sport, similar to "high-tech treasure hunting," involving use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to find a cache.

GUIDE - A person who provides, for monetary or any other compensation, that person's personal services for the purpose of assisting others to locate, pursue, catch or hunt wildlife.

HACKING - The temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild so that it must survive on its own.

HEN TURKEY - Female turkey with or without a beard.

HIGH-FENCE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure that contains an area of at least 500 contiguous acres, with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover that has been classified as timberland by the local county tax assessor, that has a perimeter fence at least 8 feet high, with no cross-fencing that has the effect of reducing the size of the area to less than 500 contiguous acres with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover as herein provided.

HOGGING - The taking of fish by the use of hands only in or under the water.

HUNT OR HUNTING - Taking or attempting to take wildlife by any method including but not limited to searching, pursuing, chasing, tracking, luring, or attracting.

HUNTING PARTY - Two or more persons hunting together.

HYBRID RAPTOR - Offspring of birds listed as two or more distinct species.

IMPORT OR IMPORTATION - To ship, convey, carry, transport, bring or introduce into

Arkansas anything from outside its borders.

IMPRINT - Bird that is hand-raised in isolation from other raptors from 2 weeks of age until it has fledged. An imprinted bird is considered to be so for its entire life.

JAKE - Sub-adult male turkey having all these characteristics: longer central tail feathers, outermost one or two wing feathers lacking white barring all the way to the tip and a beard 6 inches or less in length.

KILLING DEVICE - Any firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, compressed gas or spring-powered pistol or rifle, blowgun, speargun, hand-thrown spear, slingshot, irritant gas device,

explosive device, or any other implement designed to discharge a projectile capable of killing wildlife.

LARGE CARNIVORE - Tigers (Panthera tigris), African Lions (Panthera led), or any hybrid thereof and all species of bears.

LEGAL BUCK - A buck may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:

LEGAL BULL ELK - An elk having at least one antler visible above the hair line.

LEGAL TURKEY - A turkey may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:

LENGTH LIMITS -

LIMITS -

LITTER - All waste which has been discarded or otherwise disposed of, including, but not limited to, convenience food and beverage packages or containers, trash, garbage, all other product packages or containers, and other post consumer solid wastes.

LOADED FIREARMS - Firearms are considered loaded if shells or cartridges are in the chamber, magazine or cylinder. Percussion cap muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if the percussion cap is on the nipple. Flintlock muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if there is powder in the flashpan. Electronic pulse ignition muzzleloaders are considered loaded if the ignition circuit is charged.

MIGRATORY BIRDS - All birds protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and subsequent amendments.

MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS - Coots, crows, doves, ducks, gallinules or moorhens, geese, rails, snipe and woodcock.

MINNOWS - Small nongame fish commonly used for bait including bluntnose minnows, bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, fatheads, common carp under 6 inches, goldfish, shiners and stonerollers.

MOBILITY IMPAIRED - A designation made by the Commission based upon a satisfactory showing that a person has a permanent physical condition, verified by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine by a state medical board, which severely impairs the person's mobility and prevents him or her from being able to engage in hunting or fishing activities without the use of an ATV or similar specialized device for transportation.

NATIVE WILDLIFE - Those species and sub-species of wildlife that have established, naturally reproducing, free-ranging, wild populations within Arkansas.

NIGHT - The time period 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.

NOODLING - The taking of fish by the use of a pole-mounted breakaway hook that detaches at the time of the strike or catch, or snare type device, with an attached line manipulated by hand when a person is in or under the water.

NONGAME WILDLIFE - All wildlife other than furbearing or game animals, game birds and game fish.

NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife not defined as native wildlife. NONRESIDENT - A person not defined as a resident.

NUISANCE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife creating a problem by committing damage to personal property or crops.

OPEN SEASON - A time frame established by the Commission during which a designated species may be lawfully taken.

PEN-RAISED QUAIL - Quail raised or hatched in captivity.

PERSON - Any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity in singular or plural as the context requires. All pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter.

PORTABLE POP-UP BLIND - A structure used to conceal a person that can be collapsed and carried in its entirety by one person.

POSSESS OR POSSESSION - Having or holding wildlife, or any property in one's power; the exercise of dominion over property. Possession includes actual possession (physical occupancy or control over property) and constructive possession (control or dominion over property without actual possession or custody of the property).

PROPAGATE OR PROPAGATION - To allow plants or animals to breed or multiply.

PUBLIC ROAD - The traveled portion and the shoulders on each side of any road maintained for public travel by a city, county, state, or federal government and includes all structures within the limits of the right-of-way of any such road.

PUT-AND-TAKE PAY LAKE - Private waters open to public fishing for a fee, after being licensed by the Commission and where no fishing license or daily limit of fish is imposed.

RAPTOR - Migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the Order Strigiformes including bald eagles and golden eagles.

REAR OR REARING - To maintain plants or animals to increase their size or development.

REHABILITATION - Providing medical treatment or other care to orphaned, sick or injured wild animals that have come into human possession with the goal of returning the animal to the wild.

RESIDENCE - Any dwelling such as a house, manufactured home, or apartment that is permanently fixed in place and is owned, leased, or rented fully or in part by an individual. This term does not include tents; temporary lodging or rental units such as hotels, motels, resorts, or commercial campgrounds; recreational vehicles; mobile travel trailers; or, motor vehicles.

RESIDENT -

ROUGH FISH - Gars, bowfin, bullhead catfish, common carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including buffalo) and drum.

SEINE - A fishing net that hangs vertically in the water where the ends can be drawn together to entrap fish.

SEINING - The act of moving a seine by boat or human power to capture fish.

SELL OR SALE - To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; to offer for sale, barter, exchange or trade or the act of selling, bartering, consigning, exchanging or trading.

SHELL BUYER - Anyone who buys mussels or mussel parts from a Taker. An agent purchasing for a licensed buyer is not a buyer.

SMALL GAME - Furbearers, migratory game birds, quail, rabbit and squirrel.

SNAG - to take fish using conventional rod-and-reel tackle where the fish is impaled by the forceful retrieval of one or more hooks.

SNAGLINE - Commercial tackle consisting of a horizontal line with hooks or drops less than 24 inches apart.

SPORTFISH - See GAME FISH for definition.

TACKLE - An apparatus or device used to take wildlife.

TAKE - To shoot, kill, injure, trap, net, snare, spear, catch, capture or reduce to possession.

TAXIDERMY - The art of preparing, stuffing and/or mounting wildlife and parts thereof.

TRAP OR TRAPPING - A device to catch and hold wildlife.

TROUT - Any members of the Salmonidae family including rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout and cutthroat trout.

WATERFOWL - All species of coots, ducks, geese and swans.

WATERS OF THE STATE - All streams, lakes, sloughs, bayous, marshes or any other waterbodies either permanent or intermittent located wholly or partially within Arkansas, with the exception of pay lakes and fish farms.

WILD - To be living in a state of nature and not domesticated.

WILDLIFE - All wild birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and other wild aquatic forms, and all other wild animals, regardless of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include any and every part of any individual species of wildlife, including animals living in a captive state and which lack a genetic distinction from members of the same species living in the wild.

WILDLIFE CHECK METHODS - The following are the official wildlife check methods:

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) - Designated areas owned or controlled by the Commission and distinguished by certain markers and considered a separate zone with regard to wildlife regulations including: wildlife management area (WMA), waterfowl rest area (WRA), wildlife demonstration area (WDA), special use area (SUA) and state park-conservation area (SP-CA).

YOUTH-

ZONE - An area defined by the Commission where hunting and/or fishing activities are regulated.

For the purposes of the Code of Regulations, "conviction" or "convicted" means any adjudication of guilt; plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court; forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court; or payment of a fine, court cost, or court order, regardless of whether sentencing or imposition of sentencing has been deferred or suspended or the adjudication of guilt or the sentence is withheld by the court.

The possession of any tackle, killing device, harvested wildlife or portions thereof in fields, forests, along streams or in any location known to be game cover, shall create a rebuttable presumption and shall be considered along with other evidence as prima facie evidence that the possessor is or has been hunting or fishing.

In connection with any action alleging a violation of a Commission regulation, any person claiming the benefit of any exception or permit under this Code shall have the burden of proving that the exception or permit is applicable and was valid and in force at the time of the alleged violation.

Any person asserting self-defense as justification for violation of a Commission regulation shall have the burden of proving that he acted under a good faith belief that he was protecting himself or other persons from imminent bodily harm or serious injury.

