reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 36 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (§§ 17-36-101 — 17-36-310) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-36-301 — 17-36-310) › Section 17-36-309 - Exemptions from licensing

(a)
The following are exempt from licensing under this chapter:
(1)
The practice of landscape architecture by any person who acts under the supervision of a licensed landscape architect or by an employee of a person lawfully engaged in the practice of landscape architecture and who, in either event, does not assume responsible charge of design or supervision;
(2)
The practice of landscape architecture by employees of the United States Government while engaged in the practice of landscape architecture within this state on behalf of the United States Government;
(3)
The practice of landscape architecture by employees of the state or a municipal government while providing services for the governmental employer's facilities;
(4)
The practice of planning as customarily done by regional and urban planners;
(5)
The practice of arborists, foresters, gardeners, nurserymen, landscape contractors, home builders, floriculturists, ornamental horticulturists, landscape designers, irrigation designers, and irrigation contractors performing their respective trades or professions; and
(6)
The practice of architecture or engineering as defined by the laws of this state.
(b)
None of the persons referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall use the title of landscape architect without complying with the provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1995, No. 904, § 5; 2001, No. 617, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 36 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (§§ 17-36-101 — 17-36-310) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-36-301 — 17-36-310) › Section 17-36-310 - Official seal

(a)
Upon licensure, each licensee under this chapter shall obtain a seal of such design as the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers shall authorize and direct.
(b)
Plans and specifications prepared by, or under the supervision of, a licensed landscape architect shall be stamped with this seal during the life of the landscape architect's license.
(c)
It is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any documents with the seal after the license of the landscape architect named thereon has expired or has been surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
Acts 2001, No. 617, § 21; 2009, No. 1367, § 19.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known by the short title of "Arkansas Pest Control Law".
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1801.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-103 - Penalties

(a)
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules of the State Plant Board promulgated under this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
(b)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the second offense, and not less than two hundred dollars ($200) plus ten (10) days in jail for each offense thereafter, with no suspension of fines or imprisonment.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1426, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1810.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-104 - Injunctions

(a)
The State Plant Board is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and the court, upon hearing and for cause shown, may grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provisions of this chapter or of the rules made under the authority of this chapter.
(b)
The injunction is to be without bond.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1427, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1809.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-105 - Administration

(a)
(1)
The State Plant Board is vested with the authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including the employment of necessary personnel.
(2)
(A)
The board shall have the authority to adopt rules which shall have the full force and effect of law for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter.
(B)
The rules may include the authorization to require licensed operators to submit written monthly reports setting out the description and location of properties on which pest control service has been rendered and such other information relative thereto as the board shall deem necessary.
(C)
The rules may include minimum standards for pest control service work and shall include fees sufficient to pay the cost of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
The board or its authorized representative may enter upon and inspect properties, plants, or products for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and of carrying out the rules made pursuant to this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1428, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1147,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1811.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-107) › Section 17-37-107 - Fees

(a)
In its rules made pursuant to this chapter and after a public hearing, the State Plant Board shall establish license, registration, inspection, reinspection, reporting, and examination fees sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the board and are to be used in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1429, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-201 - License requirement

(a)
No person shall for compensation engage in pest control service work in any manner as defined in this chapter without first having qualified, including the passing of the State Plant Board's written examination, and having in force a valid license issued by the board for that purpose.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed operator, qualified operator, noncommercial applicator, or persons working under their direct supervision to use restricted-use pesticides as defined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-202 - Exemption for unlicensed operators under supervision of license holders

(a)
Persons who are not licensed as pest control operators under this chapter but who worked as unlicensed pest control operators before November 1, 1984, under the direct supervision of a holder of a license under this chapter, and who are working for such a license holder on June 28, 1985, may continue that arrangement without complying with this chapter.
(b)
At the time the unlicensed pest control operators terminate their relationship with the license holder, the unlicensed pest control operators shall not thereafter perform services as pest control operators unless and until they have qualified under this chapter. However, when the licensed manager of a pest control company terminates his or her employment with the company, and if the company had been in operation at least one (1) year before the date of termination, the pest control company may continue to operate for a period not to exceed six (6) months after the date of termination, notwithstanding that the manager was the only licensed personnel in the company.
Acts 1985, No. 1045, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-203 - Exemptions for noncommercial applicators - Limitations

