§ 15-4-3803 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Agency" means an entity that receives at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year from the state and offers a food service program. (B) "Agency" includes without limitation: (i) An institution of higher education; (ii) A child care facility; (iii) A state park; (iv) An after-school program; (v) A state agency or other entity of the state; (vi) A designee under contract to provide a food service program for an agency; and (vii) A designee under contract to provide wholesale local farm or food products for an agency; (2) (A) "Distributor" means a person or entity involved in marketing and distributing local farm or food products to another entity, including without limitation to: (i) A restaurant; (ii) A healthcare facility; (iii) An educational institution; (iv) A hospitality business, including without limitation a hotel or inn; (v) A government entity; or (vi) An agency. (B) "Distributor" includes a person or entity that provides food products at wholesale to another company that provides or manages a food service program; (3) "Food product" means a substance, whether in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that is sold for ingestion or chewing by humans and is consumed for its taste or nutritional value; (4) (A) "Food service program" means the preparation and consumption of food products at an on-site cafeteria. (B) "Food service program" does not include catered events, franchises, or privately owned third-party vendors that do not serve as the primary provider for the delivery of food products on behalf of an agency; and (5) "Local farm or food products" means food products that are grown in Arkansas or packaged and processed in Arkansas, or both.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 796,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 617,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.