Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Rule 002.00.82-002 - Code Book Regulations: 002.00.82-002

18.17 WILDLIFE PET RESTRICTIONS. It shaU be un- lawful to take or capture by any method other than by hands and retain in captivity any protected wildlife other than two (2) each of the species specified herein, and the sale, barter or transporting from the state of any live, protected game animal taken from the wild witliin the state or the progeny thereof is prohibited.

18.18 FIREARiMS PROHIBITED ON STATE-OWNED LAKES. It shall be unlawful to possess any firearms on lakes owned or controlled by the Commission.

EXCEPTION:

18.19 WATERFOWL HUNTING RESTRICTIONS ON LAKES HARRIS BRAKE, HAMILTON. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any migratory waterfowl from any watercraft or other floating device on Lake Hamilton in Garland County and Harris Brake Lake in Perry County. PENALTY: $25.00 to $250.00.

18.20 HUNTING RESTRICTED ON WATERFOWL REFUGE. It shall be unlawful to take ar attempt to take any migratory birds or waterfowl during declared open seasons for migratory birds or waterfowl, other than from one-half CA) hour before sunrise to 12:00 o'clock noon on the DeGray Lake Re-regulating pool in Clark County. PENALTY: $25.00 to $250.00.

18.21 WEAPON RESTRICTIONS ON BEAVER RE- SERVOIR ISLANDS. It shall be unlawful to possess or use any killing device other than shotguns and archery tackle while hunting any type of wildlife on all islands in Beaver Reservoir in Benton, Carroll and Wasliington Counties. PENALTY: $100.00 to $500.00.

18.22 HUNTING FROM CEMETERIES. It shall be un-lawful to hunt, take or attempt to take, any wildlife within any cemetery.

PENALTY: $25.00 to $100.00.

18.23 GUN DEER HUNTING PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN RAILROADS. It shall be unlawful

to hunt deer during the regular gun deer season from the Missouri Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way beginning at the intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way and the Arkansas Mississippi River Levee at Yancopin, northeast to the Benzal Bridge on the White River flt the Arkansas-Desha County Line. PENALTY: $25.00 to $300,00.

Zone ? Wester-o Half of North Central Arkansas Boundaries - Start at Junction Arkansas .Highway 21 and Missouri State Line. South on Arkansas Highway 21 from Junction Missouri State Line to southernmost point where King's River crosses Arkansas Highway 21; south on King's River from Junction Arkansas 2 1 to end of King's River; south on a line from the end of King's River to a point one-half mile southeast of Boston on Arkansas Highway 16 ; east on Arkansas Highway 16 from point on Arkansas Highway 16 one-half mile southeast of Boston to Junction Arkansas^Highway 7; south on Arkansas Highway 7 from Junction Arkansas Highway 16 to Pelsor; east on Arkansas Highway 16 from Pelsor to Witt Springs; north on Arkansas Highway 377 from Witt Springs to Buffalo River; north on Woolham Road from Buffalo River to St. Joe; north on Tomahawk Road from St. Joe to Junction Arkansas Highway lA; east on Arkansas Highway lA from Junction Tomahawk Road to Allison, east on Arkansas High- i^

way 9 from Allison to Junction^Whlte River; north on White River from Junction Arkansas Highway 9 to Bull Shoals Dam; generally west along the south side of Bull Shoals Lake from Bull Shoals Oam to Junction Missouri State Line; west on Missouri State Line from Bull Shoals Lake to Junction Arkansas Highway 21.

Zone 3 - Eastern Half of North Central Arkansas Boundaries - Start at Junction Missouri State Line and Bull Shoals Lake, southeast along the southern edge of Bull Shoals Lake from Junction Missouri State Line to Bull Shoals Dam; south on White River from Bull Shoals Oam to Junction Black River, north on Black River from Junction White River to Junction Current River; north on Current River from Junction Black River to Missouri State Line; west on Missouri State Line from Junction Current River to westermost point on Bull Shoals Lake.

