An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HUNTING AND 10 FISHING LICENSES, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas      A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           SENATE BILL 396

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5 By: Senator A. Clark

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8                        For An Act To Be Entitled

9          AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HUNTING AND

10         FISHING LICENSES; TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS STATE

11         GAME AND FISH COMMISSION TO ISSUE TO CERTAIN

12         NONRESIDENTS A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE FOR THE

13         COST OF A RESIDENT LICENSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                       Subtitle

17                       TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HUNTING AND

18                       FISHING LICENSES; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE

19                       ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

20                       TO ISSUE TO CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS A

21                       HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE FOR THE COST

22                       OF A RESIDENT LICENSE.

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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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26         SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 15, Chapter 42, Subchapter 1, is

27 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:

28         15-42-131. Nonresidents who graduated from Arkansas schools.

29         The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission is authorized to issue a

30 nonresident a hunting or fishing license or a combination license for the

31 same fee charged to an Arkansas resident for the same type of hunting or

32 fishing license or combination license if the nonresident:

33         (1) Graduated from a public, private, or home school in

34 Arkansas; and

35         (2) Is actively pursuing a higher education degree in another

36 state.

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