Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-122

Permitting livestock to run at large

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Van Houten v. Pritchard (1994)

Most recently applied in Sanders v. Mincey (June 1994)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2919; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2919; Acts 1999, No. 457, § 4; 2005, No. 1994, § 183; 2009, No. 33, § 7.

(1) A person commits the offense of permitting livestock to run at large if being the owner or person charged with the custody and care of livestock he or she knowingly permits the livestock to run at large.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, permitting livestock to run at large is a violation and upon conviction a person may be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) Any person who knowingly allows any hog to run at large is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

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.