Arkansas § 20-57-305 Powers and duties of State Board of Health and Secretary of the Department of Health

Arkansas Statutes

§ 20-57-305 — Powers and duties of State Board of Health and Secretary of the Department of Health

Arkansas § 20-57-305

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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-57-305 (2026).

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(a)The State Board of Health is authorized as the administrative agency and is directed:

(1)To make, amend, and rescind such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including, but without being limited to, such orders and rules as it is specifically authorized and directed to make; and (2) From time to time to adopt such rules changing or adding to the required ingredients for flour or bread specified in §§ 20-57-302 , 20-57-303 , and 20-57-306 as shall be necessary to conform to the definitions and standard of identity of enriched flour and enriched bread from time to time promulgated by the appropriate federal agency pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(b)All orders and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall be

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(a) The State Board of Health is authorized as the administrative agency and is directed: (1) To make, amend, and rescind such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including, but without being limited to, such orders and rules as it is specifically authorized and directed to make; and (2) From time to time to adopt such rules changing or adding to the required ingredients for flour or bread specified in §§ 20-57-302 , 20-57-303 , and 20-57-306 as shall be necessary to conform to the definitions and standard of identity of enriched flour and enriched bread from time to time promulgated by the appropriate federal agency pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (b) All orders and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall be published in the manner prescribed in subsection (c) of this section and, within the limits specified by this subchapter, shall become effective upon such date as the Secretary of the Department of Health shall fix. (c) Whenever under this subchapter publication of any notice, order, or rule is required, the publication shall be made at least three (3) times in ten (10) days in newspapers of general circulation in three (3) different sections of the state. (d) (1) The secretary is authorized to collect samples for analysis and to conduct examinations and investigations for the purposes of this subchapter through any officers or employees under his or her supervision. (2) All officers and employees shall have authority to enter and inspect any factory, mill, warehouse, shop, or establishment where flour or bread is manufactured, processed, packed, sold, or held or any vehicle and any flour or bread therein, and all pertinent equipment, materials, containers, and labeling.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2184, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2183, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5048, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5047, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1945, No. 214, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-940.