§ 5-38-206 - Damaging wires and other fixtures of telephone, cable, and electric power companies. - Arkansas Statutes

5-38-206. Damaging wires and other fixtures of telephone, cable, and electric power companies.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly damage, destroy, or pull down:

(1) A telephone, cable communications, or electric power transmission pedestal or pole owned or operated by a telephone, cable, or electric power company;

(2) A telephone, cable communications, or electric power line, wire, fiber insulator, power supply transformer, transmission, or other apparatus, equipment, or fixture used in the transmission of telephone, cable communications, or electric power owned or operated by a telephone, cable, or electric power company; or

(3) Equipment related to wireless communications that are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) It is unlawful for a person to injure or destroy, steal, or remove any electric power line, gas line, water line, wire or fiber insulators, electric motors, or other apparatus connected to farm shops, on-farm grain drying and storage complexes, heating and cooling systems and environmental control systems, animal production facilities, irrigation systems, dwellings, or alterations that could result in physical injury.

(c) A violation of this section is a Class D felony.