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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 4 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-59-401 — 20-59-407) › Section 20-59-404 - Inspection fees

(a)
In order to make the Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Inspection and Regulation Program self-supporting, the Accounting Division of the Department of Health shall collect on a monthly basis unless otherwise stated the following Grade "A" milk and milk products inspection fees:
(1)
Producers shall pay $.030 per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of Grade "A" milk inspected by the state;
(2)
Importers of raw Grade "A" milk produced and inspected in another state and imported into Arkansas as raw Grade "A" milk shall pay an inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each sample analyzed by the laboratory of the Department of Health;
(3)
Milk plants shall pay $.030 per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of Grade "A" milk processed or distributed;
(4)
Producer-distributors shall pay $.065 per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of Grade "A" milk produced or sold;
(5)
Milk haulers who sample and transport Grade "A" milk in the state shall pay an annual permit fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The fee shall be due January 1 of each year;
(6)
Distributors of Grade "A" milk processed by plants outside of Arkansas and sold in the state shall pay $.030 per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) or a monthly minimum fee of two hundred dollars ($200) per month plus ten dollars ($10.00) for each sample analyzed by the laboratory of the department. The larger of the two sums shall be paid during the following month; and
(7)
Single service plants shall pay an annual permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200). This fee shall not be applied to plants paying a milk inspection fee. The fee shall be due January 1 of each year.
(b)
If any person fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the above fee and is delinquent for a period of thirty (30) days, the Secretary of the Department of Health is directed and empowered to prohibit the person from distributing, hauling, selling, or otherwise handling Grade "A" milk or milk products in the state and shall suspend his or her permit and withdraw all inspection service from the establishment until fees are paid in full.
(c)
(1)
The Grade "A" milk and milk products inspection fees shall not be greater than the actual cost of the inspections.
(2)
If there is a balance in the Milk Inspection Fees Fund equivalent to ninety-day maintenance of the program, one (1) month of the milk inspection fees shall be forgiven.
(d)
The fees set forth in subsection (a) of this section may be increased by up to one half cent (1/2¢) beginning July 1, 1992, upon certification by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State that the expenditures of the program exceed the amount of fees collected.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5070, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 587, §§ 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4008, 82-4009; Acts 1987, No. 634, § 1; 1991, No. 191, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 4 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-59-401 — 20-59-407) › Section 20-59-405 - Disposition and transfer of inspection fees

(a)
(1)
All moneys received by the Department of Health for milk inspection fees as established in this subchapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury, and the Treasurer of State shall, after deducting therefrom one and one-half percent (11/2%) of the amount for credit to the Constitutional Officers Fund to be used for the purposes provided by law, credit the net amount as special revenues to the credit of the Milk Inspection Fees Fund to be used by the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health exclusively for the purpose of defraying the cost of maintenance, operation, and improvement of the permits, inspections, and laboratory services of the Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Inspection and Regulation Program.
(2)
The unexpended balance of the funds in the Milk Inspection Fees Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not be considered as a part of the unexpended fund balances of the department that are recovered by the Treasurer of State at the close of each year, and any balance in the Milk Inspection Fees Fund shall be carried forward in the Milk Inspection Fees Fund to the next fiscal year to be used for the support of the program as provided by law.
(b)
The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is authorized from time to time to make transfers of moneys in the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund as loans to the Milk Inspection Fees Fund to be used for the maintenance and operation of the program of the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health, provided that any moneys loaned from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to the Milk Inspection Fees Fund shall be repaid from fees derived from the program on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which the loan of the funds is made.
Acts 1981, No. 587, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4010.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 4 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-59-401 — 20-59-407) › Section 20-59-406 - Motor vehicles

