002.01.22 Ark. Code R. § 110 - F1.11-Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit
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 All laws, rules, regulations, or orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
F1.11
Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog
Training Permit Requirements
A.
Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit applications must comply with the
following:
1. The applicant must be at least
18 years of age and shall not have been convicted of, or entered a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere for violating any federal, state or municipal law
governing captive wildlife, illegal appropriation or commercialization of
wildlife, or cruelty to animals within 5 years of the application
date.
2. The applicant shall be a
resident of Arkansas with a bona fide or actual residence within the
stat.
3. An application for the
permit shal be submitted on a form supplied by the Commission at least two
weeks prior to the desired start of training.
4. Permits are valid for 60 days from date of
issuance.
B. Permit
Requirements
1. A maximum of 100 total
mallards may be possessed by the permit holder for a period not to exceed 60
days.
2. Stock shall only be
acquired from either a Commission-permitted Wildlife Breeder/Dealer or have
been brought into the state in accordance with a Commission Wildlife
Importation Permit. Permits will not be issued to and existing permits may be
revoked for facilities that have acquired stock by any other method.
3. The permit holder shall release only the
number of mallards intended to be harvested each day.
4. The permit holder must possess a current
hunting license.
5. The permit
holder must possess a valid training permit on his or her person while training
their dogs with released captive birds.
6. Permit holders shall allow entry, at any
reasonable hours, to Commission employees or agents to inspect the wildlife,
facilities, books, records, or permits required by the permit.
C. Record Keeping
1. Records shall include evidence of legal
possession of all wildlife kept under this permit, including licenses, bills of
sale, bills of lading, receipts, invoices or other satisfactory evidence of
ownership. Records shall include the date of acquisition, place of origin, and
the name, address and telephone number of the person from whom the wildlife was
acquired. Records of the date and number of birds released and number taken
shall also be maintained.
D. Facility and Caging Requirements
1. Birds possessed in captivity shall be
maintained in buildings or covered pens that prevent escape, protect the birds
from injury and prevent entry of wild birds.
2. Enclosures shall be kept in good repair at
all times and gates shall be securely fastened with latches or locks.
3. All wildlife shall be maintained under
humane and healthy conditions.
E. Permit Suspension and Revocation:
1. Persons in violation of the terms of this
permit, this addendum chapter, Commission Codes, or convicted of violating
associated regulations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shall be notified
in writing and shall have 20 days to respond with just cause as to why their
permit should not be suspended or revoked.
2. If after 20 days just cause has not been
given, the Commission may suspend or revoke any existing permit held by the
violator and may refuse to issue future permits. Permit suspension, revocation
or refusal shall be in addition to any criminal charges that may be
filed.
3. Upon revocation, permit
holder must remove by legal means all captive wildlife within the time
designated in the revocation, not to exceed 60 days, and failure to do so shall
result in the Commission taking action, per Commission policy, at the permit
holder's expense.
Notes
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