(a) In order to prevent damages to drainage systems and to secure the best results from their construction, the board of commissioners of any district may:
(1) Make regulations for and may prescribe the manner of building fences and bridges across any ditch or other construction; and
(2) Prescribe the manner in which branch ditches or tile lines shall enter the ditches of the district, and the means by which crossings shall be made over levees.
(b) The construction of any fences, bridges, or other construction and the digging of any lateral ditches into the ditches of the district in a manner contrary to that specified by the commissioners shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) The commissioners shall have authority to enforce the regulations and may remove any construction or may close any opening improperly made.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts
Chapter 121 - Drainage Improvement Districts Generally
Subchapter 8 - Construction and Maintenance Generally
§ 14-121-801. Cooperation with the United States
§ 14-121-802. Contractor's bond
§ 14-121-803. Right to pass over land — Commissioners, engineers, and contractors
§ 14-121-804. Landowner ditches draining into public ditches — Crossing lands of another
§ 14-121-805. Ditches across or under highways, railroads, or bridges
§ 14-121-806. District duty to build highway bridges over ditches
§ 14-121-807. Regulations for district fences, bridges, etc
§ 14-121-808. Construction of ditches beyond district limits
§ 14-121-809. Construction, reconstruction, replacement, and repair of certain levees and setbacks
§ 14-121-810. Ownership of timber on right-of-way
§ 14-121-811. Authority to obtain and dispose of maintenance equipment — Personnel — Tax