{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-1-105","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-1-105","heading":"Discrimination on basis of energy source of utility service prohibited - Definitions","body":"(a) A local government shall not enact or adopt any ordinance, policy, or action that infringes, prohibits, or otherwise impairs the right of a customer to purchase, use, connect, or reconnect to a utility service, or to install in a building or other structure wires, pipes, or other conduits for the purpose of purchasing, using, connecting, or reconnecting to a utility service, on the basis of the energy source of the utility service to be delivered to the customer. (b) As used in this section: (1) \"Customer\" means an individual or entity that purchases a utility service; (2) \"Energy source\" means the method of generation or fuel source that is used to provide or supply a utility service to a customer, including without limitation a nonrenewable or renewable energy resource; (3) \"Local government\" means: (A) A county; (B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or (C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of such a district or political subdivision; and (4) (A) \"Utility service\" means a service: (i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201 ; and (ii) That is related to: (a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or (b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use. (B) \"Utility service\" includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider: (i) To or for the public; (ii) For compensation; and (iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use. Added by Act 2021, No. 308,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) A local government shall not enact or adopt any ordinance, policy, or action that infringes, prohibits, or otherwise impairs the right of a customer to purchase, use, connect, or reconnect to a utility service, or to install in a building or other structure wires, pipes, or other conduits for the purpose of purchasing, using, connecting, or reconnecting to a utility service, on the basis of the energy source of the utility service to be delivered to the customer.\n\n(b) As used in this section: (1) \"Customer\" means an individual or entity that purchases a utility service; (2) \"Energy source\" means the method of generation or fuel source that is used to provide or supply a utility service to a customer, including without limitation a nonrenewable or renewable energy resource; (3) \"Local government\" means: (A) A county; (B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or (C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of such a district or political subdivision; and (4) (A) \"Utility service\" means a service: (i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201 ; and (ii) That is related to: (a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or (b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use. (B) \"Utility service\" includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider: (i) To or for the public; (ii) For compensation; and (iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(1) \"Customer\" means an individual or entity that purchases a utility service;\nic; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use. (B) \"Utility service\" includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider: (i) To or for the public; (ii) For compensation; and (iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(1) \"Customer\" means an individual or entity that purchases a utility service;\n\n(2) \"Energy source\" means the method of generation or fuel source that is used to provide or supply a utility service to a customer, including without limitation a nonrenewable or renewable energy resource;\n\n(3) \"Local government\" means: (A) A county; (B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or (C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of such a district or political subdivision; and\n\n(A) A county;\n\n(B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or\n\n(C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of such a district or political subdivision; and\n\n(4) (A) \"Utility service\" means a service: (i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201 ; and (ii) That is related to: (a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or (b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use. (B) \"Utility service\" includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider: (i) To or for the public; (ii) For compensation; and (iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(A) \"Utility service\" means a service: (i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201 ; and (ii) That is related to: (a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or (b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(i) Provided by a utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-201 ; and\n\n(ii) That is related to: (a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or (b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or\n\n(1) To or for the public;\n\n(2) For compensation; and\n\n(3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or\nc; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(a) The generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or\n\n(1) To or for the public;\n\n(2) For compensation; and\n\n(3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use; or\n\n(b) The production, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, or furnishing of natural, renewable, or manufactured gas or a mixture of gases: (1) To or for the public; (2) For compensation; and (3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(1) To or for the public;\n\n(2) For compensation; and\n\n(3) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(B) \"Utility service\" includes services provided by a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board-permitted propane gas provider: (i) To or for the public; (ii) For compensation; and (iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.\n\n(i) To or for the public;\n\n(ii) For compensation; and\n\n(iii) For lighting, heat, power, cooking, or any similar use.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 1","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"ee160995a7ec629c57096835ed425d7569f58db3467f6049cd681f3e3bfd07d9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-1-104","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-1-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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