Upon a person's conviction for violation of a Commission regulation, a court of competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to order payment of monetary restitution by that person. In addition to those penalties currently in effect, the Commission shall have the authority and right to seek monetary restitution, by whatever means appropriate, to recover the lost value of destroyed wildlife. In determining the amount of restitution, the Court shall consider the values for wildlife species set by the Commission (Reference Addendum Ql.00).

Unless otherwise noted, upon a person's conviction for violation of a Commission regulation, a court of competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to impose a monetary fine and jail sentence within the following penalty ranges:

Class 1 Offense - Fine of $100 to $1,000 and a jail sentence of 0 to 30 days

Class 2 Offense - Fine of $250 to $2,500 and a jail sentence of 0 to 90 days

Class 3 Offense - Fine of $500 to $5,000 and a jail sentence of 0 to 1 year

Class 4 Offense - Fine of $1,000 to $10,000 and a jail sentence of 0 to 6 years.

In lieu of a jail sentence, the court may impose community service upon conviction. Further, the court may suspend or revoke that person's hunting and/or fishing licenses and rights. The Commission reserves the sole authority to assign points for violations of Commission regulations and to administratively suspend or revoke hunting and/or fishing licenses and rights.

A person who is convicted of violating a Commission regulation and who has previously been convicted of violating the same or similar regulation may, at the discretion of the court, be subject to enhanced penalties as outlined in the below sentencing chart.

The Commission shall assign points to a person convicted of violating a Commission hunting or fishing regulation (Reference Addendum R1.00). Boating regulation violations are not assigned points. 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 all Commission permit hunts for the following three years. The accumulation of 18 points for hunting and/or fishing violations within a three-year period shall result in the revocation of all hunting and/or fishing licenses and the rights attached thereto for one year, and the accumulation of 30 points within a five-year period shall result in the loss of all licenses and rights for three years. A revocation of hunting and/or fishing licenses and rights occurring for a third time during an individual's lifetime shall result in the lifetime revocation of all hunting and/or fishing licenses and rights. The Commission shall assign double the normal point value to a person convicted of the following:

The Director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission or his designated representative, is authorized to deny, suspend or revoke the license, permit, tag or stamp of any holder, and to deny the application of any applicant, upon proper notice and hearing, in accordance with due process, upon reasonable cause or a showing through the Commission's records or other sufficient evidence that the holder or applicant has met one or more of the following criteria:

The Director of the Commission, through his authorized representative and according to policy, may pay cash rewards up to $1,000 for information resulting in the issuance of citations for certain violations of Commission regulations.

It is unlawful to hunt or possess wildlife in the zones described herein without complying with regulations established for said zones (Addendum Chapter E1.00).

PENALTY: Class 1

Each WMA (Code 01.00-C WMA) is a separate zone for which the Commission may establish and apply 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 (except NWRs) shall be considered as inholdings. Such inholdings shall be subject to the same regulations pertaining to hunting season dates, hunting hours, bag limits and hunting permits as the surrounding WMA.

EXCEPTION:

Private lands that are completely surrounded by NWR lands shall be subject to the same state regulations pertaining to hunting season dates, hunting hours, bag limits and hunting permits as the surrounding or nearest adjacent state management zone, plus any federal regulations pertaining to NWR inholdings.

PENALTY: Class 1

The Sylamore WMA Zone includes public and private lands meeting the criteria of a WMA inholding within the following boundary:

North Unit - The area north of Arkansas Highway 14 from Allison to Big Creek; Big Creek to

Buffalo National River; Sylamore WMA boundary line; along the eastern boundary of the

Buffalo National River to White River; White River to Arkansas Highway 14 at Allison. The same hunting seasons, method of take, bag limits, shooting hours and permits for hunting which apply to Sylamore WMA will apply to the private land inholdings as well.

South Unit - The area south of Arkansas Highway 14 on the Sylamore Ranger District.

EXCEPTION:

The use of bait to attract black bears from 30 days prior to bear season until the last day of bear season on the private lands on Sylamore WMA. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt deer within closed Flood Prone Regions (Addendum E1.04).

PENALTY: Class 1

ENTRY DURING CLOSURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND/OR ZONES DUE TO EMERGENCY CONDITION

It is unlawful to enter upon any Commission-owned or controlled property which has been ordered closed to public access, or to hunt, fish, or trap in any zone which has been ordered closed pursuant to this regulation and in compliance with Code 01.00-O.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt or fish when and where a license, permit, tag or stamp is required without having on the person the appropriate license, permit, tag or stamp. It also is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the terms of any Commission-issued license, permit, tag or stamp (Addendum D1.01).

EXCEPTION:

Hunting (other than big game), (Code 01.00-C, "Big Game") or fishing with a valid confirmation or authorization number received from a telephone license order transaction (Confirmation or authorization numbers are valid for 14 days including the day of the telephone transaction.); or, a valid temporary license printed from an online license order transaction. (Temporary licenses are valid for 14 days including the day of the online transaction.)

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to fish in any manner in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas fishing license as provided herein:

EXCEPTION:

Persons fishing in put-and-take pay lakes licensed by the Commission.

PENALTY: $50 to $1,000

It is unlawful for any resident to hunt any wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:

It is unlawful for any non-resident, 16 years of age or older, to hunt any wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl without having on the person the appropriate Arkansas Resident or Non-Resident Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp that has been signed by the person in ink across the face of the stamp. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful for any non-resident to possess while hunting, fishing or guiding any resident license, permit, tag or stamp issued by the Commission, or at any time to represent a resident license, permit, tag or stamp as his own. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful while hunting or fishing to possess any license, permit, tag or stamp issued by the Commission to any other person, or at any time to represent the license, permit, tag or stamp of any other person as his own. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to lend to any other person any license, permit, tag or stamp issued by the

Commission.

It is unlawful to counterfeit or obtain by false application any license, permit, tag, stamp or hunter education or boater education certificate issued by the Commission. It also is unlawful for any unauthorized person to sell any license, permit, tag or stamp. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful (including license dealers) to backdate or alter any license, permit, tag or stamp issued by the Commission or to possess any license, permit, tag or stamp issued by the Commission that has been altered. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to furnish, record or provide any false information on any form, license, stamp, permit, affidavit or application, electronic or otherwise, furnished or used by the Commission. PENALTY: Class 1

Authorized license dealers of the Commission are required to make available for inspection by an authorized agent of the Commission, a copy or stub (whichever is appropriate) of all licenses, permits or tags issued by dealers as required in compliance with remittance policy. A license dealership may be canceled by the chief fiscal officer of the Commission for any of the following reasons:

It is unlawful for an authorized dealer to sell any Commission-issued license or permit for an amount in excess of the authorized price. Excess includes but is not limited to a cash fee or the requirement to rent or purchase goods or services as a condition to purchase the license or permit. The dealer shall be ineligible to apply for reinstatement for six months thereafter. Dealers attempting to sell licenses or permits after losing their authority shall have their authority permanently revoked. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for any resident to guide, aid, or assist another person, for pay or other consideration, in the taking of any species of wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas guide license as provided herein:

It is unlawful for any non-resident to guide, aid or assist another person, for pay or other consideration, in the taking of any species of wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas guide license as provided herein:

It is unlawful for persons born after 1968 to hunt wildlife without having on the person a valid Arkansas hunter education certificate.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful for any person with a birth date after 1985 to operate a motorboat or a personal watercraft without having on the person a valid Arkansas boater education certificate.

EXCEPTION:

Any person who has successfully completed a boater education training course approved by the National Association of State Boating Administrators and has on his person a valid boating education certificate issued by another state.

PENALTY: $50 to $1,000

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take more than the bag limit or possess more than the possession limit of any game species or to exceed the possession limit set by the Commission (Addendum Chapter A 1.00). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take more than the bag limit of any migratory bird or to exceed the possession limit set by the Commission (Addendum Chapter B1.00). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take, with raptors, more than the bag limit of migratory birds or to exceed the possession limit set by the Commission (Addendum B1.12).

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for any person to hunt snow, blue and Ross' geese during the Conservation Order season (Addendum B1.14) without possessing on the person the following:

It is unlawful to hunt any species of wildlife other than during a season opened by the Commission and by using legal methods for that season (Addendum Chapters A 1.00; B1.00; CI.00). It also is unlawful to possess any species of wildlife, or portions thereof, illegally taken during a closed season. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Codes 05.10; 09.15.

