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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A person eighteen (18) years of age or older may continue to lawfully possess a primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, if within one hundred eighty (180) days after August 16, 2013, the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, is registered under § 20-19-605 and if:
(1) The person maintains veterinary records, acquisition papers, or other documents or records that establish that the person possessed the primate, including an ape, macaque, or baboon, before August 16, 2013;
(2) The person does not acquire an ape, macaque, or baboon after August 16, 2013, by purchase, trade, or breeding;
(3) The person has not pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of an offense involving the abuse or neglect of an animal under a state, local, or federal law;
(4) The person is not subject to a court order requiring the forfeiture of a primate;
(5) The person has not had a license or permit regarding the care, possession, exhibition, breeding, or sale of an animal revoked or suspended for more than six (6) months by a state, local, or federal authority;
(6) The facility and the conditions in which each primate is kept comply with this subchapter;
(7) The person does not bring a primate to a commercial or retail establishment, unless it is owned or rented by the registered primate owner, or is a licensed veterinarian's office, an educational facility, a facility rented for the sole purpose of education, or a hotel or motel where the primate would not have direct contact with the public; or
(8) The person has an identification number placed in the primate via subcutaneous microchip, at the expense of the owner, unless a veterinarian determines the implantation would be harmful to the primate's well-being.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-19-604. Prior possession - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-19-604/
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