Title 20 — Public Health and Welfare

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person seeking to become a guest of any tourist camp, hotel, or rooming house to:(1) Register or permit himself or herself to be registered under an assumed name;(2) Falsely represent himself or herself as the spouse of any other guest or person s…

Any person violating any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not ex…

The Department of Health and the Division of Arkansas State Police are required to assist in the enforcement of this subchapter and of any rules promulgated by the State Board of Health relating to tourist camps, hotels, and rooming houses.

(a) Every person operating a tourist camp, hotel, or rooming house shall provide and keep a register in which shall be entered the name and address of every guest to whom accommodations are hired or given. (b) If a guest is traveling by automobile, the license number and state de…

An entity governed by this subchapter shall post information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline as required under § 12-19-102.

It shall be the duty of every guest and of everyone intending to be a guest of any hotel in this state, upon delivering to the proprietor of the hotel, or to his or her servants, any baggage or other articles of property of the guest for safekeeping elsewhere than to the room ass…

(a) No hotel proprietor shall be liable for the loss of or injury to baggage or other articles of property of his or her guest, unless the baggage or other articles of property shall have been actually delivered by the guest to the hotel proprietor or to his or her servants for s…

The liability of the keeper of any inn or hotel, whether individual, partnership, or corporation, for loss of, or injury to, personal property placed by his or her guest under his or her care, other than that described in the preceding sections, shall be that of a depository for …

Whenever any person shall allow his or her baggage or property to remain in any inn or hotel, after leaving it as a guest, and after the relation of innkeeper and guest between the guest and the proprietors of the inn or hotel has ceased, or shall forward it to the inn or hotel b…

(a) The keeper of any inn, hotel, rooming house, or boardinghouse, whether individual, partnership, corporation, or private home, shall have a lien on the baggage and other property in and about the inn, hotel, rooming house, boardinghouse, or private home belonging to or under t…

After satisfying the lien and any costs that may accrue, any residue remaining shall, on demand within six (6) months, be paid to the guest or boarder. If not so demanded within six (6) months from the date of the sale, the residue shall be deposited by the innkeeper or hotelkeep…

(a) It shall be the duty of every hotel or innkeeper in this state to furnish clean and fresh bed linens, unused by any other person or guest since the last laundering of the bed linens, on all beds assigned to the use of any guest or patron of the inn, or hotel, and any propriet…

(a) It shall be the duty of every hotel or innkeeper in this state to properly screen with wire cloth or gauze mesh not to be more than 1/32 the doors and windows of the kitchen and dining room, and all openings therein, of the inn or hotel. (b) Any proprietor, lessee, manager, a…

(a) It shall be the duty of every manager or person in charge of the conduct of any hotel or inn in this state to keep toilet rooms used in connection with the inn or hotel and provided for the use of guests or patrons of the inn or hotel in a clean and sanitary condition. (b) An…

A.C.A. § 20-26-404Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) Every person operating a tourist camp, motel, or auto court shall provide for the purpose of heating the individual rooms in the tourist camp, motel, or auto court stoves or heating units adequately vented to carry the products of combustion to the outside atmosphere. (b) (1)…

The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the public health and safety and the environment and to qualify the Division of Environmental Quality to adopt, administer, and enforce a program for licensing training providers involved with the training of regulated asbestos profess…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or commits any unlawful act thereunder or who violates any rule or order of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall be subject to the penalty provisions provided in § 8-4-103. (b) All moneys collecte…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Air monitor” means any person who collects airborne samples for analysis of asbestos fibers;(2) “Asbestos abatement consultant” means any person or other legal entity, however organized, that acts as an agent for the owner or operator in perfor…

(1) The Division of Environmental Quality shall be charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing this subchapter and is given and charged with the following powers and duties:(1) To require and regulate training and examinations for all disciplines certified by t…

The procedures of the Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on licenses, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related m…

(a) Any asbestos abatement consultant or asbestos abatement contractor shall obtain a license under this section from the Division of Environmental Quality before actively engaging in any asbestos demolition, renovation, or asbestos response action, and any training provider shal…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person:(1) To conduct:(A) Asbestos response actions, demolitions, or renovations without having first obtained a license from the Division of Environmental Quality when acting as an asbestos abatement consultant or as an asbestos abatement contrac…