(a)
(1)
This chapter shall not apply either to persons doing pest control to their own property or to their employees hired as laborers only who do not hold themselves out as being engaged for compensation in pest control service work.
(2)
(A)
However, no noncommercial applicator shall use, supervise the use of, or demonstrate the use of a restricted-use pesticide, as defined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, unless the person has passed a prescribed examination and has been licensed by the State Plant Board.
(B)
(i)
The examination shall demonstrate the applicant's knowledge of how to apply pesticides under the classifications applied for and his or her knowledge of the nature and effect of the pesticides.
(ii)
If the applicant is found qualified and has paid the required examination and license fees, the board shall issue a noncommercial applicator license limited to such activities and classifications as qualified for.
(C)
(i)
The license shall expire June 30 each year unless suspended or revoked prior thereto for cause.
(ii)
Reexamination before license renewal may be required to ensure a continuing level of competence and ability to use restricted-use pesticides safely and properly as technology changes.
(b)
Except for the requirements stated in this section, the noncommercial applicator shall be exempt from all other requirements of this chapter.
Acts 1975, No. 488, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 77-1808, 77-1808.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-204 - Occupational licenses, etc

No occupational license, authorization, or similar license taxes shall be issued by municipalities, counties, or other state or federal agencies, or subdivisions thereof, to any person to engage in pest control service work for compensation, unless the person holds a valid license issued by the State Plant Board to do that work.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1808.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-205 - Applicants previously convicted of violations

Nothing in this chapter shall require the State Plant Board to issue a license or registration to an applicant who has been convicted in a court for a violation of this chapter or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-206 - License application

(a)
Any person desiring to obtain a license for pest control service work shall make application to the State Plant Board on forms provided by the board, giving complete information requested.
(b)
The applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is morally and financially responsible.
(c)
An applicant must show proof of at least one (1) year of experience in the classification for which a license is desired or have completed at least two (2) years of work in an accredited college or university, including the completion of at least one (1) basic course in entomology, to be eligible to take the examination in either of the following classifications:
(1)
Termite and other structural pests; or
(2)
Household pests and rodent control.
(d)
(1)
To demonstrate the ability of the applicant to perform the classification of work for which a license is desired and to demonstrate his or her knowledge of the nature and effect of pesticides and how to apply them safely and properly, the board shall prescribe in advance an examination in writing to be taken by the applicant and to be given by a person designated by the board who is not interested financially or otherwise in pest control service work in Arkansas.
(2)
This representative shall examine the applicant by a written examination as prescribed, and the examination shall be graded by the examiner with the results being certified to the board for approval either as having passed or failed the examination as the case may be.
(e)
(1)
The board is directed to give examinations on various classifications of pest control work on designated dates at least one (1) time each quarter.
(2)
If the applicant is found qualified in one (1) or more of the classifications, he or she may be licensed to do the classification of work for which he or she is found qualified upon the payment of the required fees.
(f)
By virtue of these qualifications, the applicant shall be eligible for certification under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act or state law as a commercial applicator.
(g)
By rule, the board shall make provisions to ensure that applicators continue to meet the requirements of changing technology and to assure a continuing level of competence and ability to use pesticides safely and properly.
(h)
Any licensee who fails to renew his or her license for a period of two (2) years shall be required to follow the same procedure as a new applicant in obtaining another license.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1430, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-207 - License classification

(a)
The license shall specify the classification of work in which the license holder is authorized to engage and shall show the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation to which it is issued and the name of the licensed or qualified operator, if he or she is someone other than the license holder.
(b)
(1)
The license holder shall do only the kind of work specified in the classification for which he or she has been licensed, regardless of whether for compensation or not.
(2)
Any licensee performing any work in any classification for which he or she has not been licensed shall suffer invalidation of the license in any other classification.
(c)
(1)
The State Plant Board may classify or subclassify commercial and noncommercial licenses to be issued under this chapter as may be necessary for the effective administration and enforcement of the chapter.
(2)
The classifications may include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Industrial, institutional, structural, and health-related;
(B)
Ornamental and turf;
(C)
Agricultural; and
(D)
Noncommercial applicators.
(3)
Separate subclassifications may be specified as to methods used by any licensee to apply pesticides or to the use of pesticides to control insects and plant diseases, rodents, or weeds.
(4)
Each classification shall be subject to separate testing procedures and requirements.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-208 - Licensing standards

