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AR Code § 23-10-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 3 - Freight — Carriers Generally|§ 23-10-306. Unclaimed goods

 (a) When any goods, merchandise, or other property has been received by any warehouser, commission merchant, or common carrier and is not claimed or received by the owner, consignee, or other authorized person for the period of six (6) months from the time it should have been called for, it shall be lawful for the warehouser, commission merchant, or carrier to sell the goods, merchandise, or other property to the highest bidder for cash. Twenty (20) days' notice of the time and place of sale shall first be given to the owner, consignee, or consignor, when known, and by advertisement with two (2) insertions in a daily or weekly newspaper published in the county where the sale is to take place.  (b)  (1) The proceeds of the sale are to be applied to the payment of freight, storage, and charges due and the cost of advertising and making the sale.  (2) If any surplus is left after paying freight, storage, cost of advertising, and all other just and reasonable charges, the surplus shall be paid over to the rightful owner of the property at any time thereafter, upon demand being made therefor.    (c) Railroad companies shall not charge storage for the first forty-eight (48) hours, nor more than five cents (5¢) per day after the first forty-eight (48) hours on baggage not exceeding one hundred fifty pounds (150 lbs.).  (d) A record of the sale shall be kept. The record shall be open to the inspection of all parties interested therein.
AR Code § 23-10-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-401. Definition for §§ 23-10-432 — 23-10-437 and 23-12-605

 As used in §§ 23-10-432 — 23-10-437 and 23-12-605, unless the context otherwise requires, “shipper” means any person, firm, or corporation tendering freight for shipment and any consignor or consignee of any bill of lading, or other person, firm, or corporation having the right of a consignor or consignee.
AR Code § 23-10-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-402. Definition for §§ 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431

 As used in §§ 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, unless the context otherwise requires, “railroad company”, “railroad companies”, or “carrier” means all corporations, companies, or individuals which own or operate any railroad in this state, whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee, or receiver, and their officers and agents.
AR Code § 23-10-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-403. Application of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, 23-10-409 — 23-10-431

 Sections 23-10-402, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 shall not apply to railroads under two (2) miles in length nor to railroads that are not public carriers.
AR Code § 23-10-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-404. Remedies in §§ 23-10-438 — 23-10-440 cumulative

 The remedies given by §§ 23-10-438 — 23-10-440 shall be regarded as cumulative, and §§ 23-10-438 — 23-10-440 shall not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies.
AR Code § 23-10-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-405. Remedies in §§ 23-10-406, 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 cumulative

 The remedies given by §§ 23-10-406 and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 shall be regarded as cumulative, and §§ 23-10-406 and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 shall not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies.
AR Code § 23-10-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-406. Penalties for violations of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, or rules of department — Actions to recover

 (a) If any person or corporation operating a railroad in this state for the transportation of freight, or any receiver, trustee, or lessee of any such person or corporation, or any other person or corporation as defined in § 23-10-402 or its employees or agents violate any of the provisions of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, or aid or abet therein, or violate the tariff of charges or the rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation as fixed by the department regarding railroad companies upon furnishing cars upon application of shippers, and regarding transportation, delivery, and storage of freight, forbidden pooling, discrimination, rebate, drawback, or other similar device, either directly or indirectly, or regarding any of the rules made by the department based upon §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, and for which there is no other penalty prescribed in §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, then the person, corporation, receiver, trustee, lessee, or any other person or corporation as defined in § 23-10-402 shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each violation of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, or of such rules of the department based upon §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431.  (b)  (1) The penalty may be recovered by an action to be brought in the name of the State of Arkansas in the county in which the violation may occur.  (2)  (A) The department shall institute an action for the recovery of the penalties prescribed in §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 through the prosecuting attorney of the proper district.  (B) The prosecuting attorney shall be allowed a fee by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected.  (C) If any prosecuting attorney neglects for fifteen (15) days after notice to bring suit, the department shall employ some other competent attorney at law to bring the suit who shall be allowed a fee to be fixed by the court not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected. In such a case, the prosecuting attorney shall not interfere.    (3) No such suits shall be dismissed or compromised without the consent of the court and the department.    (c) Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to interfere in any manner with the action for damages as provided in § 23-10-431.
AR Code § 23-10-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-407. Reasonable rules for transportation of freight permitted

 (a) It shall be lawful for railroads to prescribe rules for the transportation of merchandise, livestock, and other freight that are reasonable and not inconsistent with the common law or statutory duties and liabilities of railroads as common carriers.  (b) The reasonableness or unreasonableness of the rules shall be determined by a jury in all cases where the rules become an issue before any court.
AR Code § 23-10-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-408. Contracts or rules abridging liability of railroad void

