§ 20-60-101 - Use of imported meat in food establishment. - Arkansas Statutes

20-60-101. Use of imported meat in food establishment.

(a) (1) As used in this section, "food service establishment" means any:

(A) Fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, grille, tearoom, soda fountain, sandwich shop, hotel kitchen, smorgasbord, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, night club, roadside stand, industrial feeding establishment, school lunch project, private, public, or nonprofit organization or institution routinely serving the public, catering kitchen, commissary, or similar place in which the food or drink is prepared for sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere;

(B) Grocery store, delicatessen, meat market, retail bakery, or other establishment that sells or otherwise provides food for immediate or on-premise consumption, regardless of whether serving food for immediate consumption is the primary activity of the business; or

(C) Eating and drinking establishment where food is served or provided for the public with or without charge.

(2) The following places where food is served shall be exempt from the definition of a food service establishment:

(A) Group homes routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;

(B) Day care centers routinely serving ten (10) or fewer persons;

(C) Potluck suppers, community picnics, or other group gatherings where food is served but not sold;

(D) Nonprofit organizations that sell food on a temporary basis for fund-raising events; and

(E) Hospital kitchens and nursing home kitchens.

(b) Each food service establishment shall indicate on its menu or on a notice prominently placed in the establishment whether beef imported from outside the United States is served if the proprietor of the establishment knowingly, willfully, and consistently serves imported beef.

(c) Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction fined ten dollars ($10.00) for the first offense and twenty dollars ($20.00) for the second or subsequent offense.