Title 13 — Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources
15 chapters · 270 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-401 Museum established
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The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to establish a state historical museum in Union County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-402 Functions and duties
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(a) The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of machinery, equipment, and materials used in the oil boom in Arkansas. (b) In addition, the museum…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-403 Museum site
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The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources shall be established at a site to be approved by the State Parks Division, with the lands therefor, which shall consist of not fewer than five (5) acres, to be donated without cost to the State of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-404 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-5-404Current 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. § 13-5-501 Establishment
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(a) The quorum courts of the respective counties of this state are authorized, by ordinance approved by a majority of the members of the quorum court, to establish a county museum, to be under the direction of a county museum commission as provided in this subchapter. (b) (1) The…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-502 Museum commissions — Members
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(a) (1) In those counties in which the quorum court shall elect to establish a county museum under the provisions of this subchapter, the museum shall be under the direct management and control of a county museum commission, which shall consist of three (3), six (6), or nine (9) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-503 Commissions' powers and duties
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(1) County museum commissions established under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To buy, lease, lend, acquire, and own real and personal property required in the housing and operation of the county museum;(2) To accept gifts, grants…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-504 Funds for construction and maintenance
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County quorum courts are authorized to appropriate county funds to defray the costs of, in whole or in part, the construction, maintenance, and operation of the county museum.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-505 Des Arc Archeological Museum — Transfer to and assumption of ownership by Prairie County
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(a) In the event the Prairie County Quorum Court shall establish a county museum and shall, in the ordinance establishing the county museum, elect to take over the ownership, management, and operation of the Des Arc Archeological Museum, the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tou…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-601 Authorization
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The State Parks Division is authorized and directed to develop and operate a state historical museum in Arkansas County to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Post Museum”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-602 Functions and duties
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(a) The Arkansas Post Museum shall be developed and operated by the State Parks Division and shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of objects or materials which tell the story of the territorial settlement and development of Arkansas as a state an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-701 Intent
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(a) (1) The development of the Arkansas Delta was marked by the diversity of ethnic groups who were interdependent within the agricultural economy. Interpretation of the development of this area is important both to understanding the past and its effects on the future and to the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-702 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this subchapter:(1) “Board” means the Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board appointed by the Governor;(2) “Center” means the Delta Cultural Center;(3) “Center director” means the Director of the Delta Cultural Center; and(4) [Repealed.](5) [Repealed.…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-703 Establishment
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(a) (1) There is established the Delta Cultural Center which shall be a division of the Division of Arkansas Heritage. The center shall be located in Helena-West Helena.(2) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, with the advice and consent of the Governo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-704 Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board
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(a) There is created the Delta Cultural Center Policy Advisory Board, which shall advise the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, the Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage, and staff of the Delta Cultural Center on:(1) The development of permanent …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-705 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-5-705Current 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. § 13-5-706 Powers
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(a) The Delta Cultural Center shall have the power to:(1) Enter into contracts for the purchase, construction, lease, or other acquisition of real property to house the center and to acquire or construct necessary support facilities, including, but not limited to, overnight accom…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-801 Arkansas Cotton Museum established
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The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism is authorized to coordinate the establishment of a historical museum in Lee County, to be known and operated as the “Arkansas Cotton Museum”. The museum shall be established in association with the University of Arkansas Cooperative …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-802 Functions and duties
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(a) The Arkansas Cotton Museum shall be devoted primarily to the acquisition, cataloging, and display of machinery, equipment, and materials used in cotton production in Arkansas. (b) In addition, the museum may purchase or accept donations of items and records of historical valu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-901 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this subchapter:(1) “Board” means the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and Business Enterprise Advisory Board created by this subchapter;(2) “Center” means the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-902 Establishment — Administration
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(a) (1) There is established the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and Business Enterprise which shall be a division of the Division of Arkansas Heritage.(2) (A) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, with the advice and cons…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-903 Advisory board
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(a) There is created the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and Business Enterprise Advisory Board which shall advise the Director of the Arkansas Heritage Division, the Director of the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-5-904 Powers of center
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(a) The Mosaic Templars of America Center for African-American Culture and Business Enterprise shall have the power to enter into, with the consent of the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism:(1) Contracts for the purchase, construction, lease, or other acq…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-201 Arkansas Archeological Survey established
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The President of the University of Arkansas system is designated agent of the State of Arkansas for the purpose of conducting a program of archeological research as described in this subchapter which shall be referred to as the “Arkansas Archeological Survey”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-202 Survey's functions
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(1) The Arkansas Archeological Survey shall initiate, operate, and maintain a program in archeology which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas of action:(1) Excavation of archeological and historical sites, ruins, and mounds for the purpose of securing data a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-203 Directory of Survey
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(a) The President of the University of Arkansas shall appoint a Director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey who shall have a doctor of philosophy degree in anthropology with a specialization in archeology or the equivalent in training and experience who shall be responsible for…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-204 State Archeologist and other survey personnel
