The Beaver Control Program helps reduce damage caused by beavers across Arkansas. Originally established as the “Beaver Eradication Program” under Act 630 of 1993 and coordinated by the Department of Finance and Administration, the program is now administered by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Arkansas’s conservation districts.
Under Act 1358 of 1997, the Arkansas General Assembly appropriated $150,000 per year for two years to support local beaver control efforts. Conservation districts participating in the program receive $10 per beaver as reimbursement for payments made to certified beaver harvesters. Reimbursement is limited to beaver harvests, although district-level plans may include incentives for controlling other nuisance species.
Conservation Districts Participating in the Beaver Control Program
| Conservation District | Phone Number | |
| Arkansas County | 870-946-3331 ext. 110 | [email protected] |
| Ashley County | 870-853-9881 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Calhoun County | 870-798-4297 | [email protected] |
| Carroll County | 870-423-2638 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Chicot County | 870-417-3007 | [email protected] |
| Clark County | 870-246-9816 | [email protected] |
| Clay County | 870-598-2287 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Cleburne County | 501-302-3243 | [email protected] |
| Cleveland County | 870-352-2630 | [email protected] |
| Columbia County | 870-235-5270 | [email protected] |
| Conway County | 501-354-2000 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Cossatot | 870-584-3111 | [email protected] |
| Crawford County | 479-474-2281 | [email protected] |
| Crittenden County | 870-739-4464 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Cross County | 870-238-3285 ext. 7072 | [email protected] |
| Dallas County | 870-352-5194 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Desha County | 870-501-7106 | [email protected] |
| Drew County | 870-224-7296 | [email protected] |
| Faulkner County | 501-505-4060 | [email protected] |
| Franklin County | 479-667-8600 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Garland County | 501-624-2574 ext. 4016 | [email protected] |
| Grant County | 870-942-2826 | [email protected] |
| Greene County | 870-573-3237 | [email protected] |
| Hempstead County | 870-777-8800 ext. 3293 | [email protected] |
| Hot Spring County | 501-337-7381 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Jackson County | 870-523-8986 | [email protected] |
| Jefferson County | 870-727-6132 | [email protected] |
| Johnson County | 479-754-2800 ext. 100 | [email protected] |
| Lafayette County | 870-921-4865 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| L’Aigle Creek | 870-226-8410 | [email protected] |
| Lawrence County | 870-886-7791 ext. 3045 | [email protected] |
| Lee County | 870-295-5211 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Lincoln County | 870-628-4542 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Little River County | 870-898-3611 | [email protected] |
| Lonoke County | 501-676-5116 ext. 3168 | [email protected] |
| Miller County | 870-330-3135 | [email protected] |
| Mississippi County | 870-563-3207 | [email protected] |
| Monroe County | 870-747-3431 ext. 101 | [email protected] |
| Montgomery County | 870-867-2671 | [email protected] |
| Nevada County | 870-887-3210 | [email protected] |
| Ouachita County | 870-390-3139 | [email protected] |
| Perry County | 501-889-2715 | [email protected] |
| Phillips County | 870-338-6651 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Pike County | 870-285-2424 | [email protected] |
| Poinsett County | 870-578-2444 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Pope County | 479-968-3881 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Poteau River | 479-637-3633 | [email protected] |
| Prairie County | 870-255-3573 ext. 101 | [email protected] |
| Pulaski County | 501-758-2544 ext. 3700 | [email protected] |
| Randolph County | 870-892-3623 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Rich Mountain | 479-437-6054 | [email protected] |
| Saline County | 501-778-2251 | [email protected] |
| Sebastian County | 479-646-8300 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| St. Francis County | 870-581-4367 | [email protected] |
| Stone County | 870-269-3726 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Union County | 870-863-8634 | [email protected] |
| White County | 501-268-5866 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Woodruff County | 870-347-2593 ext. 3 | [email protected] |
| Yell County | 479-495-2441 | [email protected] |
Please note: Reimbursements are available only as long as program funds remain.
Click here to view the FY26 Quarterly Beaver Report Form
District Participation and Requirements
To participate in the program, each conservation district must submit a district beaver control plan to Department. Plans must comply with Subtitle XX, Title II of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission’s rules and must be approved before any harvesting begins. Each district must:
- Designate a beaver control officer
- Require notching of beaver tails when turned in to the control officer
- Include a reporting schedule for payments made to harvesters and board reimbursements
- Estimate the number of beavers to be harvested during the fiscal year
The Department allocates available funds to participating districts based on projected harvest, past participation, and other fairness factors.
Program Contact: Mary Elizabeth Lea
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (501) 682-3953