(1) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters, if it deems necessary or upon advice of the Attorney General, may hire counsel and investigators and pay traveling expenses thereof for the investigation and prosecution of any violator of this chapter.
(2) At its discretion, the board may pay any witness subpoenaed to appear before the board twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per diem when actually in attendance, including time spent in traveling not to exceed one (1) day to and one (1) day from the location of the board meeting. In addition, the board may reimburse any witness for actual traveling expenses when furnished proof of such expenses, including hotel or motel expenses, when the witness resides in a county other than the one in which the board is meeting.