§ 17-17-103 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

17-17-103. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Auctioneer" means any person who, for a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving the same, by the means of, or process of, an auction or sale at auction, offers, negotiates, or attempts to negotiate, a listing contract, sale, purchase, or exchange of goods, chattels, merchandise, or personal property, or of any other commodity which may lawfully be kept or offered for sale by or at public auction;

(2) "Board" means the Auctioneer's Licensing Board;

(3) "Goods" means any chattels, goods, merchandise, or personal property, or commodities of any form or type which may be lawfully kept or offered for sale;

(4) "Livestock auction barn" means a place where livestock is sold on a regular basis to the public;

(5) "Livestock auction barn auctioneer" means an auctioneer who is solely engaged in the selling of livestock on a regular basis at one (1) or more locations; and

(6) "Persons" includes individuals, associations, partnerships, and corporations, and the word "persons" shall also include the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation.