Arkansas Names New Boating Law Administrator
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National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) would like to welcome Corporal Sydney Grant, the new Boating Law Administrator (BLA) for the state of Arkansas.
Corporal Sydney Grant has established a distinguished career in wildlife law enforcement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). Since graduating from the AGFC Enforcement Training Academy in 2016, she has served as a wildlife officer and game warden in Sevier County within the A4 District.
Effective October 1, 2024, she has been appointed as Boating Law Administrator (BLA), leveraging her extensive field experience and leadership in this critical role.
Corporal Grant has undertaken several leadership responsibilities within AGFC, including her role as a member of the AGFC Honor Guard since 2017, where she represented the agency at National Police Week in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an instructor at the AGFC Enforcement Academy, teaching courses on boating and hunting incident investigation, marine theft, and boating law. Additionally, she has served as a member of the AGFC disaster response team, boating task force, recruitment team, and uniform committee.
Throughout her career, Corporal Grant has received numerous accolades, including the AGFC Warden’s Star Medal in 2018 for her heroic actions in rescuing capsized boaters on Lake Millwood. Her expertise in boating safety earned her recognition as the A4 District Boating Officer of the Year in both 2019 and 2021. Furthermore, she was awarded the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award for Sevier County for three consecutive years, from 2018 to 2020. In 2021, she was also honored as the A4 District Waterfowl, Turkey, and Wildlife Officer of the Year.
Born and raised in southwest Arkansas, Corporal Grant is an avid hunter and angler. Her personal passion for the outdoors and conservation drives her professional commitment to ensuring the safety and sustainability of Arkansas’s natural resources.