Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-101 Title and purpose
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(a) This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “Registration of Foresters Act”. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that no person shall use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description that the person is a f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) [Repealed.](2) (A) “Forestry” means the science, the art, and the practice of managing, harvesting, and using the natural resources which occur on and in association with forestlands. It also means the care and management of forestlands for repeate…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-103 Administrative procedure
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All proceedings of the Arkansas Forestry Commission shall be governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., in addition to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-104 Enforcement
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The Department of Agriculture and the Arkansas Forestry Commission are charged with the duty of seeing that the provisions of this chapter are enforced.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-105 Violations — Penalties
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Forestry Commission may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) on a person required to be registered under this chapter if that person:(A) Practices or offers to practice forestry without a valid certificate of registration issued…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-204 Powers
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(a) The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall have the power to make, adopt, alter, amend, and promulgate all bylaws and rules consistent with the Arkansas Constitution and laws of this state, which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and the regulat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-205 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-31-205Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-206 Compensation of witnesses
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(a) The Department of Agriculture may hire investigators and pay traveling expenses thereof for the investigation and prosecution of any violator of this chapter. (b) (1) At its discretion, the department may pay any witness subpoenaed to appear before the Arkansas Forestry Commi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-207 Records and reports
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(a) (1) The Department of Agriculture shall keep a record of Arkansas Forestry Commission proceedings and a register of all applications.(2) The register shall show:(A) The name, age, and residence of each applicant;(B) The date of the application;(C) The place of business of suc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-208 Disposition of funds
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(a) All fines collected for the violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be paid over to the Department of Agriculture to be used by it in the same manner as funds received for the issuance of licenses. (b) Under no circumstances shall the total amount of warrants issued…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-301 Requirement — Exemptions
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(a) Any person using in connection with the person's name or otherwise assuming, using, or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a forester engaged in the practice of forestry on private lands shall be registered as provided in t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-302 Qualifications
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(1) The applicant must pass a written examination on basic forestry subjects administered by the Arkansas Forestry Commission or the Department of Agriculture, or both, with a score established by the commission along with the following minimum evidence that an applicant is quali…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-303 Application for registration
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(a) Application for registration shall:(1) Be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Arkansas Forestry Commission;(2) Contain statements under oath giving a detailed summary of the applicant's education and technical experience; and(3) Contain the names and addresses of not few…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-304 Examinations
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(a) When written examinations are required, they shall be held at such times and places as the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Arkansas Forestry Commission, shall determine. (b) The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-305 Issuance — Form — Evidence
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(a) The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this chapter to any applicant who, in the opinion of the commission, has satisfactorily met all of the requirements of this chapter. (b) The certif…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-306 Seal — Unlawful use
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(a) (1) Each registrant may obtain a seal of a design authorized by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, bearing the registrant's name, serial number, and the legend “Registered Forester, Arkansas”.(2) All registrants engaged in the practice of forestry, either in a private professi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-307 Expiration and renewal
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(a) Certificates of registration shall expire on December 31 of the year for which issued or renewed and shall become invalid thereafter unless renewed. (b) (1) The Department of Agriculture shall notify by letter to the last known address every person registered under this chapt…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-308 Reciprocity
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(1) Upon application therefor and the payment of a fee set by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the commission may issue a certificate of registration as a registered forester in Arkansas to any qualified person of any state of the United States or its possessions, or Canada, pro…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-309 Revocation — Grounds — Proceedings
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(a) The Department of Agriculture may receive and investigate complaints against registered foresters and the Arkansas Forestry Commission may make findings thereon. (b) (1) The commission may revoke the certificate of any registered forester who has been convicted of a felony li…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-31-310 Reissuance
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(a) A new certificate of registration to replace any revoked, lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate may be issued, subject to the rules of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, and for a charge fixed by the commission. (b) The commission may also reissue a certificate of registra…