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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 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 20-60-302 - Policy - Definitions

(a)
(1)
Meat and meat food products are purchased by numerous agencies administered and operated by the State of Arkansas.
(2)
Meat and meat food products are procured by competitive bidding methods and in accordance with official published specifications.
(b)
It is declared to be the policy of this state to grant authority to the Department of Agriculture to provide an acceptance service designed to assure state institutional users of meat and meat food products that the meats and meat food products they purchase comply with the provisions and detailed specifications approved by the Office of State Procurement.
(c)
As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or horses;
(2)
"Meat" means any edible part of the carcass of any livestock; and
(3)
"Meat food product" means any food or food product intended for use as human food that is derived or prepared, in whole or in part, from any portion of any livestock, unless exempted by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture upon the determination of the secretary that the food or food product:
(A)
Contains only a minimal amount of meat and is not represented as a meat food product; or
(B)
Is for medicinal purposes and is advertised only to the medical profession.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2019.
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 20-60-303 - Regulatory authority of Secretary of the Department of Agriculture

The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2217, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5088, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2022.
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 20-60-304 - Acceptance service - Authority of meat inspectors

(a)
The acceptance service to be provided by the Department of Agriculture is to be accomplished by employees of the state who are authorized to inspect livestock, livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products under the provisions of the Arkansas Meat and Meat Products Inspection Act, §
20-60-201
et seq.
(b)
Department meat inspectors are designated and authorized to certify as to whether or not meat and meat food products conform with specification requirements cited in official purchase agreements regarding requirements such as type, class, style, weight range, state of refrigeration, required packaging, and other suitability factors.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2020.
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 20-60-305 - Acceptance service - Availability

The acceptance service shall be made available to all official establishments operating under the direct supervision of the Department of Agriculture under the provisions of the Arkansas Meat and Meat Products Inspection Act, §
20-60-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2021.
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 20-60-306 - Acceptance service - Cost

The cost of providing the acceptance service and ensuing certification shall be borne and paid by the seller, slaughterer or processor, or vendor or merchant requesting the acceptance service at the rate that the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture determines to be necessary to defer the cost of the acceptance service.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5089, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2023.
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 20-60-307 - Appropriations

The sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter may be appropriated.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2021.
Acts 1971, No. 468, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2024.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Arkansas Catfish Marketing Act of 1975".
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-987; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-204 - Administration of subchapter by Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards

This subchapter shall be administered by the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-988; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-205 - Rules

(a)
The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards is authorized to promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
Before the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any rule authorized by this subchapter, the director shall publish the proposed rule, amendment, or notice to repeal an existing rule in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time.
(2)
After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the director shall take appropriate action to issue the proposed rules or to amend or repeal an existing rule.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2223, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-992; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-207 - Authority to enter into certain agreements

The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, agencies of the United States Government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-994; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 8.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-208 - Publication of data

The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall publish at least biannually, in such form as he or she may deem proper, information concerning the sale of catfish or catfish-like products, together with such data about their production and use as he or she may consider advisable, provided that the information concerning production and sales of catfish or catfish-like products shall not disclose the operation of any person.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1191,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 9.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CATFISH MARKETING ACT OF 1975 (§§ 20-61-201 — 20-61-209) › Section 20-61-209 - Judicial review

(a)
Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made by the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter may, within forty-five (45) days thereafter, bring action in the Pulaski County Circuit Court for judicial review of the actions.
(b)
The form of the proceeding shall be any which may be provided by statutes of this state to review decisions of administrative agencies or, in the absence or inadequacy thereof, any applicable form of legal action including actions for declaratory judgments or writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunctions.
Acts 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1209, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-993; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1005, § 7.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 3 - CATFISH - IDENTIFICATION BY RESTAURANTS (§§ 20-61-301 — 20-61-305) › Section 20-61-301 - Penalty - Injunction

(a)
Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter for which no civil penalty is provided by this subchapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second and subsequent offenses.
(b)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards to report for prosecution or for the institution of libel or injunction proceedings any minor violations of this subchapter whenever he or she believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written notice of warning.
(c)
(1)
It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.
(2)
Before the director reports a violation for prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the affected person to present his or her views to the director.
(d)
(1)
The director is authorized to apply for and the court is authorized to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.
(2)
The injunction shall be issued without bond.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2224, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 77, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995.4; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 137.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 3 - CATFISH - IDENTIFICATION BY RESTAURANTS (§§ 20-61-301 — 20-61-305) › Section 20-61-302 - Identification required