(a)
Vehicles purchased with milk inspection fee funds or assigned to the Grade "A" Milk and Milk Products Inspection and Regulation Program shall be at the disposal of personnel of the program, provided in case of emergency or natural disaster that the motor vehicles may be used at the discretion of the Director of the Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health.
(b)
Motor vehicles purchased with moneys from the Milk Inspection Fees Fund shall not be loaned, transferred, or assigned to any other state agency on a permanent basis.
(c)
Any moneys received from the sale or trade of motor vehicles purchased with funds from the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Acts 1981, No. 587, §§ 6-8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4011 -- 82-4013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 4 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-59-401 — 20-59-407) › Section 20-59-407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 587, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4014.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-501 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4016.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-502 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-4017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2202, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, §§ 3, 6-10; 1983, No. 310, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4018, 82-4021 -- 82-4025; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 201.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-504 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, §§ 11-14, 16, 17; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4026 -- 82-4029, 82-4031, 82-4032.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-505 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, §§ 15, 18, 19; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4030, 82-4033, 82-4034.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 5 - GRADE "A" MILK PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 20-59-501 — 20-59-506) › Section 20-59-506 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5071, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 1091,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 506, §§ 4, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4019, 82-4020.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 6 - PURCHASES BY MILK PROCESSORS (§§ 20-59-601 — 20-59-606) › Section 20-59-601 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Cooperative association" means any group in which farmers act together in the market preparation, processing, or marketing of farm products or any association organized under §
2-2-101
et seq., the Cooperative Marketing Act, §
2-2-401
et seq., or §
4-30-101
et seq.;
(2)
"Dairy farmer" means a farmer engaged in the business of producing milk for sale to milk processors or to a cooperative association of which the dairy farmer is a member;
(3)
"Escrow account agent" means an entity within this state which is insured either by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation [abolished];
(4)
"Milk processor" means a person who operates a milk, milk products, or frozen desserts processing plant that is located in the State of Arkansas; and
(5)
"Purchase price" means an amount of money, based on estimated butterfat content at the time of delivery, that a milk processor agrees to pay a dairy farmer for a purchase of raw milk.
Acts 1989, No. 4, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 6 - PURCHASES BY MILK PROCESSORS (§§ 20-59-601 — 20-59-606) › Section 20-59-603 - Purchase requirements

A milk processor shall not purchase raw milk from a dairy farmer unless:
(1)
Payment of the purchase price is made according to the provisions prescribed by any applicable federal milk marketing order;
(2)
Any additional provisions are agreed upon by both the dairy farmer or his or her agent and the milk processor; and
(3)
The medium of exchange used is cash, a check for the full amount of the purchase price, or a wire transfer of money in the full amount.
Acts 1989, No. 4, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 6 - PURCHASES BY MILK PROCESSORS (§§ 20-59-601 — 20-59-606) › Section 20-59-604 - Civil penalties

A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this subchapter is liable to the dairy farmer for:
(1)
The purchase price of the raw milk;
(2)
Interest on the purchase price at the rate fixed by law for civil judgments commencing from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this subchapter; and
(3)
A reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.
Acts 1989, No. 4, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 6 - PURCHASES BY MILK PROCESSORS (§§ 20-59-601 — 20-59-606) › Section 20-59-605 - Exemption of certain cooperative associations and their members

This subchapter does not apply to transactions between a cooperative association, while acting as a marketing agent, and its members.
Acts 1989, No. 4, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 6 - PURCHASES BY MILK PROCESSORS (§§ 20-59-601 — 20-59-606) › Section 20-59-606 - Criminal penalties

