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AR Code § 4-94-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 94 - Health Spa Consumer Protection Act|§ 4-94-109. Cancellation of contracts

 (a)  (1) Contracts for health spa services may be cancelled within three (3) business days after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the contract by written notice to the seller at the address specified in the contract.  (2) The notice must be accompanied by the contract forms, membership cards, and any and all other documents and evidence of membership previously delivered to the buyer.  (3) All moneys paid pursuant to the contract shall be refunded within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice of cancellation.    (b)  (1) Every contract for health spa services shall provide that, after the three-day period of cancellation as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the buyer's estate may cancel a contract for services if the buyer dies.  (2) The buyer may also cancel after three (3) days if the buyer becomes totally and permanently physically disabled or moves his or her residence to a location more than fifty (50) miles from a health club operated by the seller or a substantially similar health club facility which would accept the seller's obligation under the contract or after the services are no longer available as provided in the contract because of the seller's permanent discontinuance of operation.  (3) Nothing contained in this section or § 4-94-108 shall restrict or prohibit the seller from offering or providing in the contract additional or broader reasons for cancellation.    (c)  (1) The health spa shall have the right to require and verify reasonable evidence of permanent physical relocation, permanent physical disability, or death.  (2) In the case of permanent disability, the health spa may also require in the contract that the buyer submit to a physical examination by a doctor agreeable to the buyer and the health club.    (d) All moneys paid pursuant to any contract cancelled for the reasons contained in this section shall be refunded within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice of cancellation; provided, however, that the seller may retain the benefits conferred and that portion of the total price representing the services used or completed, and further provided that the seller may receive the reasonable cost of goods and services which the buyer has consumed or wishes to retain after cancellation of the contract. In no instance shall the seller receive more than the full contract price from the buyer except for goods and services consumed by the buyer separate from the contract. If the buyer has executed any credit or loan agreement to pay for all or part of health spa services, then the credit or loan agreement executed by the buyer shall also be returned within thirty (30) days.
AR Code § 4-95-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-101. Title

 This chapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act”.
AR Code § 4-95-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Consumer product” means a good or service purchased, leased, or rented primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including a course of instruction or training, regardless of the purpose for which it is taken;  (2) “Division” means the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General as created under § 4-88-105;  (3) “Gift or prize” means any premium, bonus, award, or any other similar language of inducement or incentive to purchase a consumer product;  (4) “Pay-per-call” means telecommunications services which permit simultaneous calling by a large number of callers to a single telephone number and for which the calling party is assessed, by virtue of completing the call, a charge that is not dependent on the existence of a presubscription relationship and for which the caller pays a per-call or per-time interval charge that is greater than, or in addition to, the charge for transmission of the call;  (5) “Person” means any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, or any combination of them; and  (6)  (A) “Product promoter” means any person who individually or through an agent and by means of a written notice sent through the mail or by telephone:  (i) Offers a gift, prize, or award with the intent to sell, lease, or rent any consumer product;  (ii) Solicits to sell, lease, or rent a consumer product, in which the consumer product and all the material terms of the transaction, including the price, handling, shipping, delivery, or any other fee are not fully described and which requests the consumer contact the seller to complete the transaction; or  (iii) Offers by gift, prize, or award any consumer product in which all material terms regarding the requirements of receiving such gift, prize, or award are not fully described.    (B) The term “product promoter” does not include any activities of nonprofit or charitable organizations exempt from federal income taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
AR Code § 4-95-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-103. Penalties — Criminal

 Any person who knowingly commits a practice defined as unlawful in this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and upon conviction in the appropriate court of any county in this state in which any portion of the unlawful practice occurred shall be subject to punishment accordingly. If the amount in question solicited exceeds two hundred dollars ($200), the offense shall constitute a Class D felony.
AR Code § 4-95-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-104. Penalties — Civil

 In addition to the criminal penalty imposed in § 4-95-103, the Consumer Protection Division shall have authority to file a petition in the Pulaski County Circuit Court for civil enforcement of the provisions of this chapter by seeking an injunction prohibiting any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or any other entity from engaging in any unlawful practice. Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to him or her or the enforcement of this chapter.
AR Code § 4-95-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-105. Offers of gifts or prizes

 (a) It shall be an unlawful practice under this chapter for any product promoter to enforce or to attempt to enforce an agreement for a consumer product not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.  (b) It shall be an unlawful practice under this chapter for any person to offer a gift, prize, or award by means of written notice sent through the mail or by telephone with the intent to sell, lease, or rent a consumer product, or to initiate the sale, lease, or rental of a consumer product when, at the time of such offer, the consumer product and all the material terms of the transaction, including the price, handling, shipping, delivery, or any other fee, are not fully described, unless done so in compliance with this chapter.  (c) It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to offer a gift, prize, or award by means of written notice sent through the mail or by telephone with the intent to receive a payment of any money when at the time of such offer all of the material terms of the transaction, including handling, shipping, delivery, or any other fee, are not fully described and:  (1) Which requests the consumer to further the transaction by calling a 900 number or “pay-per-call”; or  (2) Which requests the consumer to send payment to claim the prize.
AR Code § 4-95-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-106. Purchase agreements generally

 (a) Any agreement by a consumer to obtain a consumer product from a product promoter is not enforceable unless it is in writing, it contains the signature of the consumer, and it contains the following information:  (1) The name and address and telephone number of the product promoter;  (2) A list of the price or fee, including any handling, shipping, delivery, or other charges, being requested from the consumer;  (3) The date of the transaction;  (4) A detailed description of the consumer product; and  (5) In a type size of a minimum of 12-points, in a space immediately preceding the space allotted for the consumer's signature, the disclosure statement: “YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY MONEY UNLESS YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT AND RETURN IT TO THE SELLER.”    (b)  (1) If the consumer sends a payment to the product promoter in the form of cash, check, money order, or other form of payment without having included a signed copy of the agreement to obtain the consumer product, the consumer may cancel the transaction by notifying the product promoter in writing by certified mail with return receipt requested and returning the consumer product to the product promoter in substantially the same condition as he or she received the product.  (2) A product promoter who has received written notice of cancellation from a consumer, within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the notice, shall:  (A) Refund all payments made, including any down payment made under the agreement;  (B) Return any good or product traded in to the product promoter on account of or in contemplation of the agreement, in substantially the same condition as when it was received by the product promoter; and  (C) Take any action necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security interest created in connection with the agreement.      (c) A consumer product transaction is considered to have taken place in the State of Arkansas, regardless of the location of the product promoter, when the consumer has received an offer of a gift or prize or an initiation of a product transaction from the product promoter through the mail at an address within the state or through a telephone contact at a site within the state.
AR Code § 4-95-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-107. Exemptions

 This chapter shall not apply to a consumer product transaction:   (1) That has been made in accordance with prior negotiations in the course of a visit by the consumer to a merchant operating a business establishment that has a fixed permanent location and where the consumer products are displayed or offered for sale, lease, or rent on a continuing basis;  (2) When the business establishment making the solicitation has made a related prior sale to the consumer or has a clear, continuing business relationship with the consumer, provided that the relationship resulted in the consumer's becoming aware of the full name, business address, and telephone number of the establishment; or  (3) When the consumer obtains a consumer product pursuant to an examination of a television, radio, or print advertisement or a sample brochure, catalog, or other mailed material of the product promoter which contains:  (A) The name, address, and telephone number of the product promoter;  (B) A full description of the consumer product along with a list of the price or fee being requested, including any handling, shipping, or delivery charge; and  (C) Any limitations or restrictions that apply to the offer.
AR Code § 4-95-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 95 - Arkansas Mail and Telephone Consumer Product Promotion Fair Practices Act|§ 4-95-108. Violation of subchapter renders agreement void — Waiver

 (a) Any agreement for sale, lease, or rent of a consumer product by a product promoter in violation of this chapter is void and unenforceable.  (b) Any waiver or attempt to waive any of the provisions of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable.
AR Code § 4-97-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-101. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act of 1991”.
AR Code § 4-97-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-102. Legislative intent

 It is the purpose of this chapter to require certain guarantees from retail pet stores to the purchasers of dogs and cats which are consistent with their unique status as companions rather than commodities. A further purpose is to provide a means by which it can be ensured that the treatment, care, and disposition of those animals is humane and that the treatment, care, and disposition are consistent with providing to the retail consumer animals which are physically and temperamentally sound, healthy, and fit as companions; to provide a means by which the acquisition and care of those animals can be monitored; and to ensure that the animals and facilities are managed in a manner noninjurious to the public health. Therefore, it is hereby determined and declared that the supervision by the state of the sale of dogs and cats by retail pet stores, and the inspection of such animals, whether or not found within the public area of the store, is within the public interest.
AR Code § 4-97-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-103. Definitions

