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(a) A person may capture or kill a feral hog only as follows:
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(1) On private land if the person is the landowner or lessee or has the permission of the landowner or lessee;
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(2) On public land if:
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(A) Allowed by the landowning entity; and
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(B) The person possesses a valid Arkansas hunting license and complies with Arkansas hunting rules; or
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(3) After providing verification that he or she has a valid permit issued by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission in accordance with 16 U.S.C. § 742j-1, as it existed on January 1, 2019, upon determining that the permit applicant has a bona fide need to kill feral hogs for protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops, and not for a recreational hunting purpose.
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(b) A person whose hunting license is revoked shall not take or kill a feral hog during the period of the revocation.
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(c)
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(1) A feral hog captured by any means under subsection (a) of this section shall be immediately killed.
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(2) If a feral hog is captured on private property and not moved from the private property, the landowner or lessee is not required to kill the feral hog immediately.
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(d)
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(1) A feral hog may be released into the wild only when the commission authorizes an employee of a state or federal agency to capture or release a feral hog, or both, for tracking or research purposes and with permission of the owner or lessee of the property.
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(2) Feral hogs that are captured for the purpose of tracking or research shall be killed upon completion of the tracking or research project.
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(e) A certified law enforcement officer or a public employee engaged in the performance of his or her official duties is exempt from the requirements under subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) of this section.
