002.01.20 Ark. Code R. § 040 - 9.07 Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit Required
It is unlawful to rear, breed, propagate, produce, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any wildlife in Arkansas without first obtaining a valid Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission (Addendum F1.03).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Fish,
bullfrogs, mussels, aquatic turtles and alligators in compliance with Code
09.06 and Chapters 29.00, 30.00, 31.00, 32.00, 33.00, 34.00, 35.00.
B. Red fox, gray fox and coyote legally
trapped in Arkansas may be sold by persons with a valid Live Fox and Coyote
Permit, hunting license and trapping permit.
C. Accredited members of the Association of
Zoos and Aquariums.
D. Holders of
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raptor Propagation Permits may propagate,
distribute, and sell raptors without a Commission Wildlife Breeder/Dealer
Permit.
E. Holders of Game Bird
Shooting Resort Permits do not need a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit unless
they are actively engaged in rearing, breeding, propagating, producing,
distributing, selling, or offering for sale, game birds or other
wildlife.
F. No Wildlife
Breeder/Dealer Permit is necessary for wildlife listed in Addendum R1.01. No
permit will be issued for wildlife listed in Addendum R1.03. An application for
a permit for an unlisted species will be denied if an evaluation by Commission
determines that the species poses a significant risk to human health and
safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture, or
cannot be safely confined in a humane manner.
G. In compliance with Code 09.15.
H. Terrestrial invertebrate species not
otherwise prohibited by this Code or by federal or state regulations.
I. Arkansas residents may sell or
transfer up to twenty (20) individual wildlife specimens listed in Addendum
R1.02 per calendar year that were acquired from a permitted Wildlife
Breeder/Dealer or imported with a valid Wildlife Importation Permit provided
except for large carnivores, mountain lions, primates, any member of the
Cervidae family or any species listed in Code Addendum F1.03 Sections (B)(4)
and (C)(5). Each sale or transfer must be registered with the Commission.
Registered wildlife may be subsequently sold or transferred in accordance with
the preceding sentence.
PENALTY: Class 3
A. Any person convicted of violating this
regulation shall be liable for the costs accrued in the storage, care, and
maintenance of any equipment or wildlife seized in connection with the
violation.
B. Any person convicted
of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and all tests
and/or examinations of the illegal wildlife and shall be liable for the costs
of destruction and/or disposal of the illegal wildlife, as deemed necessary by
the Commission for the protection of native wildlife.
Notes
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