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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-2020-312
ELIZABETH PITTS, DOB: 12/29/1994, PARENT ,DEFENDANT
MALERIE MIXON, DOB: 05/27/2014, JUVENILE. RESPONDENT
SEAN SCALES, JR., DOB: 10/03/1994, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANT
SEAN SCALES, III, DOB: 02/13/2016, ASHTON SCALES, DOB: 06/07/2017, SHILOH SCALES, DOB: 03/31/2018, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ELI SCALES, DOB: 06/24/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: ALONZO JOHNSON, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 10, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Malerie Mixon, DOB: May 27, 2014, Sean Scales III, DOB: February 13, 2016, Ashton Scales, DOB: June 7, 2017, Shiloh Scales, DOB: March 31, 2018, Eli Scales, DOB: June 24, 2019 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 29, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Kevin Jones, Bar #2014179
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6322
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-2020-312
ELIZABETH PITTS, DOB: 12/29/1994, PARENT ,DEFENDANT
MALERIE MIXON, DOB: 05/27/2014, JUVENILE. RESPONDENT
SEAN SCALES, JR., DOB: 10/03/1994, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANT
SEAN SCALES, III, DOB: 02/13/2016, ASHTON SCALES, DOB: 06/07/2017, SHILOH SCALES, DOB: 03/31/2018, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ELI SCALES, DOB: 06/24/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: ALONZO JOHNSON, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 10, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Malerie Mixon, DOB: May 27, 2014, Sean Scales III, DOB: February 13, 2016, Ashton Scales, DOB: June 7, 2017, Shiloh Scales, DOB: March 31, 2018, Eli Scales, DOB: June 24, 2019 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 29, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Kevin Jones, Bar #2014179
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6322
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 72JV-19-84
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT, DEFENDANT
K.F., DOB: 03/30/2011, FEMALE ,JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT, JAMES ATKINSON, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
B.D., DOB: 03/12/2017, FEMALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT
RANDY TAGGART, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
P.T., DOB: 05/05/2018, MALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: JAMES ATKINSON, PARENT AND RANDY TAGGART, PARENT
Take notice that on March 9, 2020, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Washington County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights of all parents regarding the following juveniles: K.F., DOB: 03/30/2011, B.D., DOB: 03/12/2017 and P.T. DOB: 05/05/2018.
A hearing on Termination of Parental Rights is scheduled in this matter for Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. at the Washington County Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, 885 Clydesdale Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72720. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
KYLE SYLVESTER, CIRCUIT CLERK
Washington County Courthouse
280 N. College Ave., Suite 302
Fayetteville, AR 72701
By: /s/Kathy Giddens
Deputy Clerk
Date: March 24, 2020
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WASHINGTON COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 72JV-19-84
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT, DEFENDANT
K.F., DOB: 03/30/2011, FEMALE ,JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT, JAMES ATKINSON, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
B.D., DOB: 03/12/2017, FEMALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
BRENDA FULLER-ATKINSON, PARENT
RANDY TAGGART, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
P.T., DOB: 05/05/2018, MALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: JAMES ATKINSON, PARENT AND RANDY TAGGART, PARENT
Take notice that on March 9, 2020, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Washington County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights of all parents regarding the following juveniles: K.F., DOB: 03/30/2011, B.D., DOB: 03/12/2017 and P.T. DOB: 05/05/2018.
A hearing on Termination of Parental Rights is scheduled in this matter for Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. at the Washington County Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, 885 Clydesdale Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72720. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
KYLE SYLVESTER, CIRCUIT CLERK
Washington County Courthouse
280 N. College Ave., Suite 302
Fayetteville, AR 72701
By: /s/Kathy Giddens
Deputy Clerk
Date: March 24, 2020
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 46JV-2020-20-2
ROBYN LYNN DAVIS, PARENT, DEFENDANT
X. B. S., DOB: 12/25/11, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: ROBERT TOUPS; ANY AND ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS
Take notice that on February 14, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Miller County, Arkansas, to have X.B.S, DOB: December 25, 2011 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hazel Street Courthouse, 305 East 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by: 1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born; 2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or 3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Mary Pankey
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
Date: March 23, 2020
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MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 46JV-2020-20-2
ROBYN LYNN DAVIS, PARENT, DEFENDANT
X. B. S., DOB: 12/25/11, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: ROBERT TOUPS; ANY AND ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS
Take notice that on February 14, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Miller County, Arkansas, to have X.B.S, DOB: December 25, 2011 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hazel Street Courthouse, 305 East 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by: 1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born; 2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or 3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Mary Pankey
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
Date: March 23, 2020
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 53JV-19-6
NIKINA ALLEN, DOB: 01/08/1987 MOTHER, BRANDON STORY, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANTS
CONNER STORY,DOB: 03/29/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: NIKINA ALLEN AND BRANDON STORY, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 12, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile:, Conner Story, DOB: 03/29/2019. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for May 4, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah Debusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 53JV-19-6
NIKINA ALLEN, DOB: 01/08/1987 MOTHER, BRANDON STORY, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANTS
CONNER STORY,DOB: 03/29/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: NIKINA ALLEN AND BRANDON STORY, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 12, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile:, Conner Story, DOB: 03/29/2019. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for May 4, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah Debusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing of the North Little Rock Planning Commission. On April 14, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. in the North Little Rock City Council Chambers (300 Main St., NLR, AR) pursuant to its own motion, the North Little Rock Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing under the authority of North Little Rock Ordinance #7697. Rezone#2020-5: To rezone property from I-2 to O-1 to allow for a school at 9701 White Oak Crossing and described as Lot 1, Academics Plus Charter School, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Rezone #2020-6: To rezone property from C-1 to O-1 to allow for a school located at 5800 Alpha St. and described as A tract of land located in the Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Southwest Quarter (NW1/4 SW1/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Two (2) North, Range Eleven (11) West, described as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of Spanish Grant No. 2431 which is marked by a railroad rail run thence Westerly along the North line of Spanish Grant No. 2431 a distance of 388 feet to its intersection with the West line of said Section 33 which point is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; run thence North along the West line of Section 33 a distance of 105 feet until the North right-of-way line of the Arkansas Power and Light Company's transmission line to "Dixie" is intersected, which point is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe and is the point of beginning for the description of the lands herein conveyed. From the point of beginning thus established run North along the West line of Section 33 a distance of 887.3 feet to the Northwest Corner of the Fractional Southwest Quarter of Section 33, which is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; run thence East along the North line of said Fractional Southwest Quarter of Section 33 a distance of 685 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe, which is the Northeast Corner of the tract herein conveyed; run thence South and parallel to the West line of said Section 33 a distance of 978 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe (which is on the North line of a 70 foot easement for a road as shown on a survey hereinafter mentioned; then with an interior angle of 79 degrees 06 minutes run Westerly (along the North line of the easement aforesaid) a distance of 265 feet more or less to a point on the dividing line between Spanish Grants Nos. 2431 and 2418 produced Northward, which point if marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; then with an interior angle of 264 degrees 00 minutes run Southerly (along the dividing line between Spanish Grants Nos. 2431 and 2418 produced as aforesaid) a distance of 70.2 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; then with an interior angle of 96 degrees 00 minutes run Westerly a distance of 225 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe (which is on the North line of and 60 feet East of the Northwest Corner of a parcel of land identified as "A. P. & Lt. Co. Tract "B" on the survey previously referred to); then with an interior angle of 173 degrees 04 minutes run Westerly and along the North right-of-way line of Arkansas Power and Light Company's transmission line to "Dixie" a distance of 192 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains 15 acres, more or less, and being described according to a survey dated July 24, 1956. Special Use #2020-5: To allow an event center in a C-3 zone located at 7324 Cock of the Walk Ln. and described as Lot 6R, Cock of the Walk Subdivision, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Special Use #2020-6: To allow an after school program in a C-4 zone located at 4316 Landers Rd and described as ALL OF TRACT 4 AND PT TRACT 1 APOSTOLIC ADDN, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Public Hearing #2020-1: To update the zoning ordinance. All pertinent data and information are available for inspection in the office of Community Planning, 120 Main Street, NLR, AR 72114.