Any milk processor failing to establish an escrow account upon receipt of notification of a dairy farmer pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter or who fails to continue to make the payments until the dairy farmer has received full payment of the purchase price, upon conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or both fine and imprisonment.
Acts 1989, No. 4, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 7 - MILK LABORATORY ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (§§ 20-59-701 — 20-59-705) › Section 20-59-701 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Dairy cooperative" means an association of dairy producers organized for the mutual benefit of the dairy producers;
(2)
"Dairy plant" means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, bottled, or prepared for distribution;
(3)
"Dairy processor" means any place, premises, or establishment that receives raw milk and pasteurizes and prepares it for human consumption;
(4)
"Dairy producer" means any person who produces bulk milk for sale to a dairy cooperative, dairy plant, or other processor;
(5)
"Department" means the Department of Health;
(6)
"Division" means the Division of Public Health Laboratories of the Department of Health;
(7)
"Evaluation officer" means an individual who has been trained, tested, and certified by the department in accordance with guidelines established by the United States Food and Drug Administration Laboratory Quality Assurance Branch to certify milk industry laboratories to test milk for the presence of antibiotic drugs;
(8)
(A)
"Laboratory" means a laboratory that tests raw milk received from dairy producers for the presence of antibiotic drugs. A laboratory may be located in a dairy plant, dairy cooperative, receiving station, transfer station, or other place where milk samples from bulk trucks or dairy producers are collected or tested.
(B)
"Laboratory" shall not include a laboratory that performs quality control tests developed by the Arkansas Dairy Herd Improvement Association or any cooperative field person or plant field person who performs tests on milk quality or butterfat; and
(9)
"Laboratory certification program" means a program administered by the Department of Health to certify laboratories to test milk for the presence of antibiotic drugs in a manner consistent with guidelines established by the United States Food and Drug Administration Laboratory Quality Assurance Branch.
Acts 1993, No. 701, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 7 - MILK LABORATORY ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (§§ 20-59-701 — 20-59-705) › Section 20-59-702 - Testing program

The Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health may establish a program to certify laboratories to test milk for the presence of antibiotic drugs and to certify evaluation officers to certify the laboratories in accordance with guidelines established by the United States Food and Drug Administration Laboratory Quality Assurance Branch. The program shall be known as the "Milk Laboratory Antibiotic Drug Testing Program".
Acts 1993, No. 701, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 7 - MILK LABORATORY ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (§§ 20-59-701 — 20-59-705) › Section 20-59-703 - Rules

The Department of Health shall have the authority to promulgate such rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2203, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 701, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 7 - MILK LABORATORY ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (§§ 20-59-701 — 20-59-705) › Section 20-59-704 - Fees - Penalties

(a)
(1)
By June 1 of each year, the Department of Health shall determine the cost of the Milk Laboratory Antibiotic Drug Testing Program, which shall not exceed twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000) for the first fiscal year and which shall not exceed the actual cost of operating the program for any subsequent year.
(2)
Each laboratory participating in the program shall be assessed a fee to be determined by dividing the total cost of operating the program by the number of laboratories participating in the program.
(3)
Beginning on August 1 of each year that the program is in operation, the department shall collect fees from the laboratories.
(4)
Failure to pay the assessed fee by October 1 of each year that the program is in operation will result in a late penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessed fee.
(5)
Failure to pay the assessed fee and any penalty by October 31 shall render the laboratory certification invalid.
(b)
Any laboratory that wishes to become certified in standard plate count, cryoscope, direct microscopic somatic cell count, and electronic somatic cell count shall be assessed an additional fee of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) to be paid by August 1 of each year.
Acts 1993, No. 701, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 59 - MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 20-59-101 — 20-59-705) › Subchapter 7 - MILK LABORATORY ANTIBIOTIC DRUG (§§ 20-59-701 — 20-59-705) › Section 20-59-705 - Disposition of funds

(a)
All fees and fines collected under this subchapter are hereby declared special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Public Health Fund. All fees and fines collected under this subchapter are to be spent solely in support of the Milk Laboratory Antibiotic Drug Testing Program.
(b)
Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health is hereby authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to the program that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for the expenditure for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2204, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 701, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-102) › Section 20-60-101 - Use of imported meat in food establishment - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "food service establishment" means any:
(A)
Fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grille, tearoom, soda fountain, sandwich shop, hotel kitchen, smorgasbord, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, night club, roadside stand, industrial feeding establishment, school lunch project, private, public, or nonprofit organization or institution routinely serving the public, catering kitchen, commissary, or similar place in which the food or drink is prepared for sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere;
(B)
Grocery store, delicatessen, meat market, retail bakery, or other establishment that sells or otherwise provides food for immediate or on-premise consumption, regardless of whether serving food for immediate consumption is the primary activity of the business; or
(C)
Eating and drinking establishment where food is served or provided for the public with or without charge.
(2)
The following places where food is served shall be exempt from the definition of a food service establishment:
(A)
Group homes routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;
(B)
Day care centers routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;
(C)
Potluck suppers, community picnics, or other group gatherings where food is served but not sold;
(D)
Nonprofit organizations that sell food on a temporary basis for fund-raising events; and
(E)
Hospital kitchens and nursing home kitchens.
(b)
Each food service establishment shall indicate on its menu or on a notice prominently placed in the establishment whether beef imported from outside the United States is served if the proprietor of the establishment knowingly, willfully, and consistently serves imported beef.
(c)
Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction fined ten dollars ($10.00) for the first offense and twenty dollars ($20.00) for the second or subsequent offense.
Acts 1979, No. 595, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-980 -- 82-980.2; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 135.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-102) › Section 20-60-102 - Arkansas bacon

