Any person who shall, except as permitted by law, willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality or any of his or her authorized representatives in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished upon conviction by a criminal penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both.
Ark. Code Ann. § 15-58-305
Interfering with the director or his or her agents — Criminal penalties
Known as the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 15-58-101 to 15-58-510 (46 sections).
Acts 1979, No. 134, § 19; 1979, No. 647, § 5; 1981, No. 328, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 52-953; Acts 2019, No. 910, § 3151.
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