# Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-305: Tapping of sewers

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-305
- **Heading:** Tapping of sewers
- **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 14-235-305

## Text

(a) The city council shall regulate, by ordinance, the terms, time, and manner, and the compensation which shall be paid by the private parties not building sewers under orders of the municipal board of health under this act, upon compliance with which the parties may tap the sewers of the municipality. (b) No person shall be allowed to tap any sewer without paying in proportion to the value of his property to be benefited by it, as compared with the value of the property taxed in the district and the actual cost of the sewer. Acts 1881, No. 84, § 18, p. 161; 1889, No. 18, § 4, p. 17; C. & M. Dig., § 7541; Pope's Dig., § 9616; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-4128.

(a) The city council shall regulate, by ordinance, the terms, time, and manner, and the compensation which shall be paid by the private parties not building sewers under orders of the municipal board of health under this act, upon compliance with which the parties may tap the sewers of the municipality.

(b) No person shall be allowed to tap any sewer without paying in proportion to the value of his property to be benefited by it, as compared with the value of the property taxed in the district and the actual cost of the sewer.

Acts 1881, No. 84, § 18, p. 161; 1889, No. 18, § 4, p. 17; C. & M. Dig., § 7541; Pope's Dig., § 9616; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-4128.

## 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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