{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-97-109","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-97-109","heading":"Applicability to other laws - Preemption","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter shall not be construed to prevent or limit the application of any other law. (b) A local government shall not pass an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that prohibits a retail pet store from: (1) Acquiring an animal from a: (A) Cattery; (B) Kennel; or (C) Dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023; or (2) Selling an animal that is acquired from a cattery, kennel, or dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023, to a person. (c) An ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a local government shall be rendered invalid if it is found to be in conflict with the language set out within this section. Amended by Act 2023, No. 730,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1991, No. 1225, § 10.\n\n(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter shall not be construed to prevent or limit the application of any other law.\n\n(b) A local government shall not pass an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that prohibits a retail pet store from: (1) Acquiring an animal from a: (A) Cattery; (B) Kennel; or (C) Dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023; or (2) Selling an animal that is acquired from a cattery, kennel, or dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023, to a person.\n\n(1) Acquiring an animal from a: (A) Cattery; (B) Kennel; or (C) Dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023; or\n\n(A) Cattery;\n\n(B) Kennel; or\n\n(C) Dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023; or\n\n(2) Selling an animal that is acquired from a cattery, kennel, or dealer as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2132 , as it existed on January 1, 2023, to a person.\n\n(c) An ordinance, resolution, or regulation of a local government shall be rendered invalid if it is found to be in conflict with the language set out within this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 4","Chapter 97"],"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":"2028bf05b72626672c9533f676efcfdf64da91f46882e7a1915070caece689b0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-97-108","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-98-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}