Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-262-112. Public health officers generally

(1) To administer and enforce the public health laws of the State of Arkansas; the orders, rules, and standards of the State Board of Health; and the orders, rules, and regulations of the county or district board of health;

(2) To exercise all powers and duties conferred and imposed upon county or district health departments not expressly delegated to county or district boards of health by the provisions of this act;

(3) To act as the local registrar of vital statistics for the area over which his or her county or district health department has jurisdiction, as follows:

(4) To be custodian of all property and records of the department;

(5) To submit to the State Board of Health an annual report of the administration of his or her department and such information as may be required, to maintain such records as may be prescribed by the State Board of Health, and to provide such reports as may be requested, including the provision of an annual report.