Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Code of Regulations - Section 19
Section 19.00 - General Hunting & Fishing Regulations
GENERAL HUNTING & FISHING REGULATIONS
19.01 Wasting Edible Portion of Wildlife Prohibited.
19.02 Requirements to Possess Another's Wildlife.
19.03 Shipping Wildlife Requirements.
19.04 Wildlife Records Requirements for Deer Camps, Commercial Facilities, Fur Buyers and Taxidermists Receiving, Processing or Storing Wildlife.
19.05 Littering Streams and Public Hunting Lands Prohibited.
19.06 Importation Of Cervid Carcasses, Parts and Products.
19.07 Activities Prohibited Where Signs Are Posted.
19.08 Damage and/or Destruction to Game and Fish Commission Property Prohibited.
19.09 Motorized Vehicle Restrictions On WMAs and Commission Lakes.
19.10 Camping and Driving Restrictions on Certain WMAs and WDAs.
19.11 Signs Prohibited on Arkansas Game and Fish Properties.
19.12 Endangered Species Protected.
19.13 Fire Restrictions; Destruction of Trees Prohibited on WMAs and WDAs.
19.14 Commercial Activities Prohibited on Commission-Owned Properties.
19.15 Non-Compliance With Terms of Permit.
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19.01 WASTING EDIBLE PORTION OF WILDLIFE PROHIBITED. It
07-80/12-05 shall be unlawful to allow the edible portion of any game, fish, bird or frog normally consumed as food to go to waste. In addition, it shall be unlawful to kill wildlife and discard any portion which has a legal marketable or commercial value.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Crows, bobcats, coyotes and skunks.
(2) Squirrel tails, deer antlers, deer hides and feathers from non-migratory game birds legally taken.
(3) Nuisance wildlife taken in accordance with Commission Codes 18.09 and 18.09A.
(4) All rough fish (gars, bowfin, common carp, grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp, suckers and drum) excluding buffalo.
PENALTY: $250.00 to $1,000.00.
19.02 REQUIREMENTS TO POSSESS ANOTHER'S WILDLIFE. It shall
04-03 be unlawful to possess wildlife or portions thereof, taken by another person unless such wildlife is accompanied by written and signed information stating the name, address, number, species, date taken, and hunting or fishing license number of person from whom received.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) A driver’s license number (indicating state of origin) may be substituted for the hunting license number.
(2) A hunter safety card number or date of birth may be substituted for the hunting license number if the hunter is under the age of 16 years.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.03 SHIPPING WILDLIFE REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful to ship
07-80 or mail any wildlife from Arkansas without displaying on the package or container the name and address of shipper, and the number of each species contained therein.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.04 WILDLIFE RECORDS REQUIREMENTS FOR DEER CAMPS,
03-08 COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, FUR BUYERS AND TAXIDERMISTS RECEIVING, PROCESSING OR STORING WILDLIFE.
It shall be 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 have in its custody any wildlife or parts thereof without maintaining legible records reflecting the name, address, number, species, date taken, check station number/online check number (as it applies to big game) and hunting license number of person from whom received (in compliance with Code 19.02, Requirements to Possess Another's Wildlife). Each record shall be maintained for one year from date taken and made available for inspection upon verbal request by a Commission enforcement officer.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Migratory Bird Preservation Facilities meeting those standards as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Subpart B and Subpart I.
(2) Aquatic Wildlife.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.05 LITTERING STREAMS AND PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS
04-06 PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to drop, discard or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in this state, or upon any property leased or licensed by the Commission, or into any river, pond, lake, stream or other body of water within this state.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.06 IMPORTATION OF CERVID CARCASSES, PARTS AND PRODUCTS.
11-05/03-08 It shall be unlawful to import, transport or possess in Arkansas any portion other than boneless meat from a cervid carcass originating from any area, as proclaimed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, that has a known case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) or considered taken from a captive facility or within an enclosure.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Antlers, antlers attached to cleaned skull plates or cleaned skulls (where no meat or tissues are attached to the skull).
(2) Cleaned teeth.
(3) Finished taxidermy and antler products.
(4) Hides and tanned products.
(5) Deer or elk harvested in commercial wildlife hunting resorts in Arkansas providing that a chronic wasting disease sample is collected in accordance with 15.32B Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort).
