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AR Code § 27-87-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 87 - Ferries|Subchapter 3 - Bonds|§ 27-87-302. Damages

 If any persons sustaining damage by reason of a ferrykeeper not having complied with the conditions of bond, the persons sustaining the damage may bring suit against the ferrykeeper on the bond in the name of the judge of the county court and recover for such nonperformance of the conditions so much damage as they shall appear to have sustained and take out execution for whatever shall be recovered.
AR Code § 27-87-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 87 - Ferries|Subchapter 3 - Bonds|§ 27-87-303. Liability of sureties

 In all cases of recoveries against ferrykeepers for violations of this chapter, if after judgment execution shall be returned that there are no goods and chattels of the ferrykeeper whereupon to levy and make the money demanded in the execution, the justice shall issue a scire facias against the sureties of the ferrykeeper. If the securities do not show sufficient reason to the contrary, the justices shall enter judgment against the securities for the amount of debt as may be unsatisfied and issue execution therefor as in other cases.
AR Code § 27-87-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 87 - Ferries|Subchapter 4 - Rates|§ 27-87-401. Regulation — Fines

 (a) The toll of ferries that are established shall at all times be subject to regulation by the county court in which the ferry may be kept.  (b) Every keeper of a ferry shall keep constantly posted in some conspicuous place at the ferry the rates of toll allowed to be charged. If any ferrykeeper fails or neglects to do so, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of four dollars ($4.00) for every neglect. Each day that the ferry rates are not posted shall constitute a separate offense. The sum shall be recovered in a civil action before any justice of the county, one-half (½) for the use of the prosecutor and one-half (½) to the county.  (c) Should any keeper presume to charge or demand more than what the county court may have allowed, the keeper shall forfeit and pay for every offense the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), to be recovered before any justice of the peace of the township in which such ferry is located by any person of whom the demand may be made.
AR Code § 27-87-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 87 - Ferries|Subchapter 4 - Rates|§ 27-87-402. Record — Distribution

 (a) The court shall state on its record the rates of toll or ferriage which may be demanded for ferrying passengers, vehicles, beasts, and other property usually transported by ferries.  (b) The clerk shall make out a copy of ferriage rates under his or her official signature and give it to the person procuring a license.
AR Code § 27-87-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 87 - Ferries|Subchapter 4 - Rates|§ 27-87-403. Ferries in competition with state-owned toll bridges

 (a) All ferries operating in competition with state-owned toll bridges shall be subject to regulation as to ferry rates by the State Highway Commission and the rates to be charged shall be the same as the traffic rates prevailing upon the state-owned toll bridge with which the ferry is operated in competition.  (b) Any ferrykeeper operating and a competing ferrykeeper charging less than the rate fixed on state-owned toll bridges shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each separate offense. However, the commission, in its discretion, may fix a lower rate on those ferries for all vehicles other than motor-propelled vehicles and riparian landowners or tenants on the lands for passing from one part of a farm to another owned or leased by the landowner or tenant.  (c) No ferry shall be declared to be in competition with the state-owned toll bridge unless it is within three (3) miles of a state-owned toll bridge.
AR Code § 27-89-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission Compact|§ 27-89-201. Creation of commission — Members

 (a) The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three (3) commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the State of Arkansas with the State of Mississippi.  (b) If the Senate is not in session at the time for making these appointments, the Governor shall make temporary appointments, as in the case of a vacancy.  (c) Any two (2) of the commissioners so appointed, together with the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, may act to enter into the compact set out in § 27-89-202.  (d) Vacancies occurring in the office of any appointed commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term.
AR Code § 27-89-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission Compact|§ 27-89-203. Compact binding when signed — Filing

 The compact when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided shall become binding upon the State of Arkansas and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 27-89-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission Compact|§ 27-89-204. Consent of Congress — Effect

 The commission shall have power to apply to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; in the absence of consent of Congress and until the compact shall have been secured, the compact shall be binding upon the State of Arkansas in all respects permitted by law for the two (2) states of Arkansas and Mississippi without the consent of Congress to cooperate, for the purposes enumerated in the compact and in the manner provided therein.
AR Code § 27-89-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact|§ 27-89-301. Text of compact

