Arkansas § 14-387-202 - Filing of petition.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-387-202 — Filing of petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-387-202. Filing of petition.
When the qualified electors of any county, or subdivision of a county consisting of not less than thirty-six (36) square miles, desire to avail themselves of the benefits of this subchapter and subchapter 1 of this chapter, they shall file their petition, signed by a majority of the qualified electors of the county or subdivision, in the county court of the county at a regular term of the court. The petition shall set forth, clearly, whether it is their intention to prevent the running at large of all animals mentioned in § 14-387-201 or only one (1) or more classes of them. If the petition is from the qualified electors of a subdivision, the subdivision shall be particularly described and its boundaries clearly designated.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-387-202 ("Filing of petition.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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