Ark. Code Ann. § 14-43-609
Public utilities and carriers
Year: 2026Length: 228 words
The provisions of this subchapter shall not repeal, limit, modify, or affect any of the powers conferred upon municipalities to regulate, in the manner prescribed by law, the rates or charges to be made for services rendered in the municipality by any regulated public utility or carrier operating under franchise issued by the municipality, including without limitation any of the following: (1) Electric, gas, or water utilities; (2) Telephone or telegraph companies; (3) Taxicabs; (4) Municipal bus companies; or (5) Other utilities or carriers operating under public service franchise issued by the municipality. Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; 1971, No. 537, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 4.
The provisions of this subchapter shall not repeal, limit, modify, or affect any of the powers conferred upon municipalities to regulate, in the manner prescribed by law, the rates or charges to be made for services rendered in the municipality by any regulated public utility or carrier operating under franchise issued by the municipality, including without limitation any of the following:
(1) Electric, gas, or water utilities;
(2) Telephone or telegraph companies;
(3) Taxicabs;
(4) Municipal bus companies; or
(5) Other utilities or carriers operating under public service franchise issued by the municipality.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; 1971, No. 537, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 4.