002.01.22 Ark. Code R. § 052 - 09.10 - Wildlife Importation Permit Required
Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
09.10
Wildlife Importation Permit
Required
A. It is unlawful to import
live wildlife into Arkansas without a valid Wildlife Importation Permit issued
by the Commission. It also is unlawful for any person to receive, acquire,
purchase, or possess any wildlife imported into Arkansas in violation of this
regulation.
B. It is unlawful for
the holder of a Wildlife Importation Permit to cause or permit any wild animal
or bird to be imported into Arkansas under inhumane or unhealthy conditions
(Addendum. F1.04).
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Aquatic wildlife other than native aquatic
turtles, alligators, and those species prohibited by Code 26.13. Imports for
aquaculture must comply with Code 35.09. Refer to the Approved Aquaculture
Species List in Addendum. J1.01. Aquatic wildlife may not be released, Code
26.12.
B. Wildlife exchanged with
other states by the Commission.
C.
Accredited members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
D. A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
required for a nonresident falconer with a valid Non-Resident Arkansas Hunting
License, and possessing a valid falconry permit from. another state, to import
legally possessed raptors into Arkansas for the purposes of hunting, provided
the birds will not stay in Arkansas longer than 30 consecutive days and are in
compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission regulations relating
to the entry of birds into the state.
E. A Wildlife Importation Permit is not
required for a resident falconer with a valid Arkansas Hunting License, and a
valid Arkansas falconry permit to import legally possessed raptors into
Arkansas, provided they are in compliance with Arkansas Livestock and Poultry
Commission regulations relating to the entry of birds into the state.
F. Circuses and others possessing U.S.
Department of Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permits may import wildlife into
or through Arkansas temporarily for the limited purposes of performance or
display under terms of a special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife
Management.
G. No Wildlife
Importation Permit is necessary for wildlife listed in Addendum. R1.01. No
Wildlife Importation Permit will be issued for wildlife listed in Addendum.
R1.03 except in compliance with Code 09.11 Exceptions. An application for a
permit for an unlisted species will be denied if an evaluation by Commission
staff determines 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.
H. Terrestrial invertebrate species not
otherwise prohibited by Commission Code or by Federal or state
regulations.
I. A Wildlife
Importation Permit is not required for a resident to return legally owned
wildlife originating in Arkansas that has been out of the state for less than
30 days.
J. Wildlife being
transported through Arkansas, within a period of 12 hours or less, that remain
confined within the mode of transportation and is not exhibited to the
public.
K. Terrestrial invertebrate
species not otherwise prohibited by this Code or Federal or State
regulations.
PENALTY: Class 3
A. All equipment, including any form of legal
tender, and all wildlife imported in violation of this regulation may be seized
by Enforcement Officers, confiscated by the court, forfeited to the State and
disposed of according to law (Code 01.00-D).
B. Any person convicted of violating this
regulation shall be liable for the costs incurred in the storage, care, and
maintenance of any equipment, wildlife, and/or fish seized in connection with
the violation.
C. Any person
convicted of violating this regulation shall be liable for the costs of any and
all tests and/or examinations of the illegally imported wildlife, and also
shall be liable for the costs of destruction and/or disposal of the illegally
imported wildlife, as deemed necessary by the Commission for the protection of
native wildlife.
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