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AR Code § 14-236-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-106. Penalties

 (a)  (1) A person who shall willingly and knowingly violate the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to the party aggrieved or damaged by that violation for the cost of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee, actual damages, and additional punitive damages equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the damages proven by the aggrieved party, to be taxed by the court where the suit is heard on an original action, by appeal, or otherwise, and recovered by a suit at law in any court of competent jurisdiction. However, the party aggrieved or damaged thereby must give twenty (20) days' written notice of any violation of this chapter to the violator.  (2) Approval by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or its authorized agent of a requested variation from the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not be construed as a violation of this chapter.    (b) The Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or its authorized agent is authorized to require the property owner to take the necessary action to correct the malfunctioning individual sewage disposal system within thirty (30) working days of being notified. Failure to take corrective action shall constitute a violation of this chapter.  (c)  (1) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (2)  (A) Every firm, person, or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or rules or orders issued or promulgated by the State Board of Health or who violates any condition of a license, permit, certificate, or any other type of registration issued by the board may be assessed a civil penalty by the board.  (B)  (i) The penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.  (ii) Each day of a continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments.      (3) All fines collected under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the Public Health Fund to be used to defray costs of administering this chapter.  (4) Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health is authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to fines collected under this section, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
AR Code § 14-236-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-108. Division of Sanitarian Services — Nonliability

 The Division of Sanitarian Services of the Department of Health and its authorized agents, when performing their duties as prescribed by established policies and procedures, are exempt from any liability for damages or claims resulting from its approval or disapproval of the installation or operation of any individual sewage disposal system.
AR Code § 14-236-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-109. Property owners' associations — Powers and duties

 Property owners' associations that construct and maintain or have constructed and maintained sewage disposal facilities in accordance with the standards and rules established by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or the Division of Environmental Quality of the Department of Energy and Environment shall have jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage within and for the subdivided area over which their authority extends and shall have general supervision and authority over the location, design, construction, installation, and operation of individual and community sewage disposal systems to the extent that the general supervision and authority is consistent with this chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder.
AR Code § 14-236-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-110. Construction, alteration, repair prohibited

 No person shall construct, alter, repair, or extend or cause to be constructed, altered, repaired, or extended any individual sewage disposal system contrary to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable rules.
AR Code § 14-236-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-111. Review of proposals and inspections

 (a)  (1) The Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or its authorized agent is authorized and directed to review proposals for individual sewage disposal systems and to make inspections of individual sewage disposal systems as may be necessary to determine substantial compliance with this chapter and rules adopted hereunder. The systems shall not be used unless a permit for operation has been approved by the division or its authorized agent.  (2) In the event that an authorized agent has not been designated for a county or municipality or locality, applications for individual sewage disposal systems shall be made to the division.  (3) The division or its authorized agent shall either approve or disapprove the individual sewage disposal system design, and, if disapproved, the system shall not be installed until all deficiencies are corrected and the design approved by the division or its authorized agent.    (b) It shall be the duty of the installer to notify the division, its authorized agent, or his or her designated representative when the installation is to occur and it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the division, its authorized agent, or his or her designated representative free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of making such inspections as are necessary.  (c) Within five (5) working days, the installer shall certify to the division that the system has been installed pursuant to the approved permit.  (d) Any person aggrieved by the disapproval of an individual sewage disposal system shall be afforded review as provided in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 14-236-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-112. Permit and registration required — Exception

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency to construct, alter, repair, extend, or operate an individual sewage disposal system or alternate and experimental system installed after July 1, 1977, unless a valid permit has been issued by the Division of Sanitarian Services of the Department of Health or its authorized agent for the specific construction, alteration, repair, extension, or operation proposed, except that emergency repairs may be undertaken without prior issuance of a permit, provided a permit is subsequently obtained within ten (10) working days after the repairs are made.  (b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any individual sewage disposal system or alternate and experimental system, owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency until the owner first obtains a valid permit issued by the Division of Sanitarian Services of the Department of Health or its authorized agent.  (c) It shall be unlawful for a septic tank manufacturer to operate a business in the State of Arkansas or to do business in the State of Arkansas unless he holds a valid registration issued by the Department of Health.
AR Code § 14-236-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-113. Applications for permits, etc. — Refusal

