002.01.20 Ark. Code R. § 019 - 05.17 Alligator, Bear, Deer and Turkey Tagging Requirements
A. All licensed
hunters, including youth, 65+ lifetime hunting license holders, disability
hunting license holders, holders of any permanent license issued by the
Commission and those hunting under the Reciprocal Hunting License Agreement
must check their harvest or legibly fill out (in ink) a game tag provided in
the current Commission guidebook, or use a piece of paper to make a tag and
legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name, date, WMA or zone number, and time of
harvest. The tag must be securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer or to
the leg of a turkey. A harvested alligator, deer, bear, or turkey does not need
to be tagged when proof of checking is immediately available. SPECIAL NOTE:
Harvest information reflecting the name, address, species, sex, date taken and
check confirmation number must remain with all portions until reaching the
point of final storage.
B.
Immediately after harvesting a bear and before moving it, each hunter must
check the bear online or by phone; or each hunter must legibly fill out (in
ink) a game tag provided in the current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook, or use a
piece of paper to make a tag, and legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name,
date, WMA or zone number, and time of harvest. The tag must be securely
fastened to the leg or ear of the bear.
C. Immediately after harvesting an alligator
and before moving it, each hunter must call the AGFC Radio Dispatch to notify
of harvest. Legibly fill out (in ink) a temporary game tag provided in the
current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook, or use a piece of paper to make a tag, and
legibly print (in ink) the hunter's name, date, alligator management zone
number, and time of harvest and check harvest by one fo the approved checking
methods. The USFWS CITES tag will be mailed to successful hunters upon
verification of online checking. The CITES tag is to be affixed to the
alligator approximately 6 inches from the tip of the tail by the
hunter.
D. RESERVED.
E. Immediately after harvesting a bonus deer
allowed under the Deer Management Assistance Program Management tags, Private
Land CWD Management Tags, or special Urban Deer Hunt tags, each hunter must
physically tag the deer with the special AGFC-issued program tag before moving
the deer. Immediate proof of checking does not exempt these deer from being
tagged.
PENALTY: Class 2
Notes
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