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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-405 - Condemnation of gasoline - Placards - Hose inspection

(a)
Where inspectors find gasoline being sold or offered for sale by any dealer that does not meet the specifications as set out in this subchapter, they must condemn the gasoline and affix to gasoline pumps the following placards as the occasion requires: "THIS GASOLINE DOES NOT MEET ARKANSAS SPECIFICATIONS AND HAS BEEN CONDEMNED, STATE OF ARKANSAS"; "THIS GASOLINE IS CORROSIVE, STATE OF ARKANSAS"; "THIS GASOLINE CONTAINS DIRT AND OTHER SUSPENDED MATTER, STATE OF ARKANSAS"; or "THIS GASOLINE CONTAINS WATER, STATE OF ARKANSAS".
(b)
In addition to affixing the placards on the pumps, the inspector must immediately file information with the proper authorities and prosecute the dealer for this violation.
(c)
As long as placards remain on the pumps, contents of the tanks to which the pump is connected shall be removed only through the pump bearing the placards.
(d)
Placards shall be removed only by authorized inspectors.
(e)
Placards must:
(1)
Be at least one foot (1') square;
(2)
Have a white background with red letters; and
(3)
Be easily readable from a distance of twenty feet (20'). At least two (2) placards must be sealed directly on each pump dispensing the illegal gasoline.
(f)
Where suspended matter is found in gasoline, the hose must be examined and, if found defective, must be replaced before that pump can be used again.
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 10449; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-602.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-406 - Penalty for removing or altering placards

The removing, altering, disfiguring, or defacing of any placard or any part thereof shall be treated as a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation guilty of that misdemeanor shall be fined in a sum not more than five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 10450; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-603.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-407 - Prohibition on sale or use of certain fluids for illumination or heating

No oils or fluids which ignite or burn at any temperature less than that established by the current American Society for Testing and Materials standards or such other standards as the Arkansas Bureau of Standards may establish shall be offered for sale or used for illuminating or heating purposes within the state. However, it shall be lawful to offer for sale or sell any of the fluids to be used for illuminating or heating purposes within this state in the form of vapor or gas, and to use the fluids for those purposes regardless of the flash point.
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 10451; Acts 1977, No. 346, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-408 - Inspection of dealer records

The person, firm, or corporation who receives motor vehicle fuel must keep in his or her possession and file in an orderly manner statements showing distillation tests, bills of lading, or invoices, as the case may be, covering each quantity received, and those items are to be subject to inspection by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her authorized agents.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3416, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 10454; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-409 - Oil or gasoline testing prior to sale

(a)
Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall receive any of the oils or gasoline mentioned in this subchapter that has not been tested under the laws of this state, it shall be his or her or its duty to:
(1)
Cause to be tested, or test, the oils or gasoline as provided in this subchapter before the oils or gasoline are offered for sale; or
(2)
Pay the same fee as is provided in this subchapter.
(b)
In order to comply with the requirements of this section, the inspectors or deputies, when called upon, as soon as practicable, shall test or cause to be tested the petroleum oils mentioned in the subchapter.
(c)
When any person, firm, or corporation shall receive within this state any of the petroleum oils mentioned in this subchapter for the different purposes mentioned in this subchapter, he or she shall at once notify the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or one (1) of his or her deputies or inspectors, of the quantity of the oils received and request the inspection of the oils. If for any reason the deputies or inspectors are not able to promptly test the petroleum oils, the person, firm, or corporation, or any authorized agent thereof, may subject the products of petroleum to the test prescribed by the provisions of this subchapter, and on furnishing the secretary, or any deputy or inspector, an affidavit that the oils have been subjected to and have met the requirements of the test prescribed by this subchapter, he or she shall be entitled to receive from the secretary, or deputy or inspector, a certificate showing that the test has been made. The person, firm, or corporation, or any duly authorized agent thereof, may then sell or offer for sale the oils.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3417, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 10455; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 4 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS (§§ 15-74-401 — 15-74-410) › Section 15-74-410 - Records of inspections - Disposition of funds