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing of the North Little Rock Planning Commission. On April 14, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. in the North Little Rock City Council Chambers (300 Main St., NLR, AR) pursuant to its own motion, the North Little Rock Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing under the authority of North Little Rock Ordinance #7697. Rezone#2020-5: To rezone property from I-2 to O-1 to allow for a school at 9701 White Oak Crossing and described as Lot 1, Academics Plus Charter School, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Rezone #2020-6: To rezone property from C-1 to O-1 to allow for a school located at 5800 Alpha St. and described as A tract of land located in the Fractional Northwest Quarter of the Fractional Southwest Quarter (NW1/4 SW1/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Two (2) North, Range Eleven (11) West, described as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of Spanish Grant No. 2431 which is marked by a railroad rail run thence Westerly along the North line of Spanish Grant No. 2431 a distance of 388 feet to its intersection with the West line of said Section 33 which point is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; run thence North along the West line of Section 33 a distance of 105 feet until the North right-of-way line of the Arkansas Power and Light Company's transmission line to "Dixie" is intersected, which point is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe and is the point of beginning for the description of the lands herein conveyed. From the point of beginning thus established run North along the West line of Section 33 a distance of 887.3 feet to the Northwest Corner of the Fractional Southwest Quarter of Section 33, which is marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; run thence East along the North line of said Fractional Southwest Quarter of Section 33 a distance of 685 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe, which is the Northeast Corner of the tract herein conveyed; run thence South and parallel to the West line of said Section 33 a distance of 978 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe (which is on the North line of a 70 foot easement for a road as shown on a survey hereinafter mentioned; then with an interior angle of 79 degrees 06 minutes run Westerly (along the North line of the easement aforesaid) a distance of 265 feet more or less to a point on the dividing line between Spanish Grants Nos. 2431 and 2418 produced Northward, which point if marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; then with an interior angle of 264 degrees 00 minutes run Southerly (along the dividing line between Spanish Grants Nos. 2431 and 2418 produced as aforesaid) a distance of 70.2 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe; then with an interior angle of 96 degrees 00 minutes run Westerly a distance of 225 feet to a point marked by an 11/4" iron pipe (which is on the North line of and 60 feet East of the Northwest Corner of a parcel of land identified as "A. P. & Lt. Co. Tract "B" on the survey previously referred to); then with an interior angle of 173 degrees 04 minutes run Westerly and along the North right-of-way line of Arkansas Power and Light Company's transmission line to "Dixie" a distance of 192 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains 15 acres, more or less, and being described according to a survey dated July 24, 1956. Special Use #2020-5: To allow an event center in a C-3 zone located at 7324 Cock of the Walk Ln. and described as Lot 6R, Cock of the Walk Subdivision, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Special Use #2020-6: To allow an after school program in a C-4 zone located at 4316 Landers Rd and described as ALL OF TRACT 4 AND PT TRACT 1 APOSTOLIC ADDN, City of NLR, Pulaski County, AR. Public Hearing #2020-1: To update the zoning ordinance. All pertinent data and information are available for inspection in the office of Community Planning, 120 Main Street, NLR, AR 72114.
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NOTICE OF RULEMAKING
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas Psychology Board (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: changes to the examination process; clarification of continuing education requirements; updates to provisional licensure status and procedure; providing standards for practice of telepsychology; updating licensure and supervision standards; clarifying requirements for interjurisdictional practice by out-of-state licensed psychologists; automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; reducing certain licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations/, the Board’s website www.psychologyboard.arkansas.gov or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at APB.Info@arkansas.gov or by phone at 501-682-6167.
A public hearing will be held on May 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Board office, 101 East Capitol, Suite 415, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received prior to May 6, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to APB.Info@arkansas.gov or mailed to the Board at 101 East Capitol, Suite 415, Little Rock, AR 72201.
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Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas Psychology Board (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: changes to the examination process; clarification of continuing education requirements; updates to provisional licensure status and procedure; providing standards for practice of telepsychology; updating licensure and supervision standards; clarifying requirements for interjurisdictional practice by out-of-state licensed psychologists; automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; reducing certain licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations/, the Board’s website www.psychologyboard.arkansas.gov or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at APB.Info@arkansas.gov or by phone at 501-682-6167.
A public hearing will be held on May 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Board office, 101 East Capitol, Suite 415, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received prior to May 6, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to APB.Info@arkansas.gov or mailed to the Board at 101 East Capitol, Suite 415, Little Rock, AR 72201.
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The Sherwood Planning Commission will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 2201 E. Kiehl Avenue, Sherwood Arkansas, , however, if Public Meetings are suspended, items will be heard in the next official meeting to hear a request for a Rezoning at:
A tract of land being a part of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 11 West, City of Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a found iron pipe being the Northwest corner of said Section 9; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds West along the West line of said Section 9, for a distance of 101.00 feet to a found cotton picker spindle and the point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East leaving said West line for a distance of 175.20 feet to a found 1/2 inch pipe; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 124.58 feet to a found 1/2 inch rebar; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West to the West line of said Section 9 for a distance of 175.20 feet to a set 1/2 inch rebar; thence North 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds East along said West line for a distance of 124.58 feet to the point of beginning.
TOGETHER WITH a road easement across a portion of the Northwest corner of part of the NWI/4 NW1/4, Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 11 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, said road is approximately 125 feet long (measured 101 feet) and 25 feet wide and this easement is for the same 125 feet (measured 101 feet) by 25 feet.
Also known as Parcel#: 23S0530000900, from C-3 to C-4.
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A tract of land being a part of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 11 West, City of Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a found iron pipe being the Northwest corner of said Section 9; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds West along the West line of said Section 9, for a distance of 101.00 feet to a found cotton picker spindle and the point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East leaving said West line for a distance of 175.20 feet to a found 1/2 inch pipe; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 124.58 feet to a found 1/2 inch rebar; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West to the West line of said Section 9 for a distance of 175.20 feet to a set 1/2 inch rebar; thence North 00 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds East along said West line for a distance of 124.58 feet to the point of beginning.
TOGETHER WITH a road easement across a portion of the Northwest corner of part of the NWI/4 NW1/4, Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 11 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, said road is approximately 125 feet long (measured 101 feet) and 25 feet wide and this easement is for the same 125 feet (measured 101 feet) by 25 feet.
Also known as Parcel#: 23S0530000900, from C-3 to C-4.
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The Sherwood Board of Zoning Adjustment will meet to hear a Variance request on front yard setbacks on Lots 12-19 in Stonehill 7 on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 2201 E. Kiehl Avenue, Sherwood Arkansas, however, if Public Meetings are suspended, items will be heard in the next official meeting.
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The Sherwood Planning Commission will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 2201 E. Kiehl Avenue, Sherwood, Arkansas, to update the Land Use Plan in Sherwood, Arkansas, however, if Public Meetings are suspended, items will be heard in the next official meeting.
