# Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-207: Exclusion of land for irrigation purposes

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-207
- **Heading:** Exclusion of land for irrigation purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 14 / Chapter 116 / Subchapter 2 / Section 14-116-207

## Text

(a) Any owner of real property within the territory of the proposed water district may, at any time before the entry of the order establishing the district or before the entry of the order establishing an improvement project area including such real property, petition the court to exclude his property for agricultural irrigation water uses. (b) To exclude the property from the district, the court must make the following determinations: (1) The property is supplied by adequate agricultural irrigation water from surface sources or other sources; and (2) The property is not and will not in the future be benefited by the improvements of the proposed water district. Acts 1957, No. 114, § 6; 1963, No. 120, § 4; 1973, No. 137, § 4; 1983, No. 396, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-1406; Acts 1995, No. 838, § 4; 1997, No. 907, § 1.

(a) Any owner of real property within the territory of the proposed water district may, at any time before the entry of the order establishing the district or before the entry of the order establishing an improvement project area including such real property, petition the court to exclude his property for agricultural irrigation water uses.

(b) To exclude the property from the district, the court must make the following determinations: (1) The property is supplied by adequate agricultural irrigation water from surface sources or other sources; and (2) The property is not and will not in the future be benefited by the improvements of the proposed water district.

(1) The property is supplied by adequate agricultural irrigation water from surface sources or other sources; and

(2) The property is not and will not in the future be benefited by the improvements of the proposed water district.

Acts 1957, No. 114, § 6; 1963, No. 120, § 4; 1973, No. 137, § 4; 1983, No. 396, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-1406; Acts 1995, No. 838, § 4; 1997, No. 907, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-201 Authority to petition for district establishment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-201.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-202 Contents of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-202.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-203 Petition - Land in more than one county](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-203.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-204 Commission review of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-204.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-205 Notice of hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-205.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-206 Hearing - Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-206.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-116-207 Exclusion of land for irrigation purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C116_S2_S14-116-207.md)

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