 (a) All applications for permits, licenses, or review certificates shall be made on a form which includes such information as may be required by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or its authorized agent to establish compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and any rules adopted hereunder.  (b) Except as provided in § 14-236-104(a) and (b), a permit for the construction, alteration, repair, extension, or operation of an individual sewage disposal system or alternate and experimental system shall be refused where community sewerage systems are reasonably available or economically feasible, or in instances where the issuance of such permit is in conflict with other applicable laws, rules, and regulations, or where the issuance of the permit is in conflict with the public policy declared by this chapter.
AR Code § 14-236-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-114. Notification by installer required

 It shall be unlawful for any installer to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any individual sewage disposal system or alternate and experimental system, owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency, until the installer first notifies the authorized agent of the date he plans to begin work on the system.
AR Code § 14-236-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-115. Registration of installers

 (a) Each installer who operates within the State of Arkansas, regardless of the location of his home office, must become registered by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health.  (b) The registration will be issued by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health or its authorized agent upon application on proper forms and compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.  (c) The registration shall be renewable on January 1 of each year.  (d) The installer's registration may be revoked without advance notice whenever any provision of this chapter is violated. The installer may appeal the revocation as provided for in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (e) Each installer must furnish proof of current registration upon request by an authorized representative of the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health.  (f) Failure of an installer to register with the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health as an installer in the State of Arkansas shall subject the installer to the penalties of § 14-236-106(c).
AR Code § 14-236-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-117. Duty to prosecute

 It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom an authorized agent of the State Board of Health reports any violation of this chapter to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to cause the individual who commits the violation to be prosecuted in the manner required by law.
AR Code § 14-236-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-118. Fees for tests, designs, and inspections

 Designated representatives may charge reasonable fees for percolation tests, system designs, and final inspections where the fees are based on generally accepted wage rates for work of the type and on generally accepted charges for equipment and mileage.
AR Code § 14-236-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 236 - Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act|§ 14-236-119. Registration of a certified maintenance person

 (a) Each certified maintenance person who operates within the State of Arkansas shall be registered by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health.  (b) The registration shall be issued by the division or its authorized agent upon compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.  (c) The registration shall be renewed on January 1 of each year.  (d)  (1) If a violation of this chapter occurs, a certified maintenance person's registration may be revoked without notice by the division.  (2) The certified maintenance person may appeal the revocation of the registration under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.    (e) Upon request by an authorized representative of the division, a certified maintenance person shall provide proof of registration.  (f) A certified maintenance person is subject to the penalties under § 14-236-106 for a violation of this chapter.
AR Code § 14-237-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Municipal Water and Sewer Department Accounting Law”.
AR Code § 14-237-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-102. Applicability

 This chapter shall apply to all municipal water and sewer departments operating in this state under authority granted by state law for the establishment of municipal water and sewer departments.
AR Code § 14-237-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-103. Exemption of accounting systems exceeding minimum

 (a) In the event any department feels its system of bookkeeping equals or exceeds the basic system prescribed by this chapter, the department may request a review by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.  (b) Upon the committee's concurrence with the department's position, the committee may issue a certificate to the department stating that the department's accounting system is of a degree of sophistication which meets the basic requirements of this chapter and exempting the department from the requirements of the particulars of the system prescribed by this chapter.
AR Code § 14-237-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-104. Bank accounts

 All municipal water and sewer departments of this state shall maintain all funds in depositories approved for that purpose by law. The accounts shall be maintained in the name of the municipal water and sewer department.
AR Code § 14-237-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-105. Prenumbered receipts or mechanical receipting devices

 (a)  (1) All funds received are to be formally receipted at the time of collection or the earliest opportunity by the use of prenumbered receipts or mechanical receipting devices.  (2) However, the use of prenumbered receipts shall not be required for receipting revenues derived from the sale of water to individual consumers where the income is determined by periodic readings of meters and the individual consumer is billed for the water by means of a water bill, part of which must be returned by the consumer with his or her remittance. In those cases, the water and sewer department shall prepare a detailed monthly statement showing the amount billed to each consumer and posting the amount collected from each consumer on a monthly basis. A summary of the monthly statements shall be submitted to the governing body for its review.    (b) In the use of prenumbered receipts, the following minimum standards shall be met:  (1) If manual receipts are used, receipts are to be prenumbered by the printer and a printer's certificate obtained and retained for audit purposes. The certificate shall state the date printing was done, the numerical sequence of receipts printed, and the name of the printer;  (2) The prenumbered receipts shall contain the following information for each item receipted:  (A) Date;  (B) Amount of receipt;  (C) Name of person or company from whom money was received;  (D) Purpose of payment;  (E) Fund to which receipt is to be credited; and  (F) Identification of employee receiving the money; and    (3) If manual receipts are used, the original receipt should be given to the party making payment. One (1) duplicate copy of the receipt shall be maintained in numerical order in the receipt book and made available to the auditors during the course of annual audit. Additional copies of the receipt are optional with the water and sewer department and may be used for any purpose it deems fit.    (c) If an electronic receipting system is used, the system shall be in compliance with the Information Systems Best Practices Checklist provided by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
AR Code § 14-237-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-107. Petty cash funds

