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Representative04/05/2021 Dalby10:42:56 8AM): For An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES ACT;
ANDPage FOR1, OTHERdelete PURPOSES.line 19, and substitute the following:
Subtitle"SECTION TO1. AMEND THE UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES ACT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1.
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S4/5/21Johnson S4/19/21ANS/ANS SB551- direct04-14-2021 deposit15:18:02 and_________________________ doesANS440 notSecretary result in a sale at less than the cost to the wholesaler according to § 4-75-702(5)(A), less discounts that are received by the wholesaler from the manufacturer.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any retail dealer to induce or attempt to induce or to procure or attempt to procure:
(1) The the purchase of cigarettes at a price less than cost to the wholesaler;
or (2) Any rebate or concession of any kind in connection with the purchase of cigarettes.
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