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AR Code § 15-75-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-316. Class ten permit

 (a) Holders of class ten permits:  (1) May engage in the installation of liquefied petroleum gas piping and appliances in any type building, but may not sell or install liquefied petroleum gas containers; and  (2) Must pay an annual permit fee in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100).    (b) Applicants for class ten permits:  (1) Must furnish evidence of the following insurance:  (A) Manufacturers' and Contractors' Each Person $500,000 Bodily Injury Liability Each Accident 500,000 Insurance (B) Manufacturers' and Contractors' Each Accident $500,000 Property Damage Liability Aggregate 500,000 Insurance    (2) Must provide a certified or notarized financial statement which has been compiled within the past sixty (60) days;  (3) Must provide full-time employment of qualified personnel whose competency shall be proved through a current written or oral examination; and  (4) Must comply with all other applicable requirements.      Click to view table.
AR Code § 15-75-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-317. Approval prerequisite to supplying or acquiring certain equipment and products

 (a) No applicant for a permit shall purchase, lease, rent, or furnish any equipment or product which is subject to inspection or regulation by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board until the application has been approved and authority to purchase has been granted by the Director of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.  (b) No permit holder shall sell, lease, rent, or furnish any equipment or product which is subject to inspection or regulation by the board to any applicant until the application has been approved and the authority to purchase has been granted by the director.
AR Code § 15-75-318 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-318. Fees — Times payable

 (a) All fees for permits as classified in §§ 15-75-307 — 15-75-316 are payable on or before January 1 each year.  (b) All fees for inspection must be paid not later than thirty (30) days after inspections are made.
AR Code § 15-75-319 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-319. Reinstatement or transfer of permits — Automatic revocation upon suspension of business

 (a) Each permit authorized by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall be issued in the name of the person for whom approval was granted.  (b) No permit shall be transferable to any other person without prior approval by the board.  (c) The permits of all holders who shall cease doing business as authorized by their permits for a period of twenty (20) days shall be automatically revoked and may be reinstated only by action of the board.  (d) A transfer of an existing permit or a reinstatement of an automatic revocation of an existing permit pursuant to this subchapter may be made only upon compliance with this subchapter and rules pertaining to new applications, and the proposed transfers or reinstatements shall meet all requirements for new applications.
AR Code § 15-75-320 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-320. Sales restrictions

 (a) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale liquefied petroleum gas or conduct liquefied petroleum gas operations of any type in any area of this state in which certified personnel are not readily available for proper and efficient service to the users' containers, systems, or appurtenances.  (b) Each existing or new permit issued by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall designate accurately the county or counties in which the holder may conduct liquefied petroleum gas operations.  (c) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale liquefied petroleum gas or conduct liquefied petroleum gas operations of any type in any county or counties not shown on and authorized by a current permit.  (d)  (1) Any dealer desiring to enlarge or expand liquefied petroleum gas service beyond his or her permitted counties may add a contiguous county to his or her permit by:  (A) Providing thirty (30) days' written notice of his or her intention to the director; and  (B) Paying a permit fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each additional county to be included under the permit.    (2) The director shall report any additional counties included under a class one permit issued under subdivision (d)(1) of this section to the board at its next meeting.
AR Code § 15-75-322 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-322. Shortage emergencies

 (a) The Governor of the State of Arkansas may join with the governor of any other state in declaring a liquefied petroleum gas shortage emergency.  (b) When the declaration is issued, liquefied petroleum gas trucks and operators meeting all certification, permit, and licensing requirements of the United States Government and their home state shall be permitted to transport liquefied petroleum gas in and through Arkansas without obtaining any license, permit, or certification by an agency of the State of Arkansas.  (c) The waiver of Arkansas licensing, permitting, and certification laws and rules regarding liquefied petroleum gas trucks and operators thereof shall be valid only during the time of the emergency.
AR Code § 15-75-323 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-323. Civil penalty

 (a) In addition to any other penalty provided in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule pertaining thereto, shall pay to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense.  (b)  (1) If a person against whom a civil penalty has been imposed by the board fails to pay the penalty, the board may file an action in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to collect the civil penalty.  (2) If the board prevails in the action, the defendant shall be directed to pay, in addition to the civil penalty, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the board in prosecuting the action.
AR Code § 15-75-324 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 3 - Permits and Certificates of Competency|§ 15-75-324. Permit application approvals