(a)
A catfish or catfish-like product shall not be offered for direct retail sale for human consumption by a restaurant or other eating establishment unless the catfish or catfish-like product name is identified on the menu in the following manner:
(1)
"Farm-Raised Catfish", if the product has been specifically produced in fresh water according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture;
(2)
"River or Lake Catfish", if the product has been produced in any freshwater lake, river, or stream of the state, but has not been produced according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture;
(3)
(A)
"Imported", if the catfish or catfish-like product is produced from fresh water, either according to the usual and customary techniques of aquaculture, in or from freshwater lakes, rivers, or streams of a country other than the United States.
(B)
The label "Imported" shall be identified on the menu next to the fish offered for sale in a similar type size and font as the fish offered for sale; and
(4)
"Ocean Catfish", if the catfish product is produced from marine or estuarine waters in the United States.
(b)
A restaurant serving a catfish or catfish-like product that is required to be labeled as "Imported", upon the request of the customer, shall disclose the specific source of the catfish or catfish-like product.
(c)
As used in this subchapter, "catfish" and "catfish-like" mean the same as defined under the Arkansas Catfish Marketing Act of 1975, §
20-61-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1191,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2016.
Acts 1981, No. 77, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995.1; Acts 2003, No. 1024, § 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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 3 - CATFISH - IDENTIFICATION BY RESTAURANTS (§§ 20-61-301 — 20-61-305) › Section 20-61-303 - Administration of subchapter by Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards

This subchapter shall be administered and enforced by the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards.
Acts 1981, No. 77, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995.2.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 3 - CATFISH - IDENTIFICATION BY RESTAURANTS (§§ 20-61-301 — 20-61-305) › Section 20-61-304 - Rules

The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards is authorized to promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2225, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1981, No. 77, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995.3.
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 61 - FISH AND SEAFOOD (§§ 20-61-101 — 20-61-305) › Subchapter 3 - CATFISH - IDENTIFICATION BY RESTAURANTS (§§ 20-61-301 — 20-61-305) › Section 20-61-305 - Judicial review

(a)
Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made by the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter may, within forty-five (45) days thereafter, bring action in the circuit court of the county wherein the violation occurred for judicial review of the action.
(b)
The form of the proceeding shall be any which may be provided by statutes of this state to review decisions of administrative agencies or, in the absence or inadequacy thereof, any applicable form of legal action including actions for declaratory judgments or writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunctions.
Acts 1981, No. 77, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-995.4.
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 62 - POISONS (§§ 20-62-101 — 20-62-102) › Section 20-62-101 - Labels on certain drugs required

(a)
It shall be unlawful to sell at retail arsenic and its compounds, strychnine and its salts, corrosive sublimate, hydrocyanic acid, phosphorus, opium, morphine, laudanum, or any preparation of opium containing over two (2) grains to the ounce without the container's being plainly labeled in English with the name of the article, the name of the seller, and the word "POISON".
(b)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.
Acts 1899, No. 147, §§ 3, 4, p. 268; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8282c, 8282d; Pope's Dig., §§ 10858, 10859; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-942, 82-943; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 138.
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 62 - POISONS (§§ 20-62-101 — 20-62-102) › Section 20-62-102 - Sales of strychnine restricted

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person in the State of Arkansas to sell or give away or for any person to buy or accept a gift of any strychnine or its salts except upon prescription therefor of a licensed physician, dentist, or veterinarian, or where purchased for use by a licensed pest control operator.
(b)
(1)
Any person in this state selling or giving away any strychnine or its salts as authorized in subsection (a) of this section shall keep a record for not less than two (2) years, in a book provided for that purpose, of the date of the sale or gift, the quantity thereof, the name of the person making the sale or gift, and the signature and address of the person making the purchase or receiving the gift.
(2)
If the purchaser is a person who is not known to the seller of any strychnine or its salts, the seller shall require such identification of the purchaser as may be necessary to determine the true name and address of the purchaser.
(c)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or be both fined and imprisoned.
Acts 1959, No. 41, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-955, 82-956.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-104) › Section 20-64-101 - Use and possession of narcotic drugs by certain institutions and druggists

It shall be lawful for eleemosynary institutions, sanatoriums, hospitals, and wholesale druggists having licensed pharmacists in their employ to possess, use, compound, and sell narcotic drugs pursuant to the Federal Narcotic Act and the rules and regulations thereto appertaining.
Acts 1923, No. 596, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 4623; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1024.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-104) › Section 20-64-102 - Narcotic drugs in safe, locked receptacle

