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AR Code § 8-6-1703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 17 - Open Burning of Residential Yard Waste|§ 8-6-1703. Restrictions on open burning of yard waste

 (a) The open burning of yard waste is discouraged. Enforcement shall be through informal educational efforts, unless such efforts are proven to be manifestly ineffective in preventing specific instances of open burning.  (b) No citation or civil fine shall be issued or levied against the owner of a private residence for the open burning of brush or yard waste unless such open burning constitutes:  (1) A persistent or recurring offense to surrounding landowners, as determined by complaints to state or local officials;  (2) A fire hazard to surrounding property, as determined by appropriate local officials; or  (3) A safety hazard causing obscured vision on public roads or highways.    (c)  (1) No citation or civil fine shall be issued or levied pursuant to the exception of subdivision (b)(1) of this section unless first preceded by a warning order or other appropriate notification delivered to the alleged violator by certified mail, restricted delivery, or other appropriate mechanism of legal service, indicating that a local or state agency has received a complaint concerning open burning activities. Such order or notification need not reveal the identity of the complainants. This order or notification shall advise the alleged violator of alternatives to open burning of yard waste.  (2) As used in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, “persistent or recurring” burning includes activities that are seasonal or annual. Each day of any event of open burning that continues following executed service of a warning order or notification may justify a citation or civil fine unless the alleged violator takes reasonably diligent measures to extinguish or control the fire.    (d) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as impairing the authority of local fire control officials to abate fire hazards through whatever regulatory mechanisms deemed necessary and appropriate.  (e) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as impairing the authority of the Division of Environmental Quality to abate reasonably likely exceedances of National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
AR Code § 8-6-1704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 17 - Open Burning of Residential Yard Waste|§ 8-6-1704. Private rights unchanged

 This subchapter shall not be construed as impairing common law private rights of action.
AR Code § 8-6-1801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 18 - Animal Waste|§ 8-6-1801. Management plan — Substitution

 If the Division of Environmental Quality requires a person to obtain an animal waste management plan, including a permit application, prepared by a professional engineer as defined in § 17-30-101, the person may substitute a plan prepared under the supervision of a professional engineer employed by one (1) of the following agencies:   (1) A conservation district;  (2) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission;  (3) The United States Natural Resources Conservation Service; or  (4) The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
AR Code § 8-6-1901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 19 - Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act|§ 8-6-1901. Title

 This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act”.
AR Code § 8-6-1902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 19 - Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act|§ 8-6-1902. Findings

 The General Assembly makes the following findings:   (1) The Division of Environmental Quality has been charged by the General Assembly with the responsibility of developing the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan which, when feasible, gives emphasis to regional planning;  (2) The difficult task of addressing the complex solid waste needs of the state on a regional basis has been accomplished by creating regional solid waste management boards;  (3) The need for a Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan remains; and  (4) The development and implementation of a Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan is necessary to protect the public's health and the state's environmental quality and to maximize the efficiency of regional solid waste management systems.
AR Code § 8-6-1903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 19 - Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act|§ 8-6-1903. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Board” or “regional board” means a regional solid waste management board established pursuant to § 8-6-701 et seq.; and  (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.  (3) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 8-6-1904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 19 - Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan Act|§ 8-6-1904. Development and implementation

