Ark. Code Ann. § 2-38-117: Compensation for keeping strays

(a) No person shall charge anything for keeping any equine that is worked or ridden while in the possession of the impounder.

(b) For the keeping of other livestock, or any equine if not worked or ridden, the person impounding the livestock shall be entitled to a reasonable compensation to be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction before whom the owner proves his or her right of property.