 The Chairman of the State Highway Commission of the State of Arkansas, acting on behalf of this state, is authorized to execute a compact, to be known as the “Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact,” in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and the General Assembly signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact, to wit:    ARKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI GREAT RIVER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPACT    ARTICLE I   The purpose of this Compact is to promote the construction of a highway bridge or a combined highway-railroad bridge connecting the States of Mississippi and Arkansas at or near Rosedale, Mississippi; and McGehee and Dumas, Arkansas, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts.   ARTICLE II   This Compact shall become effective immediately as to the States ratifying it whenever the States of Arkansas and Mississippi have ratified it and Congress has given consent thereto.   ARTICLE III   ARTICLE IV   The authority shall appoint a secretary, who shall be a person familiar with the nature, procedures, and significance of the bridge construction and the informational, educational, and publicity methods of stimulating general interest in such developments, and who shall be the compact administrator. The term of office of the secretary shall be at the pleasure of the authority and such officer shall receive such compensation as the authority shall prescribe. The secretary shall maintain custody of the authority's books, records, and papers, which shall be kept by the secretary at the office of the authority, and shall perform all functions and duties and exercise all powers and authorities which may be delegated to the secretary of the authority.   ARTICLE V   Each party state agrees that its legislature may, in its discretion, from time to time make available and pay over to the authority funds for the establishment and operation of the authority. The contribution of each party state will be in equal amounts.   ARTICLE VI   Nothing in this compact shall be construed so as to conflict with any existing statute, or to limit the powers of any party state, or to repeal or prevent legislation, or to authorize or permit curtailment or diminution of any other bridge project, or to affect any existing or future cooperative arrangement or relationship between any federal agency and a party state.   ARTICLE VII   This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party state until the legislature or governor of each or either state takes into action to withdraw therefrom; provided that such withdrawal shall not become effective until six (6) months after the date of the action taken by the legislature or governor. Notice of such action shall be given to the other party state or states by the secretary of state of the party state which takes such action.
AR Code § 27-89-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact|§ 27-89-305. Use of state funds — Appropriation necessary for construction funds

 The State Highway Commission is authorized to use moneys appropriated for the operation of the Arkansas Department of Transportation for payment of the State of Arkansas's pro rata share of the administrative costs of the compact authority, but shall have no authority to authorize, or contract for, the use of moneys in the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund for the construction of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge, except upon specific authorization and appropriation thereof by the General Assembly.
AR Code § 27-89-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 89 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact|§ 27-89-306. Application to Congress for consent and approval — Binding effect of compact

 The authority shall have power to apply to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; but in the absence of such consent of Congress and until that consent shall have been secured, the compact shall be binding upon the State of Arkansas in all respects permitted by law for the two (2) States of Arkansas and Mississippi without the consent of Congress to cooperate, for the purposes enumerated in the compact, and in the manner provided therein.
AR Code § 27-101-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-101-101. Policy

 It is declared to be the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.
AR Code § 27-101-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-101-106. Jurisdiction

 Jurisdiction to try offenses under this subchapter shall be in the courts of the county where the person owning or operating the boat resides or in the county where the offense is committed or in any county through or by which the boat is being run or operated on the waters of this state at the time of the violation of this chapter.
AR Code § 27-101-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-101-112. Refund of application fees

 An application fee collected by the Office of Motor Vehicle under this chapter shall be:   (1) Refunded to the applicant if the application is refused or rejected; or  (2)  (A) Refunded to the applicant if the fee was not required to be paid under this chapter.  (B) A refund shall not be issued under subdivision (2)(A) of this section if the applicant fails to submit an application for refund within six (6) months from the date the applicant paid the application fee.
AR Code § 27-101-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 2 - Operation|§ 27-101-206. Law enforcement vessels exempt from § 27-101-202

 Law enforcement vessels while being used in the enforcement of this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of § 27-101-202; however, this exemption does not relieve the operator of the responsibility to operate his or her vessel in a reasonable and prudent manner that does not endanger life, limb, or property.
AR Code § 27-101-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-301. Identifying number required

 Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on the waters of this state unless:   (1) The motorboat is numbered:  (A) In accordance with this subchapter; or  (B) In accordance with applicable federal law; or  (C) In accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state; and    (2)  (A) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in full force and effect; and  (B) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat.
AR Code § 27-101-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-302. Exceptions — Dealer's permit

 A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this subchapter if it is:   (1) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, provided that the boat has not been within this state for more than ninety (90) consecutive days;  (2) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state;  (3) A motorboat whose owner is the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a state;  (4) A ship's lifeboat;  (5)  (A) A motorboat used for demonstration purposes or testing purposes only by a recognized motorboat dealer or manufacturer or agent to promote the sale or development of the motorboat.  (B) All motorboat dealers or manufacturers wishing to obtain the benefits of this subdivision (5) shall obtain a permit from the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration to operate as a motorboat dealer or manufacturer and for each annual license period shall pay a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for the permit.  (C) The division may issue, subject to the rules of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, to a motorboat dealer or manufacturer an identifying certificate of number and require the attachment or display of the number on both sides of the bow of any motorboat used for demonstration or testing purposes while the motorboat is being operated for demonstration or testing purposes on the waters of this state; or    (6) A newly purchased motorboat that is operated for a period not to exceed twenty (20) working days from the date of purchase, provided that the owner or operator of the motorboat has aboard the vessel the bill of sale or acceptable proof of purchase indicating the date of purchase, the name and address of the owner, and description and hull identification number of the vessel.
AR Code § 27-101-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-306. Numbering period — Expiration — Renewal

