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1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 528
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5 By: Senator K. Hammer
6 By: Representative Pearce
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A LOAN OR FINANCING AGREEMENT FOR
10 THE SALE OF A DOG OR CAT; TO CLARIFY THE REGULATION
11 OF THE SALE OF A DOG OR CAT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR
12 PROVIDING A LOAN OR FINANCING AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE
13 OF A DOG OR CAT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 TO PROHIBIT A LOAN OR FINANCING AGREEMENT
18 FOR THE SALE OF A DOG OR CAT; TO CLARIFY
19 THE REGULATION OF THE SALE OF A DOG OR
20 CAT; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR
21 PROVIDING A LOAN OR FINANCING AGREEMENT
22 FOR THE SALE OF A DOG OR CAT.
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25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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27 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, is amended
28 to add an additional section to read as follows:
29 14-1-108. Loan or financing agreement for the sale of a dog or cat —
30 Prohibition — Penalty — Definitions.
31 (a) As used in this section:
32 (1) "Legislative body" means the quorum court of a county or the
33 city council, board of directors, board of commissioners, or similar elected
34 governing body of a local government;
35 (2) "Local government" means a county, a city of the first
36 class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town;
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1 (3) "Ordinance" means an ordinance, resolution, or other
2 appropriate legislative enactment of a legislative body that:
3 (A) Prohibits an individual from operating a business from
4 a residence; or
5 (B) Requires an individual to obtain approval before
6 operating a business from a residence; and
7 (4) "Person" means an individual or legal entity.
8 (b) A person shall not offer, arrange, broker, negotiate, place, find,
9 or service a loan or financing agreement for the sale of a dog or cat.
10 (c) This section does not prohibit a legislative body of a local
11 government from enacting and enforcing an ordinance that regulates the sale
12 of a dog or cat.
13 (d) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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