The proposed bill aims to establish location restrictions for certain food processing plants that operate a slaughterhouse on the same grounds. Specifically, it introduces a new section to the Arkansas Code that defines a "food processing plant" and outlines the conditions under which these facilities can operate. According to the bill, a food processing plant with a slaughterhouse located within a first-class city must maintain a distance of at least two miles from churches, public schools, and densely populated residential areas.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that cities of the first class retain the authority to regulate and approve the operations of these food processing plants, including the ability to determine if a facility is in violation of the established distance requirements. Importantly, the bill exempts any food processing plants that are already in operation as of the effective date of this section from these new restrictions.