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(a) (1) The President of the University of Arkansas shall appoint a State Archeologist who shall have a doctor of philosophy degree in anthropology with a specialization in archeology, or the equivalent in training and experience, and such other full-time or part-time employees a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-205 Appropriations — Disposition of funds
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(a) Funds appropriated for the Arkansas Archeological Survey shall be by specific appropriation separate and distinct from funds appropriated for the University of Arkansas and shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the survey. (b) All expenditures of funds appropriated fo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-206 Duties of University of Arkansas
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(a) The University of Arkansas is to make available for study in connection with the Arkansas Archeological Survey the holdings of its museum which contains the world's best and most extensive collection of Arkansas archeological material and the valuable collection of archeologi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-207 Housing for survey
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The University of Arkansas and cooperating institutions shall provide appropriate housing to the extent that it is available in the nature of laboratory and office space for Arkansas Archeological Survey personnel without cost to the survey.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-208 Participation in program — Contracts for and assignment of survey archeologists and personnel
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(a) All public institutions of higher learning in Arkansas desiring to participate in the Arkansas Archeological Survey provided for in this subchapter may contract with the University of Arkansas for Arkansas Archeological Survey archeologists to be assigned to and in residence …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-209 Cooperation of state and local entities
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All other state agencies, departments, and institutions, as well as county and city officials, are directed to cooperate in the activities described in this subchapter in order that a statewide focus shall be given the implementation of the Arkansas Archeological Survey created b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-210 Salvage work — Cooperative agreements
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(a) In recognition of the fact that archeological materials and antiquities are destroyed or damaged in connection with the construction of public works such as highways and dams, the Arkansas Archeological Survey created by this subchapter shall include salvage work in advance o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-211 Grants, donations, etc
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(a) The President of the University of Arkansas System is authorized to accept grants, bequests, devises, gifts, and donations for purposes of a state program in archeological research and to expend them to that end. (b) The president's full power to accept and hold title to inte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-212 Repositories for archeological evidence
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(a) The Arkansas Archeological Survey shall serve as the repository for copies of all archeological field notes, photographs, publications, or other records obtained through the use of state funds by whatever agency. (b) All archeological objects found through the efforts of the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-213 Artifacts, fossils, and relics
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(a) All artifacts, fossils, relics, and other personal property discovered, donated, or otherwise acquired in pursuance of this program shall be the property of the State of Arkansas held in trust by the University of Arkansas. (b) The university shall, to the extent possible, ma…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-214 Responsibility for objects obtained — Loans
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(a) The Arkansas Archeological Survey shall hold title to and have primary responsibility for all archeological objects and materials obtained pursuant to this program or otherwise accruing to the survey. (b) It shall be the responsibility of the Director of the Arkansas Archeolo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-215 Programs of Arkansas Archeological Society
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The Arkansas Archeological Survey is authorized to assist and support the programs of the Arkansas Archeological Society to the extent that the purposes and aims of the two (2) coincide.
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-216 Annual review and evaluation
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The Arkansas Archeological Society is requested to annually review and evaluate the programs and activities of the Arkansas Archeological Survey and to provide written reports of the evaluation to the Director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, each state-supported institution…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-301 Reservation of rights — Legislative intent
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(a) (1) The State of Arkansas reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field archeology on sites owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, and institutions, in order to protect and preserve archeological and scientific information, matter, and ob…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-302 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) (i) “Archeological site” means a location containing the physical remains of human life or human activities that are no less than one hundred (100) years old.(ii) An archeological site may but need not contain pottery, basketry, bottles, wea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-303 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 13-6-303Current 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. § 13-6-304 Cooperation by state and local entities
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(a) All state agencies, departments, institutions, and commissions, as well as all counties and municipalities, shall cooperate fully with the Arkansas Archeological Survey in the preservation, protection, excavation, and evaluation of artifacts and sites. (b) To that end, where …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-305 Reservation of state lands from sale
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(a) (1) Upon written notice to the Commissioner of State Lands given by the Arkansas Archeological Survey, the Commissioner of State Lands shall reserve from sale any state lands, including lands forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes, on which sites or artifacts are loca…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-306 State archeological landmarks — Penalty for disturbing
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(a) (1) An archeological site of significance to the scientific study or public representation of Arkansas's aboriginal past may be publicly designated by the Arkansas Archeological Survey as a state archeological landmark.(2) However, no sites shall be so designated without the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-307 Digging up or removing artifact without permission — Penalty
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to knowingly dig up an artifact from the private land of the owner without first obtaining the owner's permission.(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a:(A) Class D felony for the first offense and a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-308 Vandalism of archeological sites and artifacts — Penalty
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(a) In order that archeological sites and artifacts on state-owned or state-controlled land shall be protected for the benefit of the public, no person, natural or corporate, shall knowingly dig up and remove, write upon, carve upon, paint, deface, mutilate, destroy, or otherwise…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-401 Legislative intent
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(a) It is a declaration and statement of the General Assembly's intent that all human burials and human skeletal burial remains shall be accorded equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic origins, cultural backgrounds, religious affiliations,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-402 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Artifacts” means arrowheads, other bone and stone tools, pottery, pottery fragments, china, metal objects or other material objects made by Native American settlers, or other residents of Arkansas, which were left or lost in or on the ground, e…
Ark. Code Ann. § 13-6-403 State plan for the conservation of archeological resources in Arkansas
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(a) The public has a right to the knowledge to be derived and gained from the scientific study of human skeletal burial remains and burial furniture. (b) Therefore, when justified by “A State Plan for the Conservation of Archeological Resources in Arkansas” as promulgated by the …