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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-205

Territory within one-half mile of state park

Acts 1997, No. 1216, § 1; 1999, No. 1495, § 1; 2017, No. 536, § 1.

(1) The annexation laws of this state do not apply in the area within one-half mile of the boundaries of a state park located in a county with a population in excess of three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) unless: The annexation is approved by a majority of the voters residing within the one-half-mile area;

(2) The area to be annexed is on the opposite side of a navigable river from the state park;

(3) The area to be annexed is on the opposite side of and south of an existing railroad right-of-way from the state park; or

(4) The area to be annexed contains a public or private school.

(5) An order of the county court issued in contradiction of this section is void if the order is issued after August 1, 1997.

(6) A county court order issued after August 1, 1997, annexing an area on the opposite side of and south of an existing railroad right-of-way from a state park is valid and not void.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.