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The Sherwood Planning Commission will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 2201 E. Kiehl Avenue, Sherwood, Arkansas, to have a Public Hearing to Amend the Zoning Code in reference to Accessory Structures in Sherwood, Arkansas, however, if Public Meetings are suspended, items will be heard in the next official meeting.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
8th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV20-311
ZAUNDRA OWENS, MOTHER, DEFENDENTS
TREJUAN FLETCHER, DOB: 06/01/2005, MALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
PROBABLE CAUSE
WARNING ORDER
TO: MOTHER ZAUNDRA OWENS AND PUTATIVE FATHER JOSEPH FLETCHER, ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN LEGAL FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 10, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Trejuan Fletcher, DOB: June 1, 2005; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An Probable Cause hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 28, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 8th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
8th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV20-311
ZAUNDRA OWENS, MOTHER, DEFENDENTS
TREJUAN FLETCHER, DOB: 06/01/2005, MALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
PROBABLE CAUSE
WARNING ORDER
TO: MOTHER ZAUNDRA OWENS AND PUTATIVE FATHER JOSEPH FLETCHER, ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN LEGAL FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 10, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Trejuan Fletcher, DOB: June 1, 2005; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An Probable Cause hearing on this matter is scheduled for April 28, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 8th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV2020-138
DASMARINA HUGGINS, DOB: 12/29/1992, PARENT, DEVIN DURRETT, DOB: 07/25/1996, LEGAL PARENT OF: DEFENDANTS
AUBREY HUGGINS, DOB: 09/02/2016, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: DEVIN DURRETT, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on February 3, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Aubrey Huggins, DOB: September 2, 2016; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile’s continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 6, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV2020-138
DASMARINA HUGGINS, DOB: 12/29/1992, PARENT, DEVIN DURRETT, DOB: 07/25/1996, LEGAL PARENT OF: DEFENDANTS
AUBREY HUGGINS, DOB: 09/02/2016, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: DEVIN DURRETT, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on February 3, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Aubrey Huggins, DOB: September 2, 2016; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile’s continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 6, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV2020-214
STEPHANIE DOLLAR, DOB: 07/22/1985, PARENT, DEFENDANT
JAYLON DOLLAR, DOB: 08/13/2002, SOMER DOLLAR, DOB: 10/08/2003, JASMYN DOLLAR, DOB: 10/15/2006, KAILYNN DOLLAR, DOB: 01/31/2012, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: RAYMOND LESLIE, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on Feburary 20, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Jaylon Dollar, DOB: August 13, 2002 , Somer Dollar, DOB: Ocotber 08, 2003, Jasmyn Dollar, DOB: October 15, 2006, and Kailynn Dollar, DOB January 31, 2012; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 6, 2020 at 1:45 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV2020-214
STEPHANIE DOLLAR, DOB: 07/22/1985, PARENT, DEFENDANT
JAYLON DOLLAR, DOB: 08/13/2002, SOMER DOLLAR, DOB: 10/08/2003, JASMYN DOLLAR, DOB: 10/15/2006, KAILYNN DOLLAR, DOB: 01/31/2012, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: RAYMOND LESLIE, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on Feburary 20, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Jaylon Dollar, DOB: August 13, 2002 , Somer Dollar, DOB: Ocotber 08, 2003, Jasmyn Dollar, DOB: October 15, 2006, and Kailynn Dollar, DOB January 31, 2012; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juveniles’ continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 6, 2020 at 1:45 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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NOTICE OF RULEMAKING
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules and Regulations.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; standardizing licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations, the Board’s website at www.arptb.org or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at arptb@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 501-228-7100.
A public hearing will be held on April 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Board office, 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, Arkansas. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received no later than April 28, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to arptb@sbcglobal.net or mailed to the Board at 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, AR 72211.
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Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules and Regulations.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; standardizing licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations, the Board’s website at www.arptb.org or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at arptb@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 501-228-7100.
A public hearing will be held on April 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Board office, 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, Arkansas. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received no later than April 28, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to arptb@sbcglobal.net or mailed to the Board at 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, AR 72211.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 46JV-2020-4-1
RAYCHELLE THOMAS, PARENT, DEFENDANT
J. T., DOB: 01/17/20, M, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: RAYCHELLE THOMAS
Take notice that on January 22, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Miller County, Arkansas, to have J.T., DOB: January 17, 2020 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hazel Street Courthouse, 305 East 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Mary Pankey
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
Date: March 11, 2020
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MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 46JV-2020-4-1
RAYCHELLE THOMAS, PARENT, DEFENDANT
J. T., DOB: 01/17/20, M, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
ADJUDICATION
WARNING ORDER
TO: RAYCHELLE THOMAS
Take notice that on January 22, 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Miller County, Arkansas, to have J.T., DOB: January 17, 2020 declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hazel Street Courthouse, 305 East 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Mary Pankey
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
Date: March 11, 2020
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
CROSS COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. JV-2017-59
MARISSA HOPCROFT, MOTHER, LAWRENCE HOPCROFT, PARENT, FRANCIS EDERETTS, PARENT DEFENDANTS
KATHERINE HOPCROFT, DOB: 07-09-04, FEMALE, CASEY HOPCROFT, DOB: 05-12-05, FEMALE, JUVENILES ,RESPONDENTS
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: Marissa Hopcroft, mother, Lawrence Hopcroft and Francis Ederetts father/s and all other biological/legal/putative fathers
Take notice that on March 18, 2020, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Cross County, Arkansas, to have Katherine Hopcroft, DOB: 07-09-04; and Casey Hopcroft, DOB: 05-12-05 to terminate parental rights. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for June 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cross County Courthouse, 705 Union Ave., Wynne, AR. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Rhonda Sullivan
Circuit Clerk
By: /s/Deputy Clerk
Date: MAR 18 2020
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CROSS COUNTY, ARKANSAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. JV-2017-59
MARISSA HOPCROFT, MOTHER, LAWRENCE HOPCROFT, PARENT, FRANCIS EDERETTS, PARENT DEFENDANTS
KATHERINE HOPCROFT, DOB: 07-09-04, FEMALE, CASEY HOPCROFT, DOB: 05-12-05, FEMALE, JUVENILES ,RESPONDENTS
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: Marissa Hopcroft, mother, Lawrence Hopcroft and Francis Ederetts father/s and all other biological/legal/putative fathers
Take notice that on March 18, 2020, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Cross County, Arkansas, to have Katherine Hopcroft, DOB: 07-09-04; and Casey Hopcroft, DOB: 05-12-05 to terminate parental rights. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for June 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cross County Courthouse, 705 Union Ave., Wynne, AR. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
/s/Rhonda Sullivan
Circuit Clerk
By: /s/Deputy Clerk
Date: MAR 18 2020
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
8th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. JV 2019-58
KIMBERLY PACE, DOB: 12/16/1982, PARENT, DARRELL SANDERS, BIOLOGICAL FATHER, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
PATRICK SANDERS, DOB: 01/18/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: KIMBERLY PACE, AND LEGAL FATHER DARRELL SANDERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 13 , 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile: Patrick Sanders, DOB: 01/18/2019. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for April 28, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 8th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
David Overton, Bar #88146
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6309
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
8th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. JV 2019-58
KIMBERLY PACE, DOB: 12/16/1982, PARENT, DARRELL SANDERS, BIOLOGICAL FATHER, PARENT, DEFENDANTS
PATRICK SANDERS, DOB: 01/18/2019, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: KIMBERLY PACE, AND LEGAL FATHER DARRELL SANDERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on March 13 , 2020 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile: Patrick Sanders, DOB: 01/18/2019. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for April 28, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 8th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
David Overton, Bar #88146
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6309
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-19-210
TERRI THOMPSON, DOB: 04/11/1981, MOTHER, LEVESTER BOYLAND, DOB: 01/11/1979, LEGAL FATHER:DEFENDANTS/
TRISTIAN BOYLAND, DOB: 12/21/2018, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: TERRI THOMPSON, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on February 4, 2020 an amended petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile: Tristian Boyland, DOB: December 21, 2018. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for April 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
11th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-19-210
TERRI THOMPSON, DOB: 04/11/1981, MOTHER, LEVESTER BOYLAND, DOB: 01/11/1979, LEGAL FATHER:DEFENDANTS/
TRISTIAN BOYLAND, DOB: 12/21/2018, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
WARNING ORDER
TO: TERRI THOMPSON, ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Take notice that on February 4, 2020 an amended petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights as to the following juvenile: Tristian Boyland, DOB: December 21, 2018. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights.
A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for April 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 11th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney.
Putative parents take notice that pursuant to Arkansas state law, you have the right to:
(A) Know the methods of establishing paternity. You can establish paternity by:
1. Proving that you were married to the mother of the child at the time the child was born;
2. Presenting an Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been properly signed and filed with the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records; or
3. Proving that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring that you are the child’s legal father.
(B) Prove that you have had significant contacts with the herein child.
