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20-56-202. Definitions.
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20-56-202. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Abandoned drug” means a drug which:
(A) Is in the possession or control of a person who is without authority under law to possess, purchase, or sell;
(B) In its present circumstances presents a danger to the public health or safety;
(C) Is not properly controlled by the person who by law has authority to possess, purchase, or sell the drug;
(D) Is the subject of a recall order by the United States Food and Drug Administration but has not been returned within a reasonable time after the publication of that order;
(E) Is adulterated, misbranded, or a new drug as defined in this subchapter or a drug intended solely for investigational use and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as such for which there is no approval in effect; or
(F) Is otherwise rendered unsafe for use as a result of fire, flood, or other natural disaster;
(2) “Advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner, or by any means other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics;
(3) The representation of a drug, in its labeling or advertisement, as an antiseptic shall be considered to be a representation that it is a germicide except in the case of a drug purporting to be, or represented as, an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or other use which involves prolonged contact with the body;
(4) “Board” means the State Board of Health;
(5) “Contaminated with filth” applies to any food, drug, device, or cosmetic not securely protected from dust, dirt, and, as far as may be necessary and by all reasonable mea
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-202
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20-56-202. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Abandoned drug” means a drug which:
(A) Is in the possession or control of a person who is without authority under law to possess, purchase, or sell;
(B) In its present circumstances presents a danger to the public health or safety;
(C) Is not properly controlled by the person who by law has authority to possess, purchase, or sell the drug;
(D) Is the subject of a recall order by the United States Food and Drug Administration but has not been returned within a reasonable time after the publication of that order;
(E) Is adulterated, misbranded, or a new drug as defined in this subchapter or a drug intended solely for investigational use and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as such for which there is no approval in effect; or
(F) Is otherwise rendered unsafe for use as a result of fire, flood, or other natural disaster;
(2) “Advertisement” means all representations disseminated in any manner, or by any means other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics;
(3) The representation of a drug, in its labeling or advertisement, as an antiseptic shall be considered to be a representation that it is a germicide except in the case of a drug purporting to be, or represented as, an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or other use which involves prolonged contact with the body;
(4) “Board” means the State Board of Health;
(5) “Contaminated with filth” applies to any food, drug, device, or cosmetic not securely protected from dust, dirt, and, as far as may be necessary and by all reasonable means, from all foreign or injurious contaminations;
(6) “Cosmetic” means:
(A) Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance; and
(B) Articles intended for use as a component of any such articles, except that the term shall not include soap;
(7) “Counterfeit substance” means a drug which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the person or persons who, in fact, manufactured, processed, packed, or distributed the drug and which thereby falsely purports or is represented to be the product of or to have been packed or distributed by another drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor;
(8) “Device”, except when used in subdivision (16)(B) of this section, and in § 20-56-209(6), § 20-56-211(3), § 20-56-213(3), and § 20-56-215, means instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, including their components, parts, and accessories which are intended:
(A) For use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals; or
(B) To affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals;
(9) “Drug” means:
(A) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia , the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States , the official National Formulary , or in any supplement to any of them;
(B) Articles intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals;
(C) Articles other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals; and
(D) Articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in subdivisions (9)(A)-(C) of this section, but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories;
(10) “Federal act” means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(11) “Food” means:
(A) Articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals;
(B) Chewing gum; and
(C) Articles used for components of any such article;
(12) “Human growth hormone” means somatrem, somatropin, or an analogue of either of them;
(13) “Human growth hormone” includes both cadaver source and biosynthetic human growth hormones;
(14) “Immediate container” does not include package liners;
(15) “Label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any article. A requirement made by or under authority of this subchapter that any word, statement, or other information appear on the label shall not be considered to be complied with unless the word, statement, or other information also appears on the outside container or wrapper, if there is any, of the retail package of the article, or is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper;
(16)(A) “Labeling” means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers, or accompanying the article.
(B) If any article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading, or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, then, in determining whether the labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or in any combination thereof, but also the extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of the representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling or advertisement relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement thereof or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual;
(17) “New drug” means:
(A) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug is not generally recognized among experts who are qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of drugs as safe for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling thereof; or
(B) Any drug the composition of which is such that the drug, as a result of investigations to determine its safety for use under such conditions, has become so recognized, but which has not, otherwise than in such investigations, been used to a material extent or for a material time under such conditions;
(18) “Official compendium” means the official United States Pharmacopoeia , the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States , the official National Formulary , or any supplement to any of them; and
(19) “Person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-56-209. Misbranded food.
A food shall be deemed to be misbranded:
(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food;
(3) If it is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word “imitation” and, immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated;
(4) If its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading;
(5) If in package form, unless it bears a label containing:
(A) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and
(B) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count, provided that reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by rules prescribed by the State Board of Health;
(6) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this subchapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, as considered as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;
(7) If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard of identity has been prescribed by rules or regulations as provided by § 20-56-219 or by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, unless:
(A) It conforms to the definition and standard; and
(B) Its label bears the name of the food specified in the definition and standard, and, insofar as may be required by rules or regulations, the common names of optional ingredients other than spices,
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-209
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20-56-211. Misbranded drug or device.
A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded:
(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2) If in package form unless it bears a label containing:
(A) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. However, in the case of any drug subject to subdivision (11) of this section, the label shall contain the name and place of business of the manufacturer of the final dosage form of the drug and, if different, the name and place of business of the packer or distributor thereof; and
(B) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. Reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established, by rules prescribed by the State Board of Health;
(3) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this subchapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;
(4) If it is for use by humans and contains any quantity of narcotic or hypnotic substance, alpha-sucaine, barbituric acid, beta-sucaine, bromal, cannabis, carbromal, chloral, coca, cocaine, codeine, heroin, marijuana, morphine, opium, paraldehyde, peyote, or sulphonmethane, or any chemical derivative of such substances, which derivative has been designated as habit-forming by regulations promulgated under § 502(d) [repealed] of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act unless its label bears the name and quantity or proportion of the su
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-211
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 20-56-211. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-56-213. Misbranded cosmetic.
A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded:
(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2) If in package form unless it bears a label containing:
(A) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and
(B) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count, provided that reasonable variations shall be permitted and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by rules prescribed by the State Board of Health;
(3) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this subchapter to appear on the label is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or
(4) If its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-213
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 20-56-213. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-56-215. Prohibited acts.
The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of Arkansas are prohibited:
(1) The manufacture or sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated, misbranded, or abandoned;
(2) The adulteration, misbranding, or abandoning of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic;
(3) The receipt in commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic knowing it to be adulterated, misbranded, or abandoned, and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise;
(4) The sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of any article in violation of § 20-56-217;
(5) The dissemination of any false advertisement;
(6) The refusal to permit entry or inspection or to permit the taking of a sample, as authorized by § 20-56-220;
(7) The giving of a guaranty or undertaking which is false, except by a person who relied on a guaranty or undertaking to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the State of Arkansas from whom he or she recieved in good faith the food, drug, device, or cosmetic;
(8) The removal or disposal of a detained or embargoed article in violation of § 20-56-216;
(9) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the labeling of, or the doing of any other act with respect to, a food, drug, device, or cosmetic if the act is done while the article is held for sale and results in the article’s being misbranded; and
(10) Forging, counterfeiting, simulating, falsely representing or, without proper authority, using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identification device authorized or required by rules promulgated under the provisions of this subchapte
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-215
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 20-56-215. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.