Arkansas § 4-18-330 - Fruit and commodities — Packing, selling, pledging, etc., with fraudulent intent — Penalty.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-18-330 — Fruit and commodities — Packing, selling, pledging, etc., with fraudulent intent — Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-18-330. Fruit and commodities — Packing, selling, pledging, etc., with fraudulent intent — Penalty.
Any person who packs any fruit or other merchantable commodity with the fraudulent intent of misrepresenting the contents, either as to quality or quantity, shall on conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both. Any person who sells or pledges any commodity, knowing it to be packed in a fraudulent manner with the intent to cheat and deceive, shall on conviction be assessed a civil penalty as provided in § 4-18-323.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-18-330 ("Fruit and commodities — Packing, selling, pledging, etc., with fraudulent intent — Penalty.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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