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, or his or her deputies or inspectors, whose duty it is to enforce this subchapter, shall keep a correct record of all oils and fluids inspected by them in a book provided for by the state for that purpose. They shall have the power to make any necessary investigation to determine whether or not any oils have been inspected before being offered for sale.
(b)
The secretary, his or her deputies, or his or her inspectors, shall have the right to administer oaths and inspect any and all records having reference to the receiving, forwarding, transportation, or sale of any oils or fluids.
(c)
All records kept by the secretary, or his or her deputies or inspectors, pertaining to the inspection of oils and fluids mentioned in this subchapter shall be open to the inspection of any interested party.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3418, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1933, No. 134, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 10456; Acts 1965, No. 493, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-609.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 5 - PRICING (§§ 15-74-501 — 15-74-502) › Section 15-74-501 - Prohibition against discrimination in purchase price of crude oil from different pools

(a)
(1)
Any person engaged in the business of buying any crude oil for manufacture or sale thereof, who shall discriminate between different pools of crude oil in this state by purchasing crude oil at a lower price in one (1) pool than is paid for crude oil of the same kind, quality, and grade by that person in another pool after making due allowance for the difference, if any, in the reasonable cost of transportation from the locality of purchase to the locality of manufacture or sale, shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination, which is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
(2)
Provided, however, any person engaged in the business of buying any crude oil for the manufacture or sale thereof shall not be guilty of unfair discrimination if such person is responding to or competing with or matching prices offered by other purchasers of crude oil for manufacture or sale thereof.
(b)
Any person who shall be convicted of unfair discrimination, as defined by this section:
(1)
Shall be fined for each offense not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and
(2)
Shall be enjoined, upon the application of the State of Arkansas or any person injured by that discrimination, from engaging directly or indirectly in the business of purchasing any such commodities.
(c)
Any person injured by that discrimination shall recover treble the amount of his or her damages resulting from that unfair discrimination, and the costs and expenses of the litigation, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
(d)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trustee, receiver, or assignee for the benefit of creditors;
(2)
"Pool" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined and used in §§
15-71-101
-
15-71-112
,
15-72-101
-
15-72-110
,
15-72-205
,
15-72-212
,
15-72-216
,
15-72-301
-
15-72-324
, and
15-72-401
-
15-72-407
.
(e)
The provisions hereof shall be held cumulative of each other and of all other laws in any way affecting them now in force in this state.
Acts 1973, No. 304, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-521 -- 53-524; Acts 1991, No. 133, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 5 - PRICING (§§ 15-74-501 — 15-74-502) › Section 15-74-502 - Prohibition against requiring commissioned agents to purchase business according to Department of Energy fuel allocation - Contracts

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any major oil company to require or seek to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to:
(1)
Purchase the oil business at a price in which the major oil company has used the Department of Energy fuel allocation assigned to the commissioned agent as a formula or factor to be considered in determining the price at which the major oil company offers to sell the oil business to the commissioned agent; or
(2)
Require or attempt to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to purchase, or to pay an extra price or premium to obtain, their Department of Energy fuel allotment or allocation from the major oil company.
(b)
Any contract by which a major oil company requires or seeks to require a commissioned agent of the products of the major oil company to purchase or make payment for their fuel allocation shall be void to the extent that the contract requires the payment and shall be unenforceable in the courts of this state as against public policy. Provided, nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the major oil companies from charging commissioned agents the regular price at which the major oil companies make fuel available to commissioned agents for sale or distribution in this state.
(c)
(1)
Any major oil company violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished in the manner provided by law.
(2)
Each contract or transaction in violation of the provisions of this section shall be a separate offense and shall be punishable accordingly.
Acts 1977, No. 647, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-614, 53-615.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 6 - PROCEEDS OF SALE GENERALLY (§§ 15-74-601 — 15-74-605) › Section 15-74-601 - Time limits governing oil and gas payments - Definition

