Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads
§ 23-10-423. Package freight unloaded by railroad — Storage charges

(a) All package freight unloaded by railroad companies in their depots and warehouses and all freight unloaded in the yard space of a railroad company in order to release cars and which has not been removed by the owner thereof from the custody of the railroad company within forty-eight (48) hours, computing from 7:00 a.m. of the day following legal notice of arrival, may be subject to the charge of storage for each day or fraction of a day it may remain in the custody of the railroad company, as follows:
(1) On less than carloads, not more than one cent (1¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) per day, or fraction of a day; and
(2) In carload quantities, not more than ten cents (10¢) per ton of two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) per day or fraction of a day, but not exceeding one dollar ($1.00) per car per day, or fraction of a day.

(b) In no case shall the amount so collected for storage of a less-than-carload shipment exceed the amount authorized to be charged as storage on a carload of similar freight for the same length of time when not unloaded from a car, as provided by § 23-10-424.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries

Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers

Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally

Subchapter 4 - Freight — Railroads

§ 23-10-401. Definition for §§ 23-10-432 — 23-10-437 and 23-12-605

§ 23-10-402. Definition for §§ 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431

§ 23-10-403. Application of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, 23-10-409 — 23-10-431

§ 23-10-404. Remedies in §§ 23-10-438 — 23-10-440 cumulative

§ 23-10-405. Remedies in §§ 23-10-406, 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 cumulative

§ 23-10-406. Penalties for violations of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431, or rules of department — Actions to recover

§ 23-10-407. Reasonable rules for transportation of freight permitted

§ 23-10-408. Contracts or rules abridging liability of railroad void

§ 23-10-409. Free or reduced rate transportation permitted

§ 23-10-410. Discrimination as to freight prohibited — Pooling, rebates, etc., prohibited

§ 23-10-411. Forwarding freight over connecting lines — Preferences prohibited — Exceptions

§ 23-10-412. Demurrage charges generally

§ 23-10-413. Duty to furnish cars to shipper

§ 23-10-414. Duty to furnish cars — Interstate railroads

§ 23-10-415. Duty to exchange and return cars

§ 23-10-416. Loading of cars generally

§ 23-10-417. Cars detained for fault of shipper — Demurrage charges

§ 23-10-418. Receipt and transport of freight — Time restraints

§ 23-10-419. Delivery of freight

§ 23-10-420. Notice to consignee of arrival of freight — Penalty for failure to give

§ 23-10-421. Notice of arrival of freight — Free time

§ 23-10-422. Shipment to consignor's order — Notice

§ 23-10-423. Package freight unloaded by railroad — Storage charges

§ 23-10-424. Unloading cars — Free time — Demurrage charges — Extension of free time

§ 23-10-425. Loading or unloading — Additional free time when weather inclement

§ 23-10-426. Loading or unloading — Extension of time when consignee or consignor at distance from depot

§ 23-10-427. Storage of freight after failure to unload — Charges

§ 23-10-428. Refusal of freight — Notice to consignor — Liability for demurrage

§ 23-10-429. Employee demanding or receiving extra pay for furnishing car to shipper — Penalty

§ 23-10-430. Recovery of demurrage, forfeitures, and charges

§ 23-10-431. Actions for damages for violations of §§ 23-10-402, 23-10-403, 23-10-405, 23-10-406, and 23-10-409 — 23-10-431 — Limitation

§ 23-10-432. Duty to furnish cars — Reasonable time for requesting cars

§ 23-10-433. Exceptions to duty to furnish or exchange cars

§ 23-10-434. Liability for failure to furnish or exchange cars — Exceptions

§ 23-10-435. Liability for cars of another railroad

§ 23-10-436. Penalty for gross negligence in not furnishing or exchanging cars — Fee of prosecuting attorney

§ 23-10-437. Intrastate freight — Rules

§ 23-10-438. Perishable freight — Duty to furnish cars — Exceptions — Penalty

§ 23-10-439. Perishable freight — Time for loading — Demurrage charges

§ 23-10-440. Forwarding perishable freight — Penalty for failure

§ 23-10-441. Shipper's pass on shipments of livestock or poultry

§ 23-10-442. Shipments of sheep and hogs

§ 23-10-443. Shipments of grain

§ 23-10-444. Shipments of coal, corn, or cottonseed — Duty to weigh and furnish correct weight to consignee — Penalty

§ 23-10-445. Shipments of coal — Duty to weigh loaded cars prior to shipment and issue certificate of weight — Penalty