002.01.20 Ark. Code R. § 010 - 05.04 Selling Wildlife Restrictions
It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
A.
Furbearer pelts and carcasses taken during a furbearer season may be sold by
persons with valid hunting or fur dealer licenses. Purchase of furbearer pelts
and carcasses must be in compliance with Code 17.07.
B. In compliance with Chapter 09.00 or Codes
26.18, 29.03, 30.01, 31.01, 32.02, 34.01, 35.01, and Addendum F1.07.
C. Legally taken squirrel tails and pelts,
rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers or clean skulls, elk antlers or clean
skulls, deer hides, elk hides, and feathers not protected by federal regulation
50 CFR 20.--li>
D. Red fox, gray
fox and coyote legally trapped in Arkansas may be sold by a person possessing a
hunting license and trapping permit and Live Fox and Coyote Permit (Code
09.16).
E. Commission-approved
nonprofit organizations with a valid tax identification number may pay for the
processing of game and donate the meat to needy individuals.
F. Alligator hide, meat and parts from
legally harvested alligators (Codes 05.01, 12.02, 12.03, and Addenda A1.10,
C1.03) may be sold or donated in state when accompanied by documentation
verifying origin and description of transferred parts. An individual alligator
hide legally harvested and with an attached U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species tag may be sold outside
the state. Alligator meat or parts may also be sold or transferred out of state
with documentation accompanying each part of the legal CITES assignment from
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
G. Certain game birds (i.e. migratory birds)
are subject to federal regulation 50 CFR. Otherwise mounted or tanned wildlife
may be bought or sold when accompanied by a bill of sale. The bill of sale will
state the purchase date, number and description of item and full name and
address of the previous owner. This bill of sale will be made available to a
Wildlife Officer upon request for a period of 1 year from the date of
sale/purchase.
PENALTIES:
Class 4
Class 5: Where violation involves wildlife taken out of season or over the bag limit, or capturing native wildlife; or where aggregate value of wildlife equals $200 or more.
Notes
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