Arkansas § 8-7-1403 - Reporting of properties contaminated through the manufacture of controlled substances.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 8-7-1403 — Reporting of properties contaminated through the manufacture of controlled substances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-7-1403. Reporting of properties contaminated through the manufacture of controlled substances.
If a private property owner finds an abandoned laboratory for the manufacture of controlled substances on his or her property and there has been no active on-site law enforcement involvement, the private property owner shall notify local law enforcement for proper removal of contaminated material. If a property owner finds or becomes aware of evidence of a laboratory for the manufacture of controlled substances on his or her property, the property owner shall have the property inspected in accordance with the guidelines established by the Division of Environmental Quality under this subchapter by a contractor certified by the division under § 8-7-1402. If the contractor selected by the property owner under subdivision (b)(1) of this section verifies that a laboratory for the manufacture of controlled substances has been on the property, the contractor shall notify the division, and the division shall place the property on the contaminated properties list required under § 8-7-1404.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 8-7-1403
What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 8-7-1403 cover?
Section 8-7-1403 ("Reporting of properties contaminated through the manufacture of controlled substances.") 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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