Opinion No.

The Honorable Dewayne Mack State Representative P.O. Box 158 Kirby, Arkansas 71950-0158

Dear Representative Mack:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion about timber companies placing gates across roads that have been open to the public for many years. Specifically, you state that in your part of the state, "many of the big timber companies have been leasing their property to hunting clubs. Several of the companies have started to put gates on roads that have been open to the public for many years creating problems for area residents." You state that "[o]ne such situation is…