Arkansas § 23-12-308 Removal of fences for public convenience - Penalty for noncompliance

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§ 23-12-308 — Removal of fences for public convenience - Penalty for noncompliance

Arkansas § 23-12-308

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Ark. Code Ann. § 23-12-308 (2026).

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(a)At all public crossings, at all places where the streets abut the railroad right-of-way, and at all other places where the public convenience demands it in all cities and incorporated towns, all railroads in this state shall remove all fences from such places in the cities and towns when the cities and towns shall demand the removal by ordinance.

(b)(1) Thirty (30) days' notice shall be given the railroads of the passage of such an ordinance.

(2)All railroads thus notified shall remove the fences within sixty (60) days from the date notice is given.

(c)All railroads failing or refusing to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offense and shall be fined the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for every day intervening between the day of the expiration of the sixty (60) days

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(a) At all public crossings, at all places where the streets abut the railroad right-of-way, and at all other places where the public convenience demands it in all cities and incorporated towns, all railroads in this state shall remove all fences from such places in the cities and towns when the cities and towns shall demand the removal by ordinance. (b) (1) Thirty (30) days' notice shall be given the railroads of the passage of such an ordinance. (2) All railroads thus notified shall remove the fences within sixty (60) days from the date notice is given. (c) All railroads failing or refusing to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offense and shall be fined the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for every day intervening between the day of the expiration of the sixty (60) days and the removal of the fences.