§ 8-6-2017. Fines and costs
(a) If fines and costs are not paid for judgments for violations of this subchapter, the party that has not paid the fines and costs is subject to an administrative or civil enforcement action under law or rule, or both. (b) Sanctions for nonpayment may include administrative, civil, or criminal penalties as provided in the […]
§ 8-6-2018. Other authority unaffected
This subchapter does not limit the authority of an employee of: (1) A municipality, city, county, or regional solid waste management district to issue a citation for a violation of a local ordinance or bylaw; or (2) A state agency, board, or commission with the statutory duty to enforce other state laws or rules, federal […]
§ 8-6-2019. Agriculture exemption
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq., this subchapter, and § 8-6-901 et seq. do not apply to: (1) The disposal of solid waste if the disposal: (A) Results from operations of farms, grain elevators, cotton gins, and similar industries; (B) Is […]
§ 8-6-2014. Serving an environmental citation
A citation for an alleged environmental violation issued under this subchapter shall be served in person or by mailing a copy of the citation by certified mail, restricted delivery, to either the address obtained from evidence collected from the environmental violation location or to the last known address of the alleged violator.
§ 8-6-2015. Hearing on an environmental citation — Penalties
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the alleged violator shall appear before the district court named within the citation at the location and time designated in the citation. (B) The initial hearing shall occur no later than thirty (30) days after the time period expires for remediation of the […]
§ 8-6-2016. Remediation procedures for environmental citations
(a) (1) The environmental officer shall set the time period an alleged violator has to remove the solid waste or otherwise remediate the environmental violation. (2) The time period shall not exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the environmental citation. (b) To determine the time period, the environmental officer shall consider without limitation: […]
§ 8-6-2001. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Environmental Compliance Resource Act”.
§ 8-6-2002. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the state by: (1) Improving the operational efficiency of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the resources provided to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions; (2) Creating the Environmental Compliance Resource Program as a consolidated program to […]
§ 8-6-2003. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Alleged violator” means a person that has been issued an environmental citation under this subchapter by an environmental officer; (2) “Cost statement” means a verified written statement that accounts for the cost of solid waste removal or other remediation, including without limitation receipts, and establishes that: (A) The solid […]
§ 8-6-2004. Applicability
This subchapter applies to the enforcement of illegal dumping of solid waste in violation of this subchapter and the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act, § 8-9-401 et seq.