(a)
(1)
The term "Arkansas bacon" shall not be used to identify any meat product other than the pork shoulder blade Boston roast prepared in the State of Arkansas in accordance with this section.
(2)
Pork shoulder blade Boston roast prepared outside the State of Arkansas but in the manner prescribed by this section may be identified as "Arkansas-style bacon".
(b)
(1)
"Arkansas bacon" and "Arkansas-style bacon" are produced from the pork shoulder blade Boston roast by removing the neck bones and rib bones by cutting close to the underside of those bones, removing the blade bone or scapula, and removing the dorsal fat covering, including the skin or clear plate, and leaving no more than one-quarter inch (1/4") of the fat covering the roast.
(2)
(A)
The meat is then dry-cured with salt, sugar, nitrites, and spices, and smoked with natural smoke.
(B)
The meat may not be injected or soaked in curing brine, nor may any artificial or liquid smoke be applied to the meat.
(3)
The pork shoulder blade Boston roast includes the porcine muscle, fat, and bone cut interior of the second or third thoracic vertebrae and posterior of the atlas joint or first cervical vertebrae and dorsal of the center of the humerus bone.
(c)
Any person who labels or otherwise identifies meat contrary to the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 1987, No. 326, §§ 1-3; 2005, No. 1994, § 135.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Meat and Meat Products Inspection Act".
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2001.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-202 - Policy - Legislative findings

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Meat and meat food products are an important source of the supply of human food in this state;
(2)
Legislation to assure that the food supplies are wholesome, unadulterated, and otherwise fit for human consumption and properly labeled is in the public interest;
(3)
The lack of a state meat inspection program causes a significant loss of revenue generated from meat processing for this state and stifles opportunities for farmers in this state to expand their meat processing capacity;
(4)
A state meat inspection program would ensure the preservation of family farms and local businesses and enhance rural economic development as well as the environmental and social wealth of rural communities;
(5)
Without a state meat inspection program, it is currently prohibitively expensive for food banks to receive and distribute meat, which limits the ability of food banks to provide senior citizens with meals containing high amounts of protein and other important nutrients;
(6)
A state meat inspection program would decrease the cost of receiving and distributing meat for food banks and allow food banks to provide meals containing high amounts of protein and other important nutrients to senior citizens who are often underserved by food assistance programs; and
(7)
A state meat inspection program that is locally controlled would preserve the ability of communities to produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume locally produced foods.
(b)
The policy of this state is to provide for the inspection of livestock slaughtered, livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, and meat food products processed from livestock slaughtered for human food at certain establishments to prevent the distribution in intrastate commerce of livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, and meat food products that are unwholesome, adulterated, or otherwise inedible by humans, or are improperly labeled or falsely advertised.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2002.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-205 - Penalties

(a)
(1)
For a first offense, a person who violates the provisions of this subchapter upon conviction is subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both imprisonment and fine.
(2)
If the violation is committed after one (1) conviction of the person under this section, the person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both imprisonment and fine.
(3)
If the violation is committed after two (2) or more convictions of the person under this section have become final, the person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than two (2) years or a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both imprisonment and fine.
(b)
When construing or enforcing this subchapter, the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by another person within the scope of his or her employment or office shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure of the other person, as well as of the person acting for or employed by the other person.
(c)
A carrier or warehouser is not subject to the penalties of this subchapter other than the penalties for violation of §
20-60-215
by reason of his or her receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery in the usual course of business as a carrier or warehouser of livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products owned by another person unless the carrier or warehouser has knowledge or is in possession of facts that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the livestock, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products were not inspected or marked in accordance with this subchapter or were not otherwise in compliance with this subchapter.
(d)
This subchapter does not require the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to report violations of this subchapter for criminal prosecution if the secretary believes that the public interest will be adequately served and compliance with this subchapter obtained by a suitable written notice of warning.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5074, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, §§ 11, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2011, 82-2012.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-206 - Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Powers and duties - State Meat Inspection Program

