Arkansas Code
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
§ 15-20-206. Rules — Meetings — Oaths, subpoenas, etc. — Judicial review

(a) For the purpose of carrying out its functions, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall have authority to make and amend and enforce all necessary or desirable rules and orders not inconsistent with law.
(b) The commission shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions, findings, and determinations. The record shall be public.
(c) The rules shall provide for regular meetings and for special meetings at the call of the Chair of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or the Vice Chair of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission if he or she is for any reason the acting chair, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.
(d) A quorum shall consist of not less than one-half (½) of the commission membership present at any regular or special meetings, and the affirmative vote of that number shall be necessary for the disposition of any business.
(e) The commission shall meet or hold hearings at such times and places as in each instance may suit the commission's convenience, and all such meetings and hearings shall be open to the public.
(f) In all matters coming before the commission, the commission shall have the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and enforce its decisions and orders pursuant to procedures set out in § 15-22-201 et seq.
(g) Any rule or order made by the commission shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.

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