09.11
Importation Of Certain Living
Wildlife Prohibited
It is unlawful to import, ship, transport, or carry into
Arkansas by any means, or to cause to be imported, receive, or to assist in any
manner in the importation of any species listed in Addendum. R1.03.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Wildlife exchanged with other states by
the Commission.
B.
RESERVED.
C. Large carnivores and
mountain lions may be imported only by holders of valid U.S. Department of
Agriculture Wildlife Exhibition Permits for large carnivores or mountain lions.
Such importation shall be done in compliance with a current Commission Wildlife
Importation Permit.
D. Mallards may
be imported by a representative of a group designated in Code 09.03, Exception
3, for use in an official field trial in compliance with a current Wildlife
Importation Permit provided that ducks are identified as captive reared by one
of the following methods:
1) banding of one
metatarsus with a seamless metal band;
2) removal of the hind toe from. the right
foot;
3) pinioning of a wing by
removal of all or some of the metacarpal bones of one wing, which renders the
bird permanently incapable of flight; or
4) a readily discernible tattoo of numbers
and/or letters on the web of one foot. The permit holder must possess
documentation that the waterfowl have originated from a flock participating in
the National Poultry Improvement Program. and such documentation shall be
submitted to the Commission in compliance with reporting requirements in Code
09.10.
E. Mallards may
be imported by the holder of a Shoot-To-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit in
compliance with a current Wildlife Importation Permit provided that ducks are
identified as captive reared by one of the following methods:
1) banding of one metatarsus with a seamless
metal band;
2) removal of the hind
toe from. the right foot;
3)
pinioning of a wing by removal of all or some of the metacarpal bones of one
wing, which renders the bird permanently incapable of flight; or
4) a readily discernible tattoo of numbers
and/or letters on the web of one foot. The permit holder must possess
documentation that the waterfowl have originated from a flock participating in
the National Poultry Improvement Program and such documentation shall be
submitted to the Commission in compliance with reporting requirements in Code
09.10.
F.
RESERVED.
G. These species,
excluding cervids, may be moved through the state of Arkansas with a Wildlife
Importation Permit provided that it is done in accordance with a properly
issued U.S. Department of Agriculture VS-127 Restricted Movement Document and
that the container the animals are in is sealed in the originating state and
that seal remains unbroken while in the State of Arkansas.
H. Individuals must provide prior
notification to the Wildlife Management Division before any live cervid can be
moved through the State of Arkansas.
I. Apes, baboons, and macaques may be
imported, shipped, or transported only in accordance with a current Commission
Wildlife Importation Permit or special permit issued by the Chief of Wildlife
Management, and in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. §§
20-19-601
through
20-19-610.
J. Accredited members of the Association of
Zoos and Aquariums.
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, as deemed
necessary by the Commission for the protection of native
wildlife.