Arkansas § 8-6-2003 - Definitions.

§ 8-6-2003. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter: “Alleged violator” means a person that has been issued an environmental citation under this subchapter by an environmental officer; “Cost statement” means a verified written statement that accounts for the cost of solid waste removal or other remediation, including without limitation receipts, and establishes that: The solid waste was removed from the location or the environmental violation at the location was otherwise remediated; and The solid waste was properly disposed of at one (1) or more of the following facilities: A permitted solid waste disposal facility; A permitted solid waste processing facility; A recycling center; A scrap yard that purchases iron, steel, aluminum, or other metals; or Any other facility that an environmental officer finds to be a proper disposal facility for the solid waste; “Environmental officer” means an employee of a city, county, municipality, regional solid waste management district created under § 8-6-701 et seq., or state agency, board, or commission who has: Completed all requirements under this subchapter, including without limitation completing required training and passing the required examination, obtaining certification, being sworn in, and maintaining certification through continuing education; and Authority to enter land to investigate and inspect as provided under § 8-1-107 to enforce environmental laws under the authority of the Division of Environmental Quality; “Environmental violation” means an act or omission that: Is prohibited under § 8-6-2005; or Causes or results in the violation of a state law, rule, or order that is: Designed to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; and Applicable to this subchapter under § 8-6-2004; “Illegal dumping of solid waste” means the illegal placing, depositing, dumping, or causing to be placed, deposited, or dumped by a person any solid waste that is prohibited by this chapter: In or upon a public or private highway, road, or street, including a portion of the right-of-way in or upon a public or private highway, road, or street; In or upon private property into or upon which the public is admitted by easement or license of the private property; In or upon a public park or other public property; or Upon property for which a permit has not been issued by the division; “Illegal dump site” means a place where solid waste is disposed of in a manner that is prohibited by this chapter. “Illegal dump site” includes a place where one (1) or more of the following exists: An attractive nuisance; A fire, health, or safety hazard; A potential source of surface or groundwater contamination; A waste tire site as defined in § 8-9-402; or Other contamination that is hazardous to the public health or endangers the environment; and “Person” means an individual, municipality, other governmental entity, or other entity that is recognized by law with rights and duties.