(a)
Any apothecary who is authorized to posses narcotic drugs as defined by the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, §
20-64-201
et seq., shall keep the narcotic drugs in a safe, or other receptacle equipped with a lock, sufficient to secure the narcotic drugs against theft.
(b)
Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided by §
20-64-220
.
Acts 1961, No. 419, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-1025, 82-1026.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-104) › Section 20-64-104 - Service of search warrant

A search warrant relating to offenses involving drugs regulated under the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, §
20-64-201
et seq., and the Arkansas Drug Abuse Control Act, §
20-64-301
et seq., may be served at any time of the day or night if the judge of the district or circuit court issuing the warrant is satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that grounds exist for the warrant and for its service at that time.
Acts 1971, No. 265, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1068.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-202 - Acts prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, purchase, possess, have under his control, sell, prescribe, administer, dispense, or compound any narcotic drug, except as authorized in this subchapter.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 10127; Acts 1965, No. 409, § 2; A.S.A 1947, § 82-1002.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-203 - Manufacturers and wholesalers

No person shall manufacture, compound, mix, cultivate, grow, or by any other process produce or prepare narcotic drugs, and no person as a wholesaler shall supply the same, without having first obtained a license so to do from the Secretary of the Department of Health.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5090, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 10128; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1003.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-204 - Qualification for licenses

No license shall be issued under §
20-64-203
unless and until the applicant therefor has furnished proof satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health:
(a)
That the applicant is of good moral character or, if the applicant be an association or corporation, that the managing officers are of good moral character;
(b)
That the applicant is equipped as to land, buildings, and paraphernalia properly to carry on the business described in his application.
No license shall be granted to any person who has within five (5) years been convicted of a willful violation of any law of the United States, or of any state, relating to opium, coca leaves, or other narcotic drugs, or to any person who is a narcotic drug addict.
The secretary may suspend or revoke any license for cause.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5091, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 10129; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1004.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-206 - Sales by apothecaries

(1)
An apothecary, in good faith, may sell and dispense narcotic drugs to any person upon a written prescription or an oral prescription in pursuance to rules, promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Health under authority of §
20-64-219
, of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, dated and signed by the person prescribing on the day when issued and bearing the full name and address of the patient for whom, or the owner of the animal for which, the drug is dispensed, and the full name, address, and registry number under the federal narcotic laws of the person prescribing. If the prescription is for an animal, it shall state the species of animal for which the drug is prescribed. The person filling the prescription shall write the date of filling and his own signature on the face of the prescription. The prescription shall be retained on file by the proprietor of the pharmacy in which it is filled for a period of two (2) years, so as to be readily accessible for inspection by any public officer or employee engaged in the enforcement of this subchapter. The prescription must not be refilled.
(2)
The legal owner of any stock of narcotic drugs in a pharmacy, upon discontinuance of dealing in said drugs, may sell said stock to a manufacturer, wholesaler, or apothecary, but only on an official written order.
(3)
An apothecary, only upon an offical written order, may sell to a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, in quantities not exceeding one (1) ounce at any one time, aqueous or oleaginous solutions of which the content of narcotic drugs does not exceed a proportion greater than twenty percent (20%) of the complete solution, to be used for medical purposes.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5093, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 6; Pope's Dig., §§ 4616, 10131; Acts 1955, No. 155, § 2; 1965, No. 409, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1006.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-207 - Professional use of narcotic drugs

(1)
Physicians and Dentists.
A physician or a dentist, in good faith and in the course of his professional practice only, may prescribe, administer, and dispense narcotic drugs, or he may cause the same to be administered by a nurse or intern under his direction and supervision.
(2)
Veterinarians.
A veterinarian, in good faith and in the course of his professional practice only, and not for use by a human being, may prescribe, administer, and dispense narcotic drugs, and he may cause them to be administered by an assistant or orderly under his direction and supervision.
(3)
Return of Unused Drugs.
Any person who has obtained from a physician, dentist, or veterinarian any narcotic drug for administration to a patient during the absence of such physician, dentist, or veterinarian, shall return to such physician, dentist, or veterinarian any unused portion of such drug, when it is no longer required by the patient.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 10132; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1007.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-208 - Preparations exempted

