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AR Code § 15-74-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-404. Specifications for fuels and oils

 No article or commodity shall be sold or offered for sale in the State of Arkansas as gasoline, motor vehicle fuel, special motor vehicle fuel, illuminating oils, or heating oils unless it shall conform to specifications as follows:   (1) The fuels mentioned above shall be free from water and suspended matter;  (2) The corrosion test shall be that method prescribed by current American Society for Testing and Materials method or such other test as may be prescribed by the Arkansas Bureau of Standards;  (3) The method of testing distillation and the distillation range used in such testing of the petroleum products mentioned above shall be as prescribed by current American Society for Testing and Materials standards or as prescribed by the bureau;  (4) The tests required herein shall be made by the refiners, manufacturers, or blenders of gasoline, motor vehicle fuels, illuminating oils, or heating oils sold or offered for sale in the State of Arkansas; and where shipment is by rail or water transportation, the bill of lading for each shipment shall state that the product meets the American Society for Testing and Materials standards set forth herein. Where shipment is by truck or other vehicle, the invoice for each shipment shall state that the product meets the American Society for Testing and Materials standards set forth herein. The bill of lading must show the destination of the shipment. When any inspector of the bureau is in doubt as to the correctness of the statement attached to the bill of lading or invoice, he or she may procure a sample of the petroleum product in question and send the sample to the bureau;  (5) The bureau, upon receipt of the sample, shall further test the sample or cause the sample to be tested and the result of the test shall be final; and  (6) Such other specifications shall be met and tests performed as required by the American Society for Testing and Materials or as prescribed by the bureau.
AR Code § 15-74-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-405. Condemnation of gasoline — Placards — Hose inspection

 (a) Where inspectors find gasoline being sold or offered for sale by any dealer that does not meet the specifications as set out in this subchapter, they must condemn the gasoline and affix to gasoline pumps the following placards as the occasion requires: “THIS GASOLINE DOES NOT MEET ARKANSAS SPECIFICATIONS AND HAS BEEN CONDEMNED, STATE OF ARKANSAS”; “THIS GASOLINE IS CORROSIVE, STATE OF ARKANSAS”; “THIS GASOLINE CONTAINS DIRT AND OTHER SUSPENDED MATTER, STATE OF ARKANSAS”; or “THIS GASOLINE CONTAINS WATER, STATE OF ARKANSAS”.  (b) In addition to affixing the placards on the pumps, the inspector must immediately file information with the proper authorities and prosecute the dealer for this violation.  (c) As long as placards remain on the pumps, contents of the tanks to which the pump is connected shall be removed only through the pump bearing the placards.  (d) Placards shall be removed only by authorized inspectors.  (e) Placards must:  (1) Be at least one foot (1') square;  (2) Have a white background with red letters; and  (3) Be easily readable from a distance of twenty feet (20'). At least two (2) placards must be sealed directly on each pump dispensing the illegal gasoline.    (f) Where suspended matter is found in gasoline, the hose must be examined and, if found defective, must be replaced before that pump can be used again.
AR Code § 15-74-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-406. Penalty for removing or altering placards

 The removing, altering, disfiguring, or defacing of any placard or any part thereof shall be treated as a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation guilty of that misdemeanor shall be fined in a sum not more than five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
AR Code § 15-74-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-407. Prohibition on sale or use of certain fluids for illumination or heating

 No oils or fluids which ignite or burn at any temperature less than that established by the current American Society for Testing and Materials standards or such other standards as the Arkansas Bureau of Standards may establish shall be offered for sale or used for illuminating or heating purposes within the state. However, it shall be lawful to offer for sale or sell any of the fluids to be used for illuminating or heating purposes within this state in the form of vapor or gas, and to use the fluids for those purposes regardless of the flash point.
AR Code § 15-74-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-408. Inspection of dealer records

 The person, firm, or corporation who receives motor vehicle fuel must keep in his or her possession and file in an orderly manner statements showing distillation tests, bills of lading, or invoices, as the case may be, covering each quantity received, and those items are to be subject to inspection by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her authorized agents.
AR Code § 15-74-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-409. Oil or gasoline testing prior to sale

 (a) Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall receive any of the oils or gasoline mentioned in this subchapter that has not been tested under the laws of this state, it shall be his or her or its duty to:  (1) Cause to be tested, or test, the oils or gasoline as provided in this subchapter before the oils or gasoline are offered for sale; or  (2) Pay the same fee as is provided in this subchapter.    (b) In order to comply with the requirements of this section, the inspectors or deputies, when called upon, as soon as practicable, shall test or cause to be tested the petroleum oils mentioned in the subchapter.  (c) When any person, firm, or corporation shall receive within this state any of the petroleum oils mentioned in this subchapter for the different purposes mentioned in this subchapter, he or she shall at once notify the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or one (1) of his or her deputies or inspectors, of the quantity of the oils received and request the inspection of the oils. If for any reason the deputies or inspectors are not able to promptly test the petroleum oils, the person, firm, or corporation, or any authorized agent thereof, may subject the products of petroleum to the test prescribed by the provisions of this subchapter, and on furnishing the secretary, or any deputy or inspector, an affidavit that the oils have been subjected to and have met the requirements of the test prescribed by this subchapter, he or she shall be entitled to receive from the secretary, or deputy or inspector, a certificate showing that the test has been made. The person, firm, or corporation, or any duly authorized agent thereof, may then sell or offer for sale the oils.
AR Code § 15-74-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 4 - Tests and Inspections|§ 15-74-410. Records of inspections — Disposition of funds

