Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 15-71-101 (2026)

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There is created the Oil and Gas Commission, hereinafter in this act called the “commission”, to be appointed by the Governor.

History. Acts 1939, No. 105, § 2; 1979, No. 113, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-102.

Publisher's Notes. Acts 1971, No. 38, § 16, transferred the functions, powers, and duties of the Oil and Gas Commission to the Department of Commerce. However, Acts 1983, No. 691, abolished the Department of Commerce, and § 10 of that act provided that the Oil and Gas Commission should function as an independent agency in the same manner as it had functioned prior to the transfer.

Meaning of “this act”. Acts 1939, No. 105, codified as §§ 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, 15-72-401 — 15-72-407.

Research References

Ark. L. Rev.

Thomas A. Daily, Symposium Article: Rules Done Right: How Arkansas Brought Its Oil and Gas Law into a Horizontal World, 68 Ark. L. Rev. 259 (2015).

U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev.

Well, Now, Ain't That Just Fugacious!: A Basic Primer on Arkansas Oil and Gas Law, 29 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 211.

Case Notes

Cited: Clinton v. Clinton, 305 Ark. 585, 810 S.W.2d 923 (1991).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Clinton v. Clinton, 810 S.W.2d 923 (Ark. 1991).

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Clinton v. Clinton, 810 S.W.2d 923 (Ark. 1991). · cites it 2× “, Ark. Code Ann. § 15-71-101 (1987) (Oil and Gas Commission); Ark.”

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