(a)
(1)
(A)
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules and appoint qualified personnel as necessary to carry out the purposes or provisions of this subchapter.
(B)
The rules shall be in conformity with the rules and regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2021, and with subsequent amendments of the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., unless the rules and regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., are considered by the secretary as not to be in accord with the objectives of this subchapter.
(2)
(A)
Notice of proposed rules shall be given to all establishments licensed under this subchapter.
(B)
A hearing shall be called by the secretary at which proponents and opponents of the proposed rules shall be given the opportunity to present arguments supporting their positions.
(C)
The time, place, and procedure for the hearing shall be determined by the secretary.
(D)
A proposed rule shall not become effective until after the hearing.
(b)
The secretary may cooperate with the United States Government in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2021.
(c)
The secretary shall:
(1)
Create a program to be known as the "State Meat Inspection Program" within the Department of Agriculture to perform inspections required by this subchapter;
(2)
Consult with the meat and meat food products industry, including the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, as well as the Department of Health, when developing the procedures, rules, and policies regarding the program;
(3)
Hire inspectors to inspect:
(A)
Livestock that are subject to inspection under this subchapter;
(B)
Livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, meat, and meat food products; and
(C)
Sanitary conditions of official establishments in which meat and meat food products are prepared; and
(4)
Designate at least eight (8) inspectors.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2210, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5075, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, §§ 14, 15; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2014, 82-2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-207 - Compliance with subchapter required

An official establishment in this state shall not slaughter any livestock or process any livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products for human consumption except in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2008.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-208 - Application for license or exemption

(a)
(1)
Applications for inspection or licensure exemption shall be made on forms provided by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(2)
An application fee shall be submitted with the application.
(b)
A license shall be good for one (1) year, or any quarter of a year, expiring on December 31 of the year the license is issued.
(c)
An applicant for a license under this subchapter shall submit an application for a license for each official establishment owned by the applicant.
(d)
Before any license is issued, an inspection shall be made by the secretary to determine the acceptability of the official establishment to do business as desired by the applicant in the applicant's application for license or exemption.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5077, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5076, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2008.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-209 - Inspection and sanitary practices required

(a)
Each official establishment at which livestock are slaughtered or livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products are processed for intrastate commerce shall have the premises, facilities, and equipment inspected and shall be operated in accordance with sanitary practices as required by rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of preventing the entry into and movement in intrastate commerce of livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, and meat food products that are unwholesome or adulterated.
(b)
A livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product shall not be admitted into any official establishment unless:
(1)
The livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product has been prepared under inspection under this subchapter or the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2021; or
(2)
The admission of the livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product is permitted by rules prescribed by the secretary under this subchapter.
(c)
The secretary shall refuse to render inspection to any official establishment whose premises, facilities, or equipment, or the operation of the premises, facilities, or equipment of the official establishment, fails to meet the requirements of this section.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2211, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5078, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2005.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-210 - Inspection procedures

