{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-126","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-126","heading":"Acts of God - Emergency conditions","body":"An owner of an animal or person in control of an animal is not guilty of either the offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103 , or the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 , if the owner of the animal or the person in control of the animal was reasonably precluded as the result of an act of God or emergency conditions from engaging in an act or omission that might prevent an allegation of the offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103 , or the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 .","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 62","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":"de4b1fb62a63041d550910cb7406914f0a9b85f7a991913b3e5a2989099f3b42","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-125","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}