If a county had issued a permit or approval for construction, operation, or development before a municipal annexation proceeding begins for a project in the area that the municipality intends to annex, the municipality shall honor and give full effect to county permits and approvals on lands to be annexed.
Territory annexed with prior county permit or approval in use
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-206 — under Annexation, Consolidation, and Detachment by Municipalities.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-206