(C) Be heard by the Court.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Sarah DeBusk, Bar #2019038
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6337
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The Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission (AMHC) is proposing rule changes will bring our existing Rule into conformance with the applicable requirements set forth by the 2019 legislative session, and the federal requirements for a state’s Dispute Resolution Program. Comments on the proposed changes to the Rule may be made at a public hearing to be held at 1:00PM on June 2nd, 2020, in the basement level Conference Room, at 101 E Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Written comments may be submitted via email to amhc@arkansas.gov and must be received by 4:30PM on Thursday, May 28th, 2020. The proposed changes may be viewed on the Secretary of State’s website www.sos.arkansas.gov and in the office of the AMHC.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
10th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-19-1282
TAWANA GREEN, DOB: 08/16/1985, MOTHER, DEFENDANT
ERIANA AUSTIN, DOB: 04/07/2003, FEMALE, TAMARCO GREEN, DOB: 03/13/2014, MALE, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ANTHONY WALKER, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANT
ANTASIA WALKER, DOB: 10/06/2010, FEMALE, ALEXIS WALKER, DOB: 09/14/2011, FEMALE, ALISHA WALKER, DOB: 07/20/2012, FEMALE, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
REVIEW HEARING
WARNING ORDER
TO: ANTHONY WALKER
Take notice that a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Eriana Austin, DOB; April 7, 2003; Tamarco Green, DOB: March 13, 2014; Antasia Walker; DOB: October 6, 2010; Alexis Walker, DOB: September 14, 2011; and Alisha Walker, DOB: July 20, 2012; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
A review hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 7, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 10th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Lee Honorable, Bar #2001103
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6385
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
10th JUVENILE DIVISION
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF
VS.
NO. 60JV-19-1282
TAWANA GREEN, DOB: 08/16/1985, MOTHER, DEFENDANT
ERIANA AUSTIN, DOB: 04/07/2003, FEMALE, TAMARCO GREEN, DOB: 03/13/2014, MALE, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
ANTHONY WALKER, LEGAL FATHER OF: DEFENDANT
ANTASIA WALKER, DOB: 10/06/2010, FEMALE, ALEXIS WALKER, DOB: 09/14/2011, FEMALE, ALISHA WALKER, DOB: 07/20/2012, FEMALE, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS
REVIEW HEARING
WARNING ORDER
TO: ANTHONY WALKER
Take notice that a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to have Eriana Austin, DOB; April 7, 2003; Tamarco Green, DOB: March 13, 2014; Antasia Walker; DOB: October 6, 2010; Alexis Walker, DOB: September 14, 2011; and Alisha Walker, DOB: July 20, 2012; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution.
A review hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 7, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 10th Division, 3001 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR., 72204, phone: 340-6700. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel.
NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted.
Circuit Clerk
By: Deputy Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Lee Honorable, Bar #2001103
Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Office of Chief Counsel
P.O. Box 1437-Slot S280
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 320-6385
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NLR BUILDING AND HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
On April 14, 2020, at 9:30 A.M. in the Conference Room B at the Office of Community Planning (120 Main St., NLR, AR 72114) pursuant to its own motion, the North Little Rock Building and Housing Board of Adjustment (Sign Board) will hold a Public Hearing for a variance from Section 14.25(e) of the North Little Rock Code of Ordinances to allow the placement of wall signs without public street frontage for the property located at 4324 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, AR and legally described as Lot AR Taco Bell Addition to the City of North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR. All pertinent data and information are available for inspection in the Office of Community Planning, 120 Main Street, North Little Rock, AR, 72114. All interested parties are invited to review the application in said office and discuss the details with city staff. All individuals interested therein may attend the Public Hearing and be heard at said time and place. Donna James, City Planner.
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NLR BUILDING AND HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
On April 14, 2020, at 9:30 A.M. in the Conference Room B at the Office of Community Planning (120 Main St., NLR, AR 72114) pursuant to its own motion, the North Little Rock Building and Housing Board of Adjustment (Sign Board) will hold a Public Hearing for a variance from Section 14.25(e) of the North Little Rock Code of Ordinances to allow the placement of wall signs without public street frontage for the property located at 4324 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, AR and legally described as Lot AR Taco Bell Addition to the City of North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR. All pertinent data and information are available for inspection in the Office of Community Planning, 120 Main Street, North Little Rock, AR, 72114. All interested parties are invited to review the application in said office and discuss the details with city staff. All individuals interested therein may attend the Public Hearing and be heard at said time and place. Donna James, City Planner.
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LEGAL NOTICE
The regular monthly meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Little Rock Office Complex, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. At that time, regulations and business pertaining to the operation of the Game and Fish Commission and other fiscal and administrative matters will be considered and acted upon. It is important to note that the AGFC Little Rock Office Complex currently is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 coronavirus public health emergency and is expected to remain closed on April 23rd. In-person attendance at the meeting will be limited to only Commission members, the Director, representatives of the media, and other individuals necessary to the proceedings as determined by the Commission Chairman and Director. However, the meeting will be live-streamed for viewing by the public and a link for easy access will be available on the agency website. Please visit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission website at https://www.agfc.com for additional up-to-date details.
Items on the agenda for the April 23, 2020, meeting will include discussion of proposed regulations that previously were considered at the February 19-20, 2020, Commission Meetings, plus consideration of various Hunting and Fishing Regulations and regulations pertaining to the Enforcement Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, including but not limited to:
1. Miscellaneous Regulations – Amend existing Commission regulations including, but not limited to:
•Policies on Land Use Around AGFC Lakes to clarify running and expiration of three-year term for permits for private boathouses, fishing piers, and irrigation activities on AGFC-owned lakes.
•Prohibition of commercial activity on Commission-owned property without permission of Director’s designee to allow exception for filming or video of hunts on WMAs.
•Prohibition of accessing or going upon any Commission-owned WMA or Commission-owned Lake after revocation of the person’s hunting or fishing license for the period of such revocation.
•Requirement of a Minnow Dealer Tackle license to take baitfish from waters of the state.
•Elimination of redundant codes regarding plug and non-toxic shot requirement for migratory bird hunting, and labeling requirements for shipping pelts. Plus eliminate all references to “temporary” license and prohibition on herding trout.
•Clarify regulations regarding permission from private landowners to harvest game from private property;
•Combine individual listing of the closure of certain bodies of water to commercial harvesting and fishing due to Arkansas State Board of Health consumption advisory;
•Combine ammunition and killing devices for hunting migratory birds, bobcat, fox, or coyote; prohibit importation, transportation, or possession of any live species commonly known as snakehead;
•Merge current requirements regarding YoYo, Freefloating, Trotline, Setline, and Limbline fishing identification.
2.2020-2021 General Hunting and Fishing Regulation – Propose general hunting regulations for 2018-19 including, but not limited to, game seasons, bag limits, geographic zones, wildlife management areas (WMAs), weapon restrictions and other manner-of-taking-game requirements for alligator, bear, deer, elk, furbearing animals, quail, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, dove, waterfowl, and other game species. Changes to general hunting regulation include, but are not limited to:
•Adopt similar “quota” system for alligator hunting on private lands that currently is used for the elk program.
•Increase archery, muzzleloader and modern gun bear quota in Bear Zone 1 (Ozark Region) from 340 to 500 bears.
•Reduce the public land elk hunt quota within the core elk management zone by 3 either-sex and 3 antlerless permits, and reduce private land elk quota to 10 either-sex and 25 antlerless permits.
•All deer, turkey, bear, alligator and elk must be checked within 12 hours after the game is harvested by one of the approved checking methods.
•Require all hunters, including youth, to obtain a Customer Identification Number (CID) in order to check game or apply for permit hunts. No product purchase is required.
•Reduce the number of turkey zones and combine the current eighteen zones into two statewide zones.
•Restrict the harvest of bearded hen turkeys.
•Reduce bag limits for wild turkeys on all WMAs from 2 to 1 legal turkey. Allow hunters to harvest only 1 turkey during the first 7 days of the season, and establish a 1-bird bag limit during the special youth turkey hunt, and a turkey bag limit of 2 legal turkeys total for the spring season.
•Move turkey season to the third Monday in April, and extend season length in proposed Zone 2 to 21 days with a 2-bird bag limit.
•Create a new youth and regular permit turkey hunt on Devils Eyebrow Natural Area and Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA.
•Amend various deer zones -- combine Deer Zones 8 and 8A and retain the name Deer Zone 8; combine Deer Zones 1A, 6, and 6A and retain the name Deer Zone 6; combine Deer Zones 4 and 4B and retain the name Deer Zone 4, and align the modern-gun deer season in Zone 4 with Zone 4B for nine consecutive days; combine Deer Zones 5 and 5B and retain the name Deer Zone 5, and align the modern-gun deer season in Zone 5 with Zone 5B for nine consecutive days.
•Increase bag limits for Deer Zones 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10, 11, and 13 in their entirety from 4-deer bag limit to 5-deer bag limit: 2 antlered buck and 3 antlerless (with firearms combined) or 5 antlerless with archery. The removal of antler point restrictions and restrictions to baiting/feeding would still be only applicable to the CWD Management Zone (i.e. county level).
•Reduce aggregate bag limit in Deer Zone 12 and Deer Zone 17 from six to five deer.
•Create a new muzzleloader deer hunt at Bell Slough WMA to align with other WMA permit hunts.
•Create a new modern-gun, mobility-impaired hunt for deer and bear on Bearcat Hollow WMA for the first Saturday in October for two days. Also change the December Special Modern-Gun youth hunt on Bearcat Hollow WMA to a 3-day muzzleloader hunt to provide opportunity to all hunters in December.
•Add a new modern-gun youth permit deer hunt coinciding with statewide youth season on Stone Prairie WMA.
•Remove permit requirements for the youth deer hunt on Ed Gordon Point Remove and Hope Upland WMAs and remove youth permit restrictions.
•Open a new youth deer hunt on the following 18 WMAs: Bell Slough (Nov. only) , Benson Creek Natural Area (Nov. only) , Cattail Marsh, Cut Off Creek, Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc (Nov. only), Earl Buss Bayou DeView, Ethel, George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto (Nov. only), Henry Gray Hurricane Lake (Nov only), McIIroy Madison County, Rex Hancock Black Swamp (Nov. only), Ring Slough, Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar (Nov. only), Two Bayou Creek, Village Creek, and Whitehall to coincide with the annual statewide modern gun youth deer hunt. Bag limit will be one buck, no antler restrictions and up to two does.
•Move the current Private Lands Antlerless-only Modern-Gun Deer Hunt from the 2nd weekend in October to December, and reduce it from a 5-day hunt to a 3-day hunt (December 29-31) statewide. This proposal would also remove the late, 3-day muzzleloader season from Deer Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A, and 17.
•Clarify that a lesser weapon may be used during the Private Land Antlerless Modern-Gun Deer Hunt. Hunter orange will still be required and only one weapon of choice allowed.
•Increase the number of days that antlerless deer may be harvested on Piney Creeks and Sylamore WMAs. Clarify that 1 antlerless deer may be taken during either the muzzleloader or modern-gun deer season.
•Change the bag limit on Mt. Magazine and Muddy Creek WMAs that one antlerless deer may be harvested during the muzzleloader or one antlerless deer may be harvested the first 2 days of modern-gun deer seasons.
•Move the modern-gun deer permit hunt on Cypress Bayou WMA from fourth Friday in November to the second Saturday in November for five days.
•Provide an annual Disabled Veterans Modern-Gun Deer Hunt on Longview Saline and Warren Prairie Natural Area WMAs. This hunt would be for one weekend only (2 consecutive days) coinciding with Zone 12 Modern-Gun Deer Season starting each year on the second Saturday in November each year. Bag limits same as Zone 12, legal bucks same as Zone 12. This recommendation will require addition of this hunt to Longview Saline WMA regulations and modification of an existing disabled veterans hunt for Warren Prairie WMA regulations.
•Add Independence and Jackson Counties to the CWD Management Zone.
•Remove antler restrictions from the following WMAs: Cherokee, Foshee Cave, Jamestown and Village Creek due to being included into the CWD Management Zone to the following WMAs: Cherokee, Foushee Cave, Jamestown and Village Creek.
•Open Wylie Cox Field Trial Area (140 acres) on Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA by removing the SUA status from it. Adjust regulations for the Wylie Cox Field Trial Area to be consistent with the remainder of Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA.
•Create new lease land WMA at Winona WMA.
•Due to user conflicts between individuals and professional dog trainers, reduce the number of dogs allowed for training at Pepper’s Pond: In Compartment 5 reduce the number of dogs per individual trainer or party from 5 to 2. This will increase opportunity for additional users. Remove the Tuesday and Thursday restriction for professional dog trainers.
•Include Camp Robinson WMA in the spinning wing decoys restrictions to reduce confusion with the surrounding WMAs.
•Clarify that an electric bicycle is considered a motorized vehicle and should adhere to the same vehicle restrictions on WMAs.
•Remove the restriction of bringing firewood onto a WMA as a reduction in regulations.
•Open bobcat, coyote and fox hunting with shotguns and rimfire rifles at Little Bayou and Crossett Experimental Forest WMAs in order to increase hunter opportunity.
•Allow for applications for new fur dealer permits to be denied if they failed to provide a report for the previous year.
•Change the last day of muskrat trapping season from March 31 to Feb. 28.
•Change furbearer ammunition restrictions on private lands to only apply to raccoon, opossum, and bobcat being hunted at night.
•Require holders of wildlife depredation or predator control permit to purchase a valid hunting license.
•Exclude bats from the list of species that can be killed when a nuisance except for when rabies testing is needed.
•Add the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) as an Endangered Species.
•Add USFWS Special Purpose Abatement requirements to the falconry code.
•Remove 7 species of federally-protected birds from the exceptions of lists of bird species that are not protected.
•Allow non-resident falconers with a non-resident hunting license to apply for an Arkansas Passage Peregrine Falcon Permit.
•Charge a fee of $1.50 for Harvest Information Program (HIP), Resident Trapper Permit (TP) and Light Goose Conservation Order Registration (SGR).
•Increase Quail Stamp price from $4.50 to $9.50.
•Reestablish the annual dove season opening date as the first Saturday in September.
•Clarify the dates when non-resident waterfowl hunting allowed on WMAs for future seasons.
1.November 23, 2019, through December 2, 2019, First 10 days of regular duck season;
2.December 27, through January 5, Annually;
3.January 22, through January 31, Annually.
•Change scaup daily limit from 2 to 1 for the full 60-day season.
•Propose the following white-fronted goose season date options:
1.Option 1 - Oct 31- Nov 2, Nov 21-Dec 4 and Dec 6 - Jan 31 Daily Bag limit of 3 (74 days)
2.Option 2 - Oct 31 - Nov 16, Nov 21 - Dec 4 and Dec 6 - Jan 31 Daily Bag limit of 2 (88 days)
•Clarify that all Salt Ditches in Bayou Meto WMA adhere to Common Restriction A.
•Implement permitted waterfowl hunting on the Red Cut Slough Tract at Cypress Bayou WMA during regular duck season.
•Allow all-day waterfowl hunting on WMAs only on the last day of regular duck season and during the special youth and veteran waterfowl hunts.
•Restrict boat access all-day on 21 WMAs listed under Common Restriction A for 5 days before waterfowl season and during waterfowl splits. Also add Cypress Bayou WMA and 5 water bodies to the exceptions on certain WMAs.
•Clarify and update definitions relating to captive game birds, Shoot to-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit.
•Clarify exception relating to field trials and eliminate exception relating to USDA Wildlife Exhibition Permits.
•Clarify that non-native birds be kept in buildings or covered pens. Clarify what constitutes proof of legal ownership.
•Clarify which species of quail and pheasant may be released in accordance with certain permits. Clarify what methods of confinement for birds are adequate to avoid violation of this code.
•Clarify that the exception from the Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit regulations allowing for the sale of up to 20 individual animals per year of species on the Permitted Species list does not apply to certain species for which Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits are restricted. Some species of wildlife that are on the Permitted Species List for which new Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permits will not be issued, but that allow for ongoing operations of existing facilities. This will clarify that those that possess these animals as personal pets would not be able to sell them.
•Eliminate Mountain Lion Permit.