Zone 4 - Northeast Arkansas

Boundaries - Start at Junction Current River and Missouri State Line, South on Current River to Junction Black River; south on Black River from Junction Current River to Junction White River; south on White River from Junction Black River to Junction Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 from Junction White River to Junction Arkansas Highway

17; south on Arkansas Highway 17 from Junction Arkansas Highway 14 to Junction U.S. Highway 64; east on U.S. Highway 64 from Junction Arkansas Highway 17 to Junction U.S. Highway 49; south on U.S. Highway 49 from Junction U.S. Highway 64 to Junction Interstate 40; east on Interstate 4 0 to Junction Mississippi River Levee; north.on Mississippi River Levee from Junction Interstate 40 to Junction Arkansas Highway 118; east on Arkansas Highway 118 to Its end and due east to the Tennessee State Line; north along Tennessee State Line to the Missouri State Line; west on Missouri State Line to Junction Current River.

Zone 5

Boundaries - Start at Junction Arkansas Highway 23 and Interstate 40. North on Arkansas Highway 23 from Junction Interstate 40 to Junction Arkansas Highway 16, east on Arkan- ^ sas Highway 16 from Junction Arkansas Highway 23 to Fatls-vlUe; east on Arkansas Highway 21 from Fallsvltle to Junction Arkansas Highway 16, east on Arkansas Highway 16 from Junction Arkansas Highway 21 to Junction Arkansas Highway 7, south on Arkansas Highway 7 from Junction Arkansas 16 to Pelsor; east on Arkansas Highway 16 from Pelsor to Clinton, south on Arkansas Highway 95 from Clinton to Junction Interstate 40; west on Interstate 40 from Junction Arkansas Highway 9 5 to Junction Arkansas Highway 23.

Zone 6

Boundaries - Start at Junction Interstate 4 0 and Arkansas Highway 95, north on Arkansas Highway 95 from Junction Interstate 40 to Clinton, west on Arkansas Highway 16 from Clinton to Witt Springs; north on Arkansas Highway 377 from Witt Springs to Snowball; north on the secondary road from Snowball to Buffalo River, north on Woolham Road from Buffalo River to St. Joe; east on Tomahawk Road from St. Joe to Junction Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 from Junction Tomahawk Road to Allison; east on Arkansas Highway 9 from Allison to White River, south on White River from Junction Arkansas Highway 9 to Junction Arkansas Highway 14 ; east on Arkansas Highway 14 from Junction White River to Junction U.S. Highway 67, south on U.S. Highway 57 from Junction Arkansas Highway 14 to Junction U.S. Highway 64, west on U.S. Highway 64 from Junction U.S. Highway 67 to Junction Interstate 40; west on Interstate 40 from Junction U.S. Highway 64 to Junction Arkansas Highway 95,

Zone 7

Boundaries - Start at Junction U.S. Highway 67 and Interstate 40 in North Little Rock. North on U.S. Highway 67 from Junction Interstate 40 to Newport, south on Arkansas Highway 17 from Newport to Junction U.S. Highway 64, east on U.S. Highway 64 from Junction Arkansas Highway 17 to Junction U.S. Highway 49, south on U.S. Highway 49 from Junction U.S. Highway 64 to Brinkley, west on U.S. Highway 70 from Brink-ley to Junction of U.S. Highway 70 and U.S. Highway 167 inside North Little Rock city limits.

Zones-' "

Boundaries - Start at Junction Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 49 near Brinkley, east on Interstate 40from Junction U.S. Highway 49 to Junction Mississippi River Levee; south on Mississippi .^ River Levee from Junction Interstate 40 to Horseshoe Lake Bayou, then around Horseshoe Lake and Porter Lake to exclude those lands within Horseshoe Lake and Porter Lake from Zone 8; then continuing on down the Mississippi River Levee to its end at the St; Francis River; then a line due east across the St. Francis River to the St. Francis Forest boundary; down the St. Francis Forest boundary to its junction with Holly Street at the Southeastern corner of the Forest; south on Holly Street to its Junction with the Mississippi River Levee; south on Mississippi River Levee to Junction Arkansas Highway 20, north and then east on Arkansas Highway 20 from Junction Mississippi River Levee to Junction Arkansas Highway 318^ north on Arkansas Highway 318 from Junction Arkansas Highway 20 to Watkins Corner; west on Arkansas Highway 316 from Watkins Corner to Junction Arkansas Highway 39, north on Arkansas Highway 39 from Junction Arkansas Highway 316 to Junction U.S. Highway 49, north on U,S. Highway 49 from Junctten-Afkansas Highway 39 to Junction Interstate 40.

Zone 9

Boundaries ~ Start at Junction Interstate 40 and Oklahoma State Line near Fort Smith, East on Interstate 40 from Oklahoma State Line to Junction Arkansas Highway 7, south on Arkansas Highway 7, from Junction Interstate 40 to Darda-nelle, south on Arkansas Highway 27 from Dardanelie to Danville, west on Arkansas Highway 10 from Danville to Junction Oklahoma State Line, north on Oklahoma State Line from Junction Arkansas Highway 10 to Junction Interstate 40.

Zone 10

Boundaries - Start at Danville, North on Arkansas Highway 27 from Danville to Dardanelle; North on Arkansas Highway 7 from Dardanelle to J unction Interstate 40; East on Interstate 40 from Junction Arkansas Highway 7 to Junction U.S. Highway 64 near Conway, east on U.S. Highway 64 from Junction Interstate 40 to Junction U.S. Highway 167, south on U.S. Highway 167 from Junction U.S. Highway 64 to Junction Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, west on Interstate 40 from Junction U.S. Highway 167 to Junction Interstate 30, south on Interstate 30 from Junction Interstate 40 to Junction Arkansas Highway 10, west on Arkansas Highway 10 from Junction Interstate 30 to Williams Junction, north on Arkansas Highway 9 from Williams Junction to Perry; west on Arkansas Highway 10 from junction Arkansas Highway 9 at Perry to Danville. \

Zone 11

Boundaries - Start at Junction Arkansas Highway 10 and Oklahoma State Line, east on Arkansas Highway 10 from Junction Oklahoma State Lrne to Perry, south on Arkansas Highway 9 from Perry to Arkansas Highway 10, east on Arkansas 10 to' Junction Interstate 30, south on Interstate 30 from Junction Arkansas Highway 10 to Junction Arkansas Highway 51 at Arkadelphia, west on Arkansas Highway 51 from Junction Interstate 30 to Arkansas Highway 26; west on Arkansas Highway 26 from Junction Arkansas Highway 51 to Murfreesboro, south on Arkansas Highway 27 from Murfreesboro to Nashville, west on Arkansas Highway 24 from Nashville to Junction Saline River, north on Saline River from Junction Arkansas Highway 24 to Junction U.S. Highway 70, west on U.S. Highway 70 from junction Saline River to Oklahoma State Line, north on Oklahoma State Line from junction U.S. Highway 70 to Junction Arkansas Highway 10.

Zone 12

Boundaries - Start at Junction Arkansas River and Interstate 30 at Little Rock, south on Arkansas River from Little Rock to junction U.S. Highway 79 near Pine Bluff, south on U.S, High-way 79 from Junction Arkansas River to Camden, north on Ouachita River from Canden to Junction Little Missouri River, west on Little Missouri River from junction Ouachita River to Junction Arkansas Highway 19, north on Arkansas Highway 19 from Junction Little Missouri to Delight, east on Arkansas Highway 26 from Delight to junction Arkansas Highway 51; east on Arkansas Highway 51 from Junction Arkansas Highway 26 to Junction Interstate 30, north on Interstate 30 from Junction Arkansas Highway 51 to junction Arkansas River.

Zone 13 . ., . ^. .

