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Ark. Code Ann. § 4-97-107: Unlawful disposition of animals
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 4
- Chapter 97
(a) It is unlawful for a retail pet store to knowingly give, sell, exchange, barter, or otherwise transfer an animal to any other person if the ultimate destination of the animal is research or killing for dissection.
(b) It is unlawful for a retail pet store to kill any animal in its care, custody, or control without a prior written or oral recommendation from a doctor of veterinary medicine citing the animal's interest justifying the killing of the animal.
(c) It is unlawful for a retail pet store, its owners, officers, agents, operator, manager, or employees, or any other person, to kill any animal in its care, custody, or control by any means other than euthanasia as defined in § 4-97-103 .
(d) A violation of this chapter or a rule promulgated hereunder shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
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