All new manufactured homes sold by certified retailers and installed in the State of Arkansas shall be anchored according to the home manufacturer's instructions. Manufacturers shall file with the Commission the anchoring instructions as approved by the manufacturer's Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency and shall provide prompt notification of changes, modifications or updates relating to installation and anchoring.

Used manufactured homes installed in the State of Arkansas shall be anchored according to the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission's anchoring specifications, as set forth in this section.

It is not the intent of these rules to prohibit the anchoring of any manufactured home in which the methods or materials used in the anchoring system meets or exceeds the requirements of the manufacturer's anchoring instructions or the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission's anchoring specifications, as set forth in these rules, as related to resistance of overturning or lateral movement as imposed by respective design loads. Such alternative systems shall be certified by a professional engineer, architect or nationally recognized testing laboratory as to their resistance to overturning or lateral movement of the home.