§ 27-87-102. Ferrykeeper’s neglect of duty — Penalties
(a) Any person detained at any public ferry by reason of the ferrykeeper not having sufficient boats or other proper craft and hands to work it, or by neglecting his or her duty in any way, may make application to a justice of the peace in the township where the ferry is located for a […]
§ 27-87-103. Public ferry on private stream
(a) Where a public road crosses any private stream which has not been meandered as a navigable stream, the bed of which may belong to any individual, if in the opinion of the county court, the public convenience will be promoted thereby, the court may make an order upon its record to that effect, declaring […]
§ 27-87-104. Eligibility to keep ferry
(a) Every person owning the land fronting on any public navigable stream shall be entitled to the privilege of keeping a public ferry over or across the navigable stream if that person: (1) Owns the land on both sides or banks; or (2) Shall have possession of both sides or banks by preemption or settlement […]
§ 27-87-105. Exclusiveness of privilege
The county court shall not permit any ferry to be established within one (1) mile above or below any ferry previously established, except at or near cities and towns where the public convenience may require it and satisfactory proof of the need shall be first adduced.
§ 27-87-106. State establishment and operation
(a) In all cases hereafter existing in which a privately owned ferry serving traffic upon any state highway is discontinued, leaving no means of crossing available to the public, the State Highway Commission is authorized to establish and maintain ferry service at that point. (b) To the end of providing ferry service, the State Highway […]
§ 27-87-107. Record of cotton shipments
(a) It shall be unlawful for any ferry boat to transport cotton or cottonseed from the shores of the State of Arkansas on the Mississippi River across the river into another state unless the owner or operator of the ferry boat shall keep a record of the vehicle used in the transportation of the cotton […]
§ 27-87-201. Taking toll without license — Penalty
If any person shall keep any ferry over any navigable stream, for which he or she shall charge any person any money or any other valuable thing, without complying with the provisions of this chapter in relation to obtaining license, he or she shall forfeit and pay to every other person having a licensed ferry […]
§ 27-87-202. License — Navigable waterways generally
(a) No person shall keep any ferry over or across any public navigable stream or lake so as to charge any compensation for crossing the stream or lake without first procuring a license from the county court of the county in which the ferry is situated. (b) Any person wishing to establish a ferry across […]
§ 27-87-203. License — Stream on county boundary
If any navigable stream or lake shall form a portion of the boundary of any county, so that one bank is in one county and the other is in a different county at the place where it is proposed to erect a ferry, a license shall be had from the county court for the ferry […]
§ 27-87-204. Operation by advertisement
(a) Any person wishing to put into operation any public ferry when the county court is not in session may do so by putting up an advertisement at the ferry, stating that he or she intends to apply at the next county court for a license for the ferry, and he or she may charge […]