Opinion No.

The Honorable Mike Everett State Senator 412 Broadway Marked Tree, Arkansas 72365

Dear Senator Everett:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions:

1. May Drainage District #7 in Poinsett County rent its property to an individual for purposes of private hunting?

2. If so, may that individual then lease the lands, thereby denying the public the right to hunt the lands as they have done for decades?

RESPONSE

In my opinion, the answer to your first question is "yes" so long as the rental proceeds are used in furtherance of purposes authorized by statute. With…