§ 6-16-153 — Hunting safety course

(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.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 536,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.