33.01 FIREARMS RESTRICTED ON COMMISSION OWNED LAKES AND ACCESS AREAS.
12-07 It shall be unlawful to possess any firearms on lakes owned or controlled by the Commission, or to possess
firearms in any fishing or boating access area.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) While legally hunting waterfowl on lakes open to waterfowl hunting.
(2) Firearms unloaded and cased may be transported by boat on Game and Fish lakes and access areas
during an open hunting season.
(3) While legally hunting alligators compliant with Commission Code 02.23 (Alligator Hunting Season) and
26.02 (Restrictions on Methods of Taking Alligator).
(4) Holders of a valid state-issued concealed handgun license 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 license, 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 U.S. Forest Service, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
33.02 OUTBOARD MOTOR SIZE AND HAZARDOUS WAKE RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION OWNED LAKES.
06-87 It shall be unlawful to operate any boat in such a manner as to create a wake that is hazardous to persons or property,
or to fail to comply with the outboard motor size restrictions as posted on Game and Fish Commission waterfowl areas
as noted in the Wildlife Management Area regulation guide.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
33.03 SKIING ON COMMISSIONED OWNED LAKES PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to water ski or aquaplane or to use personal
09-88 watercraft defined by the U. S. Coast Guard as "thrillcraft", such as jet skis, wave jammers, wet bikes and other similar
craft not designed or reasonably adaptable for recreational fishing on lakes owned or controlled by the Commission.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Lake Calion -- Union County; Lake Enterprise -- Ashley County; Grand Lake -- Chicot County; Lake Chicot -- Chicot County
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
33.04 PERMIT AND SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 08-00 STRUCTURES ON COMMISSION OWNED OR
CONTROLLED LAKES. It shall be unlawful to construct, own, or possess platforms, floating duck blinds, piers, or
boat houses on Commission-owned or controlled lakes without first obtaining a current permit from the Commission and
permanently displaying said permit number or owners name and address with lettering not less than three (3) inches in
height on said structure. 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 lake front property owners on the public easement directly
in front of their property, or at commercial docks. Pesticide barrels are prohibited for flotation devices and other barrels so used
must be filled with Styrofoam. It shall also be unlawful to fail to comply with the requirements of Policies on Land Use Around
Game and Fish Lakes, Revised April 1992, or to build or maintain any structure or activity listed as “non-allowable” in said
Policies.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
33.05 BOAT DOCK LEASE AND OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES ON COMMISSION OWNED LAKES.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to own or operate a boat dock where boats are rented to the public
or where boats are kept or stored 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 lakes
must also 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 shall be allowed free parking and boat launching privileges.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
33.06 OBSTRUCTION OF COMMISSION CONTROLLED ACCESS AREAS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to obstruct or to store
vessels or equipment on any access area, parking area, boat launching ramp or access road owned or controlled by the
Commission.
PENALTY: $25.00 to $250.00.