Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Rule 002.00.18-002 - Temporary Suspension of Wildlife Importation and Wildlife Breeder/Dealer
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.00.18-002
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
09.07 WILDLIFE BREEDER/DEALER PERMIT REQUIRED
It is unlawfiil 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 Fl .031. EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
Fish, bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles and alligators in compliance with
Code 09.06 and Chapters (
29.00; 30.00: 31.00:
32.00:33.00:34.00:
35.00.
(2) Red fox,
gray fox and coyote legally trapped in Arkansas may be ^old by persons with a
valid hunting license and trapping permit.
(3) Accredited members of the American Zoo
and Aquarium Association.
(4)
Holders of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raptor Propagation Permits may
propagate, distribute and sell raptors without a Commission Wildlife
Breeder/Dealer Permit.
(5) Holders
of Game Bird Shooting Resort Permits do not need a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer
Permit unless they are actively engaged in rearing} breeding, propagating,
producing, distributing, selling or offering for sale, game birds or other
wildlife.
(6) Wildlife listed in
Code 09.01. Exception 8.
(7) In compliance with Code 09.15.
PENALTY: Class 3
(1) Any person convicted of violating this
regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care and
maintenance of any equipment or wildlife seized in connection with the
violation. [
(2) Any person
convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable fOr the costs of any and
all tests and/or examinations of the illegal wildlife and shall be liable for
the costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegal wildlife, as deemed
necessary by the Commission for the protection of native wildlife.
09.08 RESERVED
09.10 WILDLIFE IMPORTATION PERMIT REQUIRED
(A) It is unlawful to import
live wildlife into Arkansas without a valid Wildlife
Importation Permit issued by the Commission. This permit shall bej required regardless of the final destination of the wildlife, whether in Arkansas or points beyond. It also is unlawful for any person to receive, acquire, purchase or possess any wildlife imported into Arkansas in I violation of this regulation. j
(B)
It is unlawful for the holder of a Wildlife Importation Permit to cause or
permit any wild animal or bird to be imported into Arkansas under inhumane or
unhealthy conditions fAddendum F1.04").
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Aquatic wildlife (as described under
definition of wildlife), other than those species prohibited by
Code 26.13. Imports for aquaculture niust comply with
Code 35.09. Refer to the Approved Aquaculture Species
List in Addendum Jl.OJ. Aquatic wildlife may not be
released, Code 26.12.
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(2) Wildlife exchanged with other
states by the Commission. j
(3)
Accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
(4) A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
required for a nonresident | falconer with a valid Non-Resident Arkansas
Hunting License, and possessing a valid falconry permit from another state, to
import legally possessed raptors into Arkansas for the purposes of hunting,
provided the birds will not stay in Arkansas longer than 30 consecutive
days'and are in compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission
regulations relating to the entry of birds into the state.
(5) A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
required for a resident falconer with a valid Arkansas Hunting License, and a
valid Arkansas falconry permit to import legally possessed raptors into
Arkansas, provided they are in compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry
Commission regulations relating to the entry of birds into the state.
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(6) Circuses and others
possessing U.S. Department of Agriculture i Wildlife Exhibition Permits may
import wildlife into or through j Arkansas temporarily for the limited purposes
of performance or | display under terms of a special permit issued by the Chief
of Wildlife Management. [
(7)
Wildlife listed in Code 09.01. Exception 8.
(8) Up to six box turtles (Genus
Tenapene) may be brought into Arkansas as pets without a
permit.
PENALTY: Class 3
(1) All equipment, including any form of
legal tender, and all wildlife imported in violation of this regulation may be
seized by Enforcement Officers, confiscated by the court, forfeited to the
State and disposed of according to law (Code
01.OOPVj
(2) Any
person convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs
incurred in the storage, care and maintenance of any equipment, wildlife and/or
fish seized in connection with the violation.
(3) Any person convicted of violating this
regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests and/or
examinations of the illegally imported wildlife, and also shall be liable for
the costs of destruction and/or § disposal of the illegally imported
wildlife, as deemed necessary by!'the Commission for the protection of native
wildlife.
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