- (a) The owner of any building has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants of the building, as well as the public in general, according to the laws and rules of the State of Arkansas.
- (b) The owner of any real property who allows a project to be constructed on such real property and the construction of which requires the services of an architect shall be deemed to have engaged in the practice of architecture unless such owner shall have employed or caused others to have employed a registered architect to furnish construction contract administration services with respect to such project.