Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3804: Procurement goal - Distributor requirements

(a) For each fiscal year, each agency shall make it a goal to ensure that at least twenty percent (20%) of the agency's purchases of food products is spent on local farm or food products. (b) Each agency shall: (1) Identify the percentage of funds spent on local farm or food products purchased for fiscal year 2017 to establish a baseline; and (2) Develop a system for tracking and reporting purchases of local farm or food products each fiscal year. (c) This section does not require an agency to use any specific procurement method for obtaining food products. Amended by Act 2019, No. 796,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 384,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 617,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) For each fiscal year, each agency shall make it a goal to ensure that at least twenty percent (20%) of the agency's purchases of food products is spent on local farm or food products.

(b) Each agency shall: (1) Identify the percentage of funds spent on local farm or food products purchased for fiscal year 2017 to establish a baseline; and (2) Develop a system for tracking and reporting purchases of local farm or food products each fiscal year.

(1) Identify the percentage of funds spent on local farm or food products purchased for fiscal year 2017 to establish a baseline; and

(2) Develop a system for tracking and reporting purchases of local farm or food products each fiscal year.

(c) This section does not require an agency to use any specific procurement method for obtaining food products.