Boundaries - Start at Junction 1-30 and Arkansas River at Little Rocic, south on Arkansas River from Junction 1-30 to Arkansas River-White River Cutoff; north on Cutoff to Junction White River; north on White River from Junction Cutoff to Junction Missouri-Pacific Railroad Track; north on Missouri-Pacific Railroad to Junction Mississippi River Levee; north on Mississippi River Levee to Junction road leading east of Elaine from Mississippi River Levee to Arkansas, Highway 20; north on road leading from Mississippi River Levee to Junction Arkansas Highway 20, west on Arkansas Highway 20 from Junction road leading to Mississippi River Levee to Junction Arkansas Highway 318; north on Arkansas Highway 318 from Junction Arkansas Highway 20 to Junction Arkansas Highv/ay 316; west on Arkansas Highway 316 from Junction Arkansas Highway 318 to

Junction Highway 39; north on Arkansas Highway 39 from Junction Highway 316 to Junction U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 from Junction Arkansas Highway 39 to Junction U.S, Highway 70; west on U,S. Highway 70 from Junction U.S. Highway 49 to Junction of U.S. 70 and 1-30 in North Little Rock, then south on 1-30 to Junction Arkansas River.

Zone 14 - Southwest Arkansas

Boundaries ~ Start at Junction U.S. Highway 70 and Oklahoma State Line west of DeQueen, east on U.S. Highway 70 from Oklahoma State Line to Junction Saline River, south on Saline River from Junction U.S. Highway 70 to Lake Millwood, south on the east edge of Lake Millwood to Millwood Dam, south on Little River from Millwood Dam to Junction Red River, south on Red River from Junction Little River to LouisianaState Line, north and west on Texas State Line to Oklahoma State Line, north on Oklalioma State Line to Junction U.S. Highway 70.

Zone 15

Boundaries - Start at Junction Arkansas Highway 24 and Saline River, east on Arkansas Highway 24 from Junction Saline River to Nashville, north on Arkansas Highway 27 from Nashville to Murfreesburo, east on Arkansas Highway 26 from Murfreesboro to Delight, south on Arkansas Highway 19 from Delight to Junction Little Missouri River, east on Little Missouri River from Junction Arkansas Highway 19 to Junction Ouachita River, south on Ouachita River from Junction Little Missouri River to Camden, south on Arkansas Highway 7 from Camden to El -Dorado, south on U.S. Highway 167 from El Dorado to Louisiana State Line, west on Louisiana State Line from Junction U.S. Highway 167 to Junction Red River; north on Red River from Junction Louisiana State Line to Junction Little River, north on Little River from Junction Red River to Millwood Dam, north on the east edge of Millwood Lake, north on Saline River from Millwood J.ake to Junction Arkansas Highway 24.

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Zone 16

Boundaries - .Start at Pine Bluff, south on U.S. Highway 79 from Pine Bluff to junction Bayou Bartholomew; south on Bayou Bartholomew from Junction U.S. Highway 79 to Junction Arkansas Highway 4; west on Arltansas Highway 4 from Junction Bayou Bartholomew to U.S. Highway 79 northeast of Camden, north on U.S. Highway 79 from Junction Arkansas Highway 4 to Bayou Barthomomew, south of Pine Bluff.

Zone 17

Boundaries - Start at Camden, north on U.S. Highway 79 from Camden to Junction Arkansas Highway 4, east on Arkansas Highway 4 from Junction U.S. Highway 79 to Bayou Bartholomew; south on Bayou Bartholomew from Junction Arkansas Highway 4 to Louisiana State Line; west on Louisiana State Line from Junction Bayou Bartholomew to Junction U.S. Highway 167, north on U.S. Highway 167 from Louisiana State Line to El Dorado, north on Arkansas Highway 7 from El Dorado to Camden.

Zone 19

Boundaries - Start at Junction U.S. Highway 65 and U.S. Highway 79 at Pine Bluff, south on U.S. Highway 79 from Junction U.S. Highway 65 to Bayou Bartholomew; south on Bayou Bartholomew from Junction U.S. Highway 79 to Louisiana State Line; east on Louisiana State Line to Junction Mississippi River Levee, north on Mississippi River Levee from Junction Louisiana State Line to the east section line of Section 15, Township 9 south. Range 1 West; north on said section line to Junction Arkansas-Desha County Line, following the Arkansas-Oesha County Line through the Narrows north on the Arkansas River to Junction U.S. Highway 79; south on U.S. Highway 79 from Junction of Arkansas River to Junction U.S. Highway 65.