It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife at night. EXCEPTIONS:

USE OF ARTIFICAL LIGHTS TO VIEW OR LOCATE WILDLIFE PROHIBITED

It is unlawful to shine artificial lights from any public road, or on any wildlife management area, for viewing or locating wildlife.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to shoot from or across any public road, or to hunt within 100 feet from the center of any such road. It also is unlawful to hunt or shoot from or across the main west levee of the Mississippi or Arkansas rivers from the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to the intersection of Arkansas Highway 11 north of Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person is hunting from a public road or levee if he points, aims, shoots or attempts to shoot a firearm or other killing device in a direction in which wildlife is present or likely to be present, including shooting at a wildlife decoy. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to transport any firearm in a boat at night unless the firearm is unloaded and cased.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt, drive, herd or harass wildlife from or with an aircraft. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife by use of computer-assisted hunting, radio tracking electronic equipment, deadfalls, drugs, poisons, chemicals, explosives or any device designed to take wildlife by the activation of atrip wire, electronic actions of a switch or other means that do not require the attendance of an individual to activate the device. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife fleeing from fire or flood. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any game or furbearing animal damaging crops or personal property without obtaining a Depredation Permit and complying with the terms and provisions of the permit. Non-game wildlife, excluding migratory birds and endangered species, which pose a reasonable threat to persons or property, may be taken during daylight hours with firearms, or trapped (Code 17.01). without a Depredation Permit (Addendum Gl .01). EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife or possess any killing device in any state or national park in

Arkansas.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess loaded firearms on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation or public-use areas where posted. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with a killing device within 150 yards (or 50 yards using archery tackle) of a residence or building devoted to human occupancy without written permission from the owner or occupant. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt, drive, herd or harass wildlife from or with a moving, motorized land vehicle.

Holders of a valid state-issued concealed handgun permit recognized and honored by the State of Arkansas in accordance with Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 73, Subchapter 3, may possess the handgun covered by the permit, except in places where otherwise prohibited under federal, state or local law or where disallowed by a landowner in accordance with applicable law. Nothing in this exception is intended to supersede or limit the regulations of any federal, state or local authorities that prohibit the possession of concealed handguns on their property, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. Full time certified or retired Arkansas law enforcement officers, meeting the requirements of Arkansas State Law 5-73-304 or full time certified or retired law enforcement officers nationwide meeting those requirements under Federal Law 18 U.S. Code 926B, 926C, carrying valid I.D. issued by their agency. PENALTY: Class 2

EXCEPTION:

While migratory bird hunting.

PENALTY: $50 to $1,000

It is unlawful to allow the edible portions (Code 01.00C Edible Portions) of any big game, small game (except furbearers), game fish, game bird or frog normally consumed as food to go to waste. It also is unlawful to discard any portion of furbearers or other wildlife that has a legal marketable or commercial value.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess wildlife, or parts of wildlife, harvested by another person unless accompanied by written and signed information stating the name, address, number, species, date harvested and hunting or fishing license number of person transferring the wildlife.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to ship or mail any wildlife from Arkansas without displaying on the package the name and address of shipper and the number of each species.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for any deer camp, commercial butcher, commercial slaughterhouse, commercial meat processor, commercial cold storage facility, fur buyer or taxidermist to receive, process, store or possess any wildlife or parts of wildlife without maintaining legible records with name, address, number, species, date harvested, game check number (as applies to big game) and hunting license or AGFC customer identification number of person transferring game (Code 05.22). Each record shall be maintained for one year from the date wildlife is harvested and made available for inspection upon request by a Commission employee. EXCEPTIONS:

In accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated § 8-6-406 (Littering), it is unlawful to drop, discard or otherwise dispose of litter on any public property in Arkansas, or on any property owned, leased or licensed by the Commission, or into any river, pond, lake, stream or other body of water in Arkansas.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to import, transport or possess in Arkansas any portion other than boneless meat from a cervid carcass originating from any area proclaimed by the Commission to have an increased risk of CWD (Addendum Chapter SLOP) or taken from a captive wildlife facility or enclosure outside of Arkansas. EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to import, transport, sell, purchase, hunt or possess any threatened or endangered species of wildlife or parts (including without limitation those species listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, 50 CFR § 17.11. 50 CFR § 17.12 and Addendum Chapter PI.00). EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to refuse to immediately surrender the following items to a wildlife officer upon request for lawful inspection: any killing device, license, permit, tag, stamp, check sheet, ice chest, game bag, game vest, wildlife, fishing tackle, equipment used for hunting or fishing or container that can reasonably hold wildlife. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to interfere with any wildlife officer engaged in the performance of official duties.

It is unlawful to flee from a wildlife officer to avoid imminent inspection, detention or arrest is. Fleeing a wildlife officer is a separate offense and shall not be considered a lesser included offense. PENALTY: Class 1

Fleeing resulting in property damage: Class 3 Fleeing resulting in personal injury or death: Class 4

It is unlawful to aid, accompany or abet another in illegally taking, attempting to take, possessing, buying or selling wildlife. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt or trap while hunting rights are suspended or revoked, or fish while fishing rights are suspended or revoked.

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to hunt, possess, buy, sell, acquire or dispose of, in any manner, wildlife for commercial purposes, or otherwise exercise the rights of the commercial wildlife permit while those rights are suspended. PENALTY: Class 4

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife in such a manner as to endanger the life or property of another person. PENALTY: Class 2

Endangerment resulting in property damage: Class 3 Endangerment resulting in personal injury or death:

Class 4

It is unlawful to willfully obstruct or impede the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of hunting, fishing or trapping. Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prohibit a landowner or lessee from exercising his lawful right to prohibit hunting, fishing or trapping on his land or from exercising any other legal right.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt crow, rabbit or squirrel by use of:

EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Code 05.19. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt deer or bear during the muzzleloading deer or bear seasons with or to possess:

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with any of the following archery tackle:

[BULLET] A long or compound bow with a telescopic or magnifying sight or a draw weight of less than 40 pounds;

[BULLET] A crossbow without a functional mechanical safety device or with a draw weight of less than 125 pounds;

[BULLET] Arrows with an arrowhead width of less than 7/8 inch when open; or,

[BULLET] Arrows or arrowheads containing poisons or chemicals. EXCEPTION:

Small game may be hunted using arrowheads less than 7/8 inch in width. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to have a firearm in one's immediate possession while hunting bear, deer or turkey with archery tackle.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt furbearers with any rifled slug or shot size larger than No. T, or with any rifle or handgun ammunition other than rimfire ammunition of .22 caliber or smaller.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt migratory game birds with lead shot larger than No. BB (.18 inches in diameter) or non-toxic shot larger than No. T (.20 inches in diameter) (Code 10.06). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt bear with killing devices other than those in compliance with Codes 06. 02-04.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt elk with:

EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Code 05.19.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to place or deposit foodstuffs, scent lures or other materials for the purpose of baiting, attracting or enticing alligators for any reason.

It is unlawful to place or deposit foodstuffs, scent lures, or other materials for the purpose of baiting, attracting or enticing bears for any reason.

It is unlawful to hunt bear by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where he knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited. An area is considered baited for 10 days following complete removal of the bait. EXCEPTION:

Bears may be hunted over bait on private lands in Bear Zones 1,2,5 and 5 A during an open bear season (Code 05.01 and Addendum A 1.08). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where he knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited ( 50 CFR § 20.2l(i)). An area is considered baited for 10 days following complete removal of the bait.

It is unlawful to hunt wild turkey by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where he knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited. An area is considered baited for 10 days following complete removal of the bait.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to use any dog to hunt, chase, pursue or retrieve wildlife, or to train dogs for such purposes, without the dog wearing a collar bearing the name, phone number and address of the owner. EXCEPTION:

Collars are not required for waterfowl retrievers while in the act of retrieving waterfowl if the owner or person in charge of said retriever has on his person the collar bearing the required name, phone number and address.

PENALTY: $50 to $1,000

It is unlawful to use a dog to chase any wildlife for pleasure during the day from Apr. 1-May 15 or in any open spring turkey season, or to possess a killing device while using a dog to chase wildlife for pleasure. EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to use a dog to chase deer for training purposes at any time or to possess a killing device while doing so.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to use dogs for hunt deer during archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, regular modern gun, special youth modern gun, Christmas Holiday modern gun and doe only modern gun deer seasons.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to use dogs to chase elk.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to use firearms, other than handguns and shotguns with blank ammunition,

while training dogs for use in hunting game birds.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

In addition, noncompliance with terms of issued permits shall cause revocation of permit rights for one year.

It is unlawful to use live migratory game birds to certify or train dogs in retrieving. EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

In addition, noncompliance with terms of issued permits shall cause revocation of permit rights for one year.