 For the purposes of this chapter:   (1) “Animal” means a dog or cat of any age;  (2) “Authorized person” means the Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her delegate, or any law enforcement officer;  (3) “Cattery” means an enterprise wherein or whereon the business of grooming or boarding cats, or breeding cats for sale, and selling those cats, is carried on, and which does not in its usual course of business acquire cats for resale to the public;  (4) “Consumer” means any individual purchasing an animal from a retail pet store. A retail pet store shall not be considered a consumer;  (5) “D.V.M.” means a person who has graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or has received equivalent formal education, and who has a valid license to practice veterinary medicine within the State of Arkansas;  (6) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Health;  (7) “Euthanasia” means the humane killing of an animal accomplished by a method that utilizes anesthesia produced by an agent that causes painless loss of consciousness and subsequent death, and administered by a licensed veterinarian or a euthanasia technician licensed by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and certified by the Department of Health;  (8) “Kennel” means an enterprise wherein or whereon the business of grooming or boarding dogs, or breeding dogs for sale, and selling such dogs, is carried on, and which does not in its usual course of business acquire dogs for resale to the public;  (9) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity;  (10) “Records” of a retail pet store means:  (A) The permanent record of each animal's health history showing the animal's vaccinations, inoculations, wormings, and other veterinary medical procedures performed on that animal; and  (B) The permanent journal giving a perpetual, sequential listing of animals which are kept at the retail pet store for thirty (30) days or longer. The journal shall contain the animal's identifying number, arrival date, exit date, and disposition; and    (11)  (A) “Retail pet store” means any room or group of rooms, run, cage, compartment, exhibition pen, or tether, any part of which is within the State of Arkansas, wherein any animal is sold or kept, displayed, or offered for sale, to the public. It excludes kennels and catteries which sell animals directly to consumers. Also excluded are duly authorized animal shelters and duly incorporated humane societies dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which make those animals available for adoption, whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged.  (B) As used in this chapter, the term “retail pet store” includes its owners, officers, agents, operators, managers, and employees, and refers to any such enterprise whether in fact registered or not.
AR Code § 4-97-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-104. Registration required

 (a)  (1) Any person who owns, operates, or establishes a retail pet store within the State of Arkansas shall register, by reporting in writing to the director:  (A) The name of the retail pet store;  (B) The location of each housing facility for animals owned by it, or in its care, custody, or control;  (C) The name and address of its principal agent; and  (D) The date its operation began.    (2) The report shall reflect the name and position of the individual under whose direction it is prepared and shall be made under oath before a notary public.    (b) Each registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year. On or before the anniversary date of the original registration, reregistration shall be required, except that if at any time prior to the required reregistration date the information originally reported to the director changes or requires additions, that fact shall be reported to the director without delay.  (c)  (1) A retail pet store in operation on or before April 10, 1991, shall register within ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991.  (2) A retail pet store which begins operation within ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991, shall register within thirty (30) days after the beginning of operation.  (3) A retail pet store which begins operation subsequent to ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991, shall register at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of operation.  (4) The date of the first acquisition of an animal for retail sale shall be deemed the date on which the operation begins.    (d) A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall accompany the initial registration, and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall accompany each subsequent reregistration. No fee shall be required for interim reports of change or addition.  (e) Each instance of failure to register or report as required by this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor.  (f)  (1) The director shall maintain a list of registered retail pet stores containing all information reported with the initial registration, including the date thereof, and the dates and information provided with all subsequent amendments and reregistrations.  (2) The director shall make the list of registered retail pet stores available to the public, upon request, at no charge.
AR Code § 4-97-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-106. Public health — Enforcement

 The State Board of Health may propose, adopt, promulgate, and enforce, in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., such additional rules and standards as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.
AR Code § 4-97-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-107. Unlawful disposition of animals

 (a) It is unlawful for a retail pet store to knowingly give, sell, exchange, barter, or otherwise transfer an animal to any other person if the ultimate destination of the animal is research or killing for dissection.  (b) It is unlawful for a retail pet store to kill any animal in its care, custody, or control without a prior written or oral recommendation from a doctor of veterinary medicine citing the animal's interest justifying the killing of the animal.  (c) It is unlawful for a retail pet store, its owners, officers, agents, operator, manager, or employees, or any other person, to kill any animal in its care, custody, or control by any means other than euthanasia as defined in § 4-97-103.  (d) A violation of this chapter or a rule promulgated hereunder shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 4-97-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-108. Inspection — Public notice

 (a) Any authorized person is entitled to inspect the premises and records of a retail pet store at reasonable hours.  (b) Retail pet stores shall make their premises available for inspection by authorized persons at reasonable hours.  (c) Each failure to make premises or records available to an authorized person whose identity is made known to an owner, officer, agent, operator, manager, or employee of a retail pet store is a Class A misdemeanor.  (d)  (1)  (A) Every retail pet store required to be registered shall post a public notice on each of its premises, in type not less than one inch (1") in height, in a location conspicuous to the public, that complaints regarding treatment or care of its animals may be made to the State Board of Health or to any law enforcement officer.  (B) The public notice shall refer to this chapter.    (2) Failure to post the public notice is a Class A misdemeanor.    (e) Within thirty (30) days of the receipt by the director of an initial registration report, and the receipt of proper fees therefor, the director shall provide a public notice conforming with subsection (d) of this section to the registrant. Additional public notices for multiple locations and replacements of notices already provided may be obtained from the director upon the payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional public notice.
AR Code § 4-97-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 97 - Retail Pet Stores|§ 4-97-109. Applicability to other laws

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or limit the application of any other law.
AR Code § 4-98-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 98 - Arkansas Pay-Per-Call Consumer Protection Act|§ 4-98-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Pay-Per-Call Consumer Protection Act”.