(a)
In promulgating rules under this chapter, the State Plant Board shall prescribe standards for the licensing of applicators of pesticides.
(b)
The standards shall relate to the use and handling of the pesticides or to the use and handling of the pesticide or class of pesticide covered by the individual's license and shall be relative to the hazards involved.
(c)
(1)
In determining standards, the board shall consider the characteristics of the pesticide formulation such as:
(A)
The acute dermal and inhalation toxicity;
(B)
The persistence, mobility, and susceptibility to biological concentration;
(C)
The use experience which may reflect an inherent misuse or an unexpected good safety record which does not always follow laboratory toxicological information;
(D)
The relative hazards of patterns of use such as granular soil applications, ultra low volume or dust aerial applications, or air blast sprayer applications; and
(E)
The extent of the intended use.
(2)
Further, the board shall take into consideration standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is authorized to adopt these standards by rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1432, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1431, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-209 - Eligibility for reexamination

Any applicant who fails to pass the written examination in any classification must wait at least three (3) months before being eligible to take another examination in the same classification.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; 1985, No. 1036, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-211 - Issuance fee - License expiration

The fee for the issuance of a license in each classification shall be paid annually. The license shall expire June 30 following the date issued.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-212 - Transferability - Change in licensee status

(a)
No license or registration shall be transferable.
(b)
When there is a change in the status of a licensee, such as change of address, operator in charge, agents, or solicitors, the licensee shall immediately notify the State Plant Board of the changes.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-213 - Agents and solicitors generally

(a)
Each licensed operator shall register with the State Plant Board the name and address of each agent or solicitor and shall pay to the board a registration fee annually for each solicitor and agent at the time of registration.
(b)
All registrations shall expire when the license expires.
(c)
In all cases in which a solicitor or agent violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules made under authority of this chapter, the violations shall be grounds for invalidation of the license held by the operator under which the solicitor or agent had been registered.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1433, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-214 - Nonresident licensee - Resident agent

Every nonresident licensee shall designate a resident agent upon whom service of notice or process may be made to enforce the provisions of this chapter or any liabilities arising from operation under this chapter.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-215 - Operator's name

(a)
No licensed operator or qualified operator shall operate under more than one (1) company name in any one (1) category.
(b)
No person shall issue a solicitor's or agent's license to any other person for the purpose of operating under any other name except that of the licensed operator who registers the solicitor or agent with the State Plant Board.
(c)
All work shall be performed in the name of the licensed operator or his or her firm. All contracts, statements, bids, and letters shall be in his or her name and on his or her forms, and each agent shall drive vehicles lettered with the name of the licensed operator or his or her firm.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-216 - Refusal to issue license

The State Plant Board shall have the authority to refuse the issuance of a license even though a passing grade is made on the written examination if the board in its judgment, after reviewing the evidence of reference checks, deems the applicant is not morally and financially responsible.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-217 - Grounds for license invalidation or nonrenewal

Acts which shall be grounds for invalidation or nonrenewal of a license shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Misrepresentations for the purpose of deceiving or defrauding;
(2)
Making of a false statement with knowledge of its falsity for the purpose of inducing others to act thereon to their damage;
(3)
Failure of the licensee to supply the State Plant Board or its authorized representative, upon request, with true and accurate information concerning methods and materials used or work performed or other information essential to the administration and enforcement of this chapter;
(4)
Performing work, whether for compensation or not, in a classification for which the licensee does not have a license;
(5)
If repeated inspections by the board reveal that the licensee is not securing satisfactory control of the pests or diseases which the licensee engages to control or eradicate;
(6)
Failure of the licensee to register agents or solicitors, failure to pay registration, inspection, or reporting fees due, or failure to make reports within the time specified;
(7)
Conviction in any court of a violation of this chapter or of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;
(8)
Intentional misrepresentation in any application for a license;
(9)
Failure to correct substandard work;
(10)
Making a pesticide recommendation or application which is inconsistent with any or all of the following:
(A)
The labeling;
(B)
Federal or state registration; or
(C)
Federal or state restrictions on the use of that pesticide; and
(11)
Falsification of records or failure to maintain or make available the records required by this chapter.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-218 - Invalidation or nonrenewal proceedings

