(a) The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall designate those employees who shall have the powers of peace officers in the enforcement of the fire laws, the laws pertaining to the unlawful disposal of solid waste when the unlawful disposal occurs on forest land, and any criminal laws pertaining to the unlawful damage, vandalism, or theft of […]
(a) (1) Any person in this state who desires to burn forest vegetation, including debris from land clearing, shall notify the Arkansas Forestry Commission of the person’s intention to burn. Notification of the proposed burning shall include the time and location of the intended burning and other facts which the person or the commission may […]
(a) Any fire on any forested, cut-over, brushlands, or grasslands burning uncontrolled is declared a public nuisance by reason of its menace to life or property. (b) (1) Any person, firm, or corporation responsible for either the starting or the existing of such a fire is required to control or extinguish it immediately, and, if […]
(a) Persons, firms, or corporations starting or being responsible for fires that cause damage to any other person shall make satisfaction in double damage to the party injured. (b) Damages are to be recovered by civil action.
No bond for costs shall be required in any courts of this state for prosecution for violation of §§ 20-22-301, 20-22-303, 20-22-304, 20-22-306, and this section.
Conviction for violation of § 5-38-310 or any part of § 5-38-311 shall be prima facie evidence of responsibility in civil action to recover damages or suppression costs under § 20-22-304.
