Arkansas § 15-30-104 Civil liability

Arkansas Statutes

§ 15-30-104 — Civil liability

Arkansas § 15-30-104

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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-30-104 (2026).

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(a)A prescribed burning conducted in compliance with this subchapter is in the public interest and does not constitute a public or private nuisance.

(b)A landowner or a landowner's agent who conducts a prescribed burning in compliance with this subchapter is not liable in a civil action for any damage or injury caused by a fire in the prescribed burning, including without limitation the reignition of a smoldering and previously contained fire or resulting from smoke, unless the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the claimant suffered damages as a result of negligence by the landowner or the landowner's agent in planning, implementing, or conducting the prescribed burning.

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(a) A prescribed burning conducted in compliance with this subchapter is in the public interest and does not constitute a public or private nuisance. (b) A landowner or a landowner's agent who conducts a prescribed burning in compliance with this subchapter is not liable in a civil action for any damage or injury caused by a fire in the prescribed burning, including without limitation the reignition of a smoldering and previously contained fire or resulting from smoke, unless the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the claimant suffered damages as a result of negligence by the landowner or the landowner's agent in planning, implementing, or conducting the prescribed burning.