- All portions of navigable and non-navigable waters of the state and their Submerged lands as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-201 that are located within the exterior boundaries of a WMA zone (Code 02.02) and not within the boundaries of a private inholding (Code 02.02) shall be considered part of the WMA for purposes of wildlife regulations.
- All portions of navigable waters of the state or Commission-owned or managed waters and their submerged lands as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-201 located adjacent to the exterior boundaries of a WMA zone (Code 02.02) shall be considered part of the WMA for purposes of wildlife regulation.
EXCEPTION: Unless otherwise authorized by a state agency or officer or by state law or regulation, navigable waters of the state and their submerged lands as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6-201 that are located within or adjacent to a WMA zone (Code 02.02) shall not be considered part of the WMA for the limited purpose of prohibiting (Codes 20.06, 24.06) the building, attaching, or erecting of a structure within the WMA. All other WMA regulations and the prohibitions on hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife from such structures shall apply. Persons wishing to place a structure within navigable waters of the state or their submerged lands as defined in Ark. Code Ann. § 22-6- 201 must request permission to do so from the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.
PENALTY: Class 1