002.01.23 Ark. Code R. § 045 - 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 either immediately check their
harvest using an AGFC-approved method before moving their harvest from the site
of recovery 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, ear or leg of a deer or to the leg
of a turkey before moving the animal from the site of recovery. The tagged
animal must then be checked using an AGFC-approved method within 12 hours of
when it was recovered from the site of harvest. A harvested alligator, deer,
turkey or bear 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 of 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. A hunter who has been issued a Deer
Management Assistance Program Management Tag, Private Land CWD Management Tag,
CWD Replacement Tag, or Urban Deer Hunt Management Tag may only use such tag in
compliance with the special terms of the tag. Immediately after harvesting a
bonus deer allowed under the Deer Management Assistance Program Management
Tags, Private Land CWD Management Tags, CWD Replacement Tags, or Urban Deer
Hunt Management 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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