§ 8-6-1703. Restrictions on open burning of yard waste
(a) The open burning of yard waste is discouraged. Enforcement shall be through informal educational efforts, unless such efforts are proven to be manifestly ineffective in preventing specific instances of open burning. (b) No citation or civil fine shall be issued or levied against the owner of a private residence for the open burning of […]
§ 8-6-2010. Applicant eligibility — Training and examination — Certification fees
(a) (1) An individual is eligible to apply for initial training as an environmental officer if the individual is a current employee of a municipality, city, county, regional solid waste management district, or state agency, board, or commission. (2) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall make the final determination on eligibility. (b) […]
§ 8-6-1704. Private rights unchanged
This subchapter shall not be construed as impairing common law private rights of action.
§ 8-6-2011. Environmental officer authority
(a) An environmental officer under this subchapter may perform one (1) or more of the following duties to ensure compliance with and enforcement of this subchapter: (1) Enter public or private property within the state to inspect suspected illegal dump sites, littering, or related complaints; (2) Enter public or private property to collect evidence of […]
§ 8-6-1801. Management plan — Substitution
If the Division of Environmental Quality requires a person to obtain an animal waste management plan, including a permit application, prepared by a professional engineer as defined in § 17-30-101, the person may substitute a plan prepared under the supervision of a professional engineer employed by one (1) of the following agencies: (1) A conservation […]
§ 8-6-2012. Issuing an environmental citation
(a) An environmental officer shall use the uniform environmental citation form under § 8-6-2009 to issue a citation for an alleged environmental violation under this subchapter. (b) An environmental officer may issue a citation for an alleged environmental violation of this subchapter to an alleged violator within the territorial jurisdiction of the environmental officer’s employer.
§ 8-6-1901. Title
This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act”.
§ 8-6-2013. Filing an environmental citation
A citation for an alleged environmental violation issued by an environmental officer shall be filed in a district court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the alleged environmental violation was committed.
§ 8-6-1902. Findings
The General Assembly makes the following findings: (1) The Division of Environmental Quality has been charged by the General Assembly with the responsibility of developing the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan which, when feasible, gives emphasis to regional planning; (2) The difficult task of addressing the complex solid waste needs of the state on a […]
§ 8-6-1903. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” or “regional board” means a regional solid waste management board established pursuant to § 8-6-701 et seq.; and (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. (3) [Repealed.]