Arkansas § 15-31-203 - Payment for services — Free services.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-31-203 — Payment for services — Free services., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-31-203. Payment for services — Free services.
For designating, measuring, or estimating services, the landowner or his or her agent, upon presentation of a statement, shall pay to the State Forester, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the statement, an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the sale price or fair market value of the stumpage so designated and measured or estimated. However, for the purpose of further encouraging the use of approved scientific forestry principles on the private forest lands of this state and to permit explanation of the application of principles, the State Forester, where he or she deems it advisable, may designate and measure or estimate without charge the trees of a forest landowner on an area not in excess of eighty (80) acres.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-31-203 cover?
Section 15-31-203 ("Payment for services — Free services.") 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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