Noe v. State

LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge.

| Wendell Noe was convicted by the St. Francis County Circuit Court of violating Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Codes 11.03, 15.05, and 15.12 and fined $2500. On appeal, Noe argues that his convictions must be reversed because the AGFC Codes are preempted by and in conflict with four migratory-bird treaties entered into by the United States of America and that his actions were in full compliance with federal law. We disagree and affirm the convictions.

In 1984, Noe opened Ducks & Ducks, Inc., which raised and sold mallard ducks. Noe sold these…