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or his or her deputies or inspectors, whose duty it is to enforce this subchapter, shall keep a correct record of all oils and fluids inspected by them in a book provided for by the state for that purpose. They shall have the power to make any necessary investigation to determine whether or not any oils have been inspected before being offered for sale.  (b) The secretary, his or her deputies, or his or her inspectors, shall have the right to administer oaths and inspect any and all records having reference to the receiving, forwarding, transportation, or sale of any oils or fluids.  (c) All records kept by the secretary, or his or her deputies or inspectors, pertaining to the inspection of oils and fluids mentioned in this subchapter shall be open to the inspection of any interested party.
AR Code § 15-74-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 5 - Pricing|§ 15-74-501. Prohibition against discrimination in purchase price of crude oil from different pools

 (a)  (1) Any person engaged in the business of buying any crude oil for manufacture or sale thereof, who shall discriminate between different pools of crude oil in this state by purchasing crude oil at a lower price in one (1) pool than is paid for crude oil of the same kind, quality, and grade by that person in another pool after making due allowance for the difference, if any, in the reasonable cost of transportation from the locality of purchase to the locality of manufacture or sale, shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination, which is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.  (2) Provided, however, any person engaged in the business of buying any crude oil for the manufacture or sale thereof shall not be guilty of unfair discrimination if such person is responding to or competing with or matching prices offered by other purchasers of crude oil for manufacture or sale thereof.    (b) Any person who shall be convicted of unfair discrimination, as defined by this section:  (1) Shall be fined for each offense not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and  (2) Shall be enjoined, upon the application of the State of Arkansas or any person injured by that discrimination, from engaging directly or indirectly in the business of purchasing any such commodities.    (c) Any person injured by that discrimination shall recover treble the amount of his or her damages resulting from that unfair discrimination, and the costs and expenses of the litigation, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.  (d) As used in this section:  (1) “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trustee, receiver, or assignee for the benefit of creditors;  (2) “Pool” shall have the same meaning as that term is defined and used in §§ 15-71-101 — 15-71-112, 15-72-101 — 15-72-110, 15-72-205, 15-72-212, 15-72-216, 15-72-301 — 15-72-324, and 15-72-401 — 15-72-407.    (e) The provisions hereof shall be held cumulative of each other and of all other laws in any way affecting them now in force in this state.
AR Code § 15-74-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 5 - Pricing|§ 15-74-502. Prohibition against requiring commissioned agents to purchase business according to Department of Energy fuel allocation — Contracts

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any major oil company to require or seek to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to:  (1) Purchase the oil business at a price in which the major oil company has used the Department of Energy fuel allocation assigned to the commissioned agent as a formula or factor to be considered in determining the price at which the major oil company offers to sell the oil business to the commissioned agent; or  (2) Require or attempt to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to purchase, or to pay an extra price or premium to obtain, their Department of Energy fuel allotment or allocation from the major oil company.    (b) Any contract by which a major oil company requires or seeks to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to purchase or make payment for their fuel allocation shall be void to the extent that the contract requires the payment and shall be unenforceable in the courts of this state as against public policy. Provided, nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the major oil companies from charging commissioned agents the regular price at which the major oil companies make fuel available to commissioned agents for sale or distribution in this state.  (c)  (1) Any major oil company violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law.  (2) Each contract or transaction in violation of the provisions of this section shall be a separate offense and shall be punishable accordingly.
AR Code § 15-74-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 6 - Proceeds of Sale Generally|§ 15-74-601. Time limits governing oil and gas payments — Definition

