(a) Whenever any railroad company or corporation doing business within the limits of this state receives and ships any livestock or poultry by the carload, the company or corporation shall, in consideration of the price paid for the car, pass the shipper or his or her employee to and from the point designated in the contract or bill of lading without further expense to the shipper.
(b) Any railroad company or corporation or officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company or corporation failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
Structure 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
§ 23-10-407. 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
§ 23-10-427. 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
§ 23-10-432. 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
§ 23-10-437. 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