Arkansas Code Title 22, Chapter 5, Subchapter 5 - Acquisition of Forestland

• § 22-5-501 - Authority to Acquire.
  (a) The Arkansas Forestry Commission is authorized and empowered to acquire and hold in the name of the State of Arkansas title to lands...
• § 22-5-502 - Methods of Acquisition.
  (a) Lands may be acquired by gift, devise, purchase, or exchange from any county, municipality, state or federal agency or department, person, firm, corporation,...
• § 22-5-503 - Exchange of Lands.
  The Arkansas Forestry Commission may exchange tracts of land acquired under the provisions of this subchapter for suitable land of equal value in furtherance...
• § 22-5-504 - Tax-Forfeited Lands -- Distribution.
  (a) Any lands acquired by the Commissioner of State Lands in any county through tax sale, which are deemed by the Arkansas Forestry Commission...
• § 22-5-505 - Quieting Title to Acquired Lands.
  Upon the written request of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the Attorney General shall institute and prosecute to final decree all requisite suits to quiet...
• § 22-5-506 - Funding.
  (a) The purchase price of lands acquired shall be paid at the time of acquisition from the State Forestry Fund, and the acquisition shall...
• § 22-5-507 - Cooperation With United States.
  (a) The Arkansas Forestry Commission is authorized and directed to fully cooperate with the departments, officers, and agencies of the federal government to meet...
• § 22-5-508 - Management of Forests.
  (a) It shall be the duty of the State Forester, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the rules and regulations promulgated by...
• § 22-5-509 - Rules and Regulations.
  The Arkansas Forestry Commission is authorized and directed to approve, promulgate, and publish rules and regulations, and amendments or modifications thereof, reasonably required in...
• § 22-5-510 - Records and Reports.
  The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall cause a record of all its proceedings relating to state forests, including the date of acquisition, description, source of...

Last modified: November 15, 2016