# Ark. Code Ann. § 8-4-301: Legislative intent

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 8-4-301
- **Heading:** Legislative intent
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 8 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 3 / Section 8-4-301

## Text

(a) In the interest of the public health and welfare of the people, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Arkansas to maintain such a reasonable degree of purity of the air resources of the state to the end that the least possible injury should be done to human, plant, or animal life or to property and to maintain public enjoyment of the state's natural resources, consistent with the economic and industrial well-being of the state. (b) The program for the control of air pollution under this chapter shall be undertaken in a progressive manner, and each of its successive objectives shall be sought to be accomplished by a maximum of cooperation and conciliation among all the parties concerned. Acts 1949, No. 472, [Part 2], § 1, as added by Acts 1965, No. 183, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1931.

(a) In the interest of the public health and welfare of the people, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Arkansas to maintain such a reasonable degree of purity of the air resources of the state to the end that the least possible injury should be done to human, plant, or animal life or to property and to maintain public enjoyment of the state's natural resources, consistent with the economic and industrial well-being of the state.

(b) The program for the control of air pollution under this chapter shall be undertaken in a progressive manner, and each of its successive objectives shall be sought to be accomplished by a maximum of cooperation and conciliation among all the parties concerned.

Acts 1949, No. 472, [Part 2], § 1, as added by Acts 1965, No. 183, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1931.

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