Arkansas § 6-16-153 Hunting safety course

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-16-153 — Hunting safety course

Arkansas § 6-16-153

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-153 (2026).

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(a)A public school or public school district may offer to its public school students in grades five through twelve (5-12) a hunting safety course as part of the public school's or public school district's physical education and health and safety curriculum.

(b)A hunting safety course offered as part of the physical education and health and safety curriculum by a public school or public school district shall:

(1)Be based on the hunter training and safety program offered by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under § 15-43-238 ; and (2) Be taught by an individual who meets the qualifications the commission requires individuals to meet in order to teach a hunting training and safety program offered by the commission.

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(a) A public school or public school district may offer to its public school students in grades five through twelve (5-12) a hunting safety course as part of the public school's or public school district's physical education and health and safety curriculum. (b) A hunting safety course offered as part of the physical education and health and safety curriculum by a public school or public school district shall: (1) Be based on the hunter training and safety program offered by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under § 15-43-238 ; and (2) Be taught by an individual who meets the qualifications the commission requires individuals to meet in order to teach a hunting training and safety program offered by the commission. (c) (1) A public school or public school district that offers a hunting safety course under this section may use an operable firearm as part of the hunting safety course. (2) A "firearm" under subdivision (c)(1) of this section means the same as defined in § 5-1-102 . (d) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide a list of source materials available for public schools and public school districts to use to teach a hunting safety course under this section, which may include without limitation the following topics: (1) Firearm safety; (2) The proper handling of a firearm; (3) Hunting techniques; and (4) Wildlife conservation.