{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-87-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-87-202","heading":"License - Navigable waterways generally","body":"(a) No person shall keep any ferry over or across any public navigable stream or lake so as to charge any compensation for crossing the stream or lake without first procuring a license from the county court of the county in which the ferry is situated. (b) Any person wishing to establish a ferry across any navigable stream in this state shall apply to the county court of the county in which the ferry site may be. (c) The county court shall grant a license to the applicant for the term of one (1) year from the date of the license upon the applicant's: (1) Showing lawful possession of the land on which the ferry is sought to be established; (2) Satisfying the court that the public convenience will be promoted thereby; (3) Paying the tax levied by the county court for the privilege of the ferry; and (4) Executing the bond required by this chapter. Rev. Stat., ch. 62, §§ 4, 7, 12; C. \u0026 M. Dig., §§ 4696, 4699, 4704; Pope's Dig., §§ 5795, 5798, 5803; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1704, 76-1707, 76-1718.\n\n(a) No person shall keep any ferry over or across any public navigable stream or lake so as to charge any compensation for crossing the stream or lake without first procuring a license from the county court of the county in which the ferry is situated.\n\n(b) Any person wishing to establish a ferry across any navigable stream in this state shall apply to the county court of the county in which the ferry site may be.\n\n(c) The county court shall grant a license to the applicant for the term of one (1) year from the date of the license upon the applicant's: (1) Showing lawful possession of the land on which the ferry is sought to be established; (2) Satisfying the court that the public convenience will be promoted thereby; (3) Paying the tax levied by the county court for the privilege of the ferry; and (4) Executing the bond required by this chapter.\n\n(1) Showing lawful possession of the land on which the ferry is sought to be established;\n\n(2) Satisfying the court that the public convenience will be promoted thereby;\n\n(3) Paying the tax levied by the county court for the privilege of the ferry; and\n\n(4) Executing the bond required by this chapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 87","Subchapter 2"],"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":"67c878687c5f75abfa5172c20813a4bf56365fc0ff14af5346c9b07851a9dd7d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-87-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-87-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}