 (a) Municipal water and sewer departments are permitted to establish petty cash funds, so long as the funds are maintained as set forth in this section. The establishment of a petty cash fund must be approved by the department's governing body.  (b)  (1) In establishing a petty cash fund, a check is to be drawn upon the bank account of the water and sewer department payable to “Petty Cash.” That amount may be maintained in the water and sewer department offices for the handling of small expenditures for items such as postage, light bulbs, delivery fees, etc.  (2) A paid-out slip is to be prepared for each item of expenditure from that fund and signed by the person receiving the moneys. These paid-out slips shall be maintained with the petty cash.  (3) When the fund becomes depleted, the department may then draw another check payable to “Petty Cash” in an amount which equals the total paid-out slips issued, and at that time the paid-out slips shall be removed from the petty cash fund and utilized as invoice support for the check replenishing petty cash.
AR Code § 14-237-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-108. Fixed asset records

 (a)  (1) Each water and sewer department's governing body shall adopt a policy defining fixed assets.  (2) At a minimum, the policy shall set forth the dollar amount and useful life necessary to qualify as a fixed asset.    (b)  (1) Each department shall establish by major category and maintain, as a minimum, a listing of all fixed assets owned by the department.  (2) The listing shall be totaled by category with a total for all categories.  (3) The categories of fixed assets shall include the major types, such as:  (A) Land;  (B) Buildings;  (C) Motor vehicles;  (D) Equipment; and  (E) Other.      (c) For each fixed asset, the listing shall contain, as a minimum:  (1) Property item number if used by the department;  (2) Brief description;  (3) Serial number, if available;  (4) Date of acquisition; and  (5) Cost of property.
AR Code § 14-237-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-109. Cash receipts journal

 (a) Water and sewer departments shall establish a cash receipts journal or an electronic receipts listing, which shall indicate the:  (1) Receipt number;  (2) Date of the receipt;  (3) Payor;  (4) Amount of the receipt; and  (5) Classification or general ledger account.    (b) Classifications of the receipts shall include the major sources of revenue.  (c)  (1) All items of receipts shall be posted to and properly classified in the cash receipts journal or electronic receipts listing.  (2)  (A) The journal shall be properly balanced and totaled monthly and on a year-to-date basis.  (B) The journal shall be reconciled monthly to total bank deposits as shown on the department's bank statements.    (3)  (A) The electronic receipts listing shall be posted to the general ledger at least monthly.  (B) The general ledger shall be reconciled monthly to total bank deposits as shown on the department's bank statements.
AR Code § 14-237-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 14 - Solid Waste Disposal, Waterworks, And Sewers Generally|Chapter 237 - Arkansas Municipal Water And Sewer Department Accounting Law|§ 14-237-110. Cash disbursements journal

 (a) Water and sewer departments shall establish a cash disbursements journal or electronic check register which shall indicate the date, payee, check number or transaction number, amount of each check written or transaction, and classification or general ledger account.  (b) The classifications of expenditures shall include the major type of expenditures by department, such as:  (1) Personal services;  (2) Supplies;  (3) Other services and charges;  (4) Capital outlay;  (5) Debt service; and  (6) Transfers out.    (c)  (1) The cash disbursements journal shall be properly balanced and totaled monthly and on a year-to-date basis.  (2) The cash disbursements journal shall be reconciled monthly to total bank disbursements as indicated on the monthly bank statements.    (d)  (1) The electronic check register shall be posted to the general ledger at least monthly.  (2) The general ledger shall be reconciled monthly to total bank disbursements as indicated on the monthly bank statements.