Title 20, Public Health and Welfare

(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Adulterated” means that a livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product meets one (1) or more of the following criteria:(A) The livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or mea…

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall, by rule and under conditions regarding labeling, sanitary standards, practices, and procedures he or she may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this subchapter:(A) A livestock producer with respect to livest…

(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 imprisonme…

(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 Ins…

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.

(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. (1) Applications for inspection or licensure exemption shall be made on for…

(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 wi…

(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…

(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 subchap…

(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 co…

(a) (1) Each shipping container of any meat or meat food product inspected under this subchapter and found to be wholesome and not adulterated shall at the time the meat or meat food product leaves the official establishment bear, in distinctly legible form, the official inspecti…

(1) The following acts or the causing of the following acts within this state is prohibited:(1) The processing, the sale or offering for sale, transportation, or delivery or receiving for transportation, in intrastate commerce, of any livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcas…

(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 h…

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…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Meat and Meat Products Certification Act”.

(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. (1) Meat and meat food p…

The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.

(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 a…

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.

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 necessa…

The sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter may be appropriated.