The following U.S. states, portions of states and Canadian provinces are proclaimed to be CWD positive:
Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota*, Nebraska, New York, Wisconsin, Alberta, West Virginia, Oklahoma*, South Dakota, Montana*, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Saskatchewan and any other state or province where a positive case of CWD has been detected as confirmed by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
*States and provinces where CWD has been found in captive cervids only.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00
19.07 ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED WHERE SIGNS ARE POSTED. It shall
08-89 be unlawful to engage in any activity where signs are posted by the Commission or any regulatory agency prohibiting such activities.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.08 DAMAGE AND/OR DESTRUCTION TO GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
02-81 PROPERTY PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to remove, dislodge or intentionally cause damage or destruction to any building, structure, sign equipment or other property owned or controlled by the Commission.
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00
19.09 MOTORIZED VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS ON WMAs AND COMMISSION
03-08 LAKES. It shall be unlawful to operate any motorized vehicle on any road, trail, levee or dam owned by the Commission; where no maintained road exists; or in a direction of travel contrary to directional signs on a wildlife management area or Commission-owned lake.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In designated camping areas.
(2) Persons having a valid Mobility Impaired Access Permit may operate an ATV or similar specialized device for transportation in compliance with code 20.20 (Mobility Impaired Access Permit Restrictions on Commission-Owned WMAs).
(3) Persons participating in the Choctaw Island WMA Special Mobility Impaired deer hunt.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00
19.10 CAMPING AND DRIVING RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN WMAs.
03-07 It shall be unlawful to camp or allow any camper to remain on properties owned or controlled by the Commission for a period of more than 14 consecutive days, or for such a camp to remain unoccupied for a period of more than 48 hours, or to camp in areas other than designated camping areas on any WMA. It shall also be unlawful to create or be responsible for any disturbance after 10:00 p.m. It shall also be unlawful to operate any motorized vehicle or camp on any food plot, fire lane, or road which has been disked, seeded or developed for wildlife use on any WMA.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Camping permit required for Poison Springs WMA (available from Arkansas Forestry Commission).
(2) No camping allowed on the U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA.
(3) On U.S. Forest Service Cooperative WMAs, campers are restricted to 30 days in undeveloped campsites and 14 days in developed campsites.
(4) On Camp Robinson SUA, camping is restricted to 7 consecutive days per month in the Headquarters Campsite, unless the campsite is reserved for a field trial or other special event, and then participants are allowed to camp for the term of the event if longer than 7 consecutive days. Campers musts comply with the applicable Commission regulations/codes as well as posted rules and regulations.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.11 SIGNS PROHIBITED ON ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH
04-96 PROPERTIES. It shall be unlawful to erect, build, construct or post any sign, notice or advertisement on any Arkansas Game and Fish Commission properties, including Wildlife Management Areas, lakes, access areas and office sites.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Regulatory and informational signs posted by government agencies
(2) Signs posted by lessee as approved under lease agreement with the Commission.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.12 ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTED. It shall be illegal to import,
04-07 transport, sell, purchase, take or possess any endangered species of wildlife or parts thereof.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Legally acquired wildlife held under permit or held by a public zoo or museum, wildlife taken legally outside the state, or articles manufactured before January 1, 1973.
(2) In compliance with Commission Code 02.23 (Alligator Hunting Season) and 26.02 (Restrictions on Methods of Taking Alligator).
PENALTY: $500.00 to $2,000.00
19.13 FIRE RESTRICTIONS; DESTRUCTION OF TREES PROHIBITED ON
04-03 WMAs AND WDAs. It shall be 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 nails, screws or other metal objects, or to allow a fire to escape from control on any WMA, WDA or any commission property. The Commission shall have the right to prohibit any or all forms of hunting or trespassing on any unauthorized artificial openings created by the above means effective October 15, 1984.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In performance of duties by Commission personnel.
(2) As specified in the "Policies on Land Use Around Arkansas Game and Fish Lakes".
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
19.14 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED ON COMMISSION-OWNED
08-98 PROPERTIES. It shall be unlawful to engage in any commercial activity on Commission-owned properties without permission from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00
19.15 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS OF PERMIT. It shall be unlawful to fail
04-98/04-03 to comply with the terms of any Commission issued permit.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00