 All class one (1) permit application approvals must have all prerequisites met and the permit issued within six (6) months of approval by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. If not issued within six (6) months of approval, the application will be returned to the applicant and a new application must be submitted to the board thirty (30) days prior to the date of the regular meeting at which the application is to be considered.
AR Code § 15-75-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-401. Vapor pressure

 The vapor pressure of any gases delivered for use in any container shall not exceed, at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F), the allowable pressure for gas to be used in the container as fixed by the manufacturer.
AR Code § 15-75-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-402. Strength of butane containers

 Each container, except containers designed to operate under refrigerated or cryogenic conditions, where used in the transportation or storage of a liquefied petroleum gas mixture known as butane gas shall be designed and constructed to withstand an internal pressure of not less than one hundred twenty-five pounds (125 lbs.) per square inch.
AR Code § 15-75-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-403. Strength of propane containers

 Each container, except containers designed to operate under refrigerated or cryogenic conditions, where used for the storage or transportation of a liquefied petroleum gas mixture known as propane gas shall be designed and constructed to withstand an internal pressure of not less than two hundred fifty pounds (250 lbs.) per square inch.
AR Code § 15-75-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-404. Inspection

 (a) Each container used for the storage or transportation of liquefied petroleum gases for distribution or resale shall be inspected at least once annually.  (b) Each container which is to be used or connected as a part of a plant or to a system for the utilization of liquefied petroleum gases shall have a state registration tag of approval attached before installation and shall be inspected thereafter at such times and in such manner as may be determined under the rules of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.  (c) No bulk or commercial storage container shall be installed or moved and reinstalled at any location prior to approval by the board.  (d) Any inspector of the board who, after inspection of any container or system, shall find it unsafe, shall forbid its further use.
AR Code § 15-75-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-405. Use of unapproved containers and systems

 (a) No person shall use, install, or operate or cause to be used, installed, or operated any container or system until approved by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.  (b) No person shall sell, service, or deliver any gases for use in any container or system prior to approval of the containers or system by the board, nor shall any person sell, service, or deliver gases for use in any container or system, the approval of which has been denied by the board.
AR Code § 15-75-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 75 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases|Subchapter 4 - Containers|§ 15-75-407. Retail sellers to furnish account statements to certain customers

 (a) Each person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity engaging in the business of selling liquefied petroleum gas at retail in the state shall furnish within the first twenty (20) days of each calendar month to each retail customer in the state having a credit balance of twenty dollars ($20.00) or more a statement of the customer's account showing that credit balance.  (b) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall see that every propane dealer doing business in the State of Arkansas receives a copy of this section and shall monitor compliance with this section.  (c) The failure of any person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity to comply with the provisions of this section or the rules of the board adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall constitute grounds for the revocation or suspension of the license or permit of each person or entity to engage in the business of selling liquefied petroleum gas at retail in this state.
AR Code § 15-76-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 2 - By-Products of Production — Disposal|§ 15-76-201. Improper disposal of salt water

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any firm, person, corporation, or individual to dispose of salt water produced in conjunction with the production of oil or gas into any of the streams, lakes, ponds, and other surface waters of the state from any oil or gas pools or fields. It is the intent of this section to make it mandatory that salt water produced from any newly discovered oil or gas field be disposed of by the producer of the salt water by either putting it in pits or recycling it back into the proper sand.  (b) Should any firm, person, corporation, or individual violate the provisions of this section, he or she shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and up to one thousand dollars ($1,000). Each separate day shall constitute a different violation. In addition to the fine imposed in this section, the circuit courts of this state may enjoin the violator from continuing the unlawful disposal.
AR Code § 15-76-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 2 - By-Products of Production — Disposal|§ 15-76-202. Corporations for disposal of salt water

 (a) Corporations may be created in this state for the purpose of gathering, storing, impounding, or otherwise disposing of salt water produced in the drilling and operation of oil wells in this state and to prevent the flow of such water into the streams of this state. Such corporations shall be formed and governed by the general corporation laws of this state.  (b) Any person, corporation, association, or partnership which is now or may hereafter engage in the business of producing oil in this state, as well as any other person or firm, is authorized and empowered to subscribe for, own, and vote stock in corporations created pursuant to and for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.  (c) It is the specific purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this section to authorize the creation of corporations to dispose of salt water produced in drilling and operating oil wells and to encourage the development of the corporations by persons, firms, or corporations engaged in oil production in this state. In order to encourage and aid in the development of corporations to dispose of salt water arising from oil production, and in order to make it economical and practicable for oil producers in this state to develop the corporations or to obtain the benefits of the corporations in disposing of salt water, thereby preventing pollution of streams and lakes in this state, the Oil and Gas Commission and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and all other appropriate state agencies are encouraged and directed to do and perform all acts within their power and authority to encourage the development of these corporations and assist oil producers in this state in obtaining the benefits for which these corporations are created.  (d) The provisions of this section shall be cumulative to the existing laws of this state, and shall not be deemed to repeal or modify any of such existing laws unless directly in conflict herewith.
AR Code § 15-76-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 3 - Brine Production|§ 15-76-301. Declaration of policy

