When a person leases land, do they own all or any hunting rights on that property? Q2) What constitutes proper posting of land under state law? Q3) Can a person who is the lessee of property keep other people from hunting on that property without it being properly posted? ANSWER: Q1) Yes. Q2) T

STATE OF ARKANSAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JUSTICE BUILDING, LITTLE ROCK 72201 STEVE CLARK | . , (501) 371-2007 ATTORNES GENEGN No. 86-30 | February 4, 1986 - Honorable Ted Mullenix State Representative Route 1, Box 271J Pearcy, Arkansas 71964 Dear Representative Muilenix: This is in response to your inquiry whereby you submitted the following: 1. When a person leases land, do they own all or any hunting rights on that property. 2, What constitutes proper posting of land under Arkansas State Law. | 3. Can a person who is the Lessee of property, keep other people from hunting on that property without it being properly posted, hoy . In.regard to your first question I would assume that since your letter refers to hunting clubs that a lessee would be leasing all of the hunt- ing vights in the tand. As to your second question, there are various methods of posting lands but Act 1090 of 1985 allows posting of forest lands. You . Will note that Act 1090 does not repeal Ark, Stat. Ann. §$50-1101 nor does it repeal or modify Ark. Stat. §41-2004 which is the provision Of the Criminal Code. relating to trespass. Lastly, Ark. Stat. §41+2062 provides that it is unlawful for. any person ‘to enter for recreational purposes upon lands posted under the provision of this Act without permission. of the lessee. ~The foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve, was prepared by Chief _ Deputy Attorney General Rodney Parham, Yours ruly, SC:RP:1m