As of December 8, 2020

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Code Book

The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by the 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 All laws, rules, regulations, or orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.

1 As of December 8, 2020 E1.03 Bear Zone Descriptions

Zone 1 – Start at the junction of and the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; east to the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 67; north and east on U.S. Highway 67 to the Arkansas-Missouri state line; west along the Arkansas-Missouri state line to the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; and south along the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to the junction of Interstate 40.

Zone 2 – Start at the junction of Interstate 40 and the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; east on Interstate 40 to Interstate 430; south on Interstate 430 to ; south and west on Interstate 30 to Arkansas Highway 51; south on Arkansas Highway 51 to Arkansas Highway 26; west on Arkansas Highway 26 to U.S. Highway 278 at Center Point; west on U.S. Highway 278 to U.S. Highway 70 at Dierks; west on U.S. Highway 70 to the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; and north along the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to Interstate 40.

Zone 3 – Start at the junction of Interstate 30 and Arkansas Highway 51; south on Arkansas Highway 51 to Arkansas Highway 26; west on Arkansas Highway 26 to U.S. Highway 278 at Center Point; west on U.S. Highway 278 to U.S. Highway 70 at Dierks; west on U.S. Highway 70 to the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; south along the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to the Red River; east along the Red River to U.S. Highway 71; south on U.S. Highway 71 to Interstate 30; and north and east on Interstate 30 to Arkansas Highway 8 near Arkadelphia.

Zone 4 – Start at Interstate 30 and the Arkansas-Texas state line at Texarkana; north and east on Interstate 30 to U.S. Highway 65; south on U.S. HIghway 65 to Lake Village; east on U.S. Highway 82 to the Mississippi River; south along the Mississippi River to the Arkansas-Louisiana state line; west along the Arkansas-Louisiana state line to the Arkansas-Texas state line; and north to Interstate 30.

Zone 5 – Start at the junction of U.S. Highway 165 and the (at Pendleton Bridge); north on U.S. 165 to Arkansas 130 at DeWitt; north on Arkansas Highway130 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to U.S. Highway 79; north and east on U.S. Highway 79 to U.S. Highway 49; south and east on U.S. Highway 49 to the Mississippi River Levee; south on the Mississippi River Levee to the confluence of the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers; north and west along the Arkansas River to the junction of the Arkansas River and U.S. Highway 165 (at Pendleton Bridge).

Zone 5A – Start at the junction of U.S. Highway 165 and the Arkansas River (at Pendleton Bridge); south on U.S. Highway 165 to the junction with U.S. Highway 65; south on U.S. Highway 65 to the junction with U.S. Highway 82; east on U.S. Highway 82 to the Mississippi River; north on the Mississippi River to the confluence of the Mississippi and the Arkansas rivers; north and west along the Arkansas River to the junction of the Arkansas River and U.S. Highway 165 (at Pendleton Bridge).

Zone 6 – Start at Interstate 40 at the Arkansas-Tennessee state line; west on Interstate 40 to the junction of interstate 440; south on Interstate 440 to U.S. Highway 65; south on U.S. Highway 65 to the junction of U.S. Highway 165; north on U.S. Highway 165 to Arkansas Highway130 at DeWitt; north on Arkansas Highway 130 to Arkansas Highway33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to U.S. Highway 79; north and east on U.S. Highway 79 to U.S. Highway 49; south and east on U.S. Highway 49 to the Mississippi River; and up the Mississippi River to Interstate 40.

Zone 7 – Start at Interstate 40 and the Arkansas-Tennessee state line; go west on Interstate 40 to U.S. 67; north and east on U.S. 67 to the Arkansas-Missouri state line; follow the Arkansas-Missouri state line around the Missouri Bootheel to the Mississippi River; and down the Mississippi River to Interstate 40.

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