§ 17-51-106. Fees
(a) The State Board of Health shall have the authority to: (1) Set fees to cover only the cost of the administration of this chapter; and (2) Establish fees for: (A) Examination; (B) Licensing; (C) Renewal of license; (D) Penalty for late renewal; (E) Evaluation for reciprocity; and (F) Temporary permit issuance or renewal. (b) […]
§ 17-51-201. License required
(a) In order to safeguard the public health, all water system operators of community and certain noncommunity public water systems from which water is sold, distributed, or otherwise offered for human consumption, whether such water systems are publicly or privately owned and operated, shall be licensed and certified as competent by the Department of Health […]
§ 17-50-311. Fees
(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall establish and collect fees not to exceed the maximum amounts as follows: (1) Contractor’s license — well drilling $200.00 (2) Contractor’s license — pump installer 200.00 (3) Contractor’s license — well drilling and pump installer 400.00 (4) Rig permit fee 160.00 (5) Registration fee — well driller […]
§ 17-50-312. Apprenticeship program
(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall develop an apprenticeship program to assist persons applying for registration and having a minimum level of knowledge, skills, and abilities for the type or class of registration for which they are applying. (b) (1) The apprenticeship program shall include the following: (A) Registration and issuance of a […]
§ 17-50-401. Title
This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Water Well Rig Confiscation Act”.
§ 17-50-207. Injunctions — Liability of members
(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction is authorized to seek in a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction, whether permanent or temporary, upon affidavit to prevent any person, business, corporation, or other legal entity from violating any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the commission under the authority of this chapter. […]
§ 17-50-402. Legislative findings
It has been found by the General Assembly that: (1) Certain persons continuously violate Arkansas law requiring that they first obtain the proper registration, licensure, and training for construction of water wells and that such persons do not have the required bond to protect well owners; (2) Construction of water wells by those persons is […]
§ 17-50-208. Proceedings before commission
(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction is empowered, by majority vote, to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to require their attendance in the giving of testimony before it, and to require the production of books, papers, and records in any proceeding before the commission as may be pertinent to any questions lawfully before the commission. […]
§ 17-50-403. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Contraband property” means property of any nature, including personal, tangible, or intangible, but not real property, that is used or intended to be used in violation of § 17-50-104; (2) (A) “Pumping equipment” means all machinery and parts of pumps such as deep well turbine pumps with right angle […]
§ 17-50-209. Investigations
When engaged in any investigation, any employee of the Department of Agriculture shall have the power to administer oaths and to take depositions of persons relevant to any investigations for violations of this chapter.