(a)
Invalidation or nonrenewal proceedings may be initiated against a license holder in the same manner and for the same reasons as against a licensed operator or qualified operator.
(b)
The proceedings may be jointly and severally against any or all licensed operators or qualified operators employed by the license holder.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-219 - Automatic invalidity of license

A license shall automatically become invalid should the licensed operator whose name appears on the license cease to personally supervise and be in direct charge of the pest control operation. The license shall remain invalid until some other person, having been examined in accordance with this chapter and the rules under this chapter, shall be certified as the licensed operator in his or her stead.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1434, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 37 - PEST CONTROL SERVICES (§§ 17-37-101 — 17-37-221) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING (§§ 17-37-201 — 17-37-221) › Section 17-37-220 - Hearing and appeal

(a)
When any person is refused a license or his or her license is not renewed, or when the State Plant Board contemplates invalidation of his or her license, he or she shall have the right of a hearing before the board or an authorized committee of the board by filing a written request for a hearing with the Department of Agriculture.
(b)
Any person whose license is denied, refused, or invalidated by the board may appeal the decision to the Pulaski County Circuit Court within twenty (20) days after official notification of the decision.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 12, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1975, No. 488, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Apprentice plumber" means any person other than a journeyman or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage and enrolled in a state-approved apprentice program;
(2)
"Approved backflow preventor" means any permanent mechanical device or combination of permanent mechanical devices of whatever material that after installation according to the state plumbing regulations acts to prevent a reversal of the normal directional flow of potable water within the piping system in which it is installed;
(3)
"Board" means the State Board of Health;
(4)
"Department" means the Department of Health;
(5)
"Final year of apprenticeship" means when an apprentice plumber has obtained four hundred eighty (480) hours or more of classroom instruction and completed six thousand (6,000) or more hours of on-the-job work in an approved United States Department of Labor apprenticeship program;
(6)
"Gas utility serviceperson" means an employee of a gas utility specially trained for gas service work with the utility;
(7)
"Journeyman plumber" means any person other than a master plumber who is engaged in the practical installation of plumbing;
(8)
"Master plumber" means any person skilled in the planning, superintending, and practical installation of plumbing and familiar with the laws and rules governing it;
(9)
"Plumbing" means:
(A)
All piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances:
(i)
In connection with a supply of water within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance on the premises and to the connection with a utility water meter or other public water utility property or other source of supply;
(ii)
For sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, including venting systems for facilities, within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance and connected with a public disposal or private disposal system or other point of disposal; or
(iii)
Used in the installation of natural gas; and
(B)
The installation, repair, maintenance, and renovation of all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a supply of water or for the disposal of waste water, liquid waste, or sewage within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance on the premises and to the utility water meter or other public utility property or point-of-disposal waste; and
(10)
"Restricted plumber" means a person qualified to install building water or sewer lines or other special phases of plumbing if the person has demonstrated competency for that particular phase of plumbing.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1437, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 971,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 1; 1973, No. 385, § 1; 1975, No. 902, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1205; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 1; 2003, No. 1217, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-103 - Scope of state plumbing code

(a)
After adoption according to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., the provisions of the state plumbing code or amendments to the code as adopted by the State Board of Health defining plumbing work and prescribing minimum requirements for design, materials, appliances, workmanship, and methods of installation shall have the effect and force of law in the form of minimum standards statewide in application. The provisions shall apply to all types of buildings, private or public, rural or urban, including buildings owned by the state or any political subdivision of the state.
(b)
All plumbing installations shall be made to conform to the state plumbing code.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 12; 1963, No. 555, § 2; 1975, No. 902, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1216; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 11; 2003, No. 1217, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-104 - Inspections by state in cities having enforcement officers

