Opinion No.

The Honorable James C. Scott State Senator 321 State Highway 15 North Warren, Arkansas 71671

Dear Senator Scott:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

If a person is charged and found guilty in municipal court of transporting a shotgun in the back seat of a car, neither encased nor in a rack, and the person appeals to the circuit court, can the circuit court convict or affirm a conviction for violation of a Game and Fish regulation or must the decision of the circuit court be based on the determination of whether the defendant has violated some statutory…