(c)

1. (1) Applications must include a forty-dollar fee for each sign.
2. (2) Check or money order, no cash.

(d)

1. (1) Separate checks shall be sent for each application.
2. (2) Upon application for a permit, the sign owner must arrange with the State Inspector to show the exact location for the proposed device.
3. (3) This must be accomplished by either an on-site visit by the sign owner’s representative or by an easily visible stake or marker.
4. (4) Information will be reviewed and a permit will be issued for signs that comply with all rules.

(e)

1. (1) If signs do not comply, fees will be returned with a brief explanation concerning the reason for permit refusal.
2. (2) At the time of application for a permit for a device to be erected, the erector shall arrange with the State Inspector for an inspection of the actual site of the device in accordance with the provisions of the manual.
3. (3) If the inspector determines that the location and the device proposed to be erected are conforming, a Class A permit will be issued for the erection of the device.
4. (4) After issuance of the permit and notification by the erector, the inspector will reinspect the erected device, and if it complies with all rules as set out in the manual, a permit marker will be affixed to the device.

(h)

1. (1) After one hundred twenty (120) days from issuance of permit, the State Inspector will review the device, and if it complies with all rules, affix a permit decal to the structure.
2. (2) If a device has not been erected within one hundred twenty (120) days from the issuance of the permit, the permit will no longer be valid.

(i)

1. (1) Signs without a permit decal are not valid.
2. (2) Permit markers for Class A permits and Class B permits will be of different colors.

(j)

1. (1) Class A permits will expire on December 31 of odd number years (2007, 2009, 2011, etc.).
2. (2) Class B permits will expire on December 31 of even numbered years (2006, 2008, 2010, etc.).
3. (3) Renewal applications must be received by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, Beautification Section, by December 31 of such years.
4. (4) The renewal fee for a Class A outdoor advertising permit shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
5. (5) The renewal fee for a Class B permit shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).

(m)

1. (1) If the renewal application and fee are not received from the permit owner by January 31, a third renewal notice will be sent by certified mail stating that the permit has expired and a renewal application and fee must be received by the department by the thirtieth day after January 31.
2. (2) Weekends and holidays shall be included when calculating the thirty-day period.