Ark. Code Ann. § 26-57-247 (2020)
Seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of tobacco products and other property
History. Acts 1977, No. 546, § 25; A.S.A. 1947, § 84-4525; Acts 1997, No. 1337, § 21; 2009, No. 785, § 22; 2009, No. 939, § 1; 2011, No. 983, § 18; 2015, No. 1235, §§ 11-16; 2017, No. 707, § 301; 2019, No. 910, § 4156; 2019, No. 1071, § 22.
A.C.R.C. Notes. The internal reference to “council” in (j)(5) may be a reference to the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council, based upon similar language found in § 5-64-505(f).
Amendments. The 2009 amendment by No. 785 substituted “Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control” for “Director of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board” in (b).
The 2009 amendment by No. 939 rewrote the section heading; in (a), substituted “by law” for “in this subchapter” and made a minor stylistic change; rewrote (b); and added (c) through (p).
The 2011 amendment substituted “subdivision (m)(2)” for “subdivision (j)(4)” in (j)(5)(A)(iii).
The 2015 amendment inserted “vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or e-liquid products” throughout (b), (e), (f), and (l); rewrote (b)(3), (b)(4), and (e)(6)(A)(i); substituted “the regulatory authority of Arkansas Tobacco Control” for “an administrative inspection warrant” in (g)(2)(A); and rewrote (l)(1)(A)(iv) (b)
The 2017 amendment substituted “Department of Transportation” for “State Highway and Transportation Department” in (l)(1)(A)(iii) (a) and (l)(1)(A)(iii) (b)
The 2019 amendment by No. 910 substituted “Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration” for “Director of the Department of Finance and Administration” in (b)(1).
The 2019 amendment by No. 1071 deleted “cigarette or tobacco product, vapor product, and alternative nicotine product” following “wholesale” in (b)(2); in (b)(3) and (b)(4), deleted “cigarette, tobacco, vapor product, and alternative nicotine product permit or retail exclusive vapor product and alternative nicotine product store” preceding “permit”; deleted “criminal” preceding “violation” in (c); and, in (d)(1)(C), substituted “Arkansas Tobacco Control” for “the board” and “investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of criminal, civil, and administrative” for “investigation and prosecution of both criminal and civil”.