(a) No permit shall be required for any dam which impounds less than fifty (50) acre-feet of water or is of a height less than twenty-five feet (25').
(b) No permit shall be required for any dam the height of which is at or below the ordinary high water mark on the stream.
(c) A permit shall be required of a dam exempted from a permit under subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section if, upon petition by persons affected and after notice and hearing, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission determines that the proposed dam would pose a significant threat to life or property.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 2 - Land and Water Resources Generally
Subchapter 2 - Allocation and Use Generally
§ 15-22-201. Declaration of policy
§ 15-22-203. Cumulative effect
§ 15-22-204. Penalties — Enforcement
§ 15-22-205. Powers of commission regarding waters
§ 15-22-206. Procedure for making rules and orders — Meetings
§ 15-22-207. Administration of oath to witnesses
§ 15-22-208. Subpoenas — Refusal to testify
§ 15-22-210. Permits required for dam construction — Conditions for issuance
§ 15-22-211. Permits — Application
§ 15-22-212. Permits — Notice of application — Hearing
§ 15-22-213. Permits — Modification or cancellation
§ 15-22-215. Certificates of registration — Water diversion — Exceptions
§ 15-22-216. Right to take impounded water
§ 15-22-217. Allocation during shortages
§ 15-22-218. Right to acquire title and use water stored in a governmental reservoir
§ 15-22-220. Continued water use study
§ 15-22-221. Delegation of allocation authority
§ 15-22-222. Minimum stream flows