(a) There is created within the Division of Environmental Quality the Asbestos Abatement Grant Program, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to an eligible city or county to be used exclusively for the purpose of one (1) or more stabilization and abatement activiti…

(a) (1) A city or county with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census may apply to the Division of Environmental Quality for grant funds to be used under this subchapter.(2) Grant funds approved for use by a county s…

(1) The grant funds approved under § 20-27-1009 may be used for the following:(1) The cost of activities undertaken in an approved grant application by a city or county in the normal course and customary practice of a stabilization and abatement activity for an eligible structure…

(a) Within thirty (30) days of receiving grant funds under this subchapter, a city or county shall provide a report to the Division of Environmental Quality that includes the following:(1) The manner in which the grant funds were expended by the city or county;(2) The results pro…

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee shall promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for the qualifications of those individuals performing blasting in Arkansas. (b) The secretary or his or her designee shall implement, enforce, …

(1) This subchapter shall not apply to the following:(1) Blasting conducted at a surface coal mine regulated by the Division of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979, § 15-58-101 et seq.; and(2) Blasting conducted during se…

(a) As used in this section:(1) [Repealed.](2) “Mobile home” means a transportable, single-family dwelling unit suitable for year-round occupancy and containing the same water supply, waste disposal, and electrical conveniences as immobile housing; and(3) “Travel trailer” means a…

This subchapter may be called the “Arkansas Quarry and Open Pit Mine Blasting Control Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Blasting” means the use of explosives or a blasting agent;(2) “Blasting agent” means any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer, that is intended for blasting if the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot be detona…

(a) Blasting shall be conducted to prevent injury to persons, damage to public or private property, adverse impact on any underground mine, and change in the course, channel, or availability of surface or ground water outside the mine's perimeter. (b) (1) In blasting operations, …

(a) (1) Any owner or operator and contractor conducting blasting operations in this state on July 1, 1995, shall notify the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee of each site or location on which blasting operations are conducted.(2) Such notic…

(a) (1) The owner or operator shall retain a record of all blasts for at least three (3) years.(2) Upon request, copies of these records shall be made available to the Division of Labor for inspection.(3) The records shall contain the following data:(A) The name of the operator o…

(a) All owners, operators, and contractors covered by this subchapter shall maintain a policy of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Arkansas and insuring the owner, operator, or contractor against liability for personal injury or property damage…

(a) This subchapter shall not apply to any mine in existence or operation on July 1, 1995, unless the mine or quarry site has been the subject of a criminal or civil proceeding resulting from its blasting operations within the three-year period before January 1, 1995. (b) Notwith…

(a) In addition to other powers and authority provided by law, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her authorized representative shall have the following authority:(1) To promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter after…

(a) All hearings conducted by the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee and all orders, notices, and assessments shall conform to the requirements of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) Service of any notice, orde…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee shall consult the State Fire Marshal regarding the adoption of any rules. (b) The Division of Labor and the State Fire Marshal shall cooperate and coordinate their activities in order to avoid dupli…

(a) All existing rules of any other state agency relating to subjects embraced within this subchapter shall remain in full force and effect unless expressly repealed, amended, or superseded by the state agency affected. (b) All orders entered, permits granted, and pending legal p…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who violates any rule or order issued under this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) (1) It shall be unlawful for a person to:(A) Violate any…

(a) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who violates any rule or order issued under this subchapter may be assessed an administrative civil penalty by the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee in an amount not to exc…

(1) In addition to the civil penalty provided in § 20-27-1313, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction without paying costs or giving bond for costs to:(1) (A) Enjoin or restrain any violation …

Any person adversely affected by a violation of this subchapter or any rules or orders issued pursuant to this subchapter shall have a private right of action for relief against the violator.

The owner or operator of any quarry or open pit mine where a blast is conducted and any contractor conducting the blast shall be jointly and severally liable for violations of this subchapter and any rules issued under this subchapter.

In addition to all other remedies provided by this subchapter, the Attorney General and the prosecuting attorney of a county may apply to the circuit court or the judge in vacation of the county where the quarry or open pit mine is located for an injunction to restrain, prevent, …

Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride SDR11 pipe and fittings may hereafter be used in the above-concrete installation of potable hot and cold water distribution systems in residential structures containing no more than four (4) living units.