(a)
The proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production from any oil or gas well shall be paid to persons legally entitled thereto, commencing no later than six (6) months after the date of first sale and thereafter no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the calendar month within which subsequent production is sold or as provided for under subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
(b)
(1)
The payment of proceeds under subsection (a) of this section is to be made to persons entitled thereto by the first purchasers of the production.
(2)
The payment may be made annually for the aggregate of up to twelve (12) months of accumulation of proceeds if the aggregate amount owed is at least ten dollars ($10.00), but less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), provided, upon written request by the royalty owner, the payment shall be made when the aggregate amount exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). Accumulated amounts of less than ten dollars ($10.00) may be held but shall be paid when production ceases or by the payor of the payment upon relinquishing responsibility.
(c)
As used in this subchapter, "first purchaser" means the first commercial purchaser after completion of the well and shall not include purchasers of oil or gas during initial testing prior to completion.
(d)
Any delay in determining the persons legally entitled to an interest in the proceeds from production caused by unmarketable title to the interest shall not affect payments to persons whose title is marketable.
(e)
When payment has not been made within the time limits specified in this subchapter, the first purchaser shall pay interest to those legally entitled to the withheld proceeds commencing on the payment due date at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on the nonpaid amounts unless a different rate of interest is specified in a written agreement between the payor and the payee.
(f)
The first purchaser shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter, and the owner of the right to drill and to produce under an oil and gas lease or force pooling order shall be substituted for the first purchaser therein when the owner and purchaser have entered into arrangements in which the proceeds are paid by the purchaser to the owner, who assumes the responsibility of paying the proceeds to persons legally entitled thereto.
(g)
Moneys paid by the payor under this section may be paid by either check or any form of electronic funds transferred to the persons legally entitled to the moneys under §
15-72-305
.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1062,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1062,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1981, No. 269, § 1; 1983, No. 448, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-525; Acts 2003, No. 276, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 6 - PROCEEDS OF SALE GENERALLY (§§ 15-74-601 — 15-74-605) › Section 15-74-602 - Fraudulently withholding payments

(a)
If the first purchaser, or owner of the right to drill and produce substituted for the first commercial purchaser as provided in this subchapter, violates this subchapter by willfully withholding payments without just cause or through bad faith from persons legally entitled to the proceeds from production, the court may award, in addition to the unpaid amount of proceeds and interest as provided in §
15-74-601
, a penalty in an amount not to exceed simple interest at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum on the amount of the unpaid proceeds from the due date as provided in §
15-74-601
and a reasonable attorney's fee.
(b)
The terms of this section shall not be applicable to any producing unit or well that produces liquid hydrocarbons only, or liquid hydrocarbons associated with the production of gas, or gas produced associated with the production of liquid hydrocarbons.
Acts 1981, No. 269, § 1; 1983, No. 448, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-525; Acts 1987, No. 94, §§ 2, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 6 - PROCEEDS OF SALE GENERALLY (§§ 15-74-601 — 15-74-605) › Section 15-74-603 - Action for nonpayment of proceeds

(a)
Any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the oil or gas well is located shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings brought pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)
If persons legally entitled to the proceeds seek relief for the failure of the purchaser to make timely payment of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas or interest thereon as required in §§
15-74-601
and
15-74-602
, the first purchaser or the owner of the right to produce under an oil or gas lease or force pooling order shall be furnished with written notice of the failure as a prerequisite to commencing judicial action for the nonpayment.
(c)
The first purchaser shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the required notice within which to pay proceeds or to respond in writing with a reasonable basis for nonpayment.
(d)
If the court is satisfied that payments have not been willfully withheld without just cause or through bad faith, the penalty provisions of §
15-74-602
shall not apply to the withholding of the payments.
(e)
In the event of willful nonpayment, or in the event the court finds there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party or his or her attorney, the court shall award an attorney's fee in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or ten percent (10%) of the amount in controversy, whichever is less, to the prevailing party unless a voluntary dismissal is filed, or the pleadings are amended as to any nonjusticiable issue within a reasonable time after the attorney or party filing the dismissal or the amended pleadings knew, or reasonably should have known, that he or she would not prevail.
(f)
The terms of this section shall not be applicable to any producing unit or well that produces liquid hydrocarbons only, or liquid hydrocarbons associated with the production of gas, or gas produced associated with the production of liquid hydrocarbons.
Acts 1981, No. 269, § 1; 1983, No. 448, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-525; Acts 1987, No. 94, §§ 3, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 6 - PROCEEDS OF SALE GENERALLY (§§ 15-74-601 — 15-74-605) › Section 15-74-604 - Failure to pay royalties

