{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-19-604","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-19-604","heading":"Prior possession","body":"A person eighteen (18) years of age or older may continue to lawfully possess a primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, if within one hundred eighty (180) days after August 16, 2013, the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, is registered under § 20-19-605 and if:\n\n(1) The person maintains veterinary records, acquisition papers, or other documents or records that establish that the person possessed the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, before August 16, 2013;\n\n(2) The person does not acquire an ape, macaque, or baboon after August 16, 2013, by purchase, trade, or breeding;\n\n(3) The person has not pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal under a state, local, or federal law;\n\n(4) The person is not subject to a court order requiring the forfeiture of a primate;\n\n(5) The person has not had a license or permit regarding the care, possession, exhibition, breeding, or sale of an animal revoked or suspended for more than six (6) months by a state, local, or federal authority;\n\n(6) The facility and the conditions in which each primate is kept comply with this subchapter;\n\n(7) The person does not bring a primate to a commercial or retail establishment, unless it is owned or rented by the registered primate owner, or is a licensed veterinarian's office, an educational facility, a facility rented for the sole purpose of education, or a hotel or motel where the primate would not have direct contact with the public; or\n\n(8) The person has an identification number placed in the primate via subcutaneous microchip, at the expense of the owner, unless a veterinarian determines the implantation would be harmful to the primate's well-being.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 19","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"d8a9eb1d14386d3d72521e0e73184618b41d055ac9aaa40eb5347c259e7aaa27","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-19-603","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-19-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}