Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 285 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S2/24/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1279 3
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By: Representative Lynch 5
By: Senator Caldwell 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 9
1969; TO AUTHORIZE REPACKAGING OF EGGS BY A RETAILER 10
IF CERTAIN CRITERIA IS MET; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT 15
OF 1969; AND TO AUTHORIZE REPACKAGING OF 16
EGGS BY A RETAILER IF CERTAIN CRITERIA 17
IS MET. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20 -58-207(e), concerning prohibited acts 22
under the Arkansas Egg Marketing Act of 1969, is amended to read as follows: 23
(e)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2) of this section, eggs 24
Eggs in retail shall not be removed from the immediate container in which the 25
eggs were received and placed into a different container by the retailer. 26
(2) Eggs in retail may be removed from the immediate container 27
in which the eggs were received and placed into a different container by the 28
retailer if eggs used to replace missing or broken eggs: 29
(A) Are of the same packer as the missing or broken eggs, 30
as evidenced by the license number printed or stamped on the carton or 31
container; 32
(B) Are of the same grade and size as the missing or 33
broken eggs, as evidenced by the label on the carton or container; 34
(C) Have the same expiration date, lot code, or Julian 35
date as the missing or broken eggs, as evidenced by the label or stamp on the 36 As Engrossed: S2/24/25 HB1279
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carton or container; 1
(D) Are from the same brand as the missing or broken eggs, 2
as evidenced by the label; and 3
(E) Are visibly clean with no prominent stains, adhering 4
dirt, debris, fecal matter, or other foreign material. 5
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/s/Lynch 7
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APPROVED: 3/12/25 10
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