It is unlawful to possess, hold captive, confine or enclose any live wildlife, whether native or non-native, migratory or imported, unless otherwise specified herein.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 2

PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to release wildlife into the wild without prior written approval from the Commission. To protect the health and safety of the public and the wildlife resources, the Commission and its designees are authorized to recapture or dispatch any wildlife, whether kept legally or illegally, that escapes from or is illegally released from captivity.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife held captive, enclosed or confined. It also is unlawful for any person to introduce or place any wildlife into any environment in which it is held captive, enclosed or confined for the purpose of hunting such wildlife. EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to operate or maintain a commercial wildlife hunting resort without first obtaining a valid Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit from the Commission. Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permits for new facilities for the hunting of any member of the Family Cervidae shall not be issued after June 30, 2006 (Addendum F1.01). For the purposes of this regulation, "new facility" means a facility that did not exist or was not initially permitted prior to July 1, 2006, or that has not been continuously permitted and operated since that date. EXCEPTION:

A Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit is not required for pens in which only red fox, gray fox or coyote are pursued (fox pens) unless the facility is also a high-fence enclosure in which other native game species are hunted as part of a commercial operation.

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to operate or maintain a game bird shooting resort without first obtaining a valid Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit from the Commission (Addendum F1.02). PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to rear, breed, propagate, produce, distribute, sell or offer for sale any wildlife in Arkansas without first obtaining a valid Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission (Addendum F1.03).

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to take wildlife for scientific study without possessing on the person a valid Commission-issued Scientific Collection Permit.

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to import, ship, transport, or carry into Arkansas by any means, or to cause to be imported, receive, or to assist in any manner in the importation of any of the following living wildlife:

EXCEPTIONS :

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to hunt or possess from the wild any sick, injured, orphaned, or impaired native wildlife, except migratory birds, for the purpose of rehabilitation without obtaining and complying with the terms of a valid Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit issued by the Commission. A Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit is not required to keep migratory birds for rehabilitation purposes, but a valid Migratory Bird Rehabilitation Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is required (Addendum F1.05). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to possess a live mountain lion (Puma concolor) without first obtaining a valid Mountain Lion Permit from the Commission. A Mountain Lion Permit will be issued only to a person to whom the Commission had issued a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit for a mountain lion before Sept. 30, 2007 (Addendum F1.06). EXCEPTION:

Accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to possess native wildlife as pets except as follows:

It is unlawful to possess, take or transport raptors, or to use raptors to take game animals or game birds, without first obtaining a Falconry Permit from the Commission (Addendum F1.07). EXCEPTION:

A nonresident falconer with a valid Non-Resident Arkansas Hunting License and a valid falconry permit from another state may use raptors to take wildlife during open seasons. A properly permitted nonresident falconer may, without additional permit, use raptors to take wildlife in any regional or national falconry field trial that has been authorized by letter from the director of the Commission.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale live gray fox, red fox or coyote captured from the wild in Arkansas without first obtaining a Live Fox and Coyote Permit from the Commission. PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to hunt or possess migratory game birds in Arkansas without complying with all federal regulations governing such taking or possessing (including without limitation 50 CFR § 20).

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife on national wildlife refuges or federal hatcheries or sanctuaries where a federal permit is required without possessing on the person a valid permit. It also is unlawful to fail to comply with any federal regulation on refuges, sanctuaries or fish hatcheries.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl without first obtaining and having on the person a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp. The holder must sign the face of the stamp in ink. EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt any migratory game bird with a firearm other than a shotgun incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Shotguns requiring plugs must be plugged with a one-piece filler which requires disassembly of the firearm for removal. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Addendum B1.10. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt any migratory game bird other than from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset (at hunting location).

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess while waterfowl hunting any shot other than steel, tungsten-iron, tungsten-iron (Hevi-Steel), tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix, bismuth-tin, tungsten-iron nickel-tin (TINT), tungsten-nickel iron (Hevi-Shot), tungsten-bronze-iron (TBI), tungsten-tin bismuth (TTB) or such shot approved as non-toxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 50 CFR § 20.21 . PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt migratory game birds in Arkansas without possessing on the person proof of valid Arkansas HIP registration.

It is unlawful to violate any federal regulation pertaining to the protection of wildlife or natural resources (including without limitation 36 CFR § 261 . Subparts A and B) within the proclamation boundaries of the Ouachita, Ozark or St. Francis National Forest lands in Arkansas. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to harvest bear during the special youth modern gun bear hunt (Addendum A1.08).

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to harvest deer during the special youth modern gun deer hunt (Addendum A1.01). The youth bag limit is the same as the statewide seasonal bag limit. During these hunts either sex may be taken. A doe may be taken without a WMA doe quota permit during designated youth deer hunts only. These are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal bag limit (Codes 15.01; 21.02; 21.03).

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to harvest turkeys during the special youth turkey hunt (Addendum A1.02). The youth bag limit is the same as the statewide season limit. During these hunts jakes may be taken.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for other than a youth to harvest ducks, in-season geese, mergansers and coots during the special youth waterfowl hunt (Addendum B1.13). Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as the regular waterfowl season. EXCEPTION:

Canvasbacks may not be taken.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for any youth who has completed a hunter education course to participate in a special youth hunt unless he is accompanied by an adult mentor at least 18 years old, and for any youth who has not completed a hunter education course to participate in a special youth hunt unless he is under the direct supervision of an adult mentor at least 21 years old. It also is unlawful for the youth's parent or guardian to allow the youth to participate in any special youth hunt in violation of this regulation.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful hunt, buy, sell or possess an American alligator {Alligator mississippiensis)

or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful for any person to hunt or possess an alligator where a permit or special tag is required by the Commission without actual possession on the person of the required permit and special tag. It also is unlawful for any person to fail to fully comply with all provisions of his alligator permit and special tag. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to take, hunt or possess an alligator except during the open alligator season (Addendum ALIO), or to use any method other than the following:

PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to shoot, harass or disturb bears in dens at any time. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to use dogs to chase or hunt bear for any purpose at any time. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt bears wearing a radio telemetry collar at any time. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Code 05.10 PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wild birds or bird eggs. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to take, injure, harass, disturb or collect, or attempt to take, injure, harass, disturb or collect any ivory-billed woodpecker. PENALTY: Class 4

It is unlawful to hunt or possess raptors or any parts at any time. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt or possess any buck deer other than a legal buck (Code 01.00C

Legal Buck).

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt or possess doe deer. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to remove the antlers from the carcass of a buck deer prior to checking the deer using an official wildlife check method. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt, drive or capture swimming deer. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt deer in any urban bowhunting deer zone (Addendum El.06) without possessing on the person a valid Urban Bowhunting Deer Permit and complying with hunting and/or guide license requirements (Code 03.01). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt deer from any watercraft on public waters. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt or possess an elk. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt elk with the use of traps, snares, nets, explosives, dogs, live decoys and mechanical or electronic callers. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to drive or herd elk during elk season. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful in fields or woods to possess or use any cable-restraining device (snare) or trap during open furbearing animals seasons (Addendum A1.05) without complying with the following restrictions:

It is unlawful to use traps without checking them daily and removing the catch. Kill sets shall be checked within 72 hours. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to use any trap, snare or cable-restraint device for taking forbearing animals without a legible name and address or vehicle operator's license number or AGFC customer identification number or current vehicle license number (registered to the trap user) affixed to device. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to possess the untanned or green pelts of any animal for which there is no open season in Arkansas.

EXCEPTIONS:

Shipments of green pelts originating in Arkansas shall display the name, address and license number of shipper; date of shipment; and the words "Fur Pelts." PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to import bobcat or otter into Arkansas without an affixed CITES tag from the state of origin, or to export bobcat or otter pelts from Arkansas without a CITES tag affixed by a Commission employee. It is unlawful for any person to possess an untagged otter (other than mounted specimens, tanned pelts or animals in the possession of a taxidermist) from April 1 to the beginning of otter hunting and trapping seasons (Addendum A1.05). PENALTY: Class 1

The purchase of pelts or furbearer carcasses from May 1- June 30 is prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to buy or resell pelts or forbearer carcasses without the appropriate (resident or non-resident) fur dealer license for each individual buyer or separate place of business. EXCEPTIONS:

Fur dealers must daily itemize and legibly complete a Fur Dealer Report, and provide said report for immediate inspection upon request of a Commission employee. Fur Dealer Reports shall be submitted to the Commission no later than May 5 of each year. PENALTY: Class 1; dealer license may be suspended for up to one year, or both.

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wild turkey using the following methods:

It is unlawful to hunt or possess a wild hen turkey at any time. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to engage in any activity where signs are posted by the Commission or any regulatory agency prohibiting such activities, or to trespass during waterfowl season in specified areas marked with red paint. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to remove, dislodge or intentionally cause damage to any building, structure, sign, equipment or other property owned or controlled by the Commission. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to operate any motorized vehicle on Commission-owned property where no maintained road exists.

