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