(a)
(1)
The Department of Health inspectors may go into any city that has a city code enforcement officer and assist the city code enforcement officer for the purpose of ensuring that the minimum standards of the state plumbing code and plumber licensing rules are being met.
(2)
A written report of all inspections performed by the department inspector under this section shall be prepared by the department inspector, and a copy of the report shall be furnished within five (5) days to the city code enforcement officer and the owner of the property on which the inspection by the department inspector and city inspector is conducted.
(b)
The Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq., shall apply to all documents compiled during an inspection conducted by the department.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1440, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 816, § 11; 2003, No. 1217, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-105 - Exceptions

This chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
The installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of fire protection sprinkler systems and related mechanical appurtenances beginning at a point where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for these automatic sprinklers and their related appurtenances and to standpipes connected to automatic sprinkler systems;
(2)
The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, renovation, or removal of pipe or piping systems and related mechanical appurtenances, appliances, or equipment used in connection with boilers or related pressure piping as defined in §
20-23-101
, commercial or residential swimming pools, or irrigation sprinkler systems from a point or location in a source of potable water supply at which point or location there exists any approved backflow preventor;
(3)
Piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for and in connection with liquefied petroleum gas systems as defined in §
15-75-102
; or
(4)
(A)
The minimum number or location of plumbing fixtures or toilet facilities for use by the public within buildings, offices, or facilities maintained by banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions for the conduct of their business.
(B)
This exemption applies to any existing or future plumbing codes or rules promulgated by the State Board of Health, or its successor agency.
(C)
No municipality or county shall pass or enforce any code or regulation regarding the minimum number or location of plumbing fixtures or toilet facilities for use by the public within buildings, offices, or facilities maintained by banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1441, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1217, § 4; 2005, No. 1016, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-106 - Water distribution piping under concrete slabs

(a)
Inaccessible water distribution piping under concrete slabs may be cross-linked polyethylene PEX (SDR9) pipe.
(b)
Cross-linked polyethylene PEX (SDR9) pipe shall meet ASTM F-876/F-877 and NSP standards 14 and 61.
Acts 2007, No. 466, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-107) › Section 17-38-107 - Service sinks - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "commercial building" means a building for the transaction of business, professional services, other services involving merchandise, office buildings, banks, light industrial and similar uses.
(2)
"Commercial building" does not include a food service establishment.
(b)
A commercial building shall not be required to include a plumbing service sink, either at construction or as part of a renovation or remodeling, if the building owner or an agent of the building owner communicates to the plumbing code official at the time of construction or renovation that the actual or proposed number of persons that will occupy the building is fifteen (15) or less.
(c)
For the purposes of determining the minimum number of plumbing service sink fixtures required in a building, the number shall not be determined by using building occupancy loads as calculated in the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code.
Acts 2011, No. 1134, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 2 - REGULATION BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH (§§ 17-38-201 — 17-38-205) › Section 17-38-202 - Committee of Plumbing Examiners

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Health shall appoint a Committee of Plumbing Examiners consisting of seven (7) voting members, prescribe their qualifications, and assign their duties.
(2)
Qualifications of the members of the committee shall be as follows:
(A)
Two (2) of the members shall be master plumbers;
(B)
One (1) shall be a journeyman plumber;
(C)
One (1) shall be a professional engineer as defined in §
17-30-101
with special expertise in plumbing design;
(D)
Two (2) shall be consumers; and
(E)
One (1) shall be a representative of the Department of Health.
(b)
The member from the department shall serve on the committee until replaced by the Secretary of the Department of Health.
(c)
The term of office for the remaining members shall be for a staggered term of four (4) years. The board may remove a member for cause.
(d)
When so directed, the committee and other employees of the department shall serve the board in an advisory capacity in the formulating of rules to be adopted by the board.
(e)
Those members of the committee who are not employees of the State of Arkansas may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq.
(f)
The Director of the Plumbing and Natural Gas Section of the Department of Health shall serve as executive secretary for the committee.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1449, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 472, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 3; 1975, No. 902, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1207; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 3; 1991, No. 330, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 144; 2011, No. 897, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 2 - REGULATION BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH (§§ 17-38-201 — 17-38-205) › Section 17-38-203 - Regulation of training