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any railroad or any of its agents or employees to enter into an agreement or contract with any shipper of any livestock, merchandise, or other freight for the purpose of abridging, modifying, limiting, or abrogating the statutory and common law duties and liabilities of the railroad as a common carrier. All agreements and contracts made for that purpose are declared to be void and shall not be enforced by any of the courts of this state.  (b) All rules prescribed by any railroad for the transportation of any merchandise, livestock, or other freight which are inconsistent with the common law and statutory duties and liabilities of railroads as common carriers or that in anywise limit or abridge the statutory and common laws and rights of any shipper are declared to be void and shall not be enforced by any of the courts of this state.
AR Code § 23-10-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-409. Free or reduced rate transportation permitted

 Nothing in this section and §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-410 — 23-10-431 shall be so construed as to prohibit any person or corporation operating a railroad in this state from transporting, delivering, or storing freight free of charge or at reduced rates for any city, county, or town government, or for any state or the United States, or any property for schools, churches, hospitals, fairs, exhibitions, eleemosynary and charitable institutions, or indigent persons, or employees of such corporations for their own personal use, or for railroad eating houses when the houses are maintained for the benefit of railroad employees and the traveling public.
AR Code § 23-10-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-410. Discrimination as to freight prohibited — Pooling, rebates, etc., prohibited

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or its officers or agents to discriminate between persons, firms, corporations, or places in storage, demurrage charges, furnishing cars, or transportation and delivery of freight.  (b) No pooling, rebate, drawback, or any similar device, either direct or indirect, will be allowed. Any such device shall be unlawful.
AR Code § 23-10-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-411. Forwarding freight over connecting lines — Preferences prohibited — Exceptions

 (a) Every person, company, or corporation operating any railroad in this state which connects with any other railroad in this state and which forms a part of a continuous-line railway communication to any point within the state shall afford all due and reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding by one (1) of the railroads all the traffic arising by the other and shall promptly forward this traffic at through rates without giving any undue preference or advantage to or in favor of any particular person or company or any particular description of traffic in any respect whatsoever. However, preference shall be given to livestock and perishable freight.  (b) The connecting lines shall comply as fully with the provisions of this section and §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, 23-10-409, 23-10-410, and 23-10-412 — 23-10-431 as if they were the original receivers of the freight or traffic to be shipped or transported over their own lines.  (c) The connecting railroads that receive cars from a connecting railroad in this state for transportation wholly in this state shall return the cars, or cars of like character, on demand, in a reasonable time after the cars are delivered to the consignee.
AR Code § 23-10-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-412. Demurrage charges generally

 All carload freight or freight carried at carload rates and all freight in cars, whether full carload or not, taking track delivery shall be subject to the demurrage or car service charges prescribed in §§ 23-10-413 — 23-10-431.
AR Code § 23-10-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-413. Duty to furnish cars to shipper

 (a)  (1) When a shipper makes a written application to the station agent of a railroad company for cars to be loaded with any kind of freight embraced in the tariff of the company, stating in the application the character of the freight and its final destination, the railroad company shall furnish the cars at the place of shipment within six (6) days from 7:00 a.m. of the day following the application.  (2) When the shipper making the application specifies a future day on which he or she desires to make a shipment, giving not fewer than six (6) days' notice thereof, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following the application, the railroad company shall furnish the cars on the day specified in the application. The station agent shall give the applicant a receipt for his or her application for the cars, with the date of filing the application.    (b) For failure to comply with this section, the railroad company so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day's delay, after expiration of free time, to the shipper applying, upon demand in writing made within thirty (30) days thereafter by the shipper. However, failure on the part of the shipper to make demand of the railroad company shall not release the railroad company from its liability to the shipper for the forfeiture or demurrage charges.
AR Code § 23-10-414 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-414. Duty to furnish cars — Interstate railroads

 Interstate railroads shall furnish cars upon application for interstate shipments the same in all respects as other cars are to be furnished by intrastate railroads under the provisions of this section and §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, 23-10-409 — 23-10-413, and 23-10-415 — 23-10-431.
AR Code § 23-10-415 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-415. Duty to exchange and return cars

 (a)  (1) It shall be the duty of every railroad company in this state to exchange loaded and empty cars in the transportation of freight, for the purpose of facilitating freight movement, with every other railroad with which the railroad connects forming any part of the route for the shipment of the freight or with which it has or participates in joint rates for such shipments.  (2) It shall be the duty of each of the railroad companies forming the route or having or participating in the joint rates, upon demand by the connecting line, to furnish to the connecting line within reasonable time after the loaded cars are delivered as many empty cars suitable for carrying the freight as may be delivered to it loaded by the connecting carrier for the purpose of transportation over its line or for delivery to any point on its line.    (b) Upon demand of the owner thereof, it shall be the duty of every railroad company receiving the cars of another railroad company to return the cars within a reasonable time after demand therefor and within the time and according to the rules prescribed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
AR Code § 23-10-416 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-416. Loading of cars generally