(a)
For the purpose of preventing the entry into or movement in intrastate commerce of any livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product that is unwholesome or adulterated and is intended for use as human food, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall, if and to the extent considered by him or her necessary, cause to be made by inspectors antemortem inspection of livestock in any official establishment where livestock are slaughtered for intrastate commerce.
(b)
(1)
For the purpose stated in subsection (a) of this section, the secretary, whenever slaughtering or other processing operations are being conducted, shall cause to be made by inspectors postmortem inspection of the livestock carcass or part of the livestock carcass of each animal slaughtered in any official establishment.
(2)
The secretary shall cause to be made by inspectors an inspection of all meat food products processed in any official establishment in which meat food products are processed for intrastate commerce.
(c)
The secretary shall also cause, at any time, such quarantine, segregation, and reinspection of livestock, livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, and meat food products in official establishments as he or she deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.
(d)
(1)
All livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, and meat food products found by an inspector to be unwholesome or adulterated in any official establishment shall:
(A)
Be condemned; and
(B)
If no appeal is taken from the determination of condemnation, be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector.
(2)
However, meat or meat food products that may be made wholesome and unadulterated by reprocessing need not be condemned and destroyed if reprocessed under the supervision of an inspector and are thereafter found by an inspector to be wholesome and unadulterated.
(3)
(A)
If any appeal is taken from the determination of condemnation under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the meat or meat food products shall be appropriately marked and segregated pending completion of an appeal inspection.
(B)
If the determination of condemnation is sustained under subdivision (d)(1) of this section, the meat or meat food products shall be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5079, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2004.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-211 - Withdrawal and denial of inspection

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture may withdraw or otherwise deny inspection under this subchapter with respect to any official establishment for a period the secretary deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter for any violation of this subchapter or any requirements of this subchapter by the operation of the official establishment.
(b)
(1)
However, before a withdrawal or denial of inspection is ordered, the secretary shall give the affected official establishment an opportunity for a hearing at which the official establishment may present evidence that the official establishment has not violated this subchapter or any requirements of this subchapter.
(2)
The hearing shall be held after notice to the official establishment in the manner the secretary determines by rule.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2212, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5080, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-212 - Cost

(a)
(1)
The cost of inspection rendered under this subchapter shall be borne by this state.
(2)
(A)
The cost of overtime and holiday work performed in official establishments subject to this subchapter shall be borne and paid by the official establishments.
(B)
The rates for the cost of overtime and holiday work shall be billed at a minimum of two (2) hours at the appropriate hourly rate.
(C)
The hourly rates for the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in official establishments shall be set as follows:
(i)
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour for inspections provided for more than forty (40) hours in any workweek Monday through Friday;
(ii)
Thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour for inspections provided on a Saturday or Sunday that is not otherwise a legal holiday; and
(iii)
Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per hour for inspections provided on days of public rest and legal holidays, other than Saturdays and Sundays, observed by the Department of Agriculture.
(3)
An inspector performing overtime and holiday work shall be treated as though he or she were on compensatory leave and be compensated at a compensatory rate equal to the rate set by this section.
(b)
The sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter may be appropriated.
(c)
(1)
The department may collect fees for services required to be performed under this subchapter relating to the inspection of animals, birds, or products that are not regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. § 601
et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2021.
(2)
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall set, by rule, the inspection fee in an amount sufficient to recover the department's costs of providing services as described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5081, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, §§ 16, 17; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-2016, 82-2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-215 - Records

(a)
(1)
For the purpose of enforcing this subchapter, persons engaged in this state in the business of processing for intrastate commerce or transporting, shipping, or receiving in intrastate commerce livestock slaughtered for human consumption or meat or meat food products, or holding livestock slaughtered for human consumption or meat or meat food products, shall maintain records as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture by rule may require.
(2)
The records required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall show any receipt, delivery, sale, movement, or disposition of the livestock slaughtered for human consumption or meat or meat food products.
(3)
A person engaged as described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall, upon the request of an authorized representative of the secretary, permit the authorized representative of the secretary to have access to and to copy all the records at reasonable times.
(b)
Any record required to be maintained by this section shall be maintained for a period of two (2) years after the transaction that is subject to the record has taken place.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2216, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5087, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2009.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-216 - Federal or other approved inspection - Basis for exemption

A commercial plant at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered or meat or meat food products are processed for human consumption shall be exempted by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture from the inspection provisions of this subchapter if the secretary finds that the commercial plant is subject to federal inspection or other approved inspection.
Added by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-217 - Reporting

Annually, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall submit a report on the operations, implementation, and administration of the State Meat Inspection Program to the:
(1)
Governor;
(2)
Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development; and
(3)
Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development.
Added by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 3 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION ACT (§§ 20-60-301 — 20-60-307) › Section 20-60-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Meat and Meat Products Certification Act".
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2018.