(a) It is the purpose and intent of this section and §§ 22-5-802 — 22-5-813 to charge the Commissioner of State Lands with the authority and responsibility for considering applications for and granting leases and permits for the taking of sand, gravel, oil, natural gas, casinghead gas, coal and other minerals, and timber or logs from the beds and bars of navigable rivers and lakes in this state or from any other lands or interests in lands held in the name of the State of Arkansas or any state agency or institution, excluding tax-forfeited lands and minerals, and to supervise activities on state-owned lands by leaseholders and permittees.
(b) As used in this subchapter, “log” means a bulky piece or length of unshaped timber, a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing, or a portion of the trunk of a felled tree that is sunk on the bed of submerged land owned by the State of Arkansas.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 5 - State Lands Generally
Subchapter 8 - Mineral, Timber, and Other Resources
§ 22-5-801. Leases and permits — Purpose of this section and §§ 22-5-802 — 22-5-813 — Definition
§ 22-5-802. Leases and permits — Exemptions for state agencies
§ 22-5-803. Leases and permits — Penalties
§ 22-5-805. Leases and permits — Requirements — Application — Terms
§ 22-5-806. Leases and permits — Offer to pay minimums — Notice — Award
§ 22-5-807. Leases and permits — Notice to, and recommendations from, interested agencies
§ 22-5-808. Leases and permits — Records — Fees — Disposition of funds
§ 22-5-809. Leases and permits — Monthly statements — Payment of severance tax
§ 22-5-810. Leases and permits — Liability — Transferability — Renewal
§ 22-5-811. Leases and permits — Existing ones to continue
§ 22-5-812. Leases and permits — Rules
§ 22-5-813. Leases and permits — Compliance with this section and §§ 22-5-801 — 22-5-812
§ 22-5-814. Removal of sand or gravel from navigable waters
§ 22-5-815. Mineral rights in lands covered by artificially created navigable waters
§ 22-5-818. Commercial mining at Crater of Diamonds State Park prohibited