Title 20 — Public Health and Welfare

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as applying to the shipping, sale, possession, and use of fireworks for public displays by holders of a permit for a public display to be conducted in accordance with the rules promulgated by the State Fire Marshal. Such items of …

(a) (1) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as applying to the:(A) Manufacture, storage, sale, or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation or of illuminating devices for photographic use;(B) Milita…

This subchapter shall not affect the power of any municipality to regulate or prohibit the sale or use of fireworks.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter, except § 20-22-706, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned for not more than nin…

(a) No person shall do any act for which a license or permit is required by this subchapter or by local authorities acting pursuant to this subchapter unless he or she holds the proper federal, state, and local license and, if applicable, a permit. (b) Whoever violates subsection…

(a) (1) (A) To be licensed as a manufacturer, importer, distributor, jobber, retailer, retailer all-year, or shooter of fireworks, a first-time applicant shall submit to the State Fire Marshal an application on a form provided by the State Fire Marshal setting forth the informati…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, or use, within the State of Arkansas, or ship into the State of Arkansas, except as provided in § 20-22-711, any pyrotechnics, commonly known as fireworks, other than the permissible items enumerated in this section, excep…

(a) No permissible articles of common fireworks defined in § 20-22-708 shall be sold, offered for sale, or possessed within the state, or used in the State of Arkansas, except as provided in § 20-22-702, unless it shall be properly named to conform to the nomenclature of § 20-22-…

(a) The placing, storing, locating, or displaying of fireworks in any window where the sun may shine through glass on to the fireworks so displayed or to permit the presence of lighted cigars, cigarettes, or pipes within ten feet (10′) of where the fireworks are offered for sale …

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, permissible items of fireworks, defined in § 20-22-708, may be sold at retail to residents of the State of Arkansas and used within the State of Arkansas from June 13 through July 10 and December 10 through January…

It shall be unlawful to offer for retail sale or to sell any fireworks to children under twelve (12) years of age or to any person known to be intoxicated or irresponsible.

(a) It shall be unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within six hundred feet (600′) of any church, hospital, asylum, public school, or within two hundred feet (200′) of where fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale. (b) No person shall ignite or discharge any permissib…

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall seize as contraband any fireworks other than Class C common fireworks defined in § 20-22-708 or special fireworks for public displays as provided in § 20-22-702 or for agricultural or industrial purposes as provided in § 20-22-703, which are sold,…

(a) With reference to the administrative and civil penalties imposed by this subchapter, the State Fire Marshal shall notify the person accused of a violation, setting a time and place for hearing to be held by the State Fire Marshal or his or her designated agent. (b) If the hea…

(a) An importer license does not authorize a person to sell fireworks at wholesale or retail. (b) A jobber that does not possess an importer license shall not purchase fireworks other than from a vendor that holds a license as an importer and as a distributor.

(a) As used in this section, “sky lantern” means an unmanned free-floating device designed to contain an open flame. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the sale or use of sky lanterns is prohibited. (c) (1) A city of the first class or a city of the second …

It is found and determined by the General Assembly that a system of certification and classification of fire departments should be established to encourage the improvement of the fire protection services in this state and to provide the people of this state with information about…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) [Repealed.](2) “Certified fire department” means any fire department certified by the Director of the Office of Fire Protection Services as meeting minimum standards prescribed by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board;(3) [Repealed.](4) “F…

(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.(2) The board shall be composed of seventeen (17) members to be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows:(A) (i) Four (4) members shall be fire chiefs appointed by the Governor …

(a) The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board shall:(1) (A) Prescribe by rule minimum standards for the certification of fire departments and standards for the classification of fire departments as to their level of service, including, but not limited to, standards for training…

(a) There is created the Office of Fire Protection Services which shall be under the supervision and direction of the Director of the Division of Emergency Management. (b) The Director of the Office of Fire Protection Services, who shall be employed by the Director of the Divisio…

(a) Fire departments in this state may apply for annual certification and classification by the Director of the Office of Fire Protection Services. Each fire department applying for certification shall submit such information as may be required by the director to determine whethe…

Certified fire departments and their firefighters shall have the authority to do all acts reasonably necessary to extinguish fires and protect life and property from fire.

(a) Any certified fire department that does not have tort immunity as provided by state law shall be subject to limited liability as provided in this section. (b) Certified fire departments entitled to limited immunity under this section shall not be liable for damages to persons…

(a) For the purpose of workers' compensation coverage in cases of injury to or death of an individual, volunteer firefighters of certified fire departments, other than municipal fire departments, who meet the requirements of this section are county employees and shall receive min…

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The specialized and hazardous nature of firefighting requires that firefighters possess the requisite knowledge and demonstrate the ability to perform certain skills to carry our their responsibilities; and(2) The activities of firefighters…

(a) (1) After January 1, 2004, no person shall be hired as a full-time firefighter by any local government firefighting unit for a period exceeding one (1) year or for a cumulative time exceeding two thousand nine hundred twelve (2,912) compensated hours unless that person is cer…

(a) (1) (A) Upon receipt of a report of an uncontrolled fire or a 911 or other emergency call reporting a fire, it shall be the duty of volunteer fire departments operating within the State of Arkansas to respond to, attempt to control, and put out all fires occurring within thei…

When a volunteer fire department responds to a fire occurring or responds to a 911 or other fire emergency call within its district and the property which is the subject of the alarm is owned by a nonmember and insured in case of any damage resulting from a fire, the insurance co…

This subchapter and § 23-88-102 shall in no way modify or limit the existing authority of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, nor shall it be construed as repealing any law applicable to the commission.

(a) If the property which is the subject of the alarm is owned by a nonmember and is not insured and if the volunteer fire department has not been paid for the services rendered, then the volunteer fire department shall have an absolute lien on the real and personal property whic…

(a) The volunteer fire department shall give ten (10) days' notice before the filing of the lien to the owner or agent that it holds a claim against the property setting forth the amount and from whom it is due. The notice may be served by any officer authorized by law to serve p…

When any volunteer fire department gives notice to the nonmember owner of the property of the costs and expenses of responding to, suppressing, controlling, or attempting to suppress and control the fire and when the invoice is not paid within ninety (90) days, as provided for in…