 (a) The proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production from any oil or gas well shall be paid to persons legally entitled thereto, commencing no later than six (6) months after the date of first sale and thereafter no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the calendar month within which subsequent production is sold or as provided for under subdivision (b)(2) of this section.  (b)  (1) The payment of proceeds under subsection (a) of this section is to be made to persons entitled thereto by the first purchasers of the production.  (2) The payment may be made annually for the aggregate of up to twelve (12) months of accumulation of proceeds if the aggregate amount owed is at least ten dollars ($10.00), but less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), provided, upon written request by the royalty owner, the payment shall be made when the aggregate amount exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). Accumulated amounts of less than ten dollars ($10.00) may be held but shall be paid when production ceases or by the payor of the payment upon relinquishing responsibility.    (c) As used in this subchapter, “first purchaser” means the first commercial purchaser after completion of the well and shall not include purchasers of oil or gas during initial testing prior to completion.  (d) Any delay in determining the persons legally entitled to an interest in the proceeds from production caused by unmarketable title to the interest shall not affect payments to persons whose title is marketable.  (e) When payment has not been made within the time limits specified in this subchapter, the first purchaser shall pay interest to those legally entitled to the withheld proceeds commencing on the payment due date at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on the nonpaid amounts unless a different rate of interest is specified in a written agreement between the payor and the payee.  (f) The first purchaser shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter, and the owner of the right to drill and to produce under an oil and gas lease or force pooling order shall be substituted for the first purchaser therein when the owner and purchaser have entered into arrangements in which the proceeds are paid by the purchaser to the owner, who assumes the responsibility of paying the proceeds to persons legally entitled thereto.  (g) Moneys paid by the payor under this section may be paid by either check or any form of electronic funds transferred to the persons legally entitled to the moneys under § 15-72-305.
AR Code § 15-74-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 6 - Proceeds of Sale Generally|§ 15-74-602. Fraudulently withholding payments

 (a) If the first purchaser, or owner of the right to drill and produce substituted for the first commercial purchaser as provided in this subchapter, violates this subchapter by willfully withholding payments without just cause or through bad faith from persons legally entitled to the proceeds from production, the court may award, in addition to the unpaid amount of proceeds and interest as provided in § 15-74-601, a penalty in an amount not to exceed simple interest at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum on the amount of the unpaid proceeds from the due date as provided in § 15-74-601 and a reasonable attorney's fee.  (b) The terms of this section shall not be applicable to any producing unit or well that produces liquid hydrocarbons only, or liquid hydrocarbons associated with the production of gas, or gas produced associated with the production of liquid hydrocarbons.
AR Code § 15-74-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 6 - Proceeds of Sale Generally|§ 15-74-603. Action for nonpayment of proceeds

 (a) Any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the oil or gas well is located shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings brought pursuant to this subchapter.  (b) If persons legally entitled to the proceeds seek relief for the failure of the purchaser to make timely payment of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas or interest thereon as required in §§ 15-74-601 and 15-74-602, the first purchaser or the owner of the right to produce under an oil or gas lease or force pooling order shall be furnished with written notice of the failure as a prerequisite to commencing judicial action for the nonpayment.  (c) The first purchaser shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the required notice within which to pay proceeds or to respond in writing with a reasonable basis for nonpayment.  (d) If the court is satisfied that payments have not been willfully withheld without just cause or through bad faith, the penalty provisions of § 15-74-602 shall not apply to the withholding of the payments.  (e) In the event of willful nonpayment, or in the event the court finds there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party or his or her attorney, the court shall award an attorney's fee in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or ten percent (10%) of the amount in controversy, whichever is less, to the prevailing party unless a voluntary dismissal is filed, or the pleadings are amended as to any nonjusticiable issue within a reasonable time after the attorney or party filing the dismissal or the amended pleadings knew, or reasonably should have known, that he or she would not prevail.  (f) The terms of this section shall not be applicable to any producing unit or well that produces liquid hydrocarbons only, or liquid hydrocarbons associated with the production of gas, or gas produced associated with the production of liquid hydrocarbons.
AR Code § 15-74-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine|Chapter 74 - Measurement, Inspection, And Sale Of Oil And Gas|Subchapter 6 - Proceeds of Sale Generally|§ 15-74-604. Failure to pay royalties

 (a) An obligation arises under an oil and gas lease to pay or to deliver oil or gas royalties to the mineral owner or his or her assignee or to deliver oil or gas to a purchaser to the credit of the mineral owner or his or her assignee, and willful breach by the owner of the right to drill and produce of the obligation may authorize, among other relief, cancellation of the lease where determined, by the court, that the equities of the case warrant cancellation.  (b) In the event the operator under an oil or gas lease fails to pay oil or gas royalties to the mineral owner or his or her assignee within one hundred eighty (180) days after oil or gas produced under the lease is marketed, the unpaid royalties shall bear interest thereafter at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid. Provided, that the operator may remit annually to a person entitled to royalties the aggregate of up to twelve (12) months of monthly royalties where the aggregate amount owed is one hundred dollars ($100) or less. This subchapter shall not apply when mineral owners or their assignees elect to take their proportionate share of production in kind or in the event of unmarketability of title which would affect substantially the making of the royalty payments.  (c) A prior first lien is created to the extent of any unpaid royalty, together with any interest or penalty thereon, granted or reserved in any valid instrument to secure the owner of the royalty interest, his or her heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns.  (d) When payment has not been made upon any natural gas production within the time limits specified in § 15-74-601, the first purchaser shall, upon suit being filed, suspend all royalty payments the subject of the litigation due under the lease interest to the owner of the right to drill and produce, provided that the first purchaser is made a party to the suit, and thereafter shall pay the amounts due all such royalty interests, as the amounts become due, into the registry of the court in which the suit is pending and the first purchaser shall be relieved of all further burdens or obligations therefor.