(a)
An obligation arises under an oil and gas lease to pay or to deliver oil or gas royalties to the mineral owner or his or her assignee or to deliver oil or gas to a purchaser to the credit of the mineral owner or his or her assignee, and willful breach by the owner of the right to drill and produce of the obligation may authorize, among other relief, cancellation of the lease where determined, by the court, that the equities of the case warrant cancellation.
(b)
In the event the operator under an oil or gas lease fails to pay oil or gas royalties to the mineral owner or his or her assignee within one hundred eighty (180) days after oil or gas produced under the lease is marketed, the unpaid royalties shall bear interest thereafter at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum until paid. Provided, that the operator may remit annually to a person entitled to royalties the aggregate of up to twelve (12) months of monthly royalties where the aggregate amount owed is one hundred dollars ($100) or less. This subchapter shall not apply when mineral owners or their assignees elect to take their proportionate share of production in kind or in the event of unmarketability of title which would affect substantially the making of the royalty payments.
(c)
A prior first lien is created to the extent of any unpaid royalty, together with any interest or penalty thereon, granted or reserved in any valid instrument to secure the owner of the royalty interest, his or her heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns.
(d)
When payment has not been made upon any natural gas production within the time limits specified in §
15-74-601
, the first purchaser shall, upon suit being filed, suspend all royalty payments the subject of the litigation due under the lease interest to the owner of the right to drill and produce, provided that the first purchaser is made a party to the suit, and thereafter shall pay the amounts due all such royalty interests, as the amounts become due, into the registry of the court in which the suit is pending and the first purchaser shall be relieved of all further burdens or obligations therefor.
Acts 1981, No. 269, § 1; 1983, No. 448, § 1; 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 39, § 1; 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 41, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-525; Acts 2009, No. 1175, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 6 - PROCEEDS OF SALE GENERALLY (§§ 15-74-601 — 15-74-605) › Section 15-74-605 - Sale of proportionate share of production

(a)
For any gas well completed as a commercially productive well subsequent to the passage of this section, the party designated as operator of the well shall sell, and the operator's first purchaser shall purchase, the gas production attributable to the interest of any party who participated in any part of the costs and expenses of the well and who:
(1)
Is not regularly engaged in the oil and gas business;
(2)
Owns no more than a five percent (5%) mineral interest in the well;
(3)
Is not an individual in the oil and gas industry;
(4)
Has made a reasonable good faith attempt to obtain a market for or contract covering its proportionate share of production from the well and can demonstrate those efforts by objective evidence, such as letters from purchasers, but has failed to obtain a market or contract;
(5)
Agrees to pay a proportionate share of any costs associated with the construction of a pipeline which is to be or has been constructed to facilitate the marketing of production from the well and, in addition thereto, if the costs of the pipeline have been previously invoiced, simple interest at the maximum rate provided by law on the proportionate share to be paid by a party electing under this section from the due date of the invoices;
(6)
Makes a written election under this section, which is received by the operator within sixty (60) days of the date of first sales of production by the operator;
(7)
(A)
Agrees to pay to the operator a reasonable administrative and overhead charge for the initial setup of the necessary accounts and procedures and for operator's administration and oversight of monthly sales under this section.
(B)
However, the operator shall charge a monthly fee if a party electing under this section desires to receive monthly revenue checks or an annual fee if the party desires to receive revenues only on an annual basis;
(8)
Agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the operator and its first purchaser for any inadvertent error or omission which may occur in the administration hereof; and
(9)
Agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the operator's contract with its first purchaser until the contract terminates or production from the well ceases, whichever is earlier.
(b)
In the event that a new party should be designated as operator of the well, subsequent to any election made under this section, the proportionate share of production of any party who avails itself of the benefits of this section shall remain subject to, and be sold pursuant to, the terms and conditions of the contract of the initial operator.
Acts 1987, No. 93, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-701 - Penalty

