Title 15 — Natural Resources and Economic Development
42 chapters · 1,687 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-101 Chapter cumulative
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This chapter is not intended to repeal any law now in force in this state except insofar as it is in direct conflict with the provisions hereof, but shall be cumulative thereto.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-102 Penalty
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Any violation of this chapter, or any part thereof, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) mon…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-103 License required
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It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust to engage in the business of milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, refining, purchasing, or receiving for sale ores, concentrates, or amalgams bear…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-104 License application
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(a) The application for a license authorizing the carrying on of the businesses defined in § 15-60-106(a) and (b) shall be made to the county clerk of the county in which the business is to be conducted. (b) The application shall be in writing and shall contain the full names and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-105 Contents of license
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(1) Every license issued by the county clerk shall:(1) Contain the full name and address of the licensee. In the case of a group of persons participating together, associations, partnerships, copartnerships, and firms, it shall contain the full names and addresses of the members …
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-106 License tax
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(a) Every person, group of persons, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust engaged in the business of milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, refining, purchasing, or receiving for sale ores, concentrates, or amalgams bearing…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-107 Receipt prerequisite to license issuance
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Before any county clerk shall issue a license to any applicant therefor, there shall be exhibited to the county clerk a receipt from the sheriff of the county as evidence that the license tax has been paid.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-108 License issuance and expiration
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Every license granted shall date from the first day of the month in which it is issued and expire on the following December 31.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-109 Record of license application and issuance
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It shall be the duty of the county clerk to record each application and each license issued in the mining records of the county.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-110 Payment of county clerk and sheriff
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(a) The county clerk shall be entitled to and receive from the county a fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for his or her services in receiving each application, issuing the license based thereon, and recording the application and license. (b) The sheriff shall be entitle…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-111 Records to be kept by refiners and purchasers of ore
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(1) It shall be the duty of every person, group of persons, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust engaged in the business of milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, refining, purchasing, or receiving for sale ores, concentra…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-112 Records to be kept by purchasers of refined mercury for resale
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(1) It shall be the duty of every person, group of persons, association, partnership, copartnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, or trust engaged in the business of purchasing for resale distilled or refined quicksilver or mercury to keep a record containing the follo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-113 Inspection and preservation of records
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The records required to be kept by §§ 15-60-111 and 15-60-112 shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times by the sheriff, Department of Arkansas State Police, and prosecuting attorney. The records of each transaction must be kept for a period of at least three (3) years.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-114 Failure to preserve records or permit inspection — False statements in application
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(1) Any licensee under this chapter shall forfeit his, her, or its licenses and be guilty of a misdemeanor if he, she, or it:(1) Fails, neglects, or refuses to keep and preserve the records provided for in this chapter;(2) Knowingly makes any false entries upon and within the rec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-60-115 Disposition of funds
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All license taxes collected, forfeited bail received, and fines collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the county general fund.