(a) No city, town, or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the licensing, inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators or for the qualifications and duties of operators thereof within the limits of the city, town, or governmental subdivision, and any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution heretofore made or passed shall be void and of no effect.
(b) However, nothing in this chapter shall limit the right of the city, town, or other governmental subdivision to enforce this chapter as permitted by § 20-24-104(b) or to determine the amount of the fees to be charged therefor as permitted by § 20-24-117.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 24 - Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Escalators
§ 20-24-102. State to have exclusive jurisdiction — Exception
§ 20-24-103. Penalties — Prosecution of violations
§ 20-24-105. Elevator Safety Board — Creation — Members
§ 20-24-106. Elevator Safety Board — Powers and duties
§ 20-24-107. Elevator Safety Board — Adoption and amendment of rules
§ 20-24-108. Licenses required — Qualifications
§ 20-24-109. Application and examination for licenses — Issuance and renewal
§ 20-24-110. Inspectors — Prohibited activities — Requirements
§ 20-24-112. Testing and inspection required
§ 20-24-113. Report of inspection
§ 20-24-114. Additional inspections
§ 20-24-115. New construction, relocation, or alteration
§ 20-24-116. Operating permits
§ 20-24-118. Braille tags in elevators in publicly owned buildings