Any person willfully or maliciously violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-702 - Royalties paid in lieu of drilling off-set wells on adjacent units

Where royalties are paid in lieu of drilling off-set wells on forty-acre units adjacent to forty-acre units already in production, the forty-acre units adjacent to the forty-acre unit receiving the royalty payments shall immediately after the signing of the agreement or contract become off-set units, and drilling operations shall begin on each adjacent forty-acre off-sets, to the forty-acre unit receiving royalty payments in lieu of drilling the well in not less than ninety (90) days thereafter.
Acts 1939, No. 348, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-508.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-703 - Entitlement of royalty interests to premiums and bonuses

All purchasers of oil and gas shall pay to the royalty interest the same premium or bonus above the posted market price for oil or gas they pay to the leaseholder or working interest under any oil, gas, or mineral lease on lands from which oil or gas may be purchased under contract with the lease owner or operator.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 10498; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-509.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-704 - Paying part of production cost or giving bonus or premium without paying share to royalty interest

It shall be unlawful for any purchaser of oil or gas to enter into any contract with any lessee or operator under any oil, gas, or mineral lease, whereby the purchaser undertakes to pay any of the cost or expense of operation or production, steaming, treating, or running oil or gas or any other bonus or premium under any name or subterfuge whatsoever, without providing for paying to the royalty interest its proportionate share according to interest therein.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 10499; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-510.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-705 - Purchaser's price for royalty gas

It shall be the duty of both the lessee, or his or her assignee, and any pipeline company, corporation, or individual contracting for the purchase of oil or gas under any oil, gas, or mineral lease to protect the royalty of the lessor's interest by paying to the lessor or his or her assignees the same price, including premiums, steaming charges, and bonuses of whatsoever name for royalty oil or gas that is paid the operator or lessee under the lease for the working interest thereunder.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 10500; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-511.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-706 - Contracting to buy royalty gas for less than price paid operator or lessee

It shall be unlawful for any pipeline company, corporation, or individual purchasing oil or gas from the operator or lessee of any oil, gas, or mineral lease to enter into any contract with the operator or lessee whereby the purchaser acquires the royalty oil or gas reserved in the oil, gas, or mineral lease for any price less than the price paid the operator or lessee of the lease.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 10500; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-707 - Time of royalty payment - Monthly statements to royalty owner

(a)
It shall be the duty of any purchaser of oil or gas to pay the royalty interest at the same time it pays the lessee or producer. However, the parties may expressly waive the time and manner of payment in writing.
(b)
The purchaser shall at some time not later than the twelfth day of each month furnish each royalty owner with a statement showing the correct amount of oil or gas purchased during the previous month together with the correct amount paid each in interest therefor.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 10501; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 74 - MEASUREMENT, INSPECTION, AND SALE OF OIL AND GAS (§§ 15-74-101 — 15-74-709) › Subchapter 7 - ROYALTIES (§§ 15-74-701 — 15-74-709) › Section 15-74-708 - Forfeiture of lease upon lessee receiving more than share from sale - Purchaser to pay treble value

(a)
Any leaseholder or operator who contracts for the sale of gas or oil to any pipeline company or other purchaser, under and by virtue of the terms of which the lessee receives a greater amount than the royalty owners in proportion to interest therein, or receives a bonus, or by any other means conspires with a purchaser to receive from the sale of the oil and gas more than his or her just proportionate share therefrom shall forfeit his or her rights in and to the leasehold premises.
(b)
Any pipeline company or other purchaser of oil and gas who contracts with any lessee as set out in subsection (a) of this section to the injury of the royalty owners shall forfeit to the royalty owners treble value of the amount of oil or gas runs thus wrongfully taken from the royalty interest.
Acts 1929, No. 222, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 10502; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-101 - Title

