Arkansas Game and Fish Commission - Code of Regulations - Section 7
Section 07.00 - Muzzle-Loading
07.01
Resident
Muzzle-Loading Hunting License Requirements.
07.02
Non-Resident
Muzzle-Loading Hunting License Requirements.
07.03 Certain Muzzleloaders Prohibited.
07.04
Modern Firearms Prohibited During Muzzle-Loading
Deer Seasons.
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07.01
RESIDENT
MUZZLE-LOADING HUNTING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
04-07 It shall be unlawful for any resident 16 years of age or older to hunt with a muzzle-loading firearm without having a current Resident Sportsman's License; Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License); Resident Disabled Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or Resident Disabled Lifetime Combination License); or Resident Disabled Hunting 3-Year License (or Resident Disabled Combination 3-Year License); or Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman's Permit.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
07.02
NON-RESIDENT MUZZLE-LOADER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
04-07 It shall be unlawful for any non-resident, 16 years of age or older, to hunt with a muzzle-loading firearm without first obtaining a current Arkansas Non-Resident Annual All Game License; Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License; or Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License for a period of said license.
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1,000.00.
07.03
CERTAIN MUZZLELOADERS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful
07-07 to hunt deer or bear during the muzzle-loading deer or bear seasons with:
(A) Firearms capable of being loaded by means other than through the muzzle;
(B) Firearms converted from cartridge type firearms which remain capable of firing a self-contained
cartridge or being altered or reconverted back into a firearm capable of firing a conventional cartridge;
(C) Firearms not using flint or percussion igniters (percussion caps or primers) or electronic pulse ignition
to ignite the gunpowder;
(D) Firearms less than .40 caliber and with barrels less than 18 inches in length;
(E) Firearms firing more than one projectile per barrel or chamber (buckshot prohibited);
(F) Muzzle-loading handguns with barrels less than nine (9) inches in length, of less than .45 caliber, and loaded with a projectile weighing less than 200 grains (.45 caliber or larger conical bullets, or .530 and larger round balls);
EXCEPTION:
(1) Any caliber muzzle-loading pistol or (cap and ball) percussion revolver permitted to be carried when a legal
muzzle-loading long gun is in hunter's immediate possession.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
07.04
MODERN FIREARMS PROHIBITED DURING MUZZLE-LOADING
07.04 MODERN FIREARMS PROHIBITED DURING MUZZLE-LOADING DEER SEASONS. It shall be
07-80/12-07 unlawful to have in immediate possession a centerfire or rimfire weapon while
participating in muzzle-loading deer seasons.
EXCEPTION:
(1) 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.