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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-21-201. State policy

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

It is the policy of the State of Arkansas in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the occupational and public health and safety, to protect the environment, and to further the industrial and economic growth of the state:

(1) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of ionizing radiation so as to provide:

(A) Compatibility and consistency with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government;

(B) A single effective system of regulation within the state; and

(C) A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states; and

(2) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of ionizing radiation for peaceful purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public.

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