§ 20-58-206 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission -- Establishment of standards. - Arkansas Statutes

20-58-206. Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission -- Establishment of standards.

(a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall establish standards for the grading, classification, and marking of shell eggs bought and sold by any person, firm, or corporation in the State of Arkansas.

(b) The standards shall, on the date of the sale to the consumer, conform to the minimum standards promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture as defined in the "United States Standards, Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs", authorized under 7 U.S.C. 1624, effective July 11, 1952, and amendments thereto.

(c) The standards of quality of the United States Department of Agriculture are adopted as the standards of quality for the enforcement of this subchapter. Any egg described by the United States Department of Agriculture as being inedible shall be deemed inedible under the provisions of this subchapter.