Arkansas Code Title 14, Subtitle 17, Chapter 286 - Fire Ant Abatement Districts

• § 14-286-101 - Definitions.
  For purposes of this subchapter: (1) "Red Imported Fire Ant" means solenopsis invicta. (2) "Board" means the board of commissioners of each red imported...
• § 14-286-102 - Elections -- Calling Elections.
  (a) The county board of commissioners shall call a special election in the county, city, or designated area of the city to determine whether...
• § 14-286-103 - Elections -- Time -- Ballots.
  (a) The special election called by the county court to submit the question of the establishment and financing of a red imported fire ant...
• § 14-286-104 - Boards -- District Established -- Members.
  (a) Upon approval by the voters of the red imported fire ant abatement district and the levy of assessed benefits to support the district,...
• § 14-286-105 - Boards -- Officers -- Director -- Employees -- Functions -- Cooperation of County.
  (a) (1) The board shall annually choose from among its members a chairman and a secretary-treasurer. (2) The chairman and secretary-treasurer shall furnish bonds...
• § 14-286-106 - Boards -- Annual Report.
  Any county or city creating a red imported fire ant abatement district will be responsible to the Fire Ant Advisory Board. The board of...
• § 14-286-107 - Boards -- Plans for Abatement -- Appointment of Assessors -- Assessments.
  (a) As soon as is practical after its establishment, the board shall prepare plans for providing red imported fire ant abatement services and for...
• § 14-286-108 - Assessments -- Filing -- Notice -- Complaints.
  (a) The assessment shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located, and the secretary of the...
• § 14-286-109 - Assessments -- Reassessments.
  (a) The commissioners shall one (1) time a year order the assessors to reassess the annual benefits of the district, provided there have been...
• § 14-286-110 - Assessments -- Duties of County Clerk and County Collector.
  (a) The original assessment record or any reassessment record shall be filed with the county clerk, whose duty it shall be to extend the...
• § 14-286-111 - Expenditures -- Public Records.
  (a) Funds of the district shall be expended only upon the order of the board and upon a voucher check signed by the chairman...
• § 14-286-112 - Bonds -- Authority -- Requirements Generally.
  (a) The board shall have the authority to issue negotiable bonds or certificates of indebtedness to secure funds for the expenses of the district...
• § 14-286-113 - Bonds -- Limits on Liability -- Payment.
  (a) (1) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter,...
• § 14-286-114 - Bonds -- Refunding Bonds.
  (a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this subchapter.(b) Refunding bonds may be either sold or delivered...
• § 14-286-115 - Bonds -- Tax Exemptions.
  Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption...
• § 14-286-116 - Dissolution of District.
  (a) A red imported fire ant abatement district created under this subchapter may be dissolved upon a vote of a majority of the qualified...

Last modified: November 15, 2016