{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-1101","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-1-1101","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Boycott\" means without an ordinary business purpose: (A) Engaging in refusals to deal; (B) Terminating business activities; or (C) Other actions that are intended to limit public entities' commercial relations with an industry in a discriminatory manner; (2) (A) \"Company\" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of those entities or business associations. (B) \"Company\" does not include a financial services provider as defined in § 25-1-1001(8)(A) as created by HB1307 of the Ninety-fourth General Assembly if that bill becomes an act; (3) (A) \"Ordinary business purpose\" means a purpose that is related to business operations. (B) \"Ordinary business purpose\" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests; and (4) \"Public entity\" means a state or local government entity, including a: (A) Department, division, agency, office, commission, board, constitutional office, or other government organization; (B) Political subdivision, including a city, county, municipality, town, or conservation district; and (C) Public school, public school district, charter school, or public institution of higher education. Added by Act 2023, No. 611,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Boycott\" means without an ordinary business purpose: (A) Engaging in refusals to deal; (B) Terminating business activities; or (C) Other actions that are intended to limit public entities' commercial relations with an industry in a discriminatory manner;\n\n(A) Engaging in refusals to deal;\n\n(B) Terminating business activities; or\n\n(C) Other actions that are intended to limit public entities' commercial relations with an industry in a discriminatory manner;\n\n(2) (A) \"Company\" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of those entities or business associations. (B) \"Company\" does not include a financial services provider as defined in § 25-1-1001(8)(A) as created by HB1307 of the Ninety-fourth General Assembly if that bill becomes an act;\n\n(A) \"Company\" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of those entities or business associations.\n\n(B) \"Company\" does not include a financial services provider as defined in § 25-1-1001(8)(A) as created by HB1307 of the Ninety-fourth General Assembly if that bill becomes an act;\n\n(3) (A) \"Ordinary business purpose\" means a purpose that is related to business operations. (B) \"Ordinary business purpose\" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests; and\n\n(A) \"Ordinary business purpose\" means a purpose that is related to business operations.\n\n(B) \"Ordinary business purpose\" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests; and\nbusiness operations. (B) \"Ordinary business purpose\" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests; and\n\n(A) \"Ordinary business purpose\" means a purpose that is related to business operations.\n\n(B) \"Ordinary business purpose\" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests; and\n\n(4) \"Public entity\" means a state or local government entity, including a: (A) Department, division, agency, office, commission, board, constitutional office, or other government organization; (B) Political subdivision, including a city, county, municipality, town, or conservation district; and (C) Public school, public school district, charter school, or public institution of higher education.\n\n(A) Department, division, agency, office, commission, board, constitutional office, or other government organization;\n\n(B) Political subdivision, including a city, county, municipality, town, or conservation district; and\n\n(C) Public school, public school district, charter school, or public institution of higher education.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 1","Subchapter 11"],"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":"3de8765a8809a176375dcfccc24e583517e897d6627b8d4aa37f414ae69e8566","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-1007","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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