Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-49-106. Registration required--Penalty for violation

(a) It is unlawful for any transient merchant to transact business in any county in this state unless the merchant and the owners of any goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, if such are not owned by the merchant, shall have first secured a registration certificate and shall have otherwise complied with the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) Any person or entity that transacts a temporary or transient business as defined in § 17-49-103 without having first registered in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, or who knowingly advertises, offers for sale, or sells any goods, wares, merchandise, or services in violation of the provisions of this subchapter, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) The penalty prescribed in this section shall be in addition to any other penalties prescribed by law for any criminal offense committed by the licensee.