Zone 20 - ARKANSAS LANDS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI

RIVE-R LEVEES.

All Arkansas Lands lying between the Arkansas-Tennessee

State Line and the Arkansas-Mississippi State Line and a Line described as follows:

From a point on the Arkansas-TennesseeStatc Line due west of the east end of Arkansas Highway 118, to the end of Arkan-.

sas Highway 118; then following Arkansas Highway 118 to its

Junction with the Mississippi River Levee; south on Mississippi

River Levee from Junction Arkansas 118 to Junction Horseshoe

Lake Bayou; then including lands surrounded by Horseshoe Lake

Bayou, Horseshoe Lake, and Porter Lake; then south on Mississippi River Levee to its end near the St. Francis River; then on a line due west from this point across the St. Francis River to the St, Francis Forest Boundary, south along the St. Francis Forest Boundary to its junction with Holly Street at the southeastern corner of the St. Francis Forest, south on HoUy Street to the Mississippi River Levee, south on Mississippi River Levee to its J unction with the M issouri-Pacific Railroad Track south of Snow Lake; south along railroad tracks to its junction with the White River; south on the Arkansas-Desha County Line following the White River; through the Cuttoff, then south on the Arkansas River, then west on the Narrows to the east section . line of Section 15, Township 9 South, Range 1 West, South along said section line to its junction with the Mississippi River Levee, south on the Mississippi River Levee to its junction with the Louisiana State Line.

Zone 23

That part of Baxter County bounded on the south by Hwy. 178, on the west and north by Bull Shoals Lake, and on the east by the Central Electric Power Corp. Transmission line from Howard Creek south to Hwy 178; that part of Bidwell Point in Baxter County-lying south of the east-west road which crosses Hwy 101 at the Presbyterian Church; that part of Mar-ton County known as the Bull Shoals Peninsula, bounded on the east and north by White River and Lake Bull Shoals, on the west by the Jimmie Creek arm of Lake Bull Shaols, and on the south by the county roads running east and west from Fairview community; that part of the Hobbs estate in Benton County north of State Hwy 12 and west of Rambo Road, that part of Carroll and Benton County bounded on the north by Hwy 62, on the east by Hwy 187 and Henry Hollow Creek and the south and west by Beaver Lake and the road from Beaver Dam north of Hwy 62; that part of Conway County lying above the Rimrock on Petit Jean Mountain, Bella Vista Village, Hot Springs Village, Cherokee Village and Diamond Head.

06.01 DEER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. It shall be un-lawful to take, attempt to take, or possess a deer wliere a special permit and/or special tag is required by the Commission without having said permit and/or tag on the person. PENALTY: SI00.00 to $300.00.

06.02 DEER BAG LIMIT RESTRICTION. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take more deer of valid Arkansas Lifetime Hunting Licenses (Ref: Commission Code 06.07 (Deer Check-" ing Requirements), (2) Non-residents under 16 years of age, upon taking a deer, and complying with Commission Code 03.03 (Exception No. 1) .

PENALTY: S50.00 to S300.00.

06.07 DEER CHECKING REQUIREMENT. It shall be unlawful to fail to check any deer taken with gun, bow and arrow, or crossbow within 24 hours at an official check station or with a Commission employee and provide information for checking the deer before removal from the zone where taken. PENALTY: .550,00 to S300.00.

06.08 ANTLER REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlaw- ful. in zones or areas o))en to the taking of legal buck only, to possess the carcass of a legal buck deer that does not bear antlers prior to checking at a check station or by a Commission employee.

PENALTY: S 100.00 to S500.00.

06.09 GUN DEER HUNTING PROHIBITED IN ZONES 23. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take deer with firearms in areas declared by tlie Commission to be Zones 23 defined as: