5-37-504. Horses — Behavior alteration before sale.

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5-37-504. Horses — Behavior alteration before sale.

5-37-504. Horses — Behavior alteration before sale. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell any horse or mule that has been treated in any manner with a behavior-altering substance within the previous twenty-four (24) hours. (b)(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a buyer may rescind the sale of a horse or mule and receive full repayment of any moneys paid if the horse or mule has been treated with a behavior-altering substance within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale. (2) However, if the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours falls on a weekend or holiday, the right to rescind extends through the next business day following the weekend or holiday. (c) Any violation of a provision of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (d) This section does not apply to any horse claimed in a claiming race at a licensed racetrack under the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Racing Commission if the treatment otherwise subject to this section consists only of a medication that may be administered to the horse without violating any applicable rule of the commission.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-37-504

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. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.