It is unlawful on Commission-owned or controlled property to:

It is unlawful, other than Commission employees, to erect or post any sign, notice or advertisement on any Commission-controlled property.

It is unlawful to cut or disfigure trees; to cause the burning of timber, brush or grass; to leave a fire without completely extinguishing it; to burn any material containing metal objects, or to allow a fire to escape from control on any Commission-controlled property. The Commission shall have the right to prohibit any or all forms of hunting or trespassing on any unauthorized artificial openings. EXCEPTION:

As specified in the "Policies on Land Use Around Commission Lakes" (Addendum K1.01). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to engage in any commercial activity on Commission-owned property without permission from the Commission. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to access or go upon any Commission-owned WMA after revocation of the person's hunting license for the period of such revocation. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to access or go upon any Commission-owned lake after revocation of the person's fishing license for the period of such revocation. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to possess a firearm on any lake, fishing access, or boating access owned or controlled by the Commission.

It is unlawful to water ski, aquaplane or to use personal watercraft defined by the U.S. Coast Guard as "thrillcraft" on lakes owned or controlled by the Commission. EXCEPTION:

Lake Calion (Union County), Lake Enterprise (Ashley County), Grand Lake (Chicot County), Lake Chicot (Chicot County). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to construct, own or possess platforms, floating duck blinds, piers or boathouses on Commission-owned or controlled lakes without a current permit from the Commission. Permit numbers and registration stickers must be permanently displayed on a metal placard with lettering not less than three inches in height. Party barges may be used on Commission-owned lakes, but may not be permanently moored to shoreline or used as a dwelling. They may be temporarily moored by lakefront property owners on the public easement directly in front of their property, or at commercial docks. It also shall be unlawful to fail to comply with the requirements of Addendum K1.01. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to own or operate a boat dock where boats are rented to the public or where boats are kept for private owners on a rental basis on waters or property owned by the Commission without first entering into a lease agreement with the Commission. Boat dock operators on Commission-owned property also must obtain a permit and pay an annual fee to the Commission before they can charge for boat launching or vehicle parking. Commission employees in performance of duties are allowed free parking and boat launching privileges. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to store vehicles, vessels or any other personal property or obstruct in any other manner any access area, parking area, boat launching ramp or access road owned or controlled by the Commission. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to allow ranging by livestock on any Commission-controlled property. EXCEPTION:

Under permit issued by landowner on cooperative WMAs. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to establish or maintain a geocache on any Commission-owned property without first obtaining a Geocaching Permit from the Commission (Addendum M1.01). PENALTY: Class 1

If the Commission, upon proper and thorough investigation, shall determine that intensified game management through the increased production of food, more rigid enforcement, restocking or other methods are needed in an area for the increased production of wildlife; the Commission may set aside and define specific areas on lands controlled by the Commission and suitable markers shall be put up by the Commission in such places as shall be determined, defining and identifying the areas as a wildlife management area or a wildlife demonstration area (referred to as WMA, WDA, SP-CA or, NWR,). All seasons/limits and regulations are the same as the surrounding zone unless otherwise specified in Codes.

It is unlawful to hunt, trap or possess a killing or capturing device on any WMA. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess buckshot, rifled slugs, centerfire firearms or rimfire firearms larger than .22 caliber on WMAs other than during open modern gun deer, bear or elk seasons and in compliance with Codes 06.02; 06.09; 06.10. It is unlawful to possess muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber on any WMA other than during an open muzzleloader or modern gun deer, bear or elk seasons and in compliance with Code 06.03. On Commission-owned WMAs bobcat, fox and coyote may be taken during daylight hours with firearms of any caliber during bobcat, fox and coyote seasons on commission-owned WMAs and all USDA Forest Service lands, including WMAs lying within Ouachita National Forest and the St. Francis/Ozark National Forests. WMA SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess a loaded firearm in any camping areas or parking lots on any

WMA (Code 01.00C Firearms. Loaded).

It is unlawful to use or possess chemical defoliants or cutting devices, including but not limited to, chainsaws, handsaws, hatchets, axes, weed trimmers, or string trimmers on WMAs.

EXCEPTIONS:

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to build, attach or occupy any type of structure on WMAs; including but not limited to hunting stands, buildings, shelters, moored houseboats, etc. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife during an open season on certain WMAs without first obtaining the required permit (Codes 20.16; 20.17 and Addendum Chapter CI.00) and as specified below:

It is unlawful to hunt or possess dove, furbearing animals, rabbit, squirrel, quail and waterfowl, on Camp Robinson SUA.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess any killing or capture device or to allow dogs on the Blanchard Springs Recreation Area. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within 100 feet from the center line of any city, county, state or federal maintained road open to public vehicular traffic on WMAs. It is unlawful to shoot across, or to hunt within 100 feet from the center line of any privately maintained road which is open to public vehicular traffic and falls under the control of the Commission through ownership, lease, cooperative agreement, conservation easement or memorandum of understanding on WMAs. It is unlawful to place or leave any stand, blind or other hunting apparatus with the intent of hunting from any of these roads or railroad rights-of-way on WMAs. In addition to other evidence introduced in a prima facie case of road hunting, there shall be a rebuttable presumption a person is "hunting" if the person points, aims, shoots or attempts to shoot a firearm or other killing device from a said road or railroad right-of-way in a direction in which game or other wildlife is present or likely to be present (including shooting at a game or wildlife decoy).

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt deer on WMAs as specified in Addendum El.04: PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to participate in the Commission's Mobility-Impaired Access Permit program without complying with Addendum CI. 11. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to train waterfowl retrievers, rabbit dogs (beagles) and bird dogs on Camp Robinson SUA without a current hunting license; to fail to register before participating in the training of waterfowl retrievers, rabbit dogs (beagles) and bird dogs on the area; to possess more than eight dogs on the area; or to use live ammunition. It also is unlawful for dog trainers to use the area for more than three days per week or more than two consecutive days in a two-week period. Registration for compartments 1-4 and 6-7 is at the headquarters information station. Registration for compartment 5 is at its entrance. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife from a motorized land vehicle on WMAs. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to fail to comply with terms of permit hunts on any WMAs. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife during a permit hunt on any WMA without first obtaining a permit. All seasons not named on the permit are closed during permit hunts on WMAs. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to camp on Commission-owned or leased WMAs during a permit hunt without first obtaining a permit for the hunt.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful on a WMA to operate any motorized vehicle off any open access road and parking area; behind any gated, cabled or earthen barrier; where no road exists; on any trail, levee, or dam; on any food plot, wildlife opening, or fire lane; on any road that has been disked, seeded, or otherwise developed for wildlife; or in a direction of travel contrary to posted signs. It also is unlawful for any person on a WMA to use ATVs, dune buggies or amphibious vehicles. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to use or possess horses and mules on Commission-owned, Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs during the months of October through January and April through May. Permits are required for organized events of more than 10 horses or mules per party during the remainder of the year. Permits are available at the area headquarters and must be requested 14 days in advance of the event. Horses and mules are allowed only in camping areas that are designated for equestrian use. Horses in camping areas may only be tied to trailers or to a highline using tree saver straps. It also is unlawful for any person to allow horses or mules to damage trees or other woody vegetation. Soil disturbance must be restored, manure must be scattered and excess feed, hay and trash must be removed. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to construct, place, attach or occupy a permanent hunting stand or camp on natural area WMAs. It shall also be unlawful to use or possess a motorized vehicle, horse, mule or bicycle on natural area WMAs. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt or possess deer on WMAs other than as set by the Commission (Addendum CLOD. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess deer during deer permit hunts on certain WMAs without the required permit in compliance with Code 03.01 and Addendum CI. 13. EXCEPTION:

Youth during the Special Modern Gun Youth Deer Hunt are exempt from WMA Doe Quota Permit requirements in compliance with Code 11.02. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to hunt or possess buck deer which fail to comply with the three-point rule set forth in Code 01.00C. Legal Buck, in compliance with Addendum CI. 14. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt bear by any method on WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum C 1.02. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess alligator on WMAs other than in compliance with Code 12.03 and Addendum C 1.03. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt turkeys by any method on WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum C 1.04. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess turkey during turkey permit hunts on certain WMAs without the required permit in compliance with Code 03.01 and Addendum CI. 16. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess elk on WMAs other than in compliance with Chapter 16.00 and Addendum CI. 15. PENALTY: Class 4

