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20-19-604. Prior possession.
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20-19-604. Prior possession.
A person eighteen (18) years of age or older may continue to lawfully possess a primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, if within one hundred eighty (180) days after August 16, 2013, the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, is registered under § 20-19-605 and if:
(1) The person maintains veterinary records, acquisition papers, or other documents or records that establish that the person possessed the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, before August 16, 2013;
(2) The person does not acquire an ape, macaque, or baboon after August 16, 2013, by purchase, trade, or breeding;
(3) The person has not pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal under a state, local, or federal law;
(4) The person is not subject to a court order requiring the forfeiture of a primate;
(5) The person has not had a license or permit regarding the care, possession, exhibition, breeding, or sale of an animal revoked or suspended for more than six (6) months by a state, local, or federal authority;
(6) The facility and the conditions in which each primate is kept comply with this subchapter;
(7) The person does not bring a primate to a commercial or retail establishment, unless it is owned or rented by the registered primate owner, or is a licensed veterinarian's office, an educational facility, a facility rented for the sole purpose of education, or a hotel or motel where the primate would not have direct contact with the public; or
(8) The person has an identification number placed in the primate via subcutaneous microchip, at the expense of the owner, unless a veterinarian determines the implantation would be harmful to the primate's well-being.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-19-604
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20-19-604. Prior possession.
A person eighteen (18) years of age or older may continue to lawfully possess a primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, if within one hundred eighty (180) days after August 16, 2013, the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, is registered under § 20-19-605 and if:
(1) The person maintains veterinary records, acquisition papers, or other documents or records that establish that the person possessed the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, before August 16, 2013;
(2) The person does not acquire an ape, macaque, or baboon after August 16, 2013, by purchase, trade, or breeding;
(3) The person has not pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal under a state, local, or federal law;
(4) The person is not subject to a court order requiring the forfeiture of a primate;
(5) The person has not had a license or permit regarding the care, possession, exhibition, breeding, or sale of an animal revoked or suspended for more than six (6) months by a state, local, or federal authority;
(6) The facility and the conditions in which each primate is kept comply with this subchapter;
(7) The person does not bring a primate to a commercial or retail establishment, unless it is owned or rented by the registered primate owner, or is a licensed veterinarian's office, an educational facility, a facility rented for the sole purpose of education, or a hotel or motel where the primate would not have direct contact with the public; or
(8) The person has an identification number placed in the primate via subcutaneous microchip, at the expense of the owner, unless a veterinarian determines the implantation would be harmful to the primate's well-being.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-19-605. Registration of primates.
(a)(1)(A) Within one hundred eighty (180) days after August 16, 2013, a person that currently owns or possesses a primate shall submit to the county sheriff of the county in which the person keeps a primate a registration form provided by the sheriff's office.
(B) A person that in the future may purchase, import, trade for, or otherwise own or possess a primate not prohibited under this subchapter shall within thirty (30) days after acquisition of the primate submit to the county sheriff of the county in which the person keeps the primate a registration form provided by the sheriff's office.
(2)(A) The registration form shall include:
(i) The name, address, and telephone number of the registrant;
(ii) A description of each primate, including the scientific classification, name, gender, age, color, weight, and distinguishing marks;
(iii) A photograph of the primate and the enclosure in which the primate is kept with measurements to show compliance with this subchapter;
(iv) The location at which the primate is kept;
(v) The name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the registrant obtained the primate, if known; and
(vi) A written statement giving the name and address of the veterinarian who provides veterinary care to the primate, signed by the veterinarian.
(B) The registrant shall submit with the registration form a one-time registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the initial registration and a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional registration to be deposited into the county treasury, which the county sheriff's department shall use to offset the cost of issuing registration for possession of a primate and for costs involved in controlling primates located within the county.
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-19-605
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-19-605. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.