In case a county timber inspector finds anywhere in his or her county any logs, timber, lumber, staves, shingles, shingle bolts, stocks, headings, wood, bark, stone, mineral, or other material unlawfully cut, dug, removed, or taken from any state lands, he or she shall:
(1) Seize the materials or cause them to be seized;
(2) Give written notice of the seizure to any person or persons who may be found in possession or control of the materials; and
(3)
(A) Cause a complaint to be filed in some court of competent jurisdiction charging the logs, timber, lumber, staves, shingles, shingle bolts, stocks, headings, wood, bark, stone, mineral, or other material to have been unlawfully cut, dug, removed, or taken from state lands and charging the materials to be the property of the state.
(B) If no persons shall be found in possession or control of the materials, then the complaint shall state that fact.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subchapter 3 - Trespass and Unlawful Cutting
§ 15-32-301. Liability for unlawfully cutting, etc
§ 15-32-302. Attachment procedure
§ 15-32-303. Seizure of logs unlawfully cut from state lands — Filing of notice and complaint
§ 15-32-304. Verification of complaint — Issuance and service of summons
§ 15-32-305. Return of officer when no one in possession — Warning order — Appeals
§ 15-32-306. Disposition of logs under judgment
§ 15-32-307. Prosecuting attorney
§ 15-32-308. Distribution of proceeds
§ 15-32-309. Trespass or waste — Communicating information
§ 15-32-310. Certificate of Secretary of State — Presumptive evidence