Policies on Land Use around Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Lakes

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has built many lakes throughout the state in an effort to provide fishing for the citizens of Arkansas. The Commission controls, manages and maintains these lakes within the established boundaries of ownership. Around each Commission-owned lake a state boundary of ownership exists. The size and extent of the state-owned boundary varies depending on the lake. These lands are necessary to provide for fluctuating water levels, to control and protect the public investments and to insure public use and access to the shoreline of these lakes. The Commission attempts to maintain boundary markings, however if construction and/or land-clearing activities are anticipated, it is the landowner’s responsibility to locate all boundaries by a survey based on the metes and bounds land description.

Policies on Land Use around Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Lakes  (3.7mb)

This document includes the following sections:

• Introduction
• Definitions
• Permits
• Permitted Activities
• Practices Allowed without a Permit
• Activities Not Allowed at Anytime
• Lake Regulations
• Violations and Variances
• Commission owned Boundaries
• Applications and Permit Application Contact Information