New bill they are trying to pass in Arkansas on Feral Hogs

[Rimfire]

 Please call or email your state representative David Fielding 870-234-6143 Bruce Maloch - bruce.maloch@senate.ar.gov. This bill will be voted on Wed 3/13/13

House Bill Number    HB 1478

This will prevent the capture, ownership, transport of a Feral Hog. This will mean no Bay Pens, Bow Pens etc..... in the state of Arkansas. This wil also help set a standard for other states to follow.

[halfbreed]

   what's a bow pen ?

[Shotgun wg]

Basicly a 40 ac pen full of Barr hogs. It may be bigger but that's the gist. High fence hog hunting.

[bob]

well its 4-12-13   did it pass or did it fail

[halfbreed]

  I haven't heard , I read the bill and it is basically the same bill we have here in texas that everybody ignores .

[Shotgun wg]

Bill passed saying we can no longer transport live hogs. It is HB1478 that passed. It is currently sitting on the governors desk. The only issues I see with it is the only high fence hog hunting places that can operate are the ones that are already in operation. It will also be illeagal to transport a live hog to ur home to use in a bay pen. The bay pen issue isn't that major for me. The way I read it tho is if u catch a pig say in a trap u can have it tested then once quarantine and testing is over it is now a domestic and can be hauled.

[Muddogkennels]

u still cant transport to your house to kill it how they going to know its the same pig..

[Shotgun wg]

If u are caught with a live pig on a 4 wheeler, trailer, truck, or anything even if ur still in the woods where u caught it. The fine is $1000.00 and a felony. A tested pig that has tested clean will get a ear tag that u have to break to remove it. The tricky part on the first pig is in order to quarantine it u must have a second fence outside the first at 4ft away. Without the double fence they won't give it a clean bill of health and a tag.

[moffittcatahoulas]

How are you going to get it tested if you cant haul it out of the woods?

[Shotgun wg]

Take the vet to the trap. Other than that I ain't figured it out yet. I do have hogs come behind my house. If I trapped them here it would be easy to put up second fence and have the vet come to take blood sample.

[moffittcatahoulas]

they have to be in quarantine for 60 days before you can get them tested

[Shotgun wg]

Sounds like I need my trap on the pond so I don't have to haul water.

[moffittcatahoulas]

Sounds like I need my trap on the pond so I don't have to haul water.

I hadnt thought about that!

[BIG CHRIS]

So what does this mean for beltex and all the other buyers

[moffittcatahoulas]

should mean they wont be getting any hogs from arkansas