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AR HB1406

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Brian Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th General Assembly (2023 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Adds Arkansas Code 17-40-108 defining "battery-charged fence" as an electric fence interfaced with an alarm system that summons law enforcement, powered by a commercial battery not exceeding 12 volts of direct current, located on non-residential property.

  • Requires battery-charged fences to be completely surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence at least 5 feet high, not taller than 10 feet or 2 feet above the perimeter fence (whichever is taller), and marked with "WARNING — ELECTRIC FENCE" signs at 30-foot intervals.

  • Prohibits municipalities and counties from requiring permits for battery-charged fences beyond existing alarm system permits, imposing installation or operational requirements, or banning the fences entirely.

  • Establishes that electric charge on contact must not exceed International Electrotechnical Commission standards as they existed on January 1, 2023.

  • Exempts agricultural and aquacultural fences from these regulations.

Legislative Description

Concerning The Regulation Of Certain Battery-charged Fences By Municipalities And Counties.

Last Action

Notification that HB1406 is now Act 267

3/13/2023

Committee Referrals

City, County & Local Affairs2/23/2023
City, County and Local Affairs2/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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