# Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-304: Restrictions on connections

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-304
- **Heading:** Restrictions on connections
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 14 / Chapter 235 / Subchapter 3 / Section 14-235-304

## Text

This act does not authorize a municipal board of health to order or compel the building of a sewer by one (1) property owner: (1) Over the property of another; or (2) (A) For a distance greater than three hundred feet (300') from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner's property through or into any street or alley to a place where a connection can be made with a sewer. (B) A municipal board of health may order or compel the building of a sewer by a property owner under subdivision (2)(A) of this section only if the existing sewer on the property owner's property is the subject of an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Quality or a prosecuting attorney. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3038, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1470,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1881, No. 84, § 18, p. 161; C. & M. Dig., § 7540; Pope's Dig., § 9615; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-4127.

This act does not authorize a municipal board of health to order or compel the building of a sewer by one (1) property owner:

(1) Over the property of another; or

(2) (A) For a distance greater than three hundred feet (300') from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner's property through or into any street or alley to a place where a connection can be made with a sewer. (B) A municipal board of health may order or compel the building of a sewer by a property owner under subdivision (2)(A) of this section only if the existing sewer on the property owner's property is the subject of an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Quality or a prosecuting attorney.

(A) For a distance greater than three hundred feet (300') from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner's property through or into any street or alley to a place where a connection can be made with a sewer.

(B) A municipal board of health may order or compel the building of a sewer by a property owner under subdivision (2)(A) of this section only if the existing sewer on the property owner's property is the subject of an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Quality or a prosecuting attorney.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3038, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1470,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1881, No. 84, § 18, p. 161; C. & M. Dig., § 7540; Pope's Dig., § 9615; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-4127.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-301 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C235_S3_S14-235-301.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-302 Ordering property owners to connect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C235_S3_S14-235-302.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-303 Refusal of owner to connect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C235_S3_S14-235-303.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-304 Restrictions on connections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C235_S3_S14-235-304.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-305 Tapping of sewers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T14_C235_S3_S14-235-305.md)

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