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2 CAR § 122-101. Application
2 CAR § 122-101. Application.
(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health may issue a permit to any person to allow for the shooting of feral hogs from an aircraft if the board finds that management of feral hogs by the use of aircraft:
(1) Is necessary to protect or to aid in the administration or protection of:
(A) Land;
(B) Water;
(C) Wildlife;
(D) Livestock;
(E) Domestic animals;
(F) Human life; or
(G) Crops including but not limited to, timber; and
(2) Will not have a harmful effect on indigenous species.
(b) All applications and supporting documentation shall be filed with, and payment of the permit fee shall be paid to, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.
(c) All applications must include:
(1) An accurate and adequate description of the aircraft used, including aircraft; and
(2) Unless the applicant is the landowner, the applicant must submit to the department payment of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for an annual airborne eradication permit.
(d) No less than three (3) business days prior to any airborne eradication activity, the owner or operator of the aircraft to be used must submit the following information to the department:
(1) One (1) or more affidavits signed by the landowner, containing facts as well as opinion, as to why the permit should be issued for the management of feral hogs by the use of aircraft, including the purpose for which the permit will be used, specifically identifying whether the permit is necessary to protect:
(A) Land;
(B) Water;
(C) Wildlife;
(D) Livestock;
(E) Domestic animals;
(F) Crops including but not limited to, timber; or
(G) Human life;
(2) An address and adequate description of the land covered by the permit, including approximate acreage;
(3)(A) Unless the applicant is the landowner, the owner or operator of the aircraft must also submit a landowner's authorization to manage feral hogs.
(B) The landowner's authorization may be signed by a group of landowners or by an association on behalf of such landowners;
(4) The approximate number of hogs to be managed;
(5) Flight plans including ArcGis based shape files; and
(6) Maps with adequate delineation of subject properties, boundaries, and potential hazards.
(e) No airborne eradication activity shall occur without prior written approval from the department.
(f) Post activity removal data forms shall be submitted no later than fourteen (14) business days after each airborne eradication activity.
(g) The department may:
(1) Require permit holders to report to the department on the eradication process;
(2) Limit the number of feral hogs taken per permit;
(3) Limit airborne eradication to certain days or hours or both; and
(4) Limit the duration of a permit.