This act may be known and cited as the "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Act".
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-701.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-102 - Definitions

As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Appliance" means any apparatus or fixture attached to a liquefied petroleum gas plant or system for the purpose of utilizing, burning, or consuming gas contained in the plant or system;
(2)
"Board" means the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board;
(3)
"Container" means any tank or vessel in which liquefied petroleum gases are stored or transported or in which liquefied petroleum gases are placed for utilization through a liquefied petroleum gas system, except containers used in marine or railroad service which are inspected under federal law or regulation;
(4)
"Dealer" means any person who sells or offers for sale liquefied petroleum gases or containers in the state directly to a user;
(5)
"Jobber" means any person other than a manufacturer who sells or offers for sale to dealers containers and liquefied petroleum gases;
(6)
"Liquefied petroleum gas systems" means all piping and fittings, exclusive of containers and appliances, which are connected to containers and appliances for the utilization of liquefied petroleum gases;
(7)
"Liquefied petroleum gases" means gases derived from petroleum or natural gas which are in a gaseous state at normal atmospheric temperature and pressure, but may be maintained in a liquid state at normal atmospheric temperature by the application of sufficient pressure. Normal storage of these gases is as a liquid under pressure. Pentane, gasoline, and oil are not included in the above as they are liquids at normal temperature without application of pressure;
(8)
"Manufacturer" means any person manufacturing any container offered for sale in this state;
(9)
"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, or association or the trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
(10)
"Vendor" means any person who sells or offers for sale appliances in this state; and
Acts 1965, No. 31, §§ 1, 15; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-701, 53-714.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-103 - Penalty

Any person violating any of the provisions of this act or any rule adopted pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and, in addition, may be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1265, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 30; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-729.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-104 - Actions for injunction against violation

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, in accordance with the laws of the state governing injunctions, may maintain an action in the name of the state against any person to enjoin the violation of any provision of this act; provided, no bond shall be required prior to obtaining any such injunction.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 29; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-106 - Disposition of funds

(a)
All moneys collected as liquefied petroleum gas inspection, registration, permit, or other fees under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury, and the Treasurer of State shall credit the moneys to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fund.
(b)
All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-712.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-107 - Odorization of gas

All liquefied petroleum gases shall be effectively odorized with a distinctive agent at the time of manufacture by the use of an approved chemical agent of such character as to positively indicate the presence of gas in concentrations not to exceed one-fifth (1/5) of the lowest limit of flammability of such gas, except where used in connection with a chemical or other manufacturing processes in which it would prove harmful and would serve no useful purpose as a warning agent.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-716.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-108 - Dealers' safety meetings for employees

Each dealer authorized to engage in the liquefied petroleum gas business generally in this state, in conjunction with representatives of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, an insurance company, or other recognized safety organization, shall conduct with all employees handling liquefied petroleum gases one (1) general safety meeting during each twelve-month period.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-722; Acts 1995, No. 477, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-109 - Liability of persons rendering aid with respect to accidents involving transportation of compressed gases

(a)
Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, no individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity shall be liable in civil damages as a result of acts taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice with respect to an incident creating a danger to person, property, or the environment as a result of spillage, seepage, fire, explosion, or other release of compressed gases, or the possibility thereof, during the course of transportation of those gases by any mode whatsoever, including loading and unloading.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the civil immunity granted by this section shall not extend to any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity engaged in the business of the transportation of compressed gases or to any of their employees.
(c)
This section shall not preclude liability for civil damages as the result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. Reckless, willful, or wanton misconduct shall constitute gross negligence.
Acts 1981, No. 839, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-1401 -- 53-1403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-110 - Reports

Reports of the sales, shipment, and installation of containers and systems shall be made by manufacturers, jobbers, and dealers on such forms and in such manner as may be provided by rule of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1266, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 31, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-718.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-111 - Discretionary suspension of inspection and registration fees

(a)
If the balance of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fund exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall have the discretion to dispense with all inspection and registration fees.
(b)
The board's decision to dispense with inspection and registration fees under this section is effective for the fiscal year following the board's decision.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 349,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1997, No. 1277, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-112) › Section 15-75-112 - Affirmative defense

