Ark. Code Ann. § 5-72-106

Obstructing natural drains

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Scroggin v. City of Grubbs (1994)

Most recently applied in Scroggin v. City of Grubbs (November 1994)

Acts 1909, No. 296, §§ 1, 2, p. 897; C. & M

(1) It is unlawful for any person to obstruct in any manner any natural drain in this state.

(2) Any person that obstructs in violation of subsection (a) of this section any natural drain is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3) This section does not apply to the following counties: Craighead County;

(4) Lee County;

(5) Phillips County; and

(6) Woodruff County.

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.