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‘Pet’ Deer Can’t Be Sold, Swapped or Given Away

By Arkansas Game and Fish

First posted on 11-12-2009


You think it would be fun to have a pet deer? Maybe, for a while. But the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission doesn’t recommend wildlife as pets. Period.

They are legal, though, with some strong rules applying.

imageDeer that have been caught in the wild have to be kept in pens with fencing at least eight feet tall and that are sufficient in size. These pet deer cannot be sold or transferred to a different owner, and they cannot be taken from Arkansas except with permission from the AGFC’s chief of wildlife management.

Deer cannot be brought into Arkansas without a Wildlife Importation Permit from the AGFC. Deer from a long list of other states are banned completely as a preventive measure against chronic wasting disease (CWD).

The AGFC suggests deer and other wildlife remain in the habitat where they belong and that Arkansans enjoy them from a distance.

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