Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-116-203. Provisions for nonresidents

(a) The provisions of this subchapter and § 27-116-101 et seq. and § 27-116-301 et seq., insofar as they relate to registration and license, shall not apply to aircraft owned and operated within this state by nonresidents of this state for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in the calendar year, provided that the owner or pilot can show satisfactory proof he or she has complied with the laws relating to registration and license of airmen and aircraft in the state, territory, district, or country of which he or she is a resident.

(b) A nonresident owner or airman cannot engage within this state in the carrying of passengers, merchandise, or property for hire or reward by means of civil aircraft or in any commercial aircraft flying for hire or reward, unless he or she has complied with the provisions of this subchapter and § 27-116-101 et seq. and § 27-116-301 et seq. governing registration and license as if he or she were a resident of this state.