§ 8-6-2005. Prohibited conduct
An act or omission that results in one (1) or more of the following in this state is prohibited by this subchapter: (1) The illegal dumping of solid waste on public or private property; (2) The creation or participation in the creation or furtherance of an illegal dump site; (3) The disposal of solid waste […]
§ 8-6-2006. Commission power and duties
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall promulgate rules for the administration of the Environmental Compliance Resource Program under this subchapter.
§ 8-6-2007. Division power and duties
(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop, implement, and administer an Environmental Compliance Resource Program as provided under this subchapter and pursuant to the rules promulgated by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. (b) (1) The division shall designate at least one (1) employee as a program coordinator. (2) A program coordinator shall […]
§ 8-6-2008. Environmental Compliance Resource Program
(a) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or his or her designee shall develop, implement, and administer the Environmental Compliance Resource Program. (b) The program shall provide: (1) Guidance and resources to all certified environmental officers; (2) Evaluation of all applicants for initial training as an environmental officer; (3) Coordination of training and […]
§ 8-6-2009. Promulgation of uniform environmental citation form
(a) (1) The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop and promulgate a uniform environmental citation form based on the laws applicable to this subchapter under § 8-6-2004 and conduct prohibited under § 8-6-2005 in consultation with the Attorney General. (2) The uniform environmental citation form shall be used exclusively by all environmental officers in this […]
§ 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) […]
§ 8-6-2011. 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 […]
§ 8-6-2012. 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.
§ 8-6-2013. 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.