(a)
Except as otherwise in this subchapter specifically provided, this subchapter shall not apply to the following cases:
(1)
Administering, dispensing, or selling at retail any drug subject to this subchapter under any circumstances that the Secretary of the Department of Health determines, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, not to be dangerous to the public health, or promotive of addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining results upon the user, or harmful to the public health, safety, or morals, and by order so proclaims. In arriving at his determination, the Secretary of the Department of Health shall consult with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and give due weight to its investigations and determinations; and
(2)
Administering, dispensing, or selling at retail any medicinal preparation that contains in one (1) fluid ounce, or if a solid or semisolid preparation, in one (1) avoirdupois ounce, not more than one (1) grain of codeine or of any of its salts. The exemptions authorized by this subdivision (a)(2) are subject to the following conditions:
(A)
That the medicinal preparation administered, dispensed, or sold contains, in addition to the narcotic drug in it, some drug or drugs conferring upon it medicinal qualities other than those possessed by the narcotic drug alone; and
(B)
That the preparation is administered, dispensed, purchased, and sold in good faith as a medicine and not for the purpose of evading the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall limit the quantity of codeine or of any of its salts that may be prescribed, administered, dispensed, or sold to any person or for the use of any person or animal, when it is prescribed, administered, dispensed, or sold, in compliance with the general provisions of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5094, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 10133; Acts 1941, No. 324, § 5; 1955, No. 155, § 3; 1959, No. 250, § 2; 1965, No. 409, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1008.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-210 - Labels

(1)
Whenever a manufacturer sells or dispenses a narcotic drug, and whenever a wholesaler sells or dispenses a narcotic drug in a package prepared by him or her, he or she shall securely affix to each package in which that drug is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind, and form of narcotic drug contained therein. No person, except an apothecary for the purpose of filling a prescription under this subchapter, shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed.
(2)
(A)
When an apothecary sells or dispenses a narcotic drug on a prescription issued by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, he or she shall affix to the container in which the drug is sold or dispensed a label showing:
(i)
His or her own name, address, and registry number, or the name, address, and registry number of the apothecary for whom he or she is lawfully acting;
(ii)
The name and address of the patient or, if the patient is an animal, the name and address of the owner of the animal and the species of the animal;
(iii)
The name, address, and registry number of the physician, dentist, or veterinarian from whom the prescription was prescribed; and
(iv)
The directions for the use of the prescription.
(B)
A person shall not alter, deface, or remove a label affixed as required under this subdivision (2).
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1331,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 10; Pope's Dig., § 10135; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1010.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-211 - Authorized possession of narcotic drugs by individuals

A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a physician, dentist, apothecary, or other person authorized under the provisions of §
20-64-205
, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, by a veterinarian, may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to him by the person selling or dispensing the same.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 11; Pope's Dig., § 10136; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1011.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-212 - Persons and corporations exempted

The provisions of this subchapter restricting the possession and having control of narcotic drugs shall not apply to common carriers or to warehousemen, while engaged in lawfully transporting or storing such drugs, or to any employee of the same acting within the scope of his employment; or to public officers or their employees in the performance of their official duties requiring possession or control of narcotic drugs; or to temporary incidental possession by employees or agents of persons lawfully entitled to possession, or by persons whose possession is for the purpose of aiding public officers in performing their official duties.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 10137; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1012.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-213 - Common nuisances

Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or any place whatever, which is resorted to by narcotic drug addicts for the purpose of using narcotic drugs or which is used for the illegal keeping or selling of the same, shall be deemed a common nuisance. No person shall keep or maintain such a common nuisance.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 13; Pope's Dig., § 10138; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1013.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-215 - Notice of conviction to be sent to licensing board

On the conviction of any person of the violation of any provision of this subchapter, a copy of the judgment and sentence, and of the opinion of the court or magistrate, if any opinion be filed, shall be sent by the clerk of the court, or by the magistrate, to the board or officer, if any, by whom the convicted defendant has been licensed or registered to practice his profession or to carry on his business. On the conviction of any such person, the court may, in its discretion, suspend or revoke the license or registration of the convicted defendant to practice his profession or to carry on his business. On the application of any person whose license or registration has been suspended or revoked, and upon proper showing and for good cause, said board or officer may reinstate such license or registration.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 15; Pope's Dig., §§ 4617, 10140; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1015.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-216 - Records confidential

Prescriptions, orders, and records, required by this subchapter, and stocks of narcotic drugs, shall be open for inspection only to federal, state, county, and municipal officers, whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state or of the United States relating to narcotic drugs. No officer having knowledge by virtue of his office of any such prescription, order, or record shall divulge such knowledge, except in connection with a prosecution or proceeding in court or before a licensing or registration board or officer, to which prosecution or proceeding the person to whom such prescriptions, orders, or records relate is a party.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 16; Pope's Dig., § 10141; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1016.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-217 - Fraud or deceit