•Eliminate certain redundant language in the regulations for Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit and Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit.
•Update reasons for suspension or revocation of Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits.
•Modify Wildlife Importation Permit requirements to allow those importing birds to provide proof of participation in National Poultry Improvement Program by the out-of-state facility to satisfy disease testing requirements and to require those importing venomous reptile into Arkansas for temporary exhibition follow certain caging requirements.
•Clarify that rules regarding temporary display of venomous reptiles in F1.08(C) (4) may also apply to individuals without permits. Update terms for permit suspension or revocation.
•Clarify that captive-born native species of birds being kept as pets must be kept in buildings or covered pens. Clarify that the use of tongs and snake hooks to capture wildlife would be allowed to capture these species. Clarify what constitutes proof of legal possession of captive born native wildlife pets.
•Clarify that holders of the Conservation Education Permit must conduct at least 20 hours of conservation education each year to be eligible for renewal. Update terms for permit suspension or revocation to match terms for which initial application would have been denied.
•Add 3 bird species and 81 reptile species to Addendum R1.01 – Unrestricted Captive Wildlife Species that upon staff review do not appear to be inherently dangerous and pose no significant risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, agriculture, and can be safely confined in a humane manner.
•Add 4 bird species and 31 mammal species to Addendum R1.02 -- Permitted Captive Wildlife Species List that upon staff review appear to pose a moderate but manageable risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture such that they warrant further restriction or oversight.
•Add 30 mammal species, 8 reptile species and 123 amphibian species to Addendum R1.03 -- Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List to prohibit the breeding, sale or importation of these species.
•Add a disease testing requirement in Addendum F1.04 -- Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements for brindled gnu which is being proposed to be permitted for importation, breeding and sale.
•Extend deadline to apply for Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits for those animals that do not meet standard documentation requirements and the deadline by which a Venomous Reptile Permit has to be obtained for those possessing these medically significant venomous species to July 1, 2021. Also extend deadline to July 1, 2021 for certain caging, facility and transport requirements for those with medically significant venomous reptiles kept under the native wildlife pet code.
•Authorize transfer of un-releasable wild animals from rehabilitators to holders of a Commission-issued Conservation Education Permit which will provide an alternative to euthanasia for un-releasable wild animals.
•Add exceptions for possession of certain threatened and endangered species to the Commission’s endangered species code to allow possession of endangered species under certain conditions and/or permits which would match our regulations to federal law.
•Limit the amount of time that holders of Live Fox and Coyote Permits may keep live-caught animals to 30 days or less prior to sale and restrict sales to fox pen owners only.
•Clarify within the Wildlife Breeder/Dealer regulation that a Live Fox and Coyote Permit is needed to sell live fox and coyote.
•Reduce the time that Venomous Reptile Permit holders have to fix caging problems from 30 days to 10 days.
•Clarify warning sign requirements for permanent and temporary venomous reptile enclosures.
•Move the time to end waterfowl hunting daily from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. and the time to be off the water from 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wildlife Management Areas.
•Boating restrictions from the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first segment of regular duck season.
All persons wishing to be heard on these subjects should submit comments in writing to this office before the start of the April 23, 2020, meeting (preferably by 4:30 p.m. on the day before). Copies of any proposed rules or regulations may be obtained at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission main office, at www.agfc.com, or through a written request mailed to the address below.
PAT FITTS, DIRECTOR
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Game & Fish Commission Building
2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
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The regular monthly meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Little Rock Office Complex, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. At that time, regulations and business pertaining to the operation of the Game and Fish Commission and other fiscal and administrative matters will be considered and acted upon. It is important to note that the AGFC Little Rock Office Complex currently is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 coronavirus public health emergency and is expected to remain closed on April 23rd. In-person attendance at the meeting will be limited to only Commission members, the Director, representatives of the media, and other individuals necessary to the proceedings as determined by the Commission Chairman and Director. However, the meeting will be live-streamed for viewing by the public and a link for easy access will be available on the agency website. Please visit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission website at https://www.agfc.com for additional up-to-date details.
Items on the agenda for the April 23, 2020, meeting will include discussion of proposed regulations that previously were considered at the February 19-20, 2020, Commission Meetings, plus consideration of various Hunting and Fishing Regulations and regulations pertaining to the Enforcement Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, including but not limited to:
1. Miscellaneous Regulations – Amend existing Commission regulations including, but not limited to:
•Policies on Land Use Around AGFC Lakes to clarify running and expiration of three-year term for permits for private boathouses, fishing piers, and irrigation activities on AGFC-owned lakes.
•Prohibition of commercial activity on Commission-owned property without permission of Director’s designee to allow exception for filming or video of hunts on WMAs.
•Prohibition of accessing or going upon any Commission-owned WMA or Commission-owned Lake after revocation of the person’s hunting or fishing license for the period of such revocation.
•Requirement of a Minnow Dealer Tackle license to take baitfish from waters of the state.
•Elimination of redundant codes regarding plug and non-toxic shot requirement for migratory bird hunting, and labeling requirements for shipping pelts. Plus eliminate all references to “temporary” license and prohibition on herding trout.
•Clarify regulations regarding permission from private landowners to harvest game from private property;
•Combine individual listing of the closure of certain bodies of water to commercial harvesting and fishing due to Arkansas State Board of Health consumption advisory;
•Combine ammunition and killing devices for hunting migratory birds, bobcat, fox, or coyote; prohibit importation, transportation, or possession of any live species commonly known as snakehead;
•Merge current requirements regarding YoYo, Freefloating, Trotline, Setline, and Limbline fishing identification.
2.2020-2021 General Hunting and Fishing Regulation – Propose general hunting regulations for 2018-19 including, but not limited to, game seasons, bag limits, geographic zones, wildlife management areas (WMAs), weapon restrictions and other manner-of-taking-game requirements for alligator, bear, deer, elk, furbearing animals, quail, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, dove, waterfowl, and other game species. Changes to general hunting regulation include, but are not limited to:
•Adopt similar “quota” system for alligator hunting on private lands that currently is used for the elk program.
•Increase archery, muzzleloader and modern gun bear quota in Bear Zone 1 (Ozark Region) from 340 to 500 bears.
•Reduce the public land elk hunt quota within the core elk management zone by 3 either-sex and 3 antlerless permits, and reduce private land elk quota to 10 either-sex and 25 antlerless permits.
•All deer, turkey, bear, alligator and elk must be checked within 12 hours after the game is harvested by one of the approved checking methods.
•Require all hunters, including youth, to obtain a Customer Identification Number (CID) in order to check game or apply for permit hunts. No product purchase is required.
•Reduce the number of turkey zones and combine the current eighteen zones into two statewide zones.
•Restrict the harvest of bearded hen turkeys.
•Reduce bag limits for wild turkeys on all WMAs from 2 to 1 legal turkey. Allow hunters to harvest only 1 turkey during the first 7 days of the season, and establish a 1-bird bag limit during the special youth turkey hunt, and a turkey bag limit of 2 legal turkeys total for the spring season.
•Move turkey season to the third Monday in April, and extend season length in proposed Zone 2 to 21 days with a 2-bird bag limit.
•Create a new youth and regular permit turkey hunt on Devils Eyebrow Natural Area and Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA.
•Amend various deer zones -- combine Deer Zones 8 and 8A and retain the name Deer Zone 8; combine Deer Zones 1A, 6, and 6A and retain the name Deer Zone 6; combine Deer Zones 4 and 4B and retain the name Deer Zone 4, and align the modern-gun deer season in Zone 4 with Zone 4B for nine consecutive days; combine Deer Zones 5 and 5B and retain the name Deer Zone 5, and align the modern-gun deer season in Zone 5 with Zone 5B for nine consecutive days.
•Increase bag limits for Deer Zones 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10, 11, and 13 in their entirety from 4-deer bag limit to 5-deer bag limit: 2 antlered buck and 3 antlerless (with firearms combined) or 5 antlerless with archery. The removal of antler point restrictions and restrictions to baiting/feeding would still be only applicable to the CWD Management Zone (i.e. county level).
•Reduce aggregate bag limit in Deer Zone 12 and Deer Zone 17 from six to five deer.
