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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Partners with Esper to Modernize Regulation Management

Esper is proud to announce our collaboration with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) to transform the agency’s regulatory operations. By adopting Esper’s innovative platform, AGFC will not only enhance efficiency and transparency for its employees but also ensure timely, accurate access to regulations for the citizens it serves. For employees, this modernization will alleviate the challenges of manual, error-prone tasks, enabling them to focus on core conservation and enforcement efforts. For citizens, it means improved clarity and accessibility to regulatory information, fostering compliance and trust in the Commission’s stewardship of Arkansas’s natural resources.

Why AGFC Chose Esper

As a key steward of Arkansas’s abundant natural resources, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) plays a crucial role in managing one of the state’s largest economic drivers—fish and game. To effectively navigate its dynamic regulatory environment, AGFC requires a strong regulatory operation to ensure policies are up-to-date, accurate, and efficiently communicated.

Before selecting Esper, AGFC relied on a disjointed system of outdated software and manual workflows, leading to version inconsistencies, missed updates, and formatting issues. These inefficiencies affected every stage of the regulatory lifecycle—drafting, reviewing, approving, and publishing—resulting in outdated or incorrect versions in circulation, cumbersome reformatting for public-facing materials, and time-consuming manual corrections. Without a streamlined process, timely communication of critical updates to enforcement officers, judiciary members, and the public was significantly hindered.

AGFC identified the need for an integrated solution to centralize its regulatory processes. After extensive evaluation and input from stakeholders across the organization, AGFC selected Esper for its comprehensive capabilities, including:

  • Centralized regulation management: Creating a system of record for all regulatory and procedural documents.
  • Improved collaboration: Streamlining multi-stakeholder editing, review, and approval workflows.
  • Comprehensive audit trails: Ensuring accountability and transparency with detailed logs of all changes.
  • Enhanced searchability and versioning: Providing advanced search functions and version histories for easy access to current and past regulations.
  • Mobile-friendly public access: Offering a user-friendly interface for both internal staff and the public to access regulations in real time.
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“AGFC’s mission to protect, conserve, and enhance Arkansas’s natural resources demands precision and efficiency,” said Brad Carner, AGFC’s Deputy Director. “Esper’s solution will allow us to focus on our core responsibilities while ensuring our regulatory workflows are accurate and accessible.”

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Brad Carner
AGFC’s Deputy Director

A Commitment to Operational Excellence

“Esper is on a mission to ensure public agencies have the tools they need to modernize their regulatory operations and be better-equipped to serve their communities,” stated Maleka Momand, CEO of Esper. “Our partnership with AGFC reflects a shared commitment to drive better outcomes for public servants and the stakeholders they’re accountable to.”

This collaboration between AGFC and Esper highlights the power of innovative technology in driving better outcomes for public sector agencies and the communities they work to improve. To learn more about Esper’s solutions for regulatory and policy management, visit esper.com.

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