1. (a) The destruction, injury, defacing, removal, or disturbance in any way of any public building, sign, guide post, equipment, marker, or property of any kind belonging to or under the control of the state is unlawful.

2. (b) This includes:

   1. (1) Peeling bark;
   2. (2) Carving or chopping into trees;
   3. (3) Cutting or breaking branches;
   4. (4) Otherwise injuring or defacing trees; and
   5. (5) The removal of shrubs, plants, and flowers.
3. (c) Quoted below for information and guidance of all concerned is Acts 1969, No. 346, § 1, April 7, 1969: “Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally damage or destroy public property maintained by the State on Interstate, Primary or other State Highway rights-of-way or in any state park. Any person intentionally damaging or destroying any public property of value of less than fifty dollars ($50.00) in violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty (30) days, or be both so fined and imprisoned. Any person intentionally damaging or destroying any public property in which the value thereof, in the aggregate, exceeds Fifty Dollars ($50) shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of not less than Five Hundred ($500) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the Penitentiary for not more than three (3) years, or be both so fined and imprisoned.”

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "July 1, 1975 Park Directive 3150"