It is unlawful hunt or pursue wildlife with the aid of dogs on WMAs. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to hunt or possess quail on certain WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI.05. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess rabbits on certain WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI.06. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess squirrels on certain WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI.07. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess dove on certain WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI.08. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to possess any shot other than approved non-toxic shot while hunting small game with shotguns within the Maumelle River, Rex Hancock Black Swamp and Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMAs. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess furbearers on WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI.09. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to hunt or possess crows on certain WMAs other than in compliance with Addendum CI. 10. PENALTY: Class 2

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take migratory waterfowl on WMAs after noon or remain on water-inundated areas or water courses on WMAs after 1 p.m. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take waterfowl or trespass on certain WMAs and lakes in compliance with Addendum CI. 12. PENALTY: Class 1

Boats and boat motors shall comply with the following restrictions on certain WMAs:

All Commission-owned or controlled WRAs are closed to access from Nov. 1-Feb. 15. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to leave waterfowl decoys overnight on WMAs and WRAs. EXCEPTION:

Waterfowl decoys may be left overnight beginning the Saturday before the opening day of the first duck season and must be removed no later than the Sunday following the last day of the last duck season on St. Francis Sunken Lands, Big Lake and Dave Donaldson Black River WMAs. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to build, erect, or take or attempt to take wildlife from duck blinds made from identifiable building materials, such as wire, nylon, metal or lumber, which are not removed at the end of each day's hunt or at the end of the WMA's shooting hours. Structures not in compliance with this code may be removed by Commission personnel and destroyed or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Commission policy. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to possess more than 15 shot shells or to possess shells containing shot larger than No, 2 while taking or attempting to take waterfowl on Bayou Meto, Bell Slough, Camp Robinson, Cut-Off Creek, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake and Seven Devils WMAs.

EXCEPTIONS:

PENALTY: Class 4

RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL FISHING IN ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

It is unlawful to fish with gill nets, trammel nets, trotlines, snaglines and hoop nets in waters between arrival point signs and any lock and dam.

EXCEPTION:

Hoop nets may be fished below Dam 2 only when fished from the launching ramp below the dam on the Arkansas County side to the mid-point of the river, downstream to the boat ramp on the Desha County side and the entire river downstream to Morgan Cut-Off PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take, attempt to take, buy, sell, or offer for sale freshwater mussels for commercial purposes without a current resident shell taker/seller's license, a resident shell buyer's license or a non-resident shell buyer's license. A person with a shell taker's helper permit may harvest or assist only in the immediate presence of a licensed shelltaker. Licensed resident or non-resident shell buyers may purchase up to four shell buyer's agent permits which may be transferred between employees of the licensed shell buyer. Only residents can hold an agent permit, and agents can purchase only for their licensed buyer. For the purposes of this chapter, "resident" means any person who has established a bona fide residence in Arkansas for at least 12 months and declares themselves a citizen of Arkansas.

BUYERS: Quarterly reports of mussel-buying transactions must be submitted by shell buyers on or before the 1st of January, April, July and October on forms provided by the Commission. SELLERS: Shell Taker/Seller's License holders shall furnish the Commission the number of pounds of each species of mussels taken in Arkansas and sold out of state on or before Feb. 1 on forms provided by the Commission.

Failure to maintain accurate reports will result in license revocation and no renewal. These records shall be maintained monthly and made available for inspection by authorized Commission personnel at any reasonable time. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take, attempt to take, sell, or offer for sale mussels or mussel shells of sizes less than minimum diameter or length.

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take mussels with any method other than hand-picking and crowfoot bars 20 feet or less in length, or to possess any tackle or equipment on the water for taking mussels except as specified. It also is unlawful for any person to operate more than one boat while taking or attempting to take mussels. It also is unlawful for any person to operate a boat under power equipped with more than four crowfoot bars for the taking of mussels for commercial purposes. EXCEPTION:

Only hand-picking is allowed for mussel harvest in the St. Francis River, its tributaries and diversion ditches. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for any non-resident to purchase mussels without a current non-resident shell buyer's permit (Code 30.02.). PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take, attempt to take, or kill mussels from sunset to sunrise. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take mussels by diving without displaying a standard divers flag (no less than 12 inches wide and 12 inches long, red and white diagonal stripe), from the boat or other flotation device at least 12 inches above the surface of the water. It also is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to take mussels by diving more than 300 feet from a divers flag. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess mussels in the_following areas:

Black River in Clay County from % mile upstream to % mile downstream of the U.S. Highway

62 bridge;

Ouachita River upstream from the U.S. Highway 79B bridge at Camden; Spring River upstream of the U.S. Highway 62 bridge at Imboden;

St. Francis River in St. Francis County from 1-40 bridge downstream to the Arkansas Highway 50 bridge at Madison;

St. Francis River from the mouth of the Tyronza River to the operational railroad bridge; White River in Monroe County from the mouth of Roc Roe Bayou 3 Vz miles downstream to the mouth of Big Creek;

White River from Cooper Bend (river mile 232.3) in Jackson County for 2.3 miles downstream to Shaden Bend (river mile 230) in Woodruff County; and,

Cache River from the mouth of Bayou DeView to the confluence with the White River. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take baitfish for sale from waters of the state without a tackle license and attaching a metal tag issued with license to tackle. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to offer for sale or sell live fish (including baitfish) without an Arkansas fish dealers license (resident or non-Resident) or an Arkansas fish farmers permit. A license is required for each separate business location. Game fish may not be taken from the wild and sold, in compliance with Code 26.20. Residents of states charging a higher non-resident fee shall be charged an equivalent amount. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to export any baitfish taken from waters of the state. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to use tackle for taking or attempting to take baitfish from waters of the state other than as specified below. Only baitfish may be retained for bait, and all other species of fish must be immediately returned to the waters where taken. The tackle allowed for taking baitfish is as follows:

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take baitfish within 100 yards below dams or similar constructions.

EXCEPTION:

Shad may be taken in compliance with Code 32.04. PENALTY: Class 1

TAKING BAITFISH FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN CERTAIN WATERS PROHIBITED

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take baitfish for commercial purposes in: The Caddo River and that portion of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries above Ozan Creek in Pike County; all waters north of U.S. Highway 70 in Howard County; and all waters in Benton, Carroll, Clark, Crawford, Franklin, Lawrence, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Polk, Sebastian, Sevier and Washington counties. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for an alligator farmer or dealer to possess, buy or sell alligators or any other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs of an alligator or other crocodilian species without a valid alligator farmer/dealer permit. Any person who has previously been convicted of any violation of the rules of the Commission relating to the legal taking of any alligator or other crocodilian species shall not be eligible to receive an alligator farmer/dealer permit for five years after the date of the conviction. The Commission may issue an alligator farmer/dealer permit to applicants complying with the following requirements:

It is unlawful to fail to comply with the provisions listed in Addendum 01.01 PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to fail to comply with provisions listed in Addendum O1.02. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to fail to comply with provisions listed in Addendum O1.03. PENALTY: Class 1

Non-residents are not permitted to harvest aquatic turtles. It is unlawful for a resident to operate tackle, harvest, propagate, purchase or sell wild-caught aquatic turtles for commercial purposes without the following permits:

The following conditions shall be met to qualify for and maintain an aquatic turtle farmer permit, alligator snapping turtle breeder/dealer permit or aquatic turtle dealer permit (if turtles will be held more than 30 days).

It is unlawful for non-residents to purchase, sell, or offer to purchase or sell aquatic turtles in Arkansas without a non-resident Aquatic turtle dealer permit and shall follow all transaction and reporting requirements (Code 34.07). EXCEPTION:

Non-residents may purchase aquatic turtles from holders of aquatic turtle harvest/dealer/farmer permits without a non-resident aquatic turtle dealer permit if turtles are being shipped directly out of Arkansas to the buyer, or if the buyer is picking up and transporting a purchase out of Arkansas.

PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take aquatic turtles other than as specified below:

It is unlawful to fail to attach the proper tag to each turtle trap net or box type trap as specified below:

It is unlawful for permitted aquatic turtle harvesters to sport-fish or possess game fish in the same waters where the permittee is engaged in turtle trapping.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to kill, take, attempt to take, or possess alligator snapping turtles, their eggs or other parts from the wild.

EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to kill, take, or attempt to take chicken turtles, their eggs or other parts from the wild.

EXCEPTION:

Chicken turtles in legal possession as of Jan. 1, 2006 and their progeny thereafter in compliance with Codes 34.02; 34.04. PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to import alligator snapping turtles and chicken turtles into Arkansas. PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful for fish farmers to possess, propagate or sell aquaculture species without a current fish farmer permit. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for fish farmers to fail to maintain legible records including those required by Code 35.03. indicating sales and shipments and to reveal records to an enforcement officer for inspection upon request. Records must be retained for a minimum of three years.

PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for fish farmers to fail to furnish bill of lading or bill of sale as specified below.

It is unlawful for fish farmers to use or transport illegal commercial tackle without first complying with Code 35.02. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for fish farmers to transport, sell or deliver white crappie in excess of 6 inches in length. PENALTY: Class 1

REARING OR PROPAGATING AQUATIC WILDLIFE IN CONFINEMENT RESTRICTED

It is unlawful to rear or propagate aquatic wildlife in confinement in waters of the state without complying with Code 35.01 PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to fish or otherwise disturb aquaculture species contained in fish confinements for production or rearing of aquaculture species. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to operate a lake as a fish farm without control structures to prevent the inflow of water from adjacent streams, creeks, bayous, or rivers and without first removing all wild fish present in compliance with a plan approved by the Commission. PENALTY: Class 1

POSSESSION, REARING, PROPAGATION OR SALE OF RESTRICTED AND UNLISTED AQUACULTURE SPECIES BY FISH FARMERS PROHIBITED

It is unlawful for fish farmers to possess, rear, propagate or sell aquaculture species not listed on the Approved Aquaculture Species List (Addendum Chapter J 1.00) without a restricted species possession permit or an unlisted aquaculture species permit from the Commission. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful for a fish farmer to sell, offer to sell, or buy paddlefish, sturgeon or their parts, including eggs (roe), without a resident roe taker/seller permit, resident roe buyer/exporter permit, or a non-resident roe buyer permit in compliance with Code 30.16. Fish farmers in possession of a resident roe buyer/exporter permit, or a nonresident roe buyer permit will be required to follow the reporting requirements as stated in Code 30.16. PENALTY: Class 3

It is unlawful to import, transport or otherwise receive into Arkansas live fish and/or fertilized eggs_from any VHSV-positive state without a valid fish farm health inspection permit issued by the Commission and in compliance with the provisions of the permit.

All persons wishing to ship live fish or fish eggs into Arkansas from VHSV-positive states must obtain the fish farm health inspection permit and a copy of the permit must accompany all shipments into the state, even if the fish are transported by a third party. Any person hauling live fish through Arkansas from VHSV-positive states are prohibited from discharging water from fish-hauling tanks in Arkansas. All shipments of live fish or eggs coming into Arkansas must be accompanied by an invoice or bill of lading that clearly describes the origin(s) of all fish and/or eggs in the shipment (Addendum 11.01). PENALTY: Class 3

PERMIT REQUIRED TO POSSESS SILVER CARP, BIGHEAD CARP, DIPLOID BLACK CARP OR EUROPEAN RUDD

It is unlawful to possess live silver carp, bighead carp, diploid black carp or European rudd without a current restricted species possession permit. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to operate a put-and-take pay lake without a current put-and-take pay lake license. The license number, species, weight and number of fish taken must be on an invoice issued to each person leaving the premises with fish. The license shall be displayed at the put-and-take pay lake location where it is clearly visible to guests. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful for an operator of a put-and-take pay lake to fail to maintain a register indicating the date, names and addresses of persons fishing, and to make the register available for inspection by an enforcement officer upon request. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to operate a put-and-take pay lake unless access of fish to and from waters of the state is prevented. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to stock fish taken from waters of the state in put-and-take pay lakes. PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to operate motorboats or vessels or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, personal watercraft or similar device on waters of this state in violation of any provision of Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-101 et seq. or Ark. Code Ann. § 5-76-101 et seq. (Addendum L1.01)

PENALTY: As provided for in ACA Title 27, Chap. 101 and Title 5, Chap. 76.

It is unlawful to operate motorboats or vessels or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, personal watercraft or similar device on federal waters in violation of any provision of Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-101 et seq. or Ark. Code Ann. § 5-76-101 et seq. (Addendum L1.01)

PENALTY: As provided for in ACA Title 27, Chap. 101 and Title 5, Chap. 76.

It is be unlawful for any vessel to enter within 300 feet downstream below any dam constructed by the Corps of Engineers on any stream or impoundment in Arkansas. EXCEPTIONS:

It is unlawful to operate a vessel in any manner contrary to signs, markers or buoys placed by the Corps of Engineers controlling speed, skiing or operation of vessels. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to water ski in the Bay Town/Indian Bay area of White River where prohibiting signs are posted. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to water ski on Mellwood Lake north of the section line common to Sections 30 and 31, Township 5 south, Range 2 east of the 5th principal meridian in Phillips County.

PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

SKIING PROHIBITED IN WHITE RIVER/LAGRUE BAYOU CONFLUENCE J7U7 AREA

It is unlawful to water ski within 1,500 feet in any direction of the confluence of LaGrue Bayou and White River. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to use an outboard motor on the Buffalo River upstream from Erbie Ford, or use outboard motors larger than 10 horsepower from Erbie Ford to the White River. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to use outboard motors larger than 30 horsepower at the propeller or jet pump on the Eleven Point River. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to operate any vessel in the Arkansas and White River Navigational Canal between Dam No.l (Norrell Dam) and the lower guardwall of the dam. EXCEPTION:

When the tailwater elevation exceeds 104 MSL and Corps of Engineers signs are covered. PENALTY: Not to exceed $50

It is unlawful to possess or use glass containers within the banks of navigable waterways of this State or otherwise fail to comply with the provisions of Arkansas Code § 8-6-418 (Addendum LI.03).

PENALTY: As provided for in Ark. Code Ann. 8-6-418 (Fine not to exceed $500)

The Arkansas State Board of Health has quarantined Bayou Meto Bayou pursuant to law due to the contamination of the fish in the waters. The Commission has declared a closure to all commercial harvest in the waters described below:

Big Bayou Meto and all tributaries extending 5 miles above their confluence with the bayou from the Arkansas Highway 11 bridge at the Jefferson/Arkansas County line to the headwaters of Bayou Meto and all overflow lakes, sloughs and bayous including Little Bayou Meto north of Arkansas Highway 88 and all water exchange ditches between Little Bayou Meto and Big Bayou Meto. EXCEPTION:

Bayou Meto and all associated overflow lakes, sloughs, and tributaries are reopened to commercial harvest from the Arkansas Highway 13 bridge in Lonoke County downstream to the bayou's confluence with the Arkansas River. PENALTY: Class 1

The Commission has declared an emergency closure to all fishing in Big Creek tributary in Columbia County from the intersection of the tributary with Arkansas Highway 82B and L&NW Railroad in Magnolia downstream to its confluence with Big Creek. The fishing ban will be for an indefinite period until the Arkansas Department of Health determines that the human health risk no longer exists. PENALTY: Class 1

Due to an Arkansas Department of Health fish consumption advisory, the Commission has closed commercial fishing in the following waters:

The Commission has closed all commercial fishing in the following waters: Cut-Off Creek from the Arkansas Highway 35 Bridge in Drew County to the creek's confluence with Bayou Bartholomew in Ashley County PENALTY: Class 1

It is unlawful to commercial fish or use commercial tackle in Bayou Bartholomew between Arkansas Highway 35 in Drew County and Arkansas Highway 82 in Ashley County including all lakes, bays or other bodies of water, other than tributary streams. PENALTY: Class 1

The Arkansas Department of Health has revised fish consumption advisories for certain fish in the lower Ouachita River and Saline River as specified below. These waters, including oxbows and overflow lakes when accessible by boat from the main channel, are open to legal commercial tackle as defined in Codes 30.05 and 30.15. The oxbows and overflow lakes within Ouachita River flood plain when not accessible by boat from the main channel are open noon, Sept. 30-noon, May 1, to legal gill and trammel nets.

No jakes (sub-adult male turkeys', except youth hunters may harvest one jake. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day and no more than two legal turkeys may be taken in any combination of turkey zones.

Nov. 1, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012 statewide. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum CI.05). LIMIT: Daily limit six, possession limit 12.

Sept. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012 statewide.

EXCEPTION:

In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum CI.06).

LIMIT: Daily limit eight, possession limit 16.

LIMIT: Daily limit two per species, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: July 1-Nov. 11 daily limit four, possession unlimited.

Nov. 12-March 31 daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

EXCEPTIONS:

May 21, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012 and May 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013 statewide. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum CI.07). LIMIT: Daily limit eight, possession limit 32.

Sept. 3, 2011-Feb. 24, 2012, Thursdays-Mondays only (124 days). EXCEPTIONS:

Compartments 1, 2, 3 and 4: Sept. 26-30, 2011 by permit only.

Compartments 1, 2, 3, 4 and Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy Counties: Dec. 5-9, 2011 by permit only.

EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Chapter 09.00.

