§ 20-56-412 — [See Note] Enforcement - Penalties

(a) It is the duty of all state, county, and city officers to assist Arkansas Tobacco Control in enforcing this subchapter. (b) A person within the jurisdiction of this state who is not permitted to sell hemp-derived products to retailers or consumers and who sells, takes orders from, delivers, or causes to be delivered immediately or in the future any hemp-derived products to retailers or consumers in the State of Arkansas is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (c) A person engaged in buying or selling hemp-derived products in this state without first obtaining the proper permit upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (d) This subchapter does not prohibit in any form the continuous transportation through Arkansas of the plant Cannabis sativa L., and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis, from one licensed hemp producer in another state to a licensed hemp handler in another state.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2023, No. 629,§ 10, eff. only upon the certification of the Arkansas Attorney General that the State of Arkansas is currently enjoined from enforcing Sections 2-5 of this act relating to delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-10 tetrahyrdocannabinol, but no earlier than August 1, 2023..