 (a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan to establish minimum requirements for all regional solid waste management plans, including requirements for:  (1) Strategic planning;  (2) Reporting;  (3) Public notice and participation;  (4) Services; and  (5) Solutions to problems and issues.    (b) Within one (1) year after the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan becomes final, each regional solid waste management board shall develop a regional solid waste management plan for division review and approval, which includes the minimum requirements contained in the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan. This new regional solid waste management plan shall replace any existing regional solid waste management plan previously developed.  (c) Failure of any board to develop or implement any requirement contained in the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan shall subject the board to:  (1) The penalty and enforcement provisions contained in § 8-6-204; or  (2) Denial, discontinuation, or reimbursement of any funding administered by the division to the board.    (d) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may adopt reasonable rules necessary to implement or effectuate the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
AR Code § 8-6-2001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 8-6-2001. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Environmental Compliance Resource Act”.
AR Code § 8-6-2002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - 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 be administered by the division to provide resources to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions;  (3) Ensuring that cities, municipalities, counties, regional solid waste management districts, and state agencies, boards, and commissions have sufficient resources;  (4) Authorizing the division to develop, implement, and administer an Environmental Compliance Resource Program; and  (5) Modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying the law related to illegal dumping of solid waste and other similar issues that affect the public health, safety, and welfare.
AR Code § 8-6-2004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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.
AR Code § 8-6-2005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 that has resulted from a property owner's own household activities on his or her own land if the disposal:  (A) Creates a public or private nuisance;  (B) Is a hazard to health; or  (C) Involves the open dumping of garbage; or    (4) Any other environmental violation applicable to this subchapter under § 8-6-2004.
AR Code § 8-6-2006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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.
AR Code § 8-6-2007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 obtain the equivalent academic training and pass the equivalent test as an environmental officer under § 8-6-2010.  (3) If an employee designated under subdivision (b)(1) of this section has met the requirements under subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall issue a technical certificate that establishes that the employee holds the equivalent credentials as an individual who is certified as an environmental officer under § 8-6-2010.  (4) An employee who is certified as an environmental officer and is a program coordinator may perform the duties of an environmental officer within the state as well as other duties assigned by the director.
AR Code § 8-6-2008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 examination of all potential environmental officers;  (4) Certification to individuals who have completed the required environmental officer training and examination;  (5) Coordination of continuing education for all certified environmental officers; and  (6) Other services as determined necessary by the director.
AR Code § 8-6-2009 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 state in issuing citations for environmental violations.    (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit a municipality, city, county, or regional solid waste management district from promulgating citation forms for use in enforcement of violations of their local ordinances or bylaws for violations other than environmental violations.
AR Code § 8-6-2010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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)  (1) The Division of Environmental Quality shall designate approved environmental officer training and examination programs for eligible applicants and for annual renewals of the environmental certificate of a certified environmental officer.  (2) An eligible applicant or a certified environmental officer is responsible for payment of costs associated with his or her required training and examination.    (c)  (1) For initial certification of an environmental officer, the division shall require from an applicant:  (A) Proof of completed training and a passing score on the examination from a division-approved environmental officer training and examination program; and  (B) Payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).    (2) For annual renewal of the environmental officer certificate, the division shall require from a certified environmental officer:  (A) Proof of completed continuing education from an approved environmental officer training program in compliance with all applicable rules of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; and  (B) Payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
AR Code § 8-6-2011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 illegal dumping of solid waste and littering and present the evidence to the prosecuting attorney or a court of competent jurisdiction where the offense was committed; and  (3) Perform all other duties specified in this subchapter necessary for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.    (b) An environmental officer shall not have the power of arrest.
AR Code § 8-6-2012 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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.
AR Code § 8-6-2013 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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.
AR Code § 8-6-2014 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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.
AR Code § 8-6-2015 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 alleged environmental violation.    (2) If the alleged environmental violation is remediated by the alleged violator within the time period established under § 8-6-2016 using the procedure under this subchapter, the district court shall dismiss the matter from the docket without hearing.  (3) If the environmental officer extends the time period for remediation under § 8-6-2016(c), the district court shall reschedule the hearing for not more than thirty (30) days after the extension for remediation.    (b) A district court having jurisdiction over a citation issued by an environmental officer may issue penalties under § 8-6-204 and may grant an available remedy referenced in this subchapter unless the remedy is not available to the district court.  (c)  (1) A judgment entered under this subchapter:  (A) May be enforced in the same manner as any other judgment; and  (B) Is a final decision for purposes of appellate review.    (2) A person against which the judgment is entered may appeal the decision to circuit court.    (d) A judgment entered under this subchapter does not preclude claims under § 8-6-206 by another person.
AR Code § 8-6-2016 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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:  (1) The severity of the environmental violation;  (2) The size of the environmental violation;  (3) The ability of the alleged violator to remove the solid waste and otherwise remediate the environmental violation; and  (4) Any other factor that affects the alleged violator's capability to remove the solid waste and otherwise remediate the environmental violation.    (c)  (1) The environmental officer may extend the time period under subsection (a) of this section if the alleged violator has exercised due diligence to remediate the environmental violation but cannot complete the remediation within the time period set due to one (1) or more of the factors under subsection (b) of this section.  (2) If the environmental officer extends the time period under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the environmental officer shall notify the district court with jurisdiction over the environmental citation hearing under § 8-6-2015 and request rescheduling of the hearing.    (d) If the alleged violator removes the solid waste from the location or otherwise remediates the environmental violation, the alleged violator shall present to the environmental officer a cost statement.  (e)  (1) If the alleged violator has removed the solid waste or remediated the environmental violation and presented a cost statement to the environmental officer, the environmental officer shall file an affidavit with the district court that establishes that the environmental violation has been remediated and the environmental citation is withdrawn.  (2) The affidavit shall include the cost statement and the results of an investigation that the environmental officer has completed at the location of the environmental violation.    (f) After filing the affidavit under subsection (e) of this section, the environmental officer shall notify the district court that the hearing required under § 8-6-2015 is unnecessary and the environmental citation has been withdrawn.  (g) The environmental officer shall provide a copy of the affidavit under subsection (e) of this section to the Environmental Compliance Resource Program.
AR Code § 8-6-2017 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 applicable law or rule, or both.
AR Code § 8-6-2018 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 laws or regulations, or local ordinances.
AR Code § 8-6-2019 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 6 - Disposal of Solid Wastes and Other Refuse|Subchapter 20 - Environmental Compliance Resource Act|§ 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 at a place where agricultural gleanings and crop residue that result from operations of farms, grain elevators, cotton gins, and similar industries are being land applied in accordance with current management practices of the industries or the agricultural community; and  (C) Has been authorized and consented to by the landowner; or    (2) A landowner who disposes of solid waste on the property where the solid waste results from agricultural or farming operations or household operations.    (b) The exemptions under subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a disposal of solid waste if the disposal:  (1) Creates:  (A) An illegal dump site;  (B) A public or private nuisance; or  (C) A fire, health, or safety hazard to the public; or    (2) Involves the open dumping of garbage.