§ 15-60-101. Chapter cumulative
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.
§ 15-60-102. Penalty
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) months, or by both […]
§ 15-60-103. License required
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 bearing quicksilver or mercury without first procuring the license provided for by this chapter.
§ 15-60-104. License application
(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 addresses of the applicants. […]
§ 15-60-105. Contents of license
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 thereof and in the case of joint-stock companies, corporations, and trusts, […]
§ 15-60-106. License tax
(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 quicksilver or mercury shall pay a license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) a year to each county in which he, […]
§ 15-60-107. Receipt prerequisite to license issuance
Before any county clerk shall issue a license to any applicant therefor, there shall be exhibited to the clerk a receipt from the sheriff of the county as evidence that the license tax has been paid.
§ 15-60-108. License issuance and expiration
Every license granted shall date from the first day of the month in which it is issued and expire on the following December 31.
§ 15-60-109. Record of license application and issuance
It shall be the duty of the county clerk to record each application and each license issued in the mining records of the county.
§ 15-60-110. Payment of clerk and sheriff
(a) The 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 entitled to and receive from the county five percent […]
§ 15-60-111. Records to be kept by refiners and purchasers of ore
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, concentrates, or amalgams bearing quicksilver or mercury, to keep a record containing the following information: (1) The full name […]
§ 15-60-112. Records to be kept by purchasers of refined mercury for resale
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 following information: (1) The full name and address of the person from whom distilled or […]
§ 15-60-113. Inspection and preservation of records
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.
§ 15-60-114. Failure to preserve records or permit inspection — False statements in application
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 records; (3) Causes any false or […]
§ 15-60-115. Disposition of funds
All license taxes collected, forfeited bail received, and fines collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the county general fund.