Title 15 — Natural Resources and Economic Development
42 chapters · 1,687 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-104 Game and fish as state property
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All game and fish except fish in private ponds found in the limits of this state are declared to be the property of this state. The hunting, killing, and catching of the game and fish are declared to be privileges.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-105 Prima facie evidence of hunting and fishing
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(a) The possession of firearms in fields, forests, along streams, or in any location known to be game cover shall be considered prima facie evidence that the possessor is hunting. (b) The possession of tackle, nets, spears, or other instruments usually used in fishing on or in th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-43-106Current 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. § 15-43-107 Setting fires
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to set a fire or cause a fire to be set in the woods or marshlands of another, and it shall also be unlawful for any person to leave any campfire without first extinguishing the fire or to build any campfire, or other fire, in any wooded ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-204 Local election to redetermine doe killing area
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(a) (1) Whenever fifty (50) or more qualified electors residing within an area wholly or partly located within their particular county that has been designated by regulation of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission as a doe-killing area petition the appropriate county court…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-205 Negligent discharge of firearms while hunting deer
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(a) The General Assembly has become aware of the fact that many persons hunting deer in this state negligently allow their firearms to be discharged without exercising proper care to ascertain the object at which they shoot, thereby endangering the life, limb, and property of oth…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-206 Deer hunting camp on highways prohibited
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to set up and maintain a deer hunting camp on any state highway in this state other than at designated overnight public camping sites located on highway rights-of-way by the State Highway Commission. (b) Any person violating the provisions …
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-238 Hunter training and safety program
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(a) The General Assembly finds and determines that:(1) The management of the state's wildlife and the regulation of hunting and hunters in the state are the primary responsibilities of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 35;(2) Prope…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-239 Responsibilities of guides and their employers, etc. — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “guide” means any person who shall for pay or for other consideration aid, help, or assist any person or persons in locating, pursuing, chasing, hunting, or killing in this state any game bird, game, fur-bearing animal, or fish protected under the law…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-240 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 15-43-240Current 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. § 15-43-301 Definitions
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(1) As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) A “single owner”, as used in subdivision (2) of this section, may be an individual person, partnership, or corporation, or may be several persons who as tenants in common own the entire premises in question; and(2…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-316 Use of electrical device for stunning and taking fish
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use, possess, transport, or attempt to use any electrical device for the purpose of stunning, stupefying, or taking fish from any of the waters of this state. (b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a mi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-324 General regulation of hoop, barrel, or pond nets
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, or use, in this state, any hoop, barrel, or pond net on which license has not been paid, except as herein provided. (b) Such nets shall contain meshes not less than two and one-half inches (2½″) square. (c) The annual licen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-329 Taking fish from enclosed lake or pond — Posting
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(a) If any person shall take fish from any enclosed or artificial lake or pond of water belonging to any other person, without the consent of the owner, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, he or she shall be fined in the sum of one hundred dollars …
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-43-330 Taking fish from fish farm
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to fish or take fish from any fish farm except with the consent of the owner thereof. Any person possessing fishing tackle on the premises of a fish farm shall be rebuttably presumed to be fishing. All fishing tackle, apparatus, and vehicle…