(1)
No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a narcotic drug, or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a narcotic drug:
(a)
by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge; or
(b)
by the forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any order; or
(c)
by the concealment of a material fact; or
(d)
by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address.
(2)
Information communicated to a physician in an effort unlawfully to procure a narcotic drug, or unlawfully to procure the administration of any such drug, shall not be deemed a privileged communication.
(3)
No person shall willfully make a false statement in any prescription, order, report, or record, required by this subchapter.
(4)
No person shall, for the purpose of obtaining a narcotic drug, falsely assume the title of, or represent himself to be, a manufacturer, wholesaler, apothecary, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other authorized person.
(5)
A person shall not make or utter a false or forged prescription or false or forged order.
(6)
No person shall affix any false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing narcotic drugs.
(7)
The provisions of this section shall apply to all transactions relating to narcotic drugs under the provisions of §
20-64-208
, in the same way as they apply to transactions under all other sections.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1331,§ 8, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1331,§ 7, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 17; Pope's Dig., § 10142; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1017.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-218 - Exceptions and exemptions not required to be negatived

In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this subchapter, it shall not be necessary to negative any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this subchapter, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption shall be upon the defendant.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 18; Pope's Dig., § 10143; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1018.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-219 - Enforcement and cooperation

It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of the Department of Health, his or her officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives, and of all peace officers within the state, and of all prosecuting attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this subchapter, except those specifically designated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this state, and of all other states, relating to narcotic drugs.
The authority to promulgate rules for the efficient enforcement of this act is hereby vested in the secretary. The secretary is hereby authorized to make the rules promulgated under this subchapter conform insofar as possible under the standards established herein and under the policies of this subchapter with those regulations promulgated under the federal Narcotic Act.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5097, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 19; Pope's Dig., § 10144; Acts 1955, No. 155, § 4; 1965, No. 409, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1019.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-220 - Penalties

(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this section, a person violating any provision of this subchapter commits a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), and be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years. For a second offense, or if, in case of a first conviction of violation of any provision of this subchapter, the offender shall previously have been convicted of any violation of the laws of the United States or of any other state, territory, or district relating to narcotic drugs or marijuana, the offender shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) years. For a third or subsequent offense, or if, the offender shall previously have been convicted two (2) or more times in the aggregate of any violation of the law of the United States or of any other state, territory, or district relating to narcotic drugs or marijuana, the offender shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not less than ten (10) or more than twenty (20) years.
Except in the case of conviction for a first offense for violation of the provisions of this subchapter the imposition or execution of sentence shall not be suspended and probation or parole shall not be granted until the minimum imprisonment herein provided for the offense shall have been served.
(2)
A person violating §
20-64-217
in a manner involving only a preparation exempted by §
20-64-208
for a first conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), for a second conviction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), and for a third or subsequent conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 20; Pope's Dig., § 10145; Acts 1955, No. 155, § 5; 1961, No. 418, § 1; 1963, No. 113, § 1; 1975, No. 928, § 24; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1020.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-221 - Effect of acquittal or conviction under federal narcotic laws

No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any provision of this subchapter if such person has been acquitted or convicted under the federal narcotic laws of the same act or omission which, it is alleged, constitutes a violation of this subchapter.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 21; Pope's Dig., § 10146; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1021.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-222 - Constitutionality

If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subchapter are declared to be severable.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 22.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-223 - Interpretation

This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose, to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 23; Pope's Dig., § 10148; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1022.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-224 - Inconsistent laws repealed

All acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter are repealed.
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 24.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 2 - UNIFORM NARCOTIC DRUG ACT (§§ 20-64-201 — 20-64-226) › Section 20-64-225 - Name of act

This subchapter may be cited as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act".
Acts 1937, No. 344, § 25; Pope's Dig., § 10150; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1023.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS DRUG ABUSE CONTROL ACT (§§ 20-64-301 — 20-64-317) › Section 20-64-301 - Title

This subchapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Drug Abuse Control Act".
Acts 1967, No. 492, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2101.
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 64 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (§§ 20-64-101 — 20-64-1103) › Subchapter 3 - ARKANSAS DRUG ABUSE CONTROL ACT (§§ 20-64-301 — 20-64-317) › Section 20-64-303 - Minor violations of subchapter

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the State Board of Health to report for the institution of proceedings under this subchapter minor violations of this subchapter whenever the Secretary of the Department of Health believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5098, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 492, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2106.