AR HB1455

Changes Arkansas Code § 14-140-101 to allow municipal governing bodies (instead of only city councils) to erect, establish, and regulate farmers' markets and marketplaces for the sale of vegetables and other articles.

Grants governing bodies authority to prescribe market times, types of articles sold, vendor locations, prevent forestalling and huckstering, adopt health and safety regulations, and authorize seizure or removal of violators and spoiled goods.

Prohibits municipalities from charging fees or assessments against farmers or producers for bringing produce to market, occupying market spaces, or selling agricultural products within city streets during market hours.

Repeals Arkansas Code § 14-140-102, which previously made it unlawful for cities to hinder, interfere with, tax, license, or obstruct the sale of farm products by farmers and producers.