 (a)  (1) A shipper on whose order cars have been placed for loading shall be allowed forty-eight (48) hours for the loading of the cars, computing the time from 7:00 a.m. of the day after the cars have been placed subject to the order of the shipper. Thereafter, a demurrage charge of not more than five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day may be assessed and collected on all cars which have not been tendered to the railroad company with shipping instructions within the forty-eight (48) hours.  (2) Should the shipper fail to begin loading within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of free time, the railroad company shall consider the cars released and may assess and collect ten dollars ($10.00) on each car to cover the demurrage then due, provided that the delay is not caused by unavoidable accident or strike. The cars are to be released at once.  (3) If, after placing the cars required by § 23-10-413, the railroad company temporarily removes any or all of them or in any way prevents, obstructs, or delays the loading of the cars during or after the free time, the shipper shall not be chargeable with the delay caused thereby.    (b) When, by reason of delay or irregularity on the part of the railroad company in filling orders, cars are bunched in excess of the ability of the shipper to load, as indicated in his or her application, the shipper shall be allowed separate and distinct periods of free time within which to load the cars specified in each separate application.  (c) Railroad companies shall not be compelled to furnish cars for future shipments to parties in default as to the payment of demurrage charges provided for in subdivision (a)(2) of this section until the demurrage charges have been paid.
AR Code § 23-10-417 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-417. Cars detained for fault of shipper — Demurrage charges

 (a)  (1) Cars detained or held at the point of shipment for want of proper shipping instructions or by reason of imperfect or excessive loading when the loading is done by the shipper shall be subject to a demurrage charge of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day the cars are so detained or held.  (2) In case of imperfect or excessive loading, the shipper shall be notified thereof as early as practicable after the cars have been received from him or her, in which case, car service charges shall begin at the time of notification.    (b) No demurrage charge provided in this section shall be collected by the railroad company after the car has been removed from the point of shipment.
AR Code § 23-10-418 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-418. Receipt and transport of freight — Time restraints

 (a) When freight in carloads or less is tendered to a railroad company and correct shipping instructions are given, the railroad agent must immediately receive the freight for shipment and issue bills of lading for it.  (b)  (1) Whenever shipments have been received as provided in subsection (a) of this section by any railroad company, they must be carried forward at the rate of not less than fifty (50) miles per day of twenty-four (24) hours, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following receipt of shipment.  (2) In computing the time of freight in transit, there shall be allowed twenty-four (24) hours at each point where transferring from one (1) railroad to another or rehandling of freight is involved. In all computation of time between shippers and carriers, Sundays and legal holidays are to be excluded.  (3) In the transportation of cattle, sheep, swine, and other animals, the carrier shall be governed by the provisions of the federal statutes in watering, feeding, and rest of the animals, and the delay shall be counted as free time.  (4) The period during which the movement of freight is suspended on account of accident or any cause not within the power of the railroad company to prevent shall be added to the free time allowed in this section and counted as additional free time.    (c) For failure to receive and transport shipments within the time prescribed, the railroad company so offending shall forfeit and pay to the shipper the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day on all carload freight, and one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day on freight in less than carloads, with a minimum charge of five cents (5¢) for any one (1) package, upon demand in writing by the shipper or another party whose interest is affected by the delay.
AR Code § 23-10-419 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-419. Delivery of freight

 (a) Railroad companies shall deliver freight at their depots or warehouses or, in cases of shipments for track delivery, shall place loaded cars at an accessible place for unloading within twenty-four (24) hours after arrival, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following arrival of the cars. However, carload shipments for track delivery at local stations having not more than one (1) team track shall be placed at an accessible point for unloading by the conductor of the train on which the car arrives.  (b) The shipper or consignee shall be paid five dollars ($5.00) per car per day for each day or fraction of a day the delivery is so delayed.
AR Code § 23-10-420 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads|§ 23-10-420. Notice to consignee of arrival of freight — Penalty for failure to give

 (a)  (1) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the arrival of a shipment, railroad companies shall give notice by mail or otherwise to the consignee of the arrival of the shipment, together with the weight and amount of freight charges due thereon.  (2) Where goods or freight in carload quantities arrive, the notice shall also contain identifying numbers, letters, and initials of the cars, and, if transferred in transit, the number and initials of the car in which originally shipped.    (b) Any railroad company failing to give such notice shall forfeit and pay to the shipper or other party whose interest is affected the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per car per day or fraction of a day's delay on all carload shipments and one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day on freight in less than carloads, with a minimum charge of five cents (5¢) for any one (1) package, after the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours. However, not more than five dollars ($5.00) per day shall be charged for any one (1) consignment not in excess of a carload.