(a)
The State Board of Health shall prescribe rules governing plumbing apprentice training committees and, in cooperation with educational authorities, assist in related training programs for plumbers.
(b)
Any university, college, or school offering a full-time recognized course in plumbing or any recognized national educational program is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, provided that the educational program meets or exceeds the national plumbing apprenticeship requirements.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1450, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 3; 1975, No. 902, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1207.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 2 - REGULATION BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH (§§ 17-38-201 — 17-38-205) › Section 17-38-205 - Disposition of funds - Loans

(a)
All fees or payments of any type collected by the State Board of Health under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury on or before the fifth day of the month next following the month of collection thereof, and the Treasurer of State shall credit the fees or deposits to the credit of the "Plumbers Licensing Fund", which is hereby created.
(b)
All funds deposited into the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the plumbers licensing and inspection services of the board.
(c)
The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is authorized, from time to time, to make transfers of moneys in the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund as loans to the Plumbers Licensing Fund to be used for maintenance and operation of the plumbers licensing and plumbing inspection program of the Department of Health. Any moneys loaned from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be repaid from fees derived from the plumbers licensing and plumbing inspection program on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which the loan of the funds is made.
(d)
All moneys received from the sale or trade of motor vehicles purchased with funds from the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be credited to the Plumbers Licensing Fund.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 13; 1957, No. 372, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1217; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 12; 1991, No. 330, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-38-301 — 17-38-311) › Section 17-38-301 - License required

(a)
(1)
No person shall engage in work as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, apprentice plumber, or restricted license holder called for under this chapter or adopted rules unless first licensed or registered to do so by the Department of Health.
(2)
No person other than a licensed master plumber shall use or display the title "master plumber" or append his or her name to or in connection with such a title or any other title or words that represent or may tend to represent him or her as a licensed master plumber.
(b)
(1)
In any city or town or in any sewerage district, water district, water association, sewer association, or utility gas system, no person, firm, or corporation shall install plumbing unless a licensed master or restricted licensed plumber who shall be responsible for proper installation is in charge at all times.
(2)
(A)
No license shall be transferable.
(B)
It shall be unlawful for any licensed plumber to allow the use of his or her license, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining local permits for others.
(C)
He or she shall not allow the use of his or her license by others to install plumbing work.
(c)
(1)
No person shall act as a plumbing inspector in this state without first obtaining a certificate of competency as a plumbing inspector, which shall be issued by the department.
(2)
The department may issue special certification for special phases of plumbing and may issue an inspector-in-training certificate to duly appointed plumbing inspectors.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1451, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1951, No. 200, §§ 6, 10; 1975, No. 902, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-1210, 71-1214; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 6; 2003, No. 1217, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-38-301 — 17-38-311) › Section 17-38-302 - Exemptions

The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1)
Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home except when the license is required by local ordinance;
(2)
Work done on buildings whose primary use is agricultural and located outside the incorporated limits of any city or town unless the buildings are connected to a public water system, sewerage system, or natural gas utility system;
(3)
Minor repairs consisting of repairing minor working parts of plumbing, fixtures, or the removal of stoppages;
(4)
An individual certifying or repairing backflow devices within the scope of a plumbing system if the individual holds a certificate of competency from the Plumbing and Natural Gas Section of the Department of Health; or
(5)
The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, renovation, or removal of a storm sewer system not connected to a sanitary sewer system.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 12; 1963, No. 555, § 2; 1975, No. 902, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1216; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 11; 2003, No. 679, § 1; 2003, No. 1217, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 38 - PLUMBERS (§§ 17-38-101 — 17-38-409) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-38-301 — 17-38-311) › Section 17-38-303 - Temporary permits

The Committee of Plumbing Examiners of the State Board of Health may issue temporary revocable permits to master plumber and journeyman plumber license applicants pending examination. The State Board of Health shall make rules and prescribe procedures governing the issuance of the permits.
Acts 1951, No. 200, § 3; 1975, No. 902, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1207; Acts 1987, No. 816, § 3; 2003, No. 1217, § 9.