Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 7 - CONSUMER PROTECTION (§§ 4-86-101 — 4-119-105) › Chapter 88 - DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (§§ 4-88-101 — 4-88-1404) › Subchapter 12 - EVENT TICKETING AND RESALE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (§§ 4-88-1201 — 4-88-1206) › Section 4-88-1202 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Character strings" means a linear sequence of characters that are typically stored in or processed by a computer;
(2)
"Event" means a theatrical or musical production, concert, show, sporting event, competition, tournament, festival, dance performance, rodeo, pageant, speaker, exhibition, or other entertainment open to the public in this state for which tickets are normally sold;
(3)
"Internet domain name" means a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an internet host or service, that:
(A)
Is assigned through centralized internet naming authorities;
(B)
Is comprised of a series of character strings separated by periods; and
(C)
Has the right most character strings specifying the top of the hierarchy;
(4)
"Legislative body" means the quorum court of a county or the city council, board of directors, board of commissioners, or similar elected governing body of local government;
(5)
"Local government" means:
(A)
A county;
(B)
A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or
(C)
Any other state entity or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of the state entity or political subdivision of the state;
(6)
"Ordinance" means an ordinance, resolution, or other appropriate legislative enactment of a legislative body;
(7)
"Platform operator" means an individual, organization, group, association, partnership, or corporation owning, operating, managing, licensing, or controlling a ticketing platform for an event scheduled at a venue in this state;
(8)
"Ticket" means a printed, electronic, or other type of evidence of the right, option, or opportunity to occupy space at or enter a venue, or to attend an event, even if not evidenced by any physical manifestation of the right, option, or opportunity;
(9)
"Ticket issuer" means an individual, public or private entity, organization, group, association, partnership, or corporation that originally makes tickets available, directly or indirectly, to an event, and may include without limitation:
(A)
A platform operator;
(B)
An operator of a venue;
(C)
A sponsor or promoter of an event;
(D)
A sports team participating in an event or a conference or league whose teams are participating in an event;
(E)
A dance company, musical group, theater company, or a similar participant in an event;
(F)
An institution of higher education; or
(G)
An agent of the individual, organization, group, association, partnership, or corporation;
(10)
"Ticketing platform" means a physical or virtual marketplace that enables a consumer to purchase and sell tickets, including without limitation a kiosk, mobile phone application, portal, or website advertising the sale of tickets, offering the sale of tickets, or offering tickets for resale to an event at a venue in this state;
(11)
"Uniform resource location" or "URL" means an internet website's name that may include a domain or subdomain name, or both; and
(12)
"Venue" means an amphitheater, arena, camp, fair, festival ground, coliseum, concert or performance hall, conference center, performing arts center, stadium, theater, or any other type of venue used for events in this state.
Added by Act 2023, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 4/11/2023.