Opinion No.

The Honorable Jerry E. Hinshaw State Representative Route 4, Box 444-A Springdale, Arkansas 72767

Dear Representative Hinshaw:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the need for an individual to obtain a chauffeur's license. You have asked, specifically, whether a person driving his or her own truck which is loaded with a product that he or she owns is required to have such a license?

Ark. Stat. Ann 75-301 et seq. (Repl. 1979 and Cum. Supp. 1985) concerning "Operators' and Chauffeurs' Licenses" is applicable to the question posed. An individual who operates a vehicle as a…