 Fee Category 3 Years Vessels less than sixteen feet (16') in length $ 7.50 Vessels sixteen feet (16') to less than twenty-six feet (26') 15.00 Vessels twenty-six feet (26') to less than forty feet (40') 51.00 Vessels forty feet (40') or more 105.00   Click to view table.
AR Code § 27-101-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-307. Registration after purchase of an outboard motor

 When a motorboat is licensed pursuant to this subchapter, if the owner has since the previous registration of a boat purchased an outboard motor for use on the boat, then as a condition of registering the boat, the owner shall furnish the serial number of the motor to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 27-101-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-311. Public records

 All records of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission made or kept pursuant to this subchapter shall be public records.
AR Code § 27-101-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 3 - Motorboat Registration and Numbering|§ 27-101-312. Registration forms and certificates

 All necessary registration certificates and other forms required by this chapter shall be furnished to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
AR Code § 27-101-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 4 - Funds — Marine Sanitation|§ 27-101-409. Powers and duties of the Marine Sanitation Advisory Committee

 The Marine Sanitation Advisory Committee may, subject to the availability of funding:
AR Code § 27-101-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 4 - Funds — Marine Sanitation|§ 27-101-410. Cooperation with federal agencies

 The Department of Health, the Division of Environmental Quality, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall pursue cooperative agreements with all appropriate federal agencies to ensure the proper disposal of marine sewage in Arkansas.
AR Code § 27-101-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 4 - Funds — Marine Sanitation|§ 27-101-413. Department of Health — Powers and duties

 The Department of Health shall:   (1) Administer and enforce all laws, rules, and regulations to the extent permitted by federal law and in accordance with applicable regulations that are adopted by the United States Coast Guard and the United States Environmental Protection Agency and that relate to marine toilet facilities, marine sanitation devices, and unlawful discharge of marine sewage from vessels into waters of this state;  (2) Enter at all reasonable times in or upon any vessel for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to marine toilet facilities, marine sanitation devices, and unlawful discharge of marine sewage from vessels into waters of this state;  (3) Adopt rules that are consistent with applicable federal law after consultation with the Marine Sanitation Advisory Committee and that are deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter;  (4) Bring any appropriate action in court in the name of the State of Arkansas that is necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter; and  (5) Make, issue, modify, and revoke orders prohibiting or abating the unlawful discharge of marine sewage from vessels into waters of this state.
AR Code § 27-101-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 6 - Personal Watercraft|§ 27-101-601. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, “personal watercraft” means a vessel less than sixteen feet (16') in length propelled by a water jet pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor propulsion and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling thereon rather than being operated by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel.
AR Code § 27-101-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 6 - Personal Watercraft|§ 27-101-606. Penalties

 Each violation of this subchapter shall be punishable by a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), except that the fine for violating § 27-101-602(e) shall be no less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
AR Code § 27-101-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 6 - Personal Watercraft|§ 27-101-607. Scope

 The provisions of this subchapter shall be supplemental and in addition to any other laws, rules, or regulations relating to boats or other watercraft.
AR Code § 27-101-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 7 - Boat Identification Act|§ 27-101-701. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Boat Identification Act”.
AR Code § 27-101-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 7 - Boat Identification Act|§ 27-101-702. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Boat identification number” means a number assigned to boating equipment by the manufacturer of the boating equipment or the Boating Law Administrator of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.  (B) “Boat identification number” shall include the following:  (i) A hull identification number;  (ii) An outboard motor serial number;  (iii) Any other number placed on a piece of boating equipment under assignment from the office; or  (iv) Any other distinguishing number or mark assigned to a piece of boating equipment by the manufacturer for identification purposes; and      (2) “Boating equipment” means:  (A) A motorboat, personal watercraft, or other vessel as defined under § 27-101-103; or  (B) An outboard motor.
AR Code § 27-101-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 8 - Boat Dock and Marina Safety|§ 27-101-801. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Boat Dock and Marina Safety Law”.
AR Code § 27-101-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 7 - Watercourses And Navigation|Chapter 101 - Watercraft|Subchapter 8 - Boat Dock and Marina Safety|§ 27-101-802. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Boat dock” means a man-made structure that:  (A) Protrudes into a body of water for the purpose of mooring a boat or for other water-related recreation; and  (B) Is connected to an electric power source in any way; and    (2) “Marina” means a dock or basin that:  (A) Provides moorings for motorboats and offers supply, repair, or other services for remuneration; and  (B) Is connected to an electric power source in any way.