(a) It is the duty of any person discovering any leak in any pipeline for the transportation of natural gas, or in any machinery, apparatus, or device used in the regulation, distribution, or transportation thereof immediately to notify the owner of the pipeline or other appliance and also to notify the gas inspector of the leak.
(b) It is the duty of the owner of the pipeline or other apparatus from which gas is escaping to immediately repair it.
(c) It is the duty of the gas inspector on receiving reliable information of the leak or on personal knowledge thereof immediately to notify the owner of the pipeline or appliance of the leak and to immediately repair it.
(d) Should the owner of the pipeline, apparatus, appliance, or device fail to at once repair the leak or use the utmost diligence to do so, he or she shall be subject to the penalty set out in § 15-72-202 (b).
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine
Chapter 72 - Oil and Gas Production and Conservation
Subchapter 2 - Wells and Drilling Generally
§ 15-72-202. Penalties for violation of certain sections
§ 15-72-203. Prerequisite to exploring or drilling — Notice to surface owner — Definition
§ 15-72-204. Prerequisite for drilling permit — Operator's proof of financial responsibility
§ 15-72-205. Notice of intent to drill — Permit and fee
§ 15-72-206. Casing oil or gas wells — Keeping sands separate
§ 15-72-207. Log requirements generally
§ 15-72-208. Proper confinement of gas by possessor of well
§ 15-72-209. Right of others to confine gas
§ 15-72-210. Gas leaks in pipelines, machinery, etc
§ 15-72-212. Failure to control wild wells
§ 15-72-213. Surface owner's lien for damages caused by operator neglect
§ 15-72-214. Surface owner's claim for damages caused by operator neglect
§ 15-72-216. Requirement that dry or abandoned wells be plugged — Notice of abandonment
§ 15-72-217. Plugging dry or abandoned well by lessee or operator
§ 15-72-218. Plugging dry or abandoned well by another
§ 15-72-219. Compensation of surface owners and surface tenants for damages — Restoration of land