 It is declared to be in the public interest to:   (1) Foster, encourage, and promote the development and production in the state of the natural resource of brine;  (2) Authorize and provide for the operation and development of brine properties in such a manner that the greatest ultimate recovery of brine, and the chemical substances contained therein, is had and that the correlative rights of all owners are fully protected;  (3) Authorize and provide for the formation of units for the production of brine in order that the greatest possible economic recovery of brine, and the chemical substances contained therein, is obtained within the state; and  (4) Empower with and delegate to the Oil and Gas Commission the authority to administer and enforce all provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-76-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 3 - Brine Production|§ 15-76-303. Penalties

 (a) Any person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for a term of not more than six (6) months, or to both fine and imprisonment, who, for the purpose of evading this subchapter or of evading any rule or order made thereunder, shall:  (1) Intentionally make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report required to be made by this subchapter or by any rule or order made hereunder;  (2) Make or cause to be made any false entry in any account, record, or memorandum kept by any person in connection with the provisions of this subchapter or of any rule or order made hereunder;  (3) Omit to make, or cause to be omitted, full, true, and correct entries in those accounts, records, or memoranda, of all facts and transactions pertaining to the interest or activities in the brine industry of that person as may be required by the Oil and Gas Commission under authority given in this subchapter or by any rule or order made hereunder; or  (4) Remove out of the jurisdiction of the state, or who shall mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify, any book, record, or other paper made under this subchapter.    (b) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this subchapter or of any rule or order of the commission made hereunder shall, in the event a penalty for the violation is not otherwise provided in this subchapter, be subject to a penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) a day for each and every day of the violation. For each and every act of violation, the penalty shall be recovered in a suit in the circuit court of the county where the defendant resides, or in the county of the residence of any defendant if there is more than one (1) defendant, or in the circuit court of the county where the violation took place. The place of suit shall be selected by the commission, and the suit, by direction of the commission, shall be instituted and conducted in the name of the commission by the attorney for the commission or by the Attorney General or under his or her direction by the prosecuting attorney of the county where the suit is instituted.  (c) Any person knowingly and willfully aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order made hereunder shall be subject to the same penalties as are prescribed herein for the violation by the other person.
AR Code § 15-76-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 3 - Brine Production|§ 15-76-304. Injunctions by the commission

 (a) Whenever it shall appear that any person is violating, or threatening to violate, any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order made thereunder by any act done in the operation of any well for the production of brine or the injection of effluent into an aquifer for disposal or injection purposes or by omitting any act required to be done thereunder, the Oil and Gas Commission, through its counsel or the Attorney General, may bring suit against that person in the circuit court in the county in which the well in question is located to restrain the person from continuing the violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. In that suit, the commission may obtain injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions as the facts may warrant, including, when appropriate, an injunction restraining any person from producing brine or injecting effluent into an aquifer.  (b) If the defendant cannot be personally served with summons in that county, personal jurisdiction of that defendant in that suit may be obtained by service made on any employee or agent of that defendant working on or about any well involved in that suit and by the commission mailing a copy of the complaint in the action to the defendant at the address of the defendant then recorded with the Director of Production and Conservation.
AR Code § 15-76-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 76 - Brine|Subchapter 3 - Brine Production|§ 15-76-305. Injunctions against the commission

 (a) No temporary restraining order or injunction of any kind shall be granted against the Oil and Gas Commission or members thereof or against the Attorney General or against any agent, employee, or representative of the commission restraining the commission or any of its members, agents, employees, or representatives or the Attorney General from enforcing any provision of this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order made hereunder, except after three (3) days' notice served upon some person in the principal office of the commission of the time, place, and court before which application for the order shall be made.  (b) If the commission shall so request, it shall be entitled to a trial on the merits within ten (10) days after the granting of any temporary order. If the plaintiff is not ready for trial at that time, the court shall be authorized to dissolve the temporary restraining order.