Any person, firm, or corporation leasing lands in this state under written contracts providing for a royalty to be paid the lessor for ore deposits or minerals taken out of or off of the land, or any officer, agent, or employee of the lessee, who, with the intent to defraud the lessee out of any part of the royalty, fails, neglects, or refuses to report the true amount or quantity of ore, deposits, or minerals taken from the lands, or who conceals the true amount so taken, or who falsely reports the amount so taken shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 5 - Mineral Resources Generally
Chapter 56 - Mineral Lands And Interests
Subchapter 3 - Leases Generally
§ 15-56-301. Multiple owner authority to lease mineral lands — Mineral defined
§ 15-56-302. Summons — Validity of lessee's title
§ 15-56-303. Parties in interest — Right to appear or intervene
§ 15-56-304. Petition to lease or operate — Parties defendant
§ 15-56-305. Receiver — Disposition of proceeds
§ 15-56-306. Reporting and approval of leases
§ 15-56-307. Sale of land or mineral rights — Lease unaffected
§ 15-56-308. Discharge of receiver — Accounting
§ 15-56-309. Execution of agreements subsequent to discharge of receiver
§ 15-56-310. In rem proceedings against unleased interest in minerals