(a) Each rule adopted by the Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District shall be effective thirty (30) days after filing unless a later date is specified by law or in the rule itself.
(b)
(1) However, an emergency rule may become effective immediately upon filing, or at a stated time less than thirty (30) days thereafter, if the board finds that this effective date is necessary because of imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) The board’s finding and a brief statement of the reasons therefore shall be filed with the rule.
(3) The board shall take appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to the persons who may be affected by them.