§ 2-35-210 - Authority to stop and inspect transporting vehicles. - Arkansas Statutes

2-35-210. Authority to stop and inspect transporting vehicles.

(a) (1) All peace officers and their deputies, revenue department inspectors, highway patrolmen, Department of Arkansas State Police, toll bridge keepers, ferryboat operators, and constables shall have the authority to stop each and every vehicle transporting any of the animals mentioned in this subchapter for the purpose of inspecting the transfer record carried by the operator of the vehicle and to examine the animals in the vehicle.

(2) Any officer making an examination shall make a notation on the transfer record carried by the driver of the vehicle and shall note the date and time of inspection.

(b) If any of the named officers, upon investigation, find that the transfer record covers any different animals than those in the vehicle or find that the stock is being transported without the operator having the transfer record, they shall have the authority and it shall be their duty to stop the further transportation of the stock by requiring the driver of the vehicle to proceed to the nearest peace officer where the vehicle and stock can be held until the operator of the vehicle obtains a proper transfer record as provided in this subchapter.