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Liquefied petroleum gas equipment" means any appliance, equipment, or piping system that uses, stores, or transports liquefied petroleum gas; and
(2)
"Liquefied petroleum gas provider" means any person or entity engaged in the business of supplying, handling, transporting, or selling liquefied petroleum gas.
(b)
A liquefied petroleum gas provider shall have an affirmative defense to any action for civil liability for damage or injury caused by:
(1)
An alteration or modification of liquefied petroleum gas equipment that is not reasonably foreseeable by the provider and causes the liquefied petroleum gas equipment to be unsafe for use in its altered or modified form; or
(2)
The end-user's use of liquefied petroleum gas equipment if:
(A)
It is outside the manner or purpose that it could reasonably be intended to be used or renders the liquefied petroleum gas equipment unsafe; and
(B)
The liquefied petroleum gas provider or the manufacturer of the liquefied petroleum gas equipment provides a reasonable warning about the consequences of misusing the liquefied petroleum gas equipment.
Acts 2007, No. 119, § 1; 2009, No. 481, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 2 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD (§§ 15-75-201 — 15-75-209) › Section 15-75-201 - Members

(a)
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall consist of seven (7) members who are residents of the State of Arkansas, at least twenty-one (21) years of age, of good moral character, and who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
(b)
(1)
There shall be one (1) member appointed by the Governor from each congressional district, as the districts existed on January 1, 2007.
(2)
There shall be three (3) at-large members appointed by the Governor.
(3)
(A)
(i)
A board member appointed before July 31, 2007 shall serve the remainder of his or her previously appointed six-year term.
(ii)
For a board member appointed after July 31, 2007 the term of office shall be four (4) years.
(B)
(i)
No board member appointed after July 31, 2007 may serve more than two (2) consecutive four-year terms.
(ii)
Subdivision (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section does not preclude a former board member from serving again if he or she has not served as a member of the board for at least four (4) consecutive years.
(4)
The board shall have at least one (1) member who:
(A)
Represents the general public; and
(B)
Is not employed by, engaged in, or retired from the liquefied petroleum gas industry in any manner.
(c)
After appointment and before entering upon his or her respective duties, each member of the board shall take and subscribe and file in the office of the Secretary of State the oath of office prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20.
(d)
Members of the board shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq.
Acts 1965, No. 31, §§ 2, 3, 6, 9; 1975 (Ex. Sess., 1976), No. 1035, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-616, 53-702, 53-703, 53-705, 53-708; reen. Acts 1987, No. 862, § 1; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 113; 1999, No. 1577, § 1; 2001, No. 440, § 1; 2007, No. 733, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 2 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD (§§ 15-75-201 — 15-75-209) › Section 15-75-202 - Meetings

(a)
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions.
(b)
Meetings shall be at the call of the chair or of the vice chair if he or she is for any reason the acting chair, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.
(c)
A quorum shall consist of not fewer than four (4) members present at any regular or special meeting, and a majority affirmative vote of that number shall be necessary for the disposition of any business.
(d)
No meeting shall be for a longer period of time than is absolutely necessary to transact the business of the board.
(e)
The board may meet one (1) time each calendar quarter, but no more than one (1) meeting shall be held during a sixty-day period for which a member is to receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses incurred.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 327,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1965, No. 31, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-707, 53-708; Acts 1999, No. 1577, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 15 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (§§ 15-1-101 — 15-76-324) › Subtitle 6 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE (§§ 15-71-101 — 15-76-324) › Chapter 75 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (§§ 15-75-101 — 15-75-407) › Subchapter 2 - LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD (§§ 15-75-201 — 15-75-209) › Section 15-75-203 - Office - Seal

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board shall:
(1)
Maintain its office in Pulaski County;
(2)
Acquire suitable quarters for the conduct of its business; and
(3)
Adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its orders and records.
Acts 1965, No. 31, §§ 1, 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 53-701, 53-709; Acts 1999, No. 225, § 1.