{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-303","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-56-303","heading":"Limitations on access to dispensary or cultivation facility","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a dispensary or a cultivation facility shall not allow access to the dispensary, cultivation facility, or the property of the dispensary or cultivation facility to individuals who: (1) Do not possess a current registry identification card issued by the Department of Health or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; or (2) Are not authorized by law to be at the dispensary or cultivation facility. (b) (1) A cultivation facility may allow access by visitors to restricted areas of the cultivation facility if: (A) The visitor: (i) Presents a government-issued identification upon entry; (ii) Wears a visitor designation tag at all times; (iii) Is escorted by authorized personnel at all times in the cultivation facility; (iv) Is not a minor; and (v) Has been invited by the cultivation facility or management personnel of the cultivation facility; and (B) The cultivation facility maintains: (i) A log book recording the name, address, and purpose of the visit for each visitor; and (ii) Video surveillance of the restricted areas. (2) (A) A parent with a registry identification card or a designated caregiver registry identification card may bring his or her child or children into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana. (B) A parent without a designated caregiver registry identification card or registry identification card may accompany his or her child who has a registry identification card into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana for the child or children. Amended by Act 2021, No. 919,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Added by Act 2017, No. 1023,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.\n\n(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a dispensary or a cultivation facility shall not allow access to the dispensary, cultivation facility, or the property of the dispensary or cultivation facility to individuals who: (1) Do not possess a current registry identification card issued by the Department of Health or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; or (2) Are not authorized by law to be at the dispensary or cultivation facility.\n\n(1) Do not possess a current registry identification card issued by the Department of Health or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; or\n\n(2) Are not authorized by law to be at the dispensary or cultivation facility.\n\n(b) (1) A cultivation facility may allow access by visitors to restricted areas of the cultivation facility if: (A) The visitor: (i) Presents a government-issued identification upon entry; (ii) Wears a visitor designation tag at all times; (iii) Is escorted by authorized personnel at all times in the cultivation facility; (iv) Is not a minor; and (v) Has been invited by the cultivation facility or management personnel of the cultivation facility; and (B) The cultivation facility maintains: (i) A log book recording the name, address, and purpose of the visit for each visitor; and (ii) Video surveillance of the restricted areas. (2) (A) A parent with a registry identification card or a designated caregiver registry identification card may bring his or her child or children into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana. (B) A parent without a designated caregiver registry identification card or registry identification card may accompany his or her child who has a registry identification card into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana for the child or children.\nr child or children into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana. (B) A parent without a designated caregiver registry identification card or registry identification card may accompany his or her child who has a registry identification card into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana for the child or children.\n\n(1) A cultivation facility may allow access by visitors to restricted areas of the cultivation facility if: (A) The visitor: (i) Presents a government-issued identification upon entry; (ii) Wears a visitor designation tag at all times; (iii) Is escorted by authorized personnel at all times in the cultivation facility; (iv) Is not a minor; and (v) Has been invited by the cultivation facility or management personnel of the cultivation facility; and (B) The cultivation facility maintains: (i) A log book recording the name, address, and purpose of the visit for each visitor; and (ii) Video surveillance of the restricted areas.\n\n(A) The visitor: (i) Presents a government-issued identification upon entry; (ii) Wears a visitor designation tag at all times; (iii) Is escorted by authorized personnel at all times in the cultivation facility; (iv) Is not a minor; and (v) Has been invited by the cultivation facility or management personnel of the cultivation facility; and\n\n(i) Presents a government-issued identification upon entry;\n\n(ii) Wears a visitor designation tag at all times;\n\n(iii) Is escorted by authorized personnel at all times in the cultivation facility;\n\n(iv) Is not a minor; and\n\n(v) Has been invited by the cultivation facility or management personnel of the cultivation facility; and\n\n(B) The cultivation facility maintains: (i) A log book recording the name, address, and purpose of the visit for each visitor; and (ii) Video surveillance of the restricted areas.\n\n(i) A log book recording the name, address, and purpose of the visit for each visitor; and\n\n(ii) Video surveillance of the restricted areas.\n\n(2) (A) A parent with a registry identification card or a designated caregiver registry identification card may bring his or her child or children into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana. (B) A parent without a designated caregiver registry identification card or registry identification card may accompany his or her child who has a registry identification card into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana for the child or children.\n\n(A) A parent with a registry identification card or a designated caregiver registry identification card may bring his or her child or children into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana.\n\n(B) A parent without a designated caregiver registry identification card or registry identification card may accompany his or her child who has a registry identification card into a dispensary or cultivation facility for the purpose of purchasing usable marijuana for the child or children.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 56","Subchapter 3"],"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":"f6a7c849c56ced14eda08061ca504f76bd63a9e8d1416b18b079178866535ae4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-302","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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