Arkansas Code Title 8, Chapter 6, Subchapter 2 - Solid Waste Management Act

• § 8-6-201 - Title.
  This subchapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act".
• § 8-6-202 - Purpose.
  It is the purpose of this subchapter and it is declared to be the policy of this state to regulate the collection and disposal...
• § 8-6-203 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Disposal site" means any place at which solid waste is dumped, abandoned, or accepted or disposed of for...
• § 8-6-204 - Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Penalties.
  (a) Criminal Penalties. (1) (A) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter, who commits any unlawful act under it, or who violates...
• § 8-6-205 - Illegal Actions -- Rebuttable Presumption -- Acts or Omissions by Third Party.
  (a) It shall be illegal for any person: (1) To violate any provision of this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order of the...
• § 8-6-206 - Private Right of Action.
  Any person adversely affected by a violation of this subchapter or of any rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant thereto shall have a private...
• § 8-6-207 - Powers and Duties of the Department and Commission Generally.
  (a) The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or its successor shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To administer and enforce all laws,...
• § 8-6-208 - Existing Rules, Regulations, Etc.
  (a) All existing rules and regulations of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission relating to subjects embraced within this subchapter shall remain in...
• § 8-6-209 - Local Standards.
  (a) (1) No municipality or county may, by ordinance, resolution, order, or otherwise, adopt standards for the location, design, construction, and maintenance of solid...
• § 8-6-210 - Agreements Authorized.
  (a) Any two (2) or more municipalities, counties, or other public agencies may enter into agreements with one another for joint or cooperative action...
• § 8-6-211 - Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems.
  (a) All municipalities shall provide a solid waste management system which will adequately provide for the collection and disposal of all solid wastes generated...
• § 8-6-212 - County Solid Waste Management Systems.
  (a) (1) Each county of the state is authorized to provide and shall provide a solid waste management system adequate to collect and dispose...
• § 8-6-213 - [Repealed.]
• § 8-6-214 - Records and Examinations.
  (a) The owner or operator of any permitted facility or site shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain...
• § 8-6-215 -- 8-6-217 - [Superseded.]
• § 8-6-218 - [Repealed and superseded.]
• § 8-6-219 - Applicants for Permits -- Applicability.
  (a) An applicant for a new permit under this subchapter or the modification or transfer of a permit shall be a person, partnership, corporation,...
• § 8-6-220 - Yard Waste.
  (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, it is illegal for yard waste to be placed in a solid...
• § 8-6-221 - Review of Rules and Regulations.
  All rules and regulations adopted under this subchapter shall be reviewed by the interim House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and interim...
• § 8-6-222 - Standards for Sites and Facilities.
  Regional solid waste management boards may adopt more restrictive standards for the location, design, construction, and maintenance of solid waste disposal sites and facilities...
• § 8-6-223 - Household Hazardous Waste Storage or Processing Centers -- Permit Required.
  (a) It is unlawful for a person to own or operate a household hazardous waste storage or processing center, as defined in § 8-6-203,...

Last modified: November 15, 2016