•Create a new muzzleloader deer hunt at Bell Slough WMA to align with other WMA permit hunts.
•Create a new modern-gun, mobility-impaired hunt for deer and bear on Bearcat Hollow WMA for the first Saturday in October for two days. Also change the December Special Modern-Gun youth hunt on Bearcat Hollow WMA to a 3-day muzzleloader hunt to provide opportunity to all hunters in December.
•Add a new modern-gun youth permit deer hunt coinciding with statewide youth season on Stone Prairie WMA.
•Remove permit requirements for the youth deer hunt on Ed Gordon Point Remove and Hope Upland WMAs and remove youth permit restrictions.
•Open a new youth deer hunt on the following 18 WMAs: Bell Slough (Nov. only) , Benson Creek Natural Area (Nov. only) , Cattail Marsh, Cut Off Creek, Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc (Nov. only), Earl Buss Bayou DeView, Ethel, George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto (Nov. only), Henry Gray Hurricane Lake (Nov only), McIIroy Madison County, Rex Hancock Black Swamp (Nov. only), Ring Slough, Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar (Nov. only), Two Bayou Creek, Village Creek, and Whitehall to coincide with the annual statewide modern gun youth deer hunt. Bag limit will be one buck, no antler restrictions and up to two does.
•Move the current Private Lands Antlerless-only Modern-Gun Deer Hunt from the 2nd weekend in October to December, and reduce it from a 5-day hunt to a 3-day hunt (December 29-31) statewide. This proposal would also remove the late, 3-day muzzleloader season from Deer Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A, and 17.
•Clarify that a lesser weapon may be used during the Private Land Antlerless Modern-Gun Deer Hunt. Hunter orange will still be required and only one weapon of choice allowed.
•Increase the number of days that antlerless deer may be harvested on Piney Creeks and Sylamore WMAs. Clarify that 1 antlerless deer may be taken during either the muzzleloader or modern-gun deer season.
•Change the bag limit on Mt. Magazine and Muddy Creek WMAs that one antlerless deer may be harvested during the muzzleloader or one antlerless deer may be harvested the first 2 days of modern-gun deer seasons.
•Move the modern-gun deer permit hunt on Cypress Bayou WMA from fourth Friday in November to the second Saturday in November for five days.
•Provide an annual Disabled Veterans Modern-Gun Deer Hunt on Longview Saline and Warren Prairie Natural Area WMAs. This hunt would be for one weekend only (2 consecutive days) coinciding with Zone 12 Modern-Gun Deer Season starting each year on the second Saturday in November each year. Bag limits same as Zone 12, legal bucks same as Zone 12. This recommendation will require addition of this hunt to Longview Saline WMA regulations and modification of an existing disabled veterans hunt for Warren Prairie WMA regulations.
•Add Independence and Jackson Counties to the CWD Management Zone.
•Remove antler restrictions from the following WMAs: Cherokee, Foshee Cave, Jamestown and Village Creek due to being included into the CWD Management Zone to the following WMAs: Cherokee, Foushee Cave, Jamestown and Village Creek.
•Open Wylie Cox Field Trial Area (140 acres) on Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA by removing the SUA status from it. Adjust regulations for the Wylie Cox Field Trial Area to be consistent with the remainder of Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA.
•Create new lease land WMA at Winona WMA.
•Due to user conflicts between individuals and professional dog trainers, reduce the number of dogs allowed for training at Pepper’s Pond: In Compartment 5 reduce the number of dogs per individual trainer or party from 5 to 2. This will increase opportunity for additional users. Remove the Tuesday and Thursday restriction for professional dog trainers.
•Include Camp Robinson WMA in the spinning wing decoys restrictions to reduce confusion with the surrounding WMAs.
•Clarify that an electric bicycle is considered a motorized vehicle and should adhere to the same vehicle restrictions on WMAs.
•Remove the restriction of bringing firewood onto a WMA as a reduction in regulations.
•Open bobcat, coyote and fox hunting with shotguns and rimfire rifles at Little Bayou and Crossett Experimental Forest WMAs in order to increase hunter opportunity.
•Allow for applications for new fur dealer permits to be denied if they failed to provide a report for the previous year.
•Change the last day of muskrat trapping season from March 31 to Feb. 28.
•Change furbearer ammunition restrictions on private lands to only apply to raccoon, opossum, and bobcat being hunted at night.
•Require holders of wildlife depredation or predator control permit to purchase a valid hunting license.
•Exclude bats from the list of species that can be killed when a nuisance except for when rabies testing is needed.
•Add the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) as an Endangered Species.
•Add USFWS Special Purpose Abatement requirements to the falconry code.
•Remove 7 species of federally-protected birds from the exceptions of lists of bird species that are not protected.
•Allow non-resident falconers with a non-resident hunting license to apply for an Arkansas Passage Peregrine Falcon Permit.
•Charge a fee of $1.50 for Harvest Information Program (HIP), Resident Trapper Permit (TP) and Light Goose Conservation Order Registration (SGR).
•Increase Quail Stamp price from $4.50 to $9.50.
•Reestablish the annual dove season opening date as the first Saturday in September.
•Clarify the dates when non-resident waterfowl hunting allowed on WMAs for future seasons.
1.November 23, 2019, through December 2, 2019, First 10 days of regular duck season;
2.December 27, through January 5, Annually;
3.January 22, through January 31, Annually.
•Change scaup daily limit from 2 to 1 for the full 60-day season.
•Propose the following white-fronted goose season date options:
1.Option 1 - Oct 31- Nov 2, Nov 21-Dec 4 and Dec 6 - Jan 31 Daily Bag limit of 3 (74 days)
2.Option 2 - Oct 31 - Nov 16, Nov 21 - Dec 4 and Dec 6 - Jan 31 Daily Bag limit of 2 (88 days)
•Clarify that all Salt Ditches in Bayou Meto WMA adhere to Common Restriction A.
•Implement permitted waterfowl hunting on the Red Cut Slough Tract at Cypress Bayou WMA during regular duck season.
•Allow all-day waterfowl hunting on WMAs only on the last day of regular duck season and during the special youth and veteran waterfowl hunts.
•Restrict boat access all-day on 21 WMAs listed under Common Restriction A for 5 days before waterfowl season and during waterfowl splits. Also add Cypress Bayou WMA and 5 water bodies to the exceptions on certain WMAs.
•Clarify and update definitions relating to captive game birds, Shoot to-Kill Bird Dog Training Permit.
•Clarify exception relating to field trials and eliminate exception relating to USDA Wildlife Exhibition Permits.
•Clarify that non-native birds be kept in buildings or covered pens. Clarify what constitutes proof of legal ownership.
•Clarify which species of quail and pheasant may be released in accordance with certain permits. Clarify what methods of confinement for birds are adequate to avoid violation of this code.
•Clarify that the exception from the Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit regulations allowing for the sale of up to 20 individual animals per year of species on the Permitted Species list does not apply to certain species for which Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits are restricted. Some species of wildlife that are on the Permitted Species List for which new Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permits will not be issued, but that allow for ongoing operations of existing facilities. This will clarify that those that possess these animals as personal pets would not be able to sell them.
•Eliminate Mountain Lion Permit.
•Eliminate certain redundant language in the regulations for Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit and Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit.
•Update reasons for suspension or revocation of Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits.
•Modify Wildlife Importation Permit requirements to allow those importing birds to provide proof of participation in National Poultry Improvement Program by the out-of-state facility to satisfy disease testing requirements and to require those importing venomous reptile into Arkansas for temporary exhibition follow certain caging requirements.
•Clarify that rules regarding temporary display of venomous reptiles in F1.08(C) (4) may also apply to individuals without permits. Update terms for permit suspension or revocation.
•Clarify that captive-born native species of birds being kept as pets must be kept in buildings or covered pens. Clarify that the use of tongs and snake hooks to capture wildlife would be allowed to capture these species. Clarify what constitutes proof of legal possession of captive born native wildlife pets.
•Clarify that holders of the Conservation Education Permit must conduct at least 20 hours of conservation education each year to be eligible for renewal. Update terms for permit suspension or revocation to match terms for which initial application would have been denied.
