Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-62-124. Unlawful bear exploitation

(1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed at a bear wrestling match;

(2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling;

(3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear for bear wrestling;  or

(4) For purposes of exploitation, subjects a bear to surgical alteration in any form, including, but not limited to, declawing, tooth removal, and severing tendons.

(d)(1) Upon the conviction of any person for violating a provision of this section, any court of competent jurisdiction may order the forfeiture by the convicted person of any bear the use of which was the basis of the conviction.

(2) Any bear ordered forfeited under a provision of this section shall be placed in the custody of a society which is incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals.