(a) Construction permits.

1. (1) All applicants for construction permits required by Arkansas Code § 8-4-217(b) shall be assessed a fee that shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each permit or modification thereto, except that liquid animal waste management systems shall be assessed a fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for each permit or modification thereto.
2. (2) Construction permit fees shall be in addition to any water permit fees required in 8 CAR §§ 12-304 – 12-306.

(c) Inactive status fees.

1. (1) The owner or operator of a hog farm that has been issued a permit under 8 CAR pt. 24, Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems, shall not pay an annual fee if the permit is placed on inactive status by the Division of Environmental Quality.
2. (2) An NPDES or non-NPDES permit may be placed on inactive status if the owner’s or operator’s contract with the integrator has been terminated by the integrator.

3. (3)

   1. (A) To obtain inactive status, the owner or operator must submit a written request to the division seeking inactive status and provide the division with a copy of the integrator’s letter terminating the contract.
   2. (B) The division shall notify the owner or operator that the permit has been placed on inactive status.
4. (4) The owner or operator shall not pay an annual fee during the time the permit is on inactive status.

5. (5)

   1. (A) A permit that is placed on inactive status may remain on inactive status for a maximum of two (2) years following the date of contract termination.
   2. (B) The owner or operator must comply with all permit conditions in order for the permit to remain on inactive status.
   3. (C) Failure to comply with permit conditions may result in the possible repayment of the annual fees, in addition to any assessed penalties.
6. (6) If the permit has not been reactivated at the end of the two-year period, the owner or operator must file a closure plan with the division.
7. (7) The owner or operator must reactivate the permit if the owner or operator begins operating the hog farm and shall notify the division within thirty (30) days after the owner or operator begins operating the hog farm that the permit is being reactivated.