# Ark. Code Ann. § 28-69-301: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 28-69-301
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 28 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter 3 / Section 28-69-301

## Text

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Environmental law" means any federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance relating to protection of the environment or human health; (2) "Estate" means the estate of the decedent if by reference thereto a provision has been made applicable to the executor or executors of a will and means the trust estate if by reference thereto a provision has been made applicable to the trustee or trustees of such an estate; (3) "Fiduciary", and the masculine singular form of the pronoun referring to the fiduciary, means the one (1) or more executors, whether male, female, or corporate, of the estate of a decedent, or the one (1) or more trustees, whether male, female, or corporate, of a testamentary or inter vivos trust estate, whichever in a particular case shall be appropriate; and (4) "Hazardous substance" means any substance defined as hazardous or toxic or otherwise regulated by any environmental law. Acts 1961, No. 153, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 58-114, 58-115; Acts 1993, No. 421, § 2.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Environmental law" means any federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance relating to protection of the environment or human health;

(2) "Estate" means the estate of the decedent if by reference thereto a provision has been made applicable to the executor or executors of a will and means the trust estate if by reference thereto a provision has been made applicable to the trustee or trustees of such an estate;

(3) "Fiduciary", and the masculine singular form of the pronoun referring to the fiduciary, means the one (1) or more executors, whether male, female, or corporate, of the estate of a decedent, or the one (1) or more trustees, whether male, female, or corporate, of a testamentary or inter vivos trust estate, whichever in a particular case shall be appropriate; and

(4) "Hazardous substance" means any substance defined as hazardous or toxic or otherwise regulated by any environmental law.

Acts 1961, No. 153, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 58-114, 58-115; Acts 1993, No. 421, § 2.

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