Title 15 — Natural Resources and Economic Development

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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-101Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-102 Expenses — Special allowance
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(a) The Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, at the discretion of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, may be reimbursed actual costs for travel expenses incurred while performing official commission duties. (b) Due to his or her exacting and special d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-103Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-104Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-105 Programs for migratory waterfowl
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The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is directed to emphasize programs for migratory waterfowl.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-106Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-108 Cutting timber on commission land — Environmental impact statement
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(a) (1) The General Assembly recognizes the importance of preserving the environment of this state.(2) The General Assembly is further aware of the provisions of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35, which created the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission and granted to the Arka…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-109 Transfer of state-owned land
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The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall be authorized to apply to the Commissioner of State Lands for the transfer of any state-owned land or land the title to which has reverted to the state by reason of tax delinquency and which is deemed by the commission as suitable…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-110 Interest earned on game and fish funds
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(a) The Treasurer of State shall on the second business day that the State Treasury is open after the twenty-fifth day of the month compute the balance of the Game Protection Fund or any other funds administered by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission during the preceding …
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-111 Moneys from hunting license fees
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No funds accruing to the State of Arkansas from license fees paid by hunters and fishermen shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-112Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-113 Prohibition on enforcement of regulation against dogs running at large
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The General Assembly declares that any employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission enforcing or attempting to enforce the existing regulations of the commission with respect to dogs running at large shall immediately, upon conviction thereof, be discharged from employ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-114 Uniform allowance for uniformed employees
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A maximum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month shall be payable to each uniformed full-time certified enforcement employee, and a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100) per month shall be payable to each uniformed nonenforcement employee for the purchase and maintenance o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-115 Rewards
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The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the eligibility, amounts, and payment of rewards to individuals providing information leading to the arrest of violators of commission regulations.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-116 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-116Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-117Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-118 Agreements to hold and save United States free from damages
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or rehabilitatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-119 Representative authority for governmental cooperation for wildlife purposes
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(a) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may represent the state in matters pertaining to cooperation with other states and the United States Government for wildlife conservation, management, and regulation purposes and may enter into compacts, including without limitation…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-120 Legislative findings and intent — Reports
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(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The natural resources of Arkansas should be protected and restored as needed; and(2) When the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission receives damages from a lawsuit as the result of damage sustained by property of the commission, the commi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-121 Extra help restrictions
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(1) An employee of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission who is employed as extra help may not, in a fiscal year:(1) Receive an amount to exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum annual salary for a comparable position under:(A) The Uniform Classification and Compens…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-122 Cost-of-living increases and merit pay
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(a) Employees of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may receive cost-of-living and merit pay adjustments at the discretion of the commission. (b) The commission may develop and establish a merit pay system that shall be reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the Gene…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-123 Compensation differentials
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(a) (1) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may pay a compensation differential under this section to an employee occupying a regularly appropriated position in an amount not to exceed twelve percent (12%) of an employee's base salary.(2) An employee may be paid more than…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-124 Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc. program
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(a) The Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Inc. program is designed to:(1) Share the harvest of an abundant resource with Arkansans who are in need of food;(2) Partner with the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission to provide a solution for a healthy, balanced deer herd;(3) P…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-125 Overtime payments
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(a) (1) If approved by the Director of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission may make overtime payments to game wardens or other employees who are currently assigned or may be assigned by the director or his or her designee to sp…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-203 Authorized searches
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Any game warden or other officer having authority to enforce the game laws of this state is authorized to proceed according to law to search any person, railroad train, boat, place of business, or any other public carrier to ascertain whether or not the game and fish laws are bei…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-209 Fines, fees, and costs
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(a) All fines assessed against and collected from persons convicted for infractions of the state laws protecting game, fish, fur-bearing animals, or fresh water mussels shall be paid to the county treasurer or the district court clerk of the county in which the fine is assessed a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-210 Electronic proof of hunter education certificate — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “acceptable electronic format” means an electronic image produced on the person's own cellular phone or other type of portable electronic device that displays all of the information on the hunter education certificate as clearly as the paper hunter ed…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-211 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-41-211Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-301 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Hunting Heritage Protection Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-302 Findings
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(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Recreational hunting is an important and traditional recreational activity in which some fourteen million (14,000,000) Americans sixteen (16) years of age and older participate;(2) Hunters have been and continue to be among the foremost sup…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-303 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Commission” means the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;(2) “Commission-leased lands” means those lands over which the commission holds a possessory interest under lease or other written agreement that has a term of at least one (1) year …
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-41-304 Recreational hunting
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(a) Subject to valid existing rights, commission-managed lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting except as limited by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for reasons of fish or wildlife management or as otherwise limited by statutory authority of th…