LIMIT: Individual seasonal limit of one elk.

ALIO ALLIGATOR HUNTING SEASON AND LIMITS

Zones 1 and 3: Sept. 16-19 and Sept. 23-26, 2011 by permit only.

Zones 2, 4 and 5: Closed.

EXCEPTION:

In compliance with Chapter 33.00.

LIMIT: Individual seasonal limit of one alligator.

Sep. 3-Oct. 30 and Dec. 26, 2011-Jan. 6, 2012. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with WMA regulations.

LIMIT: Mourning dove: Daily limit 15, possession limit 30.

Eurasian collared-doves: No daily or possession limit. Eurasian collared-doves must remain fully feathered in the field and while being transported from the field.

Sept. 10-25,2011. EXCEPTION:

Teal may be taken in compliance with Code 04.02 and Addendum B1.08. LIMIT: Daily limit four, possession limit eight.

Sept. 10-Nov. 18,2011.

LIMIT: Daily limit 25, possession limit 25.

Nov. 5-Dec. 19, 2011.

LIMIT: Daily limit three, possession limit six.

Nov. 1,2011-Feb. 15,2012.

LIMIT: Daily limit eight, possession limit 16.

Sept. 1-Nov. 9,2011.

LIMIT: Daily limit 15, possession limit 30.

Sept. 1-Nov. 9,2011.

LIMIT: Daily limit 15, possession limit 30.

Nov. 20-28, Dec. 7, 2010- Jan. 17, 2011 and Jan. 22-30, 2011. EXCEPTION:

Ducks, coots and mergansers may be taken during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Code 11.04). LIMIT

COOT: Daily limit 15, possession limit 30.

DUCKS: Daily limit six. No more than four mallards (no more than two of which may be females), two pintails, one mottled duck, two scaup, three wood ducks, two redheads, one black duck and one canvasback. Possession limit no more than two daily limits.

MERGANSERS: Daily limit of five (no more than two of which may be hooded mergansers).

Possession limit no more than two daily limits. EXCEPTION:

Bayou Meto WMA daily duck limit: Daily limit of four ducks which may include no more than three mallards (no more than two of which may be females), two pintails, one mottled duck, two scaup, three wood ducks, two redheads, one black duck and one canvasback.

Bayou Meto WMA Mergansers limits: Daily limit of four (no more than two of which may be hooded mergansers).

Nov. 20-Jan. 30, 2010 statewide.

LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession limit four.

Nov. 6-Jan. 30, 2011 statewide. EXCEPTION:

In compliance with the Addendum B1.14. LIMIT: Daily limit 20, no possession limit.

Early Canada Goose Statewide Season: Sept. 1 -5, 2011. Northwest Canada Goose Zone Season: Sept. 24-Oct. 3, 2011. Late Canada Goose Statewide Season: Nov. 20, 2010-Jan. 30, 2011. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset statewide. EXCEPTION: Holla Bend NWR is closed. LIMIT: Daily limit two. Possession limit four. EXCEPTION:

The daily limit is five Canada geese from Sept. 1-15, 2011, possession limit 10.

Feb. 1-15, 2011, statewide.

LIMIT: No more than three migratory birds in any one day, possession limit six.

Feb. 5-6, 2011, statewide. LIMIT: Same as statewide.

AND LIMITS

Jan. 31-Feb. 4 and Feb. 7-April 25, 2011, statewide. LIMIT: No limit.

BALD KNOB NWR

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader: (all units): Oct. 22-30, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt) (Farm Unit only): Nov. 5-6, 2011. Modern Gun (permit hunt) (Farm Unit only): Nov. 12-13-15, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during muzzleloader season (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07; 20.02-03). BAYOU DES ARC WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does; these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BAYOU METO WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 22-26, 2011.

Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 12-16, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt (Codes 21.02-03). BEAVER LAKE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BELL SLOUGH WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle only.

BENSON CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only.

BERYL ANTHONY/LOWER OUACHITA WMA Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BIG CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov.12-Dec.11 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BIG LAKE NWR

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only (Codes 20.07; 21.03). BIG LAKE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader: Closed.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012. Modern Gun: Nov. 12-13, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun season (no does allowed). Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BIG TIMBER WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07). BLEVINS WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).

BLUE MOUNTAIN WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Blue Mountain WMA does quota permit is required to harvest a does during the muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required), these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).

BREWER LAKE CYPRESS CREEK WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed.

BRUSHY CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader: Closed.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012. Modern Gun: Nov. 12-20, and Dec. 26-28, 2011. Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02). CACHE RIVER NWR

Archery: (all units). Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: (all units). Oct. 22-26, 2011 and Dec. 29-31, 2011. Modern Gun (special youth hunt - all units): Nov. 5-6, 2011. Modern Gun: (all units permit hunt). Nov. 12-20, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during each muzzleloader season (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt (all units). Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one buck (no antler restrictions) or doe (all units), this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07; 21.02-03). CAMP ROBINSON SUA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Closed.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-14, 2011.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt (Code 21.02). CAMP ROBINSON WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 19-20, 2011.

Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Oct. 29-30, 2011.

Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 24-25 and Nov. 26-27, 2011. Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun permit hunts. Limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal limit (Code 21.02).

CANEY CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Caney Creek WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required), these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02). CASEY JONES WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07). CATTAIL MARSH WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only.

CEDAR CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only.

CHEROKEE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader season or Nov. 12-13, 2011 of the modern gun season. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit. (Codes 11.02; 20.07)

CHEROKEE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle only.

COVE CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Firearms: Closed.

Seasonal limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle only. CROSSETT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST WMA Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011. Modern Gun: Closed.

Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader season (Code 20.07). CUT-OFF CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-26, 2011.

Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 12-16, 2011.

Seasonal limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts (Codes 21.02-03). CYPRESS BAYOU WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-26, 2011.

Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 12-16, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or the modern gun permit hunts (Code 21.02). DARDANELLE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012. Johnson County, Horsehead Creek and Bob Young

WRAs: Oct. 1-31, 2011 and Feb. 1-12, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Special Mobility Impaired Permit Hunt: Johnson County WRA only: Nov. 5-6, 2011. Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons (no does allowed). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the Johnson County WRA Special Mobility Impaired Permit Hunt. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02-03). DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Jan. 31, 2012.

Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2011.

Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011. Modern Gun: Closed.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. Limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer: buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 20.02; 21.02). DEGRAY LAKE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader (mobility impaired permit hunt): Oct. 24-26, 2011.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012. Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken by archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader mobility impaired permit hunt. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is four deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and two does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02-03). DEPARTEE CREEK WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).

DEQUEEN LAKE WMA

Archery (all open units): Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader (firearms units only): Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 29-31, 2011.

Modern Gun (firearms units only) (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8,2012.

Modern Gun (firearms units only): Nov. 12-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-28, 2011. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken by archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is four deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and two does, these are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit (Codes 11.02; 20.02). DEVIL'S KNOB NATURAL AREA WMA

Archery: Oct. 1, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 and Dec. 17-19, 2011.

Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011 and Jan. 7-8, 2012.

Modern Gun: Nov. 12-Dec. 4 and Dec. 26-28, 2011.

Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons (no does allowed). Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).

BALD KNOB NWR

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BAYOU DES ARC WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BAYOU METO WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BEAVER LAKE WMA

Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2011. Statewide limit.

Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30, 2011. Statewide limit.

Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 5-6, 2011. Statewide limit.

Modern Gun: Nov. 7-30, 2011. Statewide limit.

(Addendum A1.08) BELL SLOUGH WMA

Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2011. Statewide limit.

Firearms: Closed.

(Addendum A 1.08) BENSON CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BERYL ANTHONY LOWER OUACHITA WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG CREEK WMA

Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG LAKE NWR

Archery/Firearms: Closed.

All WMAs are closed. EXCEPTION

On Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc and designated portions of Trusten Holder WMAs alligators may be hunted Sept. 16-19 and Sept. 23-26, 2011 by permit only.

In compliance with Code 01.00C Legal Turkey. BALD KNOB NWR

Nov. 1, 2011-Feb. 5,2012. EXCEPTIONS:

Sept. 1,2011-Feb. 29, 2012. EXCEPTIONS:

May 21, 2011-Feb. 29, 2012 and May 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. EXCEPTIONS:

Sept. 3-Oct. 30 and Dec. 26, 2011-Jan 6, 2012. EXCEPTIONS:

LIMIT: Daily limit two per species, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: July 1- Feb. 29 season daily limit four, possession unlimited.

March 1-31 season daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.

All WMAs: Sept. 3, 2011-Feb. 24, 2012. Thursdays-Mondays only. EXCEPTIONS: