AR HB1509

Payment card networks are prohibited from requiring merchant category codes that distinguish firearms retailers from other retailers for transactions within Arkansas

Covered entities and merchants cannot assign the ISO-approved firearms-specific merchant category code 5723 to firearms retailers or purchases of firearms, accessories, and ammunition

Persons, government units, and governmental organizations are prohibited from knowingly keeping lists, records, or registries of privately owned firearms or their owners

The Attorney General enforces violations through written notice, with violators given 60 days to cease prohibited conduct before facing injunctions and civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation

Good faith compliance with applicable law serves as a defense, and no private right of action is created under the act