{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-202","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-202","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Animal\" means any warm or cold-blooded animal used in food or fiber production, agriculture, research, testing, or education, including poultry, fish, and insects; (2) \"Animal facility\" means any vehicle, building, structure, or premises, where an animal or animal records are kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale; (3) \"Consent\" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent; (4) \"Deprive\" means to: (A) Withhold an animal or other property from the owner permanently or for so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner; (B) Restore an animal or other property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or (C) Dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely; (5) \"Effective consent\" means consent by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective: (A) If induced by force, threat, false pretense, or fraud; (B) If given by a person the actor knows is not legally authorized to act for the owner; (C) If given by a person who, by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication, is known by the actor to be unable to make reasonable decisions; or (D) If given solely to detect the commission of an offense; (6) \"Notice\" means: (A) Oral or written communication by the owner or a person with apparent authority to act for the owner; (B) Fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude persons or to contain animals; or (C) A sign or signs posted on property or at the entrance to a building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person, indicating that entry is forbidden; (7) \"Owner\" means a person who has title to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor; (8) \"Person\" means any individual, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity; and (9) \"Possession\" means actual care, custody, control, or management. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1263,§ 14, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1991, No. 1006, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Animal\" means any warm or cold-blooded animal used in food or fiber production, agriculture, research, testing, or education, including poultry, fish, and insects;\n\n(2) \"Animal facility\" means any vehicle, building, structure, or premises, where an animal or animal records are kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale;\n\n(3) \"Consent\" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent;\n\n(4) \"Deprive\" means to: (A) Withhold an animal or other property from the owner permanently or for so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner; (B) Restore an animal or other property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or (C) Dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely;\n\n(A) Withhold an animal or other property from the owner permanently or for so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner;\n\n(B) Restore an animal or other property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or\n\n(C) Dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely;\nimal or other property from the owner permanently or for so extended a period of time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner;\n\n(B) Restore an animal or other property only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or\n\n(C) Dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely;\n\n(5) \"Effective consent\" means consent by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective: (A) If induced by force, threat, false pretense, or fraud; (B) If given by a person the actor knows is not legally authorized to act for the owner; (C) If given by a person who, by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication, is known by the actor to be unable to make reasonable decisions; or (D) If given solely to detect the commission of an offense;\n\n(A) If induced by force, threat, false pretense, or fraud;\n\n(B) If given by a person the actor knows is not legally authorized to act for the owner;\n\n(C) If given by a person who, by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or intoxication, is known by the actor to be unable to make reasonable decisions; or\n\n(D) If given solely to detect the commission of an offense;\n\n(6) \"Notice\" means: (A) Oral or written communication by the owner or a person with apparent authority to act for the owner; (B) Fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude persons or to contain animals; or (C) A sign or signs posted on property or at the entrance to a building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person, indicating that entry is forbidden;\n\n(A) Oral or written communication by the owner or a person with apparent authority to act for the owner;\n\n(B) Fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude persons or to contain animals; or\n\n(C) A sign or signs posted on property or at the entrance to a building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person, indicating that entry is forbidden;\n\n(7) \"Owner\" means a person who has title to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor;\n\n(8) \"Person\" means any individual, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity; and\n\n(9) \"Possession\" means actual care, custody, control, or management.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 62","Subchapter 2"],"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":"9f4f252af282378389af94be8478be6c34f5be9cbf567b6f7e5446758a21a80a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-201","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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