•Add 3 bird species and 81 reptile species to Addendum R1.01 – Unrestricted Captive Wildlife Species that upon staff review do not appear to be inherently dangerous and pose no significant risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, agriculture, and can be safely confined in a humane manner.
•Add 4 bird species and 31 mammal species to Addendum R1.02 -- Permitted Captive Wildlife Species List that upon staff review appear to pose a moderate but manageable risk to human health and safety, native fish and wildlife health or populations, or agriculture such that they warrant further restriction or oversight.
•Add 30 mammal species, 8 reptile species and 123 amphibian species to Addendum R1.03 -- Prohibited Captive Wildlife Species List to prohibit the breeding, sale or importation of these species.
•Add a disease testing requirement in Addendum F1.04 -- Wildlife Importation Permit Requirements for brindled gnu which is being proposed to be permitted for importation, breeding and sale.
•Extend deadline to apply for Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permits for those animals that do not meet standard documentation requirements and the deadline by which a Venomous Reptile Permit has to be obtained for those possessing these medically significant venomous species to July 1, 2021. Also extend deadline to July 1, 2021 for certain caging, facility and transport requirements for those with medically significant venomous reptiles kept under the native wildlife pet code.
•Authorize transfer of un-releasable wild animals from rehabilitators to holders of a Commission-issued Conservation Education Permit which will provide an alternative to euthanasia for un-releasable wild animals.
•Add exceptions for possession of certain threatened and endangered species to the Commission’s endangered species code to allow possession of endangered species under certain conditions and/or permits which would match our regulations to federal law.
•Limit the amount of time that holders of Live Fox and Coyote Permits may keep live-caught animals to 30 days or less prior to sale and restrict sales to fox pen owners only.
•Clarify within the Wildlife Breeder/Dealer regulation that a Live Fox and Coyote Permit is needed to sell live fox and coyote.
•Reduce the time that Venomous Reptile Permit holders have to fix caging problems from 30 days to 10 days.
•Clarify warning sign requirements for permanent and temporary venomous reptile enclosures.
•Move the time to end waterfowl hunting daily from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. and the time to be off the water from 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wildlife Management Areas.
•Boating restrictions from the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first segment of regular duck season.
All persons wishing to be heard on these subjects should submit comments in writing to this office before the start of the April 23, 2020, meeting (preferably by 4:30 p.m. on the day before). Copies of any proposed rules or regulations may be obtained at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission main office, at www.agfc.com, or through a written request mailed to the address below.
PAT FITTS, DIRECTOR
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Game & Fish Commission Building
2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
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PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Flippin will conduct a public hearing at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Flippin City Hall in the District Courtroom located at 239 East Main Street, Flippin, Arkansas 72634. One of the purposes of this hearing is to discuss the potential environmental impacts of the project and the alternatives to it. The hearing will also afford interested persons an opportunity for written and/or oral comments on the proposed wastewater treatment facility improvements facilities plan, EID and any necessary mitigation measures as part of the State Revolving Loan Fund program administered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.
The project includes the installation of a new influent lift station, new headworks unit, an additional oxidation basin, two (2) new clarifiers, a sludge holding pond, and the rehabilitation of the existing sand filters. All of the work associated with the proposed improvements will be performed at the existing wastewater treatment facility. Detailed information will be available for public viewing at the Flippin City Hall at least 30-days prior to the hearing.
The proposed project has been estimated to cost approximately $3,304,560.00. In order to cover the financing received to perform the project, the average monthly sewer bill for 4,000-gallons of water usage will increase $5.00 per month.
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The City of Flippin will conduct a public hearing at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Flippin City Hall in the District Courtroom located at 239 East Main Street, Flippin, Arkansas 72634. One of the purposes of this hearing is to discuss the potential environmental impacts of the project and the alternatives to it. The hearing will also afford interested persons an opportunity for written and/or oral comments on the proposed wastewater treatment facility improvements facilities plan, EID and any necessary mitigation measures as part of the State Revolving Loan Fund program administered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.
The project includes the installation of a new influent lift station, new headworks unit, an additional oxidation basin, two (2) new clarifiers, a sludge holding pond, and the rehabilitation of the existing sand filters. All of the work associated with the proposed improvements will be performed at the existing wastewater treatment facility. Detailed information will be available for public viewing at the Flippin City Hall at least 30-days prior to the hearing.
The proposed project has been estimated to cost approximately $3,304,560.00. In order to cover the financing received to perform the project, the average monthly sewer bill for 4,000-gallons of water usage will increase $5.00 per month.
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NOTICE OF RULEMAKING
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules and Regulations.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; standardizing licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations/, the Board’s website www.aratb.org or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at aratb@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 501-683-4076.
A public hearing will be held on April 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Board office, 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, Arkansas. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received prior to April 23, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to arptb@sbcglobal.net or mailed to the Board at 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, AR 72211.
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Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training (Board) is considering proposed revisions to its Rules and Regulations.
The proposed revisions and modifications to the Rules include, but are not limited to, the following subjects and issues: automatic licensure for active duty military, returning veterans, and spouses; standardizing licensing fees; pre-licensure criminal background checks; and a waiver process for applicants with disqualifying criminal convictions.
The proposed amendments are posted on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules-regulations/, the Board’s website www.aratb.org or you may contact the Board to obtain a written copy by email at aratb@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 501-683-4076.
A public hearing will be held on April 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Board office, 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, Arkansas. Written comments from the public will be accepted in advance of the meeting if received prior to April 23, 2020. Written comments should be emailed to arptb@sbcglobal.net or mailed to the Board at 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 3, Little Rock, AR 72211.
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Notice of Rulemaking
Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education are considering revisions to the following DESE Rules and are releasing them for public comment: Succeed Scholarship Program; Student Special Needs Funding; Arkansas Teacher of the Year; College and Career Readiness Planning Programs; Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts; Federal Program Complaint Resolution; Parental Involvement Plans and Family and Community Engagement; and Immunization Requirements in Arkansas Public Schools.
The State Board and the Division are considering repeal of two rules: (1) Public School Student Services and (2) Enrollment of Military Dependents. The State Board and the Division are considering promulgation two new rules: (1) Act 1240 Waivers and (2) Enrollment of Children of Military Families.
A public hearing regarding these new and amended rules will be held on April 13, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Department of Education Auditorium, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201. Participants may also call in to the hearing at (605) 475-4071 using access code 637586.
Written comments regarding these proposed rules may be mailed to the Office of Legal Services at Four Capitol Mall, Room 301A, Little Rock, AR 72201. Comments also may be emailed to ADE.RulesComments@arkansas.gov. A copy of the proposed rules can be found at the Department’s website at: http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/legal/rules/pending. Copies also may be obtained by contacting ADE’s Office of Legal Services at the above address or via phone at (501) 682-4227.
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Pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated § 25-15-201 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Arkansas State Board of Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education are considering revisions to the following DESE Rules and are releasing them for public comment: Succeed Scholarship Program; Student Special Needs Funding; Arkansas Teacher of the Year; College and Career Readiness Planning Programs; Consolidation and Annexation of School Districts; Federal Program Complaint Resolution; Parental Involvement Plans and Family and Community Engagement; and Immunization Requirements in Arkansas Public Schools.
The State Board and the Division are considering repeal of two rules: (1) Public School Student Services and (2) Enrollment of Military Dependents. The State Board and the Division are considering promulgation two new rules: (1) Act 1240 Waivers and (2) Enrollment of Children of Military Families.
A public hearing regarding these new and amended rules will be held on April 13, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Department of Education Auditorium, Four Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201. Participants may also call in to the hearing at (605) 475-4071 using access code 637586.
Written comments regarding these proposed rules may be mailed to the Office of Legal Services at Four Capitol Mall, Room 301A, Little Rock, AR 72201. Comments also may be emailed to ADE.RulesComments@arkansas.gov. A copy of the proposed rules can be found at the Department’s website at: http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/legal/rules/pending. Copies also may be obtained by contacting ADE’s Office of Legal Services at the above address or via phone at (501) 682-4227.
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