Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-31-104. State Forester

(c)(1) The secretary may delegate to the State Forester any of the powers or duties required to administer the:

(2) The State Forester may exercise the powers and duties delegated to him or her under subdivision (c)(1) of this section in the name of the commission and the department.

(3) The commission may delegate to the department any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon the commission by law, and these delegated powers or duties may be exercised by the secretary or his or her designee.

(1) Have earned at a minimum a bachelor's degree in forestry from an accredited four-year program at an institution of higher education; and

(2) Have not less than three (3) years' practical administrative and field experience in forestry.