Arkansas § 15-32-402 - Method of scaling or measuring.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-32-402 — Method of scaling or measuring., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-32-402. Method of scaling or measuring.
In surveying or measuring logs, the county timber inspectors and their deputy county timber inspectors shall make such allowance for hollow, rotten, or crooked logs as would make them equal to good, sound, straight, and merchantable logs. All logs that are straight and sound are to be measured at their full size inside the bark at the small end. All logs over twenty-four feet (24') long not exceeding thirty-six feet (36') shall be scaled or measured as two (2) logs, allowing the rise from the first to the second log as may be required or as may seem proper in the opinion of the county timber inspectors or their deputy county timber inspectors.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-32-402 cover?
Section 15-32-402 ("Method of scaling or measuring.") 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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