Ark. Code Ann. § 15-31-113 (2026)

1. The General Assembly finds:
   1. The Arkansas Forestry Commission enforces laws pertaining to wildland fires, timber theft, and unlawful dumping on forest land;
   2. Under current law, fines resulting from violations of the wildland fire laws are deposited with local school districts; and
   3. The law is silent on where to deposit fines resulting from violations of the dumping and timber theft laws.
2. The purpose of this section and § 15-31-114 is to establish that fines generated by law enforcement activities of the commission be deposited into the State Forestry Fund.

History. Acts 1997, No. 132, § 1; 2005, No. 1962, § 71; 2017, No. 374, § 36.

Amendments. The 2005 amendment inserted the present subdivision designations; and inserted “The General Assembly finds” in (a).

The 2017 amendment substituted